{
  "id": 15198603,
  "title": "Liverpool boosted by Alexander Isak and Dominik Szoboszlai returns for Brentford visit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/liverpool-boosted-by-alexander-isak-and-dominik-szoboszlai-returns",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T12:56:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/liverpool-boosted-alexander-isak-dominik-125636157.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Liverpool have been bolstered for their upcoming Premier League match against Brentford with the return of Alexander Isak and Dominik Szoboszlai, who were sidelined due to injuries following the international break. Isak and Szoboszlai are set to replace Lewis Koumas and Trey Nyonyi in the team that secured a 6-3 victory in Austria just a few days earlier. Additionally, key players such as Virgil van Dijk, Alexis Mac Allister, and Victor Munoz also return to the lineup.\n\nHowever, the changes are not without consequences. Suspended Ryan Gravenberch and winger Rio Ngumoha will be absent from the match, while Cody Gakpo will join them on the bench due to a recent injury sustained while representing the Netherlands. Brentford's top scorer this season, Kevin Schade, is only fit enough to begin the game on the bench after injuring his shoulder during a 2-2 draw at Aston Villa last week.\n\nFormer Liverpool center-back Sepp van den Berg is making his return from injury to start the match, while goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher will face his former team.",
  "summary": "Isak and Szoboszlai replace Lewis Koumas and Trey Nyonyi following the 6-3 win in LASK as Andoni Iraola makes five changes",
  "key_points": [
    "Alexander Isak and Dominik Szoboszlai return from injuries",
    "Lewis Koumas and Trey Nyonyi replaced by Isak and Szoboszlai",
    "Ryan Gravenberch and Rio Ngumoha suspended for match"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Dominik Szoboszlai suffers injury recurrence as heavy Liverpool, Hungary minutes load begins to take toll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/dominik-szoboszlai-suffers-injury-recurrence-as-heavy-liverpool",
        "published": "2026-10-17T16:08:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}