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2020–21 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool
2020–21 season
ChairmanTom Werner
ManagerJürgen Klopp
StadiumAnfield
Premier League3rd
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupFourth round
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
FA Community ShieldRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mohamed Salah (22)

All:
Mohamed Salah (31)

The 2020–21 season was Liverpool Football Club's 129th season in existence and their 59th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Liverpool participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the FA Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from August 2020 to 30 June 2021. This was the first season since 2013–14 without Dejan Lovren, who departed to Zenit Saint Petersburg and Adam Lallana, who departed to Brighton and Hove Albion.

Season overview

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The season was notably difficult, as the majority of games were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[1] and all three of the club's senior central defenders sustained long-term injuries.[2] The team's early form was creditable and, on 22 November 2020, they broke the club record for longest unbeaten run at home in the league (which had previously stood at 63) with a 3–0 win over Leicester City.[3] However, the run ended on 21 January 2021 following a 1–0 defeat to Burnley; it had stood at 68, the second-longest unbeaten home run in English top-flight history, behind Chelsea's run of 86 games between March 2004 and October 2008, and the longest under a single manager.[4] A tough period followed as Liverpool suffered a run of six consecutive defeats at Anfield.[5] This ended any chance the team had of retaining the Premier League title as by early March, Liverpool sat 8th in the table with 43 points. The team, however, was fortunately able to reverse their fortunes, winning eight of their final ten league games, which included goalkeeper Alisson scoring a stoppage-time winner against West Bromwich Albion (the first goal ever scored by a Liverpool goalkeeper in the 129-year history of the club),[6] meaning they finished third with 69 points, qualifying for the next season's UEFA Champions League.[7]

First-team squad

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As of 23 May 2021[8]
Squad no. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth Signed from Apps Goals Assists
Goalkeepers
1 Alisson Brazil GK (1992-10-02)2 October 1992 (aged 28) Italy Roma 130 1 1
13 Adrián Spain GK (1987-01-03)3 January 1987 (aged 34) England West Ham United 24 0 0
62 Caoimhín Kelleher Republic of Ireland GK (1998-11-23)23 November 1998 (aged 22) England LFC Academy 9 0 0
97 Marcelo Pitaluga Brazil GK (2002-12-20)20 December 2002 (aged 18) Brazil Fluminense 0 0 0
Defenders
4 Virgil van Dijk (3rd captain) Netherlands CB (1991-07-08)8 July 1991 (aged 29) England Southampton 130 13 6
12 Joe Gomez England CB/RB/LB (1997-05-23)23 May 1997 (aged 24) England Charlton Athletic 121 0 4
19 Ozan Kabak Turkey CB (2000-03-25)25 March 2000 (aged 21) Germany Schalke 04 13 0 0
21 Kostas Tsimikas Greece LB (1996-05-12)12 May 1996 (aged 25) Greece Olympiacos 7 0 0
26 Andrew Robertson Scotland LB (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 27) England Hull City 177 5 37
28 Ben Davies England CB/LB (1995-08-21)21 August 1995 (aged 25) England Preston North End 0 0 0
32 Joël Matip Cameroon CB (1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (aged 29) Germany Schalke 04 123 6 3
46 Rhys Williams England CB (2001-02-03)3 February 2001 (aged 20) England LFC Academy 19 0 0
47 Nathaniel Phillips England CB (1997-03-21)21 March 1997 (aged 24) England LFC Academy 21 1 1
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold England RB (1998-10-07)7 October 1998 (aged 22) England LFC Academy 179 10 43
76 Neco Williams Wales RB (2001-04-13)13 April 2001 (aged 20) England LFC Academy 25 0 2
Midfielders
3 Fabinho Brazil DM/RB/CB (1993-10-23)23 October 1993 (aged 27) France Monaco 122 3 6
5 Georginio Wijnaldum (4th captain) Netherlands CM/DM/AM (1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 30) England Newcastle United 237 22 15
6 Thiago Spain CM/DM (1991-04-11)11 April 1991 (aged 30) Germany Bayern Munich 30 1 0
7 James Milner (vice-captain) England CM/DM/LB/RB (1986-01-04)4 January 1986 (aged 35) England Manchester City 250 26 40
8 Naby Keïta Guinea CM/AM (1995-02-10)10 February 1995 (aged 26) Germany RB Leipzig 76 7 4
14 Jordan Henderson (captain) England CM/DM/CB (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 31) England Sunderland 392 30 49
15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain England CM/AM/RW/LW (1993-08-15)15 August 1993 (aged 27) England Arsenal 104 14 11
17 Curtis Jones England CM/AM (2001-01-30)30 January 2001 (aged 20) England LFC Academy 47 7 6
23 Xherdan Shaqiri Switzerland RW/LW/AM/CM (1991-10-10)10 October 1991 (aged 29) England Stoke City 63 8 9
58 Ben Woodburn Wales AM/CM/LW/RW (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 21) England LFC Academy 11 1 0
Forwards
9 Roberto Firmino Brazil ST/AM (1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 29) Germany 1899 Hoffenheim 292 87 63
10 Sadio Mané Senegal LW/RW/ST (1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 29) England Southampton 218 97 37
11 Mohamed Salah Egypt RW/LW/ST (1992-06-15)15 June 1992 (aged 29) Italy Roma 203 125 43
20 Diogo Jota Portugal LW/RW/ST (1996-12-04)4 December 1996 (aged 24) England Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 13 1
27 Divock Origi Belgium ST/LW (1995-04-18)18 April 1995 (aged 26) France Lille 157 35 11

New contracts

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Date Position No. Player Ref.
17 August 2020 DF 76 Wales Neco Williams [9]

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
10 August 2020 DF 21 Greece Kostas Tsimikas Greece Olympiacos £11,750,000[A] [10]
18 September 2020 MF 6 Spain Thiago Germany Bayern Munich £20,000,000[B] [11]
19 September 2020 FW 20 Portugal Diogo Jota England Wolverhampton Wanderers £41,000,000[C] [12]
8 October 2020 GK 97 Brazil Marcelo Pitaluga Brazil Fluminense £1,000,000[D] [13]
1 February 2021 DF 28 England Ben Davies England Preston North End £500,000[E] [14]
Total £74,250,000
  1. ^ Fee may eventually rise to £15,000,000
  2. ^ Fee may eventually rise to £25,000,000
  3. ^ Fee may eventually rise to £45,000,000
  4. ^ Fee may eventually rise to £1,800,000
  5. ^ Fee may eventually rise to £1,600,000

Loan in

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Start date End date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref
1 February 2021 End of season DF 19 Turkey Ozan Kabak Germany Schalke 04 £1,000,000[A] [15]
Total £1,000,000
  1. ^ Fee may eventually rise to £1,500,000

Transfers out

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Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
27 July 2020 GK 22 England Andy Lonergan England Stoke City Released [16]
27 July 2020 MF 20 England Adam Lallana England Brighton & Hove Albion Released [17]
27 July 2020 DF 6 Croatia Dejan Lovren Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg £10,900,000 [18]
28 August 2020 MF 53 England Ovie Ejaria England Reading £3,000,000[A] [19]
19 September 2020 DF 51 Netherlands Ki-Jana Hoever England Wolverhampton Wanderers £9,000,000[B] [20]
2 October 2020 FW 24 England Rhian Brewster England Sheffield United £18,000,000[C] [21]
16 October 2020 FW 55 England Herbie Kane England Barnsley £1,250,000 [22]
Total £42,150,000
  1. ^ Fee may eventually rise to £3,500,000
  2. ^ Fee may eventually rise to £13,500,000
  3. ^ Fee may eventually rise to £23,500,000

Loans out

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Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref
12 August 2020 2 January 2021 DF Wales Morgan Boyes England Fleetwood Town None [23][24]
18 August 2020 14 January 2021 DF England Adam Lewis France Amiens SC None [25][26]
7 September 2020 End of season MF 54 England Sheyi Ojo Wales Cardiff City None [27]
14 September 2020 31 December 2020 DF England Tony Gallacher Canada Toronto FC None [28]
19 September 2020 End of season FW Nigeria Taiwo Awoniyi Germany Union Berlin None [29]
28 September 2020 End of season GK 22 Germany Loris Karius Germany Union Berlin None [30]
28 September 2020 End of season GK 73 Poland Kamil Grabara Denmark AGF None [31]
6 October 2020 End of season DF Colombia Anderson Arroyo Spain Salamanca None [32]
6 October 2020 End of season MF 16 Serbia Marko Grujić Portugal Porto £1,000,000 [33]
16 October 2020 18 January 2021 MF 58 Wales Ben Woodburn England Blackpool None [34]
16 October 2020 End of season MF 59 Wales Harry Wilson Wales Cardiff City £1,200,000 [35]
16 October 2020 End of season MF 67 England Harvey Elliott England Blackburn Rovers None [36]
5 January 2021 End of season FW Canada Liam Millar England Charlton Athletic None [37]
14 January 2021 End of season DF England Adam Lewis England Plymouth Argyle None [26]
1 February 2021 End of season DF 72 Netherlands Sepp van den Berg England Preston North End None [38]
1 February 2021 End of season FW 18 Japan Takumi Minamino England Southampton £500,000 [39]
3 February 2021 30 November 2021 GK Czech Republic Vítězslav Jaroš Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic None [40]
Total £2,700,000

Transfer summary

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Pre-season friendlies

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On 19 August 2020, Liverpool announced that they would play two friendlies as part of their pre-season training camp in Austria.[41] On 2 September 2020, they announced that they would complete their pre-season campaign with a home game against Blackpool.[42]

22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly Liverpool England 3–0 Germany VfB Stuttgart Kitzbühel, Austria
17:00 BST Firmino 15'
Gomez Yellow card 30'
Keïta 40'
Brewster 68'
Report Stadium: Sportplatz Langau
Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria)
25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly Red Bull Salzburg Austria 2–2 England Liverpool Wals-Siezenheim, Austria
15:00 BST Daka 3', 13', Yellow card 45'
Onguéné Yellow card 26'
Report Brewster 72', 81' Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim
Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer (Austria)
5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) Friendly Liverpool England 7–2 England Blackpool Liverpool, England
15:00 BST Matip 43'
Mané 52'
Firmino 54'
Elliott 69'
Minamino 71'
Origi 85'
Van den Berg 88'
Report Hamilton 15'
Yates 33' (pen.)
Stadium: Anfield

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 12 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 3rd 38 20 9 9 68 42 +26 052.63
FA Cup 8 January 2021 24 January 2021 Third round Fourth round 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 050.00
EFL Cup 24 September 2020 1 October 2020 Third round Fourth round 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 050.00
UEFA Champions League 21 October 2020 14 April 2021 Group stage Quarter-finals 10 6 2 2 15 6 +9 060.00
FA Community Shield 29 August 2020 Final Runners-up 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 53 28 13 12 97 55 +42 052.83

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 38 27 5 6 83 32 +51 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Manchester United 38 21 11 6 73 44 +29 74
3 Liverpool 38 20 9 9 68 42 +26 69
4 Chelsea 38 19 10 9 58 36 +22 67
5 Leicester City 38 20 6 12 68 50 +18 66 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[43]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 FA Cup, Leicester City, also qualified for the Europa League based on league position, the second Europa League group stage berth allocated to England was transferred to the sixth-placed team.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 20 9 9 68 42  +26 69 10 3 6 29 20  +9 10 6 3 39 22  +17

Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHHAAHAHHAAAH
ResultWWWLDWWDWDWDWWDDLDLWWLLLLWLLWWWDDWWWWW
Position64253213222211112444344666786766675543
Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 20 August 2020.[44]

12 September 2020 1 Liverpool 4–3 Leeds United Liverpool
17:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
20 September 2020 2 Chelsea 0–2 Liverpool Fulham, London
16:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
28 September 2020 3 Liverpool 3–1 Arsenal Liverpool
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
4 October 2020 4 Aston Villa 7–2 Liverpool Aston, Birmingham
19:15 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
17 October 2020 5 Everton 2–2 Liverpool Walton, Liverpool
12:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
24 October 2020 6 Liverpool 2–1 Sheffield United Liverpool
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
31 October 2020 7 Liverpool 2–1 West Ham United Liverpool
17:30 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Friend
8 November 2020 8 Manchester City 1–1 Liverpool Manchester
16:30 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
22 November 2020 9 Liverpool 3–0 Leicester City Liverpool
19:15 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
28 November 2020 10 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Liverpool Falmer
12:30 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
6 December 2020 11 Liverpool 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
19:15 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Craig Pawson
13 December 2020 12 Fulham 1–1 Liverpool Fulham, London
16:30 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Andre Marriner
16 December 2020 13 Liverpool 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Anthony Taylor
19 December 2020 14 Crystal Palace 0–7 Liverpool Selhurst, London
12:30 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jon Moss
27 December 2020 15 Liverpool 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
16:30 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp was cautioned Yellow card in the 61st minute.
30 December 2020 16 Newcastle United 0–0 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
4 January 2021 17 Southampton 1–0 Liverpool Southampton
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andre Marriner
17 January 2021 18 Liverpool 0–0 Manchester United Liverpool
16:30 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
21 January 2021 19 Liverpool 0–1 Burnley Liverpool
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
28 January 2021 20 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 Liverpool Tottenham, London
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
31 January 2021 21 West Ham United 1–3 Liverpool Stratford, London
16:30 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jon Moss
3 February 2021 22 Liverpool 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool
20:15 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Friend
7 February 2021 23 Liverpool 1–4 Manchester City Liverpool
16:30 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
13 February 2021 24 Leicester City 3–1 Liverpool Leicester
12:30 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Taylor
20 February 2021 25 Liverpool 0–2 Everton Liverpool
17:30 GMT (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
28 February 2021 26 Sheffield United 0–2 Liverpool Sheffield
19:15 GMT (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jon Moss
4 March 2021 27 Liverpool 0–1 Chelsea Liverpool
20:15 GMT (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
7 March 2021 28 Liverpool 0–1 Fulham Liverpool
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Friend
15 March 2021 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Liverpool Wolverhampton
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
3 April 2021 30 Arsenal 0–3 Liverpool Holloway, London
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
10 April 2021 31 Liverpool 2–1 Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
19 April 2021 32 Leeds United 1–1 Liverpool Leeds
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Taylor
24 April 2021 33 Liverpool 1–1 Newcastle United Liverpool
12:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andre Marriner
8 May 2021 35 Liverpool 2–0 Southampton Liverpool
20:15 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Friend
13 May 2021 34 Manchester United 2–4 Liverpool Manchester
20:15 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 2 May 2021 but was postponed after a supporters' protest occurred at Old Trafford.[45]
16 May 2021 36 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Liverpool West Bromwich
16:30 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
19 May 2021 37 Burnley 0–3 Liverpool Burnley
20:15 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
23 May 2021 38 Liverpool 2–0 Crystal Palace Liverpool
16:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Craig Pawson

FA Cup

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Liverpool entered the competition in the third round. The draw was confirmed on 30 November 2020 live on BT Sport.[46] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January 2021, conducted by former Liverpool player Peter Crouch.[47]

8 January 2021 Third round Aston Villa 1–4 Liverpool Birmingham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
24 January 2021 Fourth round Manchester United 3–2 Liverpool Trafford
17:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson

EFL Cup

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Liverpool entered the competition in the third round. The draw was confirmed on 6 September 2020 live on Sky Sports.[48] The fourth round draw was conducted on 17 September 2020, also live on Sky Sports.[49]

24 September 2020 Third round Lincoln City 2–7 Liverpool Lincoln
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
1 October 2020 Fourth round Liverpool 0–0
(4–5 p)
Arsenal Liverpool
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Friend
Penalties

FA Community Shield

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29 August 2020 Final Arsenal 1–1
(5–4 p)
Liverpool Wembley
16:30 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 0[50]
Referee: Andre Marriner
Penalties

UEFA Champions League

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Liverpool entered the competition in the group stage.

Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was held on 1 October 2020.[51]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV ATA AJX MID
1 England Liverpool 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase 0–2 1–0 2–0
2 Italy Atalanta 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 0–5 2–2 1–1
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–1 0–1 3–1
4 Denmark Midtjylland 6 0 2 4 4 13 −9 2 1–1 0–4 1–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 October 2020 1 Ajax Netherlands 0–1 England Liverpool Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
27 October 2020 2 Liverpool England 2–0 Denmark Midtjylland Liverpool, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
3 November 2020 3 Atalanta Italy 0–5 England Liverpool Bergamo, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Note: Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp was cautioned Yellow card in the 73rd minute.[52]
25 November 2020 4 Liverpool England 0–2 Italy Atalanta Liverpool, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
1 December 2020 5 Liverpool England 1–0 Netherlands Ajax Liverpool, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
9 December 2020 6 Midtjylland Denmark 1–1 England Liverpool Herning, Denmark
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier (France)

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2020.[53]

16 February 2021 First leg RB Leipzig Germany 0–2 England Liverpool Budapest, Hungary
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Attendance: 0
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Note: The match, originally to be played at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, was moved to the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic imposed by Germany on travellers from the United Kingdom.[54][55]
10 March 2021 Second leg Liverpool England 2–0
(4–0 agg.)
Germany RB Leipzig Budapest, Hungary
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Note: The match, originally to be played at Anfield in Liverpool, was moved to the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic imposed by Germany on travellers from the United Kingdom (which would have affected RB Leipzig players and staff upon return).[56][57]
Quarter-finals
[edit]

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 March 2021.[58]

6 April 2021 First leg Real Madrid Spain 3–1 England Liverpool Madrid, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Note: Real Madrid played their home match at Alfredo Di Stéfano, Madrid, instead of their regular stadium Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid.
14 April 2021 Second leg Liverpool England 0–0
(1–3 agg.)
Spain Real Madrid Liverpool, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

As of match played 23 May 2021
No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
1 GK Brazil Alisson 33 33 1 1 0 0 7 7 1 1 42 42
3 MF Brazil Fabinho 30 28 2 2 1 0 8 7 1 1 42 38
4 DF Netherlands Virgil van Dijk 5 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 8 8
5 MF Netherlands Georginio Wijnaldum 38 34 2 2 1 0 9 8 1 1 51 45
6 MF Spain Thiago 24 20 2 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 30 23
7 MF England James Milner 26 11 2 2 1 1 6 4 1 1 36 19
8 MF Guinea Naby Keïta 10 7 0 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 16 9
9 FW Brazil Roberto Firmino 36 33 2 1 0 0 9 3 1 1 48 38
10 FW Senegal Sadio Mané 35 31 2 1 0 0 10 8 1 1 48 41
11 FW Egypt Mohamed Salah 37 34 2 2 1 1 10 9 1 1 51 47
12 DF England Joe Gomez 7 6 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 1 12 10
13 GK Spain Adrián 3 3 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 6 6
14 MF England Jordan Henderson 21 20 1 1 0 0 6 4 0 0 28 25
15 MF England Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 13 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 17 2
17 MF England Curtis Jones 24 13 2 2 2 2 5 5 1 0 34 22
19 DF Turkey Ozan Kabak 9 9 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 13 13
20 FW Portugal Diogo Jota 19 12 0 0 2 1 9 6 0 0 30 19
21 DF Greece Kostas Tsimikas 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 7 3
23 MF Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri 14 5 2 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 22 7
26 DF Scotland Andrew Robertson 38 38 1 1 0 0 10 8 1 1 50 48
27 FW Belgium Divock Origi 9 2 2 0 2 1 4 3 0 0 17 6
32 DF Cameroon Joël Matip 10 9 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 12 11
46 DF England Rhys Williams 9 7 2 2 2 2 6 3 0 0 19 14
47 DF England Nathaniel Phillips 17 15 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 20 18
62 GK Republic of Ireland Caoimhín Kelleher 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 5
65 MF England Leighton Clarkson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
66 DF England Trent Alexander-Arnold 36 34 1 1 0 0 8 8 0 0 45 43
76 DF Wales Neco Williams 6 3 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 14 9
89 DF France Billy Koumetio 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Players who went out on loan or left permanently but made appearances for Liverpool prior to departing
16 MF Serbia Marko Grujić 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
18 FW Japan Takumi Minamino 9 2 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 0 17 7
24 FW England Rhian Brewster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
59 MF Wales Harry Wilson 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
67 MF England Harvey Elliott 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Total 38 2 2 10 1 53

Goals

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As of match played 23 May 2021
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
1 FW 11 Egypt Mohamed Salah 22 3 0 6 0 31
2 FW 10 Senegal Sadio Mané 11 2 0 3 0 16
3 FW 20 Portugal Diogo Jota 9 0 0 4 0 13
4 FW 9 Brazil Roberto Firmino 9 0 0 0 0 9
5 MF 17 England Curtis Jones 1 0 2 1 0 4
FW 18 Japan Takumi Minamino[A] 1 0 2 0 1 4
7 MF 5 Netherlands Georginio Wijnaldum 2 1 0 0 0 3
8 DF 66 England Trent Alexander-Arnold 2 0 0 0 0 2
9 GK 1 Brazil Alisson 1 0 0 0 0 1
DF 4 Netherlands Virgil van Dijk 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF 6 Spain Thiago 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF 14 England Jordan Henderson 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF 15 England Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF 16 Serbia Marko Grujić[A] 0 0 1 0 0 1
MF 23 Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri 0 0 1 0 0 1
DF 26 Scotland Andrew Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 1
FW 27 Belgium Divock Origi 0 0 1 0 0 1
DF 32 Cameroon Joël Matip 1 0 0 0 0 1
DF 47 England Nathaniel Phillips 1 0 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 3 0 0 1 0 4
Total 68 6 7 15 1 97
  1. ^ a b Players who left Liverpool on loan during the season

Assists

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Not all goals have an assist.

As of match played 23 May 2021
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
1 FW 9 Brazil Roberto Firmino 7 2 0 0 0 9
FW 10 Senegal Sadio Mané 7 0 0 2 0 9
DF 66 England Trent Alexander-Arnold 7 0 0 2 0 9
4 DF 26 Scotland Andrew Robertson 7 0 0 0 0 7
5 FW 11 Egypt Mohamed Salah 5 0 0 1 0 6
6 MF 48 England Curtis Jones 2 1 0 2 0 5
7 MF 23 Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri 2 2 0 0 0 4
8 FW 18 Japan Takumi Minamino[A] 0 1 1 0 0 2
FW 27 Belgium Divock Origi 0 0 1 1 0 2
DF 32 Cameroon Joël Matip 2 0 0 0 0 2
11 MF 7 England James Milner 1 0 0 0 0 1
DF 12 England Joe Gomez 0 0 0 1 0 1
MF 14 England Jordan Henderson 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF 15 England Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 1 0 0 0 0 1
FW 20 Portugal Diogo Jota 0 0 0 1 0 1
DF 47 England Nathaniel Phillips 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF 67 England Harvey Elliott[A] 0 0 1 0 0 1
DF 76 Wales Neco Williams 0 0 0 1 0 1
  1. ^ a b Players who left Liverpool on loan during the season

Clean sheets

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As of match played 23 May 2021
No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
1 Brazil Alisson 10 0 0 5 0 15
13 Spain Adrián 1 0 1 1 0 3
62 Republic of Ireland Caoimhín Kelleher 1 0 0 1 0 2
Total 12 0 1 7 0 20

Disciplinary record

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As of match played 23 May 2021
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK Brazil Alisson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 MF Brazil Fabinho 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
4 DF Netherlands Virgil van Dijk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 MF Netherlands Georginio Wijnaldum 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
6 MF Spain Thiago 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
7 MF England James Milner 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 0
8 MF Guinea Naby Keita 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW Brazil Roberto Firmino 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10 FW Senegal Sadio Mané 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
14 MF England Jordan Henderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
17 MF England Curtis Jones 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
18 FW Japan Takumi Minamino[A] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF Turkey Ozan Kabak 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
20 FW Portugal Diogo Jota 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 DF Greece Kostas Tsimikas 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 DF Scotland Andrew Robertson 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
32 DF Cameroon Joël Matip 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
47 DF England Nathaniel Phillips 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
59 MF Wales Harry Wilson[A] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
62 GK Republic of Ireland Caoimhín Kelleher 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
66 DF England Trent Alexander-Arnold 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
76 DF Wales Neco Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Manager Germany Jürgen Klopp 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 41 0 3 0 2 0 18 0 1 0 65 0
  1. ^ a b Players who left Liverpool on loan during the season

Club awards

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End-of-season awards

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Liverpool Standard Chartered Player of the Month award

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Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fans voting on Liverpoolfc.com

Month Player Ref
September Senegal Sadio Mané [61]
October Portugal Diogo Jota [62]
November Portugal Diogo Jota [63]
December Egypt Mohamed Salah [64]
January Egypt Mohamed Salah [65]
February Egypt Mohamed Salah [66]
March England Nathaniel Phillips [67]
April England Trent Alexander-Arnold [68]

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