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Liverpool
2009–10 season
Co-chairmenUnited States Tom Hicks
United States George Gillett
ManagerSpain Rafael Benítez
Premier League7th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage, 3rd
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Torres (12)
All: Torres (12)

The 2009–10 season is the 118th season in Liverpool Football Club's existence, and their 47th consecutive year in the top flight, and covers the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010. Having finished second in the previous season, Liverpool qualified automatically for the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time since the 2002-03 season.

Pre-season

Liverpool confirmed that long-serving centre-back Sami Hyypiä would be leaving the club after 10 years to join German club Bayer Leverkusen.[1] Liverpool also confirmed that José Segura, the ex-Olympiacos manager, would be joining the club as Academy technical manager, starting on 1 June.[2]

Liverpool announced their pre-season programme on 6 May 2009, including a tour of Asia, and a friendly against Espanyol, as a clause of the deal that brought Albert Riera to the club. Liverpool started their pre-season campaign against St. Gallen in Switzerland on 15 July, which ended as 0-0 draw. Rafael Benítez gave playing time for most of his players. Young Jay Spearing, Nabil El Zhar, and Krisztián Németh were looking good in the first half. 17-year-old Spaniard Daniel Pacheco's also impressed the team. Glen Johnson made his debut for Liverpool and earned himself the Fans Man of the Match award from Liverpool FC TV. They played their second encounter with Rapid Wien at the Ernst Happel Stadium on 19 July, which Liverpool lost 1–0. The Asian tour began with a match against Thailand on 22 July which ended 1–1, followed by a trip to Kallang to play Singapore, a game which Liverpool won 5–0 with goals by Andriy Voronin, Albert Riera, two by Krisztián Németh, and Fernando Torres. Their remaining pre-season fixtures include matches against Espanyol on 2 August, where they suffered a heavy 3–0 defeat; a win over Lyn Oslo on 5 August; and a 2–1 loss against Atlético Madrid on 8 August.

Team kit

The team kit for the 2009–10 season will be produced by Adidas. The home kit will remain the same as last season. The new away kit is black with gold trim. The third kit is changing in August 2009 to a new white kit. It was announced that long time sponsor Carlsberg would be leaving the club after 18 years. They will be replaced by British bank Standard Chartered, who will commence a four-year £80m deal with the club in May 2010.[3][4]

Technical staff

Name Role
Spain Rafael Benitez Manager
England Sammy Lee Assistant manager
Argentina Mauricio Pellegrino First team coach
England Dave McDonough Head of Technical Analysis
Scotland Kenny Dalglish Academy Development Officer/Club Ambassador
Spain José Segura Academy Techinal Manager
Spain Paco de Miguel Fitness Coach
Spain Eduardo Parra García[5] Fitness coach
Spain Xavi Valero Goalkeeping coach
England John McMahon Reserve Team Manager
Spain Gonzalo Rodríguez Reserve Team Fitness coach
Netherlands John Achterberg Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach
Name Role
Spain Eduardo Macia Chief scout
England Mike McGlynn Assistant Chief scout
England Mark Waller Club doctor
England Rob Price Senior physiotherapist
England Chris Morgan Physiotherapist
England Matt Konopinski Physiotherapist
Spain Iván Ortega[5] Sports Therapist
Spain Félix Fernández Ledesma Assistant Sports Therapist
England Paul Small Masseur
England Graham Carter Kit Manager

First-team squad

No. Name Nationality Position Date Of Birth (Age) Signed From Notes
Goalkeepers
25 Pepe Reina Spain GK (1982-08-31) August 31, 1982 (age 42) Villarreal
1 Diego Cavalieri Brazil GK (1982-12-01) December 1, 1982 (age 42) Palmeiras
41 Martin Hansen Denmark GK (1990-06-15) June 15, 1990 (age 34) Brøndby Reserve team player
42 Péter Gulácsi Hungary GK (1990-05-06) May 6, 1990 (age 34) MTK Budapest Reserve team player
43 Dean Bouzanis Australia GK (1990-10-02) October 2, 1990 (age 34) New South Wales Institute of Sport Reserve team player
44 David Martin England GK (1986-01-22) January 22, 1986 (age 38) Milton Keynes Dons Reserve team player
Defenders
2 Glen Johnson England RB (1984-08-23) August 23, 1984 (age 40) Portsmouth
27 Philipp Degen Switzerland RB (1983-02-15) February 15, 1983 (age 41) Borussia Dortmund
32 Stephen Darby England RB (1988-10-06) October 6, 1988 (age 36) The Academy Reserve team player
36 Steven Irwin England RB (1990-09-29) September 29, 1990 (age 34) The Academy Reserve team player
23 Jamie Carragher England CB (1978-01-28) January 28, 1978 (age 46) The Academy Vice-captain
5 Daniel Agger Denmark CB (1984-12-12) December 12, 1984 (age 40) Brøndby
38 Andrea Dossena Italy LB (1981-09-11) September 11, 1981 (age 43) Udinese Until January
16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos Greece CB (1979-07-23) July 23, 1979 (age 45) AEK Athens
37 Martin Škrtel Slovakia CB (1984-12-15) December 15, 1984 (age 40) Zenit St. Petersburg
34 Martin Kelly England CB (1990-04-27) April 27, 1990 (age 34) The Academy Reserve team player
12 Fábio Aurélio Brazil LB (1979-09-24) September 24, 1979 (age 45) Valencia
22 Emiliano Insúa Argentina LB (1989-01-07) January 7, 1989 (age 36) Boca Juniors
40 Daniel Sánchez Ayala Spain CB (1990-11-07) November 7, 1990 (age 34) Sevilla Reserve team player
Midfielders
4 Alberto Aquilani Italy CM (1984-07-07) July 7, 1984 (age 40) Roma
18 Dirk Kuyt Netherlands RW (1980-07-22) July 22, 1980 (age 44) Feyenoord
15 Yossi Benayoun Israel RW (1980-05-05) May 5, 1980 (age 44) West Ham United
48 Gerardo Bruna Argentina MF (1991-01-29) January 29, 1991 (age 33) Real Madrid Reserve team player
31 Nabil El Zhar Morocco RW (1986-08-27) August 27, 1986 (age 38) Saint-Étienne
8 Steven Gerrard England AM (1980-05-30) May 30, 1980 (age 44) The Academy Captain
20 Javier Mascherano Argentina DM (1984-06-08) June 8, 1984 (age 40) West Ham United
21 Lucas Leiva Brazil CM (1987-01-09) January 9, 1987 (age 37) Grêmio
17 Maxi Rodriguez Argentina W (1981-01-02) January 2, 1981 (age 44) Atlético Madrid From January
26 Jay Spearing England CM (1988-11-25) November 25, 1988 (age 36) The Academy Reserve team player
28 Damien Plessis France DM (1988-03-05) March 5, 1988 (age 36) Lyon
11 Albert Riera Spain LW (1982-04-15) April 15, 1982 (age 42) Espanyol
19 Ryan Babel Netherlands LW (1986-12-19) December 19, 1986 (age 38) Ajax
46 David Amoo England RW (1991-04-13) April 13, 1991 (age 33) Millwall Reserve team player
Strikers
9 Fernando Torres Spain ST (1984-03-20) March 20, 1984 (age 40) Atlético Madrid
24 David N'Gog France ST (1989-04-01) April 1, 1989 (age 35) Paris Saint-Germain
39 Nathan Eccleston England ST (1990-12-30) December 30, 1990 (age 34) The Academy Reserve team player
47 Daniel Pacheco Spain ST (1991-01-05) January 5, 1991 (age 34) The Academy Reserve team player
10 Andriy Voronin Ukraine ST (1979-07-21) July 21, 1979 (age 45) Bayer Leverkusen Until January

As of 1 July 2009. [6]

Squad stats

Total UCL EPL FA Cup FL Cup
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
25 GK Spain Reina 26 26 5 20 1
2 DF England Johnson 20 21 2 3 17 2 1
37 DF Slovakia Škrtel 15 19 1 4 12 1 1 2
23 DF England Carragher 26 26 5 19 1 1
22 DF Argentina Insúa 26 26 1 6 18 1 1 1
20 MF Argentina Mascherano 20 23 5 17 1
21 MF Brazil Lucas 25 26 5 20 1
18 [[|S]] Netherlands Kuyt 27 28 6 6 1 20 5 1 1
15 MF Israel Benayoun 19 28 7 6 2 20 5 1 1
8 MF England Gerrard 22 24 6 5 17 5 1 1 1
9 [[|S]] Spain Torres 18 20 12 4 15 12 1
12 DF Brazil Aurélio 10 18 5 11 1 1
24 [[|S]] France N'Gog 9 16 6 3 1 10 4 1 2 1
5 DF Denmark Agger 15 15 4 11
19 MF Netherlands Babel 5 15 3 3 1 10 2 2
10 [[|S]] Ukraine Voronin 3 12 3 8 1
11 MF Spain Riera 8 11 1 9 1
4 MF Italy Aquilani 3 9 2 5 1 1
16 DF Greece Kyrgiakos 5 6 1 3 2
27 DF Switzerland Degen 3 5 3 2
38 DF Italy Dossena 3 5 2 2 1
26 MF England Spearing 3 5 3 2
40 DF Spain Ayala 1 3 3
1 GK Brazil Cavalieri 3 3 1 2
32 DF England Darby 2 2 1 1
39 [[|S]] England Eccleston 2 1 1
47 [[|S]] Spain Pacheco 2 1 1
34 DF England Kelly 1 1 1
28 MF France Plessis 1 1 1
31 MF Morocco El Zhar 1 1
Last updated: 10 January 2010
Source: BBC Sport
Ordered by starting 11, then appearances, then games started
0 shown as blank

Starting 11

These charts below depict the most used starters in the most used start formation. The most recent starters/formations are listed when total starts are equal between two players/formations.

Last updated: 10 Jan 2010
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Last updated on 10 Nov, Appearances shown in brackets
Position Nation Number Name Premier League Champions League League Cup FA Cup Total
1 Spain 9 Fernando Torres 12 0 0 0 12
2 Israel 15 Yossi Benayoun 5 2 0 0 7
3 Netherlands 18 Dirk Kuyt 5 1 0 0 6
4 England 8 Steven Gerrard 5 0 0 1 6
5 France 24 David N'Gog 4 1 1 0 6
6 Netherlands 19 Ryan Babel 2 1 0 0 3
7 England 2 Glen Johnson 2 0 0 0 2
8 Slovakia 37 Martin Škrtel 1 0 0 0 1
9 Greece 16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos 1 0 0 0 1
10 Argentina 22 Emiliano Insúa 0 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 37 5 2 1 45

Reserve squad

As of 21 August 2009[7] Squad Numbers refer to players' first team squad number (for season 2009–10), where applicable. Reserve and youth games are 1-11. See Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF England ENG Jay Spearing
32 DF England ENG Stephen Darby (captain)
34 DF England ENG Martin Kelly
36 DF England ENG Steve Irwin
39 FW England ENG Nathan Eccleston
40 DF Spain ESP Daniel Sánchez Ayala
41 GK Denmark DEN Martin Hansen
42 GK Hungary HUN Péter Gulácsi
43 GK Australia AUS Dean Bouzanis (on loan to Accrington Stanley)
44 GK England ENG David Martin (on loan to Leeds United)
46 MF England ENG David Amoo
47 FW Spain ESP Daniel Pacheco
48 MF Argentina ARG Gerardo Bruna
— GK Ireland EIR Christopher Oldfield
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Spain ESP Emmanuel Mendy
— DF Germany GER Christopher Buchtmann
— DF England ENG Robbie Threlfall
— DF France FRA Chris Mavinga
— MF Spain ESP Francisco Durán
— MF Sweden SWE Alexander Kačaniklić
— MF Iceland ISL Guðlaugur Victor Pálsson
— MF Hungary HUN Zsolt Pölöskei (on loan from MTK Hungaria)
— MF Netherlands NED Vincent Weijl
— FW Netherlands NED Jordy Brouwer
— FW Finland FIN Lauri Dalla Valle
— FW Brazil BRA Vitor Flora
— FW Denmark DEN Nikola Sarić

Transfers

In

First Team

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
4 MF Italy Aquilani 25 EU Roma Transfer Summer 2014 £16.9M BBC
2 RB England Johnson 24 EU Portsmouth Transfer Summer 2013 £17.5M BBC
16 DF Greece Kyrgiakos 30 EU AEK Athens Transfer Summer 2011 £2M + Nemeth loan Liverpool FC Official site
17 MF Argentina Rodriguez 29 EU Atletico Madrid Transfer Winter 2013 Free Liverpool FC Official Site

Last updated: 13 January

Reserves and Academy

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source


GK England Belford 15 EU Coventry City Transfer Summer Undisclosed Compensation Coventry Telegraph
MF Iceland Emilsson 16 EU FH Hafnarfjordur Transfer Summer Undisclosed Undisclosed Liverpool FC Official site
MF England King 16 EU Rushden & Diamonds Transfer Summer Undisclosed Undisclosed Rushden & Diamonds Official website
MF Denmark Kohlert 16 EU Esbjerg fB Transfer Summer 2012 Undisclosed Scandic Managers
DF Republic of Ireland Maloney 16 EU St Josephs Boys A.F.C. Transfer Summer Undisclosed Undisclosed
LB France Mavinga 18 EU Paris Saint-Germain Transfer Summer Undisclosed Undisclosed Liverpool FC Official site
England Moli EU Luton Town Transfer Summer Undisclosed Compensation Luton Town F.C.
FW England Ngoo 16 EU Southend United Transfer Summer Undisclosed £250,000 Liverpool FC Official site
DF Germany Sama 16 EU Borussia Dortmund Transfer Summer 2012 Compensation Liverpool FC Official site
MF Portugal Silva 16 EU Benfica Transfer Summer Undisclosed Compensation Liverpool F.C.
DF Czech Republic Sokolik 16 EU Baník Ostrava Transfer Summer Undisclosed Undisclosed Sky Sports
MF Spain Suso 16 EU Cadiz Transfer Summer Undisclosed Compensation Diarodecadiz.es

Last updated: 10 December

Out

First Team

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
14 CM Spain Alonso 27 EU Real Madrid Transfer Summer £30M Liverpool Official Site
17 DF Spain Arbeloa 26 EU Real Madrid Transfer Summer £3.5M Liverpool Official Site
38 DF Italy Dossena 28 EU Napoli Transfer Winter €4.25M Liverpool Official Site
35 MF Scotland Flynn 21 EU Falkirk Transfer Summer Undisclosed Liverpool Official Site
4 CB Finland Hyypiä 35 EU Leverkusen Contract ended Summer Free Liverpool Official Site
33 LM Argentina Leto 22 Non-EU Panathinaikos Transfer Summer £3M Liverpool Official Site
38 FW England Lindfield 20 EU Macclesfield Town Released Summer Free Liverpool Official Site
16 RM England Pennant 26 EU Zaragoza Contract ended Summer Free Sky News
10 FW Ukraine Voronin 30 Non-EU Dynamo Moscow Transfer Winter €2M Liverpool Official Site

Last updated: 10 January

Reserves and Academy

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
RW England Anderson 20 EU Nottingham Forest Transfer Summer £250,000 Liverpool Official Site
DF Ghana Antwi 21 EU Vejle BK Contract ended Summer Free Liverpool Official Site
MF Sweden Ajdarević 18 EU Leicester City Contract ended Summer Free BBC
MF England Crowther 20 EU Contract ended Summer Free Liverpool Official Site
MF England Dawson 16 EU Bury Released Summer Free Bury F.C. Official Site
MF England Duyan 18 EU Released Summer Free
MF England Hammil 21 EU Barnsley Transfer Summer Undisclosed Liverpool Official Site
CB England Hobbs 20 EU Leicester City Transfer Summer £400,000 Liverpool Official Site
DF Paraguay Huth 19 EU Vicenza Contract ended Summer Free Liverpool Official Site
DF England Kennedy 18 EU Youth contract ended Summer Free Liverpool Official Site
MF Scotland MacKay-Steven 20 EU Fulham Contract ended Summer Free Liverpool Official Site
DF Republic of Ireland O'Connor 19 EU Ipswich Town Contract ended Summer Free Liverpool Official Site
DF Spain Roque 20 EU Real Betis Contract ended Summer Free Liverpool Official Site

Last updated: 10 January

Loaned in

# Pos Player From Start End
MF Hungary Zsolt Pölöskei Hungary MTK Hungária 01-07-2009 30-06-2010[8]
FW Hungary Krisztián Adorján Hungary MTK Hungária 01-08-2009 30-06-2010[9]

Loaned out

# Pos Player To Start End
29 FW Hungary Krisztián Németh Greece AEK Athens 21-08-2009 30-06-2010 [10]
30 GK France Charles Itandje Greece Kavala 31-08-2009 30-06-2010[11]
35 MF Scotland Ryan Flynn Scotland Falkirk 10-07-2009 14-09-2009[12]
43 GK Australia Dean Bouzanis England Accrington Stanley 26-11-2009 02-01-2010[13]
43 GK Australia Dean Bouzanis England Accrington Stanley 03-01-2010 30-01-2010[14]
44 GK England David Martin England Tranmere Rovers 16-10-2009 16-11-2009[15]
44 GK England David Martin England Leeds United 26-11-2009 28-12-2009[16]
44 GK England David Martin England Leeds United 29-12-2009 30-01-2010[16]
45 MF Spain Mikel San José Spain Athletic Bilbao 15-08-2009 30-06-2010[17]
GK Bulgaria Nikolay Mihaylov Netherlands Twente 01-07-2008 30-06-2010[18]
FW Hungary András Simon Spain Córdoba 21-08-2009 30-06-2010[19]
DF England Robbie Threlfall England Northampton Town 21-08-2009 19-09-2009[20]

Match results

Pre-season

Premier League

August

The fixtures for the 2009–10 Premier League season were announced on 17 June, with Liverpool being handed a tricky away fixture to Tottenham Hotspur.[21] 'Spurs took the lead a minute before half time when left back Benoît Assou-Ekotto thumped in from 30 yards, after Tom Huddlestone's free kick had been blocked. Liverpool showed more urgency after half time, and were awarded a penalty on 55 minutes when Glen Johnson's rampaging run was ended by keeper Heurelho Gomes' rash challenge. Steven Gerrard converted the penalty to equalise for Liverpool. However, Tottenham, by far the better team throughout the match, regained the lead on 64 minutes when Cameroonian centre-half Sebastien Bassong headed home a Luka Modrić free kick. Liverpool seemed unable to respond, and fashioned few chances. They had a penalty appeal turned down on 84 minutes when Andriy Voronin seemed to be tripped by Assou-Ekotto in the box, but Spurs hung on for a 2–1 win.[22][23] Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez later criticised referee Phil Dowd for his failure to award Liverpool a penalty, and was later charged with improper conduct by the FA.[24][25]

Liverpool's first home match was against Stoke City four days later. Liverpool took the lead after five minutes when Fernando Torres swept home Steven Gerrard's cross. The lead was doubled moments before half time when Glen Johnson acrobatically finished after Dirk Kuyt's header had been blocked off the line. Good work from Gerrard on the right saw Kuyt make it 3–0 five minutes from time, before Frenchman David N'Gog headed a fourth in stoppage time.[26][27]

Liverpool suffered their first home league defeat since a 0–1 loss to Manchester United on 16 December 2007 against Aston Villa the following Monday. The away side took the lead when Lucas Leiva inadvertently headed into his own net from an Ashley Young cross on 33 minutes. Villa doubled their lead in first half injury time when Curtis Davies headed home from a corner. Liverpool did manage to pull one back through Fernando Torres, but their misery was compounded when Gerrard's poorly timed tackle on Nigel Reo-Coker led to a penalty, which Ashley Young converted to consign Liverpool to a 3–1 defeat.[28][29] Manager Rafael Benítez criticised his senior players for the defeat, and demanded a better performance for the next match, away to Bolton Wanderers.[30]

At the Reebok Stadium, Liverpool had to twice come back from behind against a dogged Bolton side. They took the lead on 33 minutes when poor marking from a corner saw Kevin Davies bundle the ball home from close range. Glen Johnson equalised four minutes before the break when a Liverpool corner was not properly cleared, and he stroked home left-footed from twenty yards. Bolton regained the lead two minutes after the break when Davies headed down Jussi Jääskeläinen's long punt for Tamir Cohen to smash home. The turning point of the game was Sean Davis' sending off on 53 minutes for a second bookable offence. Liverpool equalised just a few minutes later when Fernando Torres finished tidily following good work from Dirk Kuyt. Liverpool continued to press and finally got the winner they deserved on 83 minutes, when Torres' knockdown from a Glen Johnson was met by a sweet shot from Gerrard, who had earlier hit the bar.[31] Gerrard later felt he "owed" the performance after poor performances in the defeats to 'Spurs and Villa.[32][33]

September

Liverpool's next match came after the international break, where they faced newly-promoted Burnley at home. Despite comments made prior to the match by 'keeper Pepe Reina that the league title was 'not a realistic ambition this season'[34], Liverpool comfortably dispatched the East Lancashire club 4–0 to go up to fourth in the table, thanks to an inspired performance from Yossi Benayoun. He opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 27th minute, after he jinked past two Burnley players and placed his shot beyond the reach of Brian Jensen. The lead was doubled four minutes before the break, when the Israeli's shot was parried, and Dirk Kuyt was on hand to tap in the rebound. Jensen was kept busy by the Liverpool frontline, as the Reds strived to make the game safe. They did when Benayoun got his second just after hour. Brilliant work by Steven Gerrard in the Burnley penalty area allowed him to pull the ball back to Benayoun, who could hardly miss from four yards. The fourth goal came with nine minutes to go when intricate play around the 18-yard box culminated in substitute Andriy Voronin's through pass to Benayoun, who just stayed onside to convert his third and Liverpool's fourth of the match. Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez later praised Benayoun's work ethic, and stated that he was an 'example to the rest of the squad'[35][36] Michael Shields, attended this match as a special guest, his first since Istanbul, just three days after being released from prison.[37]

Liverpool travelled to the Boleyn Ground the following week, a ground that they won 3–0 at the previous season. They looked to be heading for a similar result when Fernando Torres' brillian run and finish put the visitors 1–0 up after thirteen minutes. However, Jamie Carragher brought young striker Zavon Hines down on the half hour, and Alessandro Diamanti converted the spot kick, which he appeared to touch twice. However, Dirk Kuyt put Liverpool back in front four minutes before the break, when he got a slight touch on a Steven Gerrard header. West Ham then equalised on half time through Carlton Cole after poor defending from a corner kick. The second half was approached slightly more cautiously by the home side, and substitute Ryan Babel made the desired impact when his ball was headed home by Torres. Liverpool held on for the remaining 15 minutes for their second consecutive 3–2 away win.[38] Benítez praised Torres for his role in the win; Torres had stated earlier in the week that he felt he was not playing to standard this season.[39][40]

The club's last Premier League match of this month came at home on 26 September, against Hull City. Liverpool took the lead after Fernando Torres, who put in a virtuoso display, showed nimble footwork, and slotted past Boaz Myhill. Hull then equalised four minutes later, when defensive frailties were pounced upon by Geovanni. Liverpool retook the lead when Torres rounded Myhill, and the Spaniard completed his hat-trick with a sublime solo effort on 47 minutes. Steven Gerrard made the game safe when his cross accidentally sailed in on the hour. Substitute Ryan Babel then came off the bench to tap in a fifth, after good work from Dirk Kuyt, and he inadvertently defleced Albert Riera's shot in injury time to make it 6–1.[41]

October

Liverpool lost their first big four game 2–0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The match was pretty even, with neither side having any clear-cut chances, until Nicolas Anelka guided the ball over Pepe Reina on the hour mark. With Liverpool pouring forward in search of an equaliser, Liverpool were left stretched at the back. With Chelsea attempting to kill time in the corner, Didier Drogba outmuscled Emiliano Insúa and squared back for Florent Malouda to double Chelsea's lead in added time.[42]

Then, Liverpool lost their next match to Sunderland, falling out 1–0. The solitary, controversial goal was scored by Darren Bent. Andy Reid picked out Bent in the box and he directed it straight to Reina. However, a beach ball, thrown onto the field by a spectator deflected the ball into the net.[43] Liverpool were not able to react to the shock goal, and Sunderland held on for the win.[44]

On 25 October, Liverpool prepared to face down with Manchester United. Manager Rafa Benítez was under pressure following four straight defeats, but he was calm as he spoke to the press.[45] Liverpool started brightly and were on top in the first half. Fábio Aurélio had a chance when his header was saved by Edwin van der Sar. United had very little to offer up front, and Liverpool sustained their pressure throughout the second half. They finally took the lead on 65 minutes when Fernando Torres outmuscled Rio Ferdinand and fired his shot into the top corner of the net.[46] United finally reacted after the goal, but were not able to fashion any clear cut chances. Antonio Valencia hit the crossbar in the 83rd minute, but that was the closest the visitors came to an equaliser.[47] Their plight was not helped by Nemanja Vidić's sending off for a second bookable offence on 90 minutes.[48] Javier Mascherano was also sent off for two bookings on 95 minutes, when he tackled van der Sar. David N'Gog finally secured the three points for Liverpool when he broke away and slotted coolly past van der Sar to secure victory, Liverpool's third consecutive victory over their rivals.[49]

Liverpool's final match of the month came away to Fulham. Liverpool had made several changes from the side that had defeated United the previous week, and fell behind after 24 minutes when Bobby Zamora tapped home. Liverpool started to create chances, and equalised three minutes before half time, when Fernando Torres finished expertly from 20 yards. After the break, Fulham started to put Liverpool under pressure, and when Torres was taken off on the hour, they lost their main attacking threat. Fulham re-took the lead on 73 minutes, when another breakaway resulted in Erik Nevland cheekily finishing off a Paul Konchesky cross.[50] Liverpool were left chasing the game at this point, and they lost two men in three minutes; Philipp Degen was, somewhat harshly, sent off for a tackle on Zamora, and Jamie Carragher was later sent off for a professional foul. This was Liverpool's fifth defeat in 11 matches, and it left them 9 points behind Chelsea at the top.[51]

November

Liverpool's first match of the month was home to Birmingham City. Liverpool started brightly and took the lead on 13 minutes, when David N'Gog finished off after several saves from Joe Hart. Birmingham fought back, however, and equalised on 26 minutes, when a harmless free kick resulted in Christian Benítez heading home. Birmingham took the lead in the third minute of first half stoppage time, when Cameron Jerome netted from 35 yards. Liverpool brought on Steven Gerrard at the break, and though the captain looked tired, he converted Liverpool's equaliser on 71 minutes, from the penalty spot, after N'Gog had adjudged to be fouled by Lee Carsley. TV replays showed that N'Gog had dived.[52] Liverpool could not find the winner, but this would have been harsh on Birmingham, who had defended well throughout.[53]

Liverpool's next match after the international break was another home game, this time to Manchester City. The first half was a turgid affair, with both sides content to exchange passes. Liverpool took the lead five minutes into the second half when Martin Škrtel got the vital touch from a Gerrard free kick. City got back into the game on 69 minutes; poor marking from Craig Bellamy's corner left Emmanuel Adebayor with a free header from six yards. City then silenced Anfield when they took the lead on 76 minutes; Shaun Wright-Phillips turned Sotirios Kyrgiakos and crossed for Stephen Ireland to finish from close range. However, City could not hold on to their lead, and Yossi Benayoun was left to tap home just 72 seconds after Ireland's goal.[54]

Liverpool headed into the Merseyside derby having exited the Champions League, and with just one win in 10. Everton were also in poor form, though they started the brighter of the two teams.[55] Liverpool were content to soak up the pressure, and took the lead on 12 minutes, when Javier Mascherano's 30 yard shot was deflected in by Joseph Yobo. Everton's Jo had two goals correctly ruled out for offside, and though Everton had the possession, they could not convert this into goals. Everton were left chasing the game late into the second half, and Yobo's defensive error allowed Gerrard to tee up Albert Riera, whose powerful shot Tim Howard could not hold, allowing Dirk Kuyt to tap in with ten minutes remaining. Liverpool had further chances to add to their goal tally, but 2–0 flattered Liverpool, who had taken their chances, and defended well.[56]

Results list

Kick Off Opponents H / A Result Scorers Referee Attendance Pos Report
2009-08-16 16:00 Tottenham Hotspur A 1 – 2 Gerrard 56' (pen.) England Phil Dowd 35,935 12th MR
2009-08-19 20:00 Stoke City H 4 – 0 Torres 5', Johnson 45', Kuyt 78', N'Gog 90+4' England Peter Walton 44,318 4th MR
2009-08-24 20:00 Aston Villa H 1 – 3 Torres 72' England Martin Atkinson 43,667 10th MR
2009-08-29 15:00 Bolton Wanderers A 3 – 2 Johnson 41', Torres 57', Gerrard 83' England Alan Wiley 23,284 7th MR
2009-09-12 15:00 Burnley H 4 – 0 Benayoun 27', 61', 82', Kuyt 41' England Lee Mason 43,817 4th MR
2009-09-19 17:15 West Ham United A 3 – 2 Torres 20', 75', Kuyt 41' England Andre Marriner 34,658 3rd MR
2009-09-26 15:00 Hull City H 6 – 1 Torres 12', 28', 47', Gerrard 61', Babel 88', 90' England Peter Walton 44,392 3rd MR
2009-10-04 16:00 Chelsea A 0 – 2 England Martin Atkinson 41,732 5th MR
2009-10-17 15:00 Sunderland A 0 – 1 England Michael Jones 47,327 8th MR
2009-10-25 14:00 Manchester United H 2 – 0 Torres 65', N'Gog 90+6' England Andre Marriner 44,188 5th MR
2009-10-31 15:00 Fulham A 1 – 3 Torres 42' England Lee Mason 25,700 5th MR
2009-11-09 20:00 Birmingham City H 2 – 2 N'Gog 13', Gerrard 71' (pen.) England Peter Walton 42,560 7th MR
2009-11-21 12:45 Manchester City H 2 – 2 Škrtel 50', Benayoun 77' England Phil Dowd 44,164 7th MR
2009-11-29 13:30 Everton A 2 – 0 Yobo 12' (o.g.), Kuyt 80' England Alan Wiley 39,652 5th MR
2009-12-5 16:00 Blackburn Rovers A 0 – 0 England Martin Atkinson 29,660 7th MR
2009-12-13 16:00 Arsenal H 1 – 2 Kuyt 41' England Howard Webb 35,935 7th MR
2009-12-16 20:00 Wigan Athletic H 2 – 1 N'Gog 9', Torres 79' England Phil Dowd 41,116 6th MR
2009-12-19 12:45 Portsmouth A 0 – 2 England Lee Mason 20,534 8th MR
2009-12-26 17:30 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2 – 0 Gerrard 62', Benayoun 70' England Andre Marriner 41,956 7th MR
2009-12-29 19:45 Aston Villa A 1 – 0 Torres 90+3' England Lee Probert 42,788 7th MR
2010-1-16 12:45 Stoke City A 1 – 1 Kyrgiakos 57' England Lee Mason 27,247 7th MR

Results by round

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UEFA Champions League

The draw for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League was made on 27 August 2009 in Monaco. As Liverpool were seeded in Pot 1, this meant that they could not be drawn with teams from the same pot, such as Barcelona, Milan, or Bayern Munich. However, they faced the possibility of being drawn in the same group as Real Madrid, Internazionale, or Juventus.[57] Liverpool were drawn into Group E with 7-times French champions Lyon, Hungarian champions and Champions League debutants Debrecen, and Italian side Fiorentina. Their first match was at home to Debrecen, on 16 September.[58][59]

Liverpool's managing director Christian Purslow said that the club was "pretty happy" with the draw.[59]

Liverpool's first game was at Anfield, where they faced Debreceni. Liverpool were well below par, and the Hungarian champions had chances to score in the first half. However, in the last minute of the first half, Fernando Torres' shot was parried by Vukašin Poleksić; however, Dirk Kuyt was on hand to stab home the opener. The second half was a pretty turgid affair, with Liverpool briefly threatening, and the visitors never really having a sustained period of pressure. Rafa Benítez was frustrated by his team's failure to take the many chances they created throughout the match, and was relieved just to get the three points.[60][61]

Liverpool's next group game was a challenging one, away to Fiorentina. Liverpool had an awful first half, and were deservedly two goals down after Montenegrin wonderkid Stevan Jovetić scored a brace. The Reds raised their game after half time, but ultimately were not able to finish off the chances that they created.[62] Rafa Benítez was irate after the match, vowing that Liverpool will "'never again' be as bad as they were during the first half."[63] Fábio Aurélio, who has played under Benítez for the last nine years, at Valencia and Liverpool, said that he had never seen Benítez so angry as he was at half time at Stadio Artemio Franchi.[64]

Liverpool suffered a second consecutive defeat, at home to Lyon. Although the home side took the lead after 41 minutes through Yossi Benayoun, they struggled to maintain the lead, and the visitors deservedly grabbed an equaliser on 72 minutes, when Maxime Gonalons took advantage of awful defending in the Liverpool box.[65] Liverpool's night of misery was compounded when César Delgado swept home from close range in the first minute of injury time.[66]

Liverpool's next group game was away at group leaders Lyon. Although Liverpool were missing several first team players through injury, they managed to carve out several chances, the best of which was spurned by Andriy Voronin. Liverpool dominated the game without ever really posing a potent threat to the host's goal. Substitute Ryan Babel finally opened the scoring for Liverpool with seven minutes to go, with a stunning strike from long range.[67] It looked as if Liverpool were going to hang on to the three points, and keep their hopes alive, but in the 90th minute, Liverpool failed to clear a high ball, and Lisandro López guided the ball past Pepe Reina to break Liverpool's hearts.[68] This left Liverpool relying on Lyon to defeat Fiorentina at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in their next group game to stay in the competition.[69]


With Rafa Benitez’s men needing nothing less than three points to keep their Champions League hopes alive, they got off to the perfect start inside three minutes. Fábio Aurélio swung over a ball from the right, Jamie Carragher headed it back across goal and David Ngog reacted quickest to poke it in from a few yards out.[70] Liverpool did all they could to keep their Champions League hopes alive, but in the end it just wasn’t enough. A solitary goal gave the Reds all three points on the night against Debrecen but thanks to Fiorentina’s win in Lyon, the 2005 champions go crashing out of the competition at the group stages for the very first time under boss Rafael Benitez.[71] Alberto Aquilani made a cameo appearance with seconds to spare but the game finished 1-0 and a win which proved to be the final curtain for Liverpool in this season's Champions League as the Reds crash out of the elusive European competition.[72]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Fiorentina 6 5 0 1 14 7 +7 15
France Lyon 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13
England Liverpool 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
Hungary Debrecen 6 0 0 6 5 19 −14 0

Matches

16 September 2009 Liverpool England 1 – 0 Hungary Debrecen Anfield, Liverpool
19:45 Kuyt 45+1' Report Attendance: 41,591
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
29 September 2009 Fiorentina Italy 2 – 0 England Liverpool Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
19:45 Jovetić 28', 37' Report Attendance: 33,426
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
20 October 2009 Liverpool England 1 – 2 France Lyon Anfield, Liverpool
19:45 Benayoun 41' Report Gonalons 72'
Delgado 90+1'		 Attendance: 41,562
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
4 November 2009 Lyon France 1 – 1 England Liverpool Stade de Gerland, Lyon
20:45 Lisandro 90' Report Babel 83' Attendance: 39,180
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
24 November 2009 Debrecen Hungary 0 – 1 England Liverpool Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest
20:45 Report Ngog 4' Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers (Netherlands)
9 December 2009 Liverpool England 1 – 2 Italy Fiorentina Anfield, Liverpool
19:45 Benayoun 43' Report Jorgensen 63', Gilardino 90+2' Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

UEFA Europa League

Round of 32

Being unable to get higher than third in the Champions League group stage Liverpool are to appear in the Europa League for the first time since the 2003-04 season.

Leg 1
18 February 2010 Liverpool England v Romania Unirea Urziceni Anfield, Liverpool
Leg 2
25 February 2010 Unirea Urziceni Romania v England Liverpool Stadionul Steaua

League Cup

The draw for the 3rd round was made on 29 August 2009. Liverpool were drawn away to Leeds United.[73][74] The League One side raised their game for the occasion, and Elland Road saw a bumper 38,168 crowd. Leeds more than matched Liverpool throughout the first half, and had a Luciano Becchio effort ruled out for offside; however, Liverpool showed their defensive mettle. They scored the game's only goal on 66 minutes, when Javier Mascherano's cross-cum-shot was trapped excellently by David N'Gog, who turned and finished expertly past goalkeeper Shane Higgs.[75]

Liverpool received a tricky away fixture to Arsenal for the fourth round.[76] The Reds fielded a weakened side, but still managed to match Arsenal's youngsters. Philipp Degen had an early chance on 14 minutes, which he failed to put away. Arsenal punished this five minutes later. Andriy Voronin failed to clear, and was dispossessed by Mérida, who turned and smacked the ball from 25 yards, which flew past Diego Cavalieri. Liverpool's Emiliano Insúa levelled the scores with an even better strike on 26 minutes. The ball ricocheted off David N'Gog, and the ball sat up for the young Argentinean to smash a dipping shot over Łukasz Fabiański. Both teams were evenly matched for the rest of the first half. Five minutes into the second half, Nicklas Bendtner put Arsenal back into the lead, when he guided the ball into the roof of the net from close range. Liverpool failed to rouse themselves to react, and despite the introduction of Alberto Aquilani with 15 minutes to go, the visitors could not find the equaliser, and thus were eliminated from the competition.[77] This was the fifth consecutive year that Liverpool had been knocked out at this stage in the capital, and completed a North London double over the Merseyside clubs, following Tottenham Hotspur's 2-0 victory over Everton the previous night.

22 September 2009 Third Round Leeds United 0 – 1 Liverpool Leeds
19:45 BST Report N'Gog 66' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,168
Referee: Alan Wiley
26 October 2009 Fourth Round Arsenal 2 – 1 Liverpool London
Mérida 19'
Bendtner 50'		 Report Insúa 26' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,004
Referee: Alan Wiley

FA Cup

Liverpool were given a bye to the third round of the FA Cup, where they were drawn away to Championship strugglers Reading.[78]

2 January 2010 Third Round Reading 1 – 1 Liverpool Reading
17:15 Church 24' Report Gerrard 36' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 23,656
Referee: Martin Atkinson
13 January 2010 Third Round RP Liverpool 1 – 2 (a.e.t) Reading Liverpool
20:00 Bertrand 45+1' (o.g.) Report Sigurðsson 90+4' (pen.)
Long 100'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 31,063
Referee: Phil Dowd

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