2019–20 Liverpool F.C. season
2019–20 season | ||||
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Chairman | Tom Werner | |||
Manager | Jürgen Klopp | |||
Stadium | Anfield | |||
Premier League | 3rd | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
EFL Cup | Third round | |||
UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
FA Community Shield | Runners-up | |||
UEFA Super Cup | Winners | |||
FIFA Club World Cup | Semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Divock Origi Mohamed Salah Virgil van Dijk (1 each) All: Sadio Mané (2) | |||
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The 2019–20 season is Liverpool's 128th season in existence, and their 58th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. It is also the club's 28th consecutive season in the Premier League. The club will compete in the UEFA Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, and EFL Cup. Liverpool will also compete in the FA Community Shield, having finished second in the 2018–19 Premier League. By winning the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, the club earned the right to participate in the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. The 2019–20 season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
Season review
First-team squad
Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | ||||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
1 | Alisson | GK | 2 October 1992 | |||||
13 | Adrián | GK | 3 January 1987 | |||||
62 | Caoimhin Kelleher | GK | 23 November 1998 | |||||
Defenders | ||||||||
2 | Nathaniel Clyne | RB | 5 April 1991 | |||||
4 | Virgil van Dijk (3rd captain) | CB | 8 July 1991 | |||||
6 | Dejan Lovren | CB | 5 July 1989 | |||||
12 | Joe Gomez | CB/RB | 23 May 1997 | |||||
26 | Andrew Robertson | LB | 11 March 1994 | |||||
32 | Joel Matip | CB | 8 August 1991 | |||||
51 | Ki-Jana Hoever | CB/RB | 18 January 2002 | |||||
65 | Yasser Larouci | LB/LM | 1 January 2001 | |||||
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold | RB | 7 October 1998 | |||||
72 | Sepp van den Berg | CB | 20 December 2001 | |||||
Midfielders | ||||||||
3 | Fabinho | DM/RB/CB | 23 October 1993 | |||||
5 | Georginio Wijnaldum (4th captain) | CM/DM | 11 November 1990 | |||||
7 | James Milner (vice-captain) | CM/DM/LB/RB | 4 January 1986 | |||||
8 | Naby Keïta | CM/AM | 10 February 1995 | |||||
14 | Jordan Henderson (captain) | CM/DM | 17 June 1990 | |||||
15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | CM/AM/RW | 15 August 1993 | |||||
20 | Adam Lallana | CM/AM | 10 May 1988 | |||||
23 | Xherdan Shaqiri | RW/LW/AM | 10 October 1991 | |||||
40 | Ryan Kent | LM | 11 November 1996 | |||||
48 | Curtis Jones | CM | 30 January 2001 | |||||
67 | Harvey Elliott | RW/LW | 4 April 2003 | |||||
Forwards | ||||||||
9 | Roberto Firmino | ST/AM | 2 October 1991 | |||||
10 | Sadio Mané | LW/RW/ST | 10 April 1992 | |||||
11 | Mohamed Salah | RW/ST | 15 June 1992 | |||||
24 | Rhian Brewster | ST | 1 April 2000 | |||||
27 | Divock Origi | ST | 18 April 1995 |
Transfers and loans
Transfers in
Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2019 | DF | 72 | Sepp van den Berg | PEC Zwolle | £1,300,000[A] | [1] |
28 July 2019 | FW | 67 | Harvey Elliott | Fulham | Tribunal[B] | [2] |
5 August 2019 | GK | 13 | Adrián | West Ham United | Free | [3] |
12 August 2019 | GK | 22 | Andy Lonergan | Middlesbrough | Free | [4] |
Transfers out
Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2019 | FW | 15 | Daniel Sturridge | Released | [5] | |
1 July 2019 | DF | 18 | Alberto Moreno | Villarreal | Released | [5] |
1 July 2019 | GK | 34 | Ádám Bogdán | Released | [5] | |
1 July 2019 | DF | 56 | Connor Randall | Released | [5] | |
1 July 2019 | MF | 64 | Rafael Camacho | Sporting CP | £5,000,000[A] | [6] |
1 July 2019 | FW | 28 | Danny Ings | Southampton | £18,000,000[B] | [7] |
5 August 2019 | GK | 22 | Simon Mignolet | Club Brugge | £6,400,000[C] | [8] |
Total | £29,400,000 |
Loans out
Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2019 | Half of season | MF | — | Allan | Fluminense | None | [9] |
1 July 2019 | End of season | MF | 16 | Marko Grujić | Hertha BSC | £2,000,000[A] | [10] |
1 July 2019 | End of season | MF | 54 | Sheyi Ojo | Rangers | None | [11] |
15 July 2019 | End of season | GK | 73 | Kamil Grabara | Huddersfield Town | None | [12] |
30 July 2019 | End of season | FW | 58 | Ben Woodburn | Oxford United | None | [13] |
6 August 2019 | End of season | FW | — | Taiwo Awoniyi | Mainz 05 | None | [14] |
6 August 2019 | End of season | FW | — | Liam Millar | Kilmarnock | None | [15] |
6 August 2019 | End of season | FW | 59 | Harry Wilson | AFC Bournemouth | £2,500,000[B] | [16] |
7 August 2019 | End of season | DF | 47 | Nathaniel Phillips | VfB Stuttgart | None | [17] |
8 August 2019 | End of season | MF | 53 | Ovie Ejaria | Reading | None | [18] |
Transfer summary
Spending Summer: £ 1,300,000 Winter: £ 0,000,000 Total: £ 1,300,000 |
Income Summer: £ 33,900,000 Winter: £ 0,000,000 Total: £ 33,900,000 |
Net Expenditure Summer: £ 32,600,000 Winter: £ 0,000,000 Total: £ 32,600,000 |
New contracts
Date | Pos | No. | Player | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 July 2019 | FW | 27 | Divock Origi | [19] |
15 July 2019 | GK | 73 | Kamil Grabara | [20] |
31 July 2019 | DF | 51 | Ki-Jana Hoever | [21] |
7 August 2019 | DF | 47 | Nathaniel Phillips | [17] |
Pre-season
In June 2019, Liverpool announced their pre-season schedule.[22]
11 July 2019 Friendly | Tranmere Rovers | 0–6 | Liverpool | Birkenhead, England |
19:30 BST | Report | Clyne 6' Brewster 38', 45' Jones 53' Origi 60' Duncan 67' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Mike Dean |
14 July 2019 Friendly | Bradford City | 1–3 | Liverpool | Bradford, England |
15:00 BST | Doyle 81' (pen.) | Report | Milner 13', 15' (pen.) Brewster 41' |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 24,343 Referee: Andrew Madley |
20 July 2019 Friendly | Liverpool | 2–3 | Borussia Dortmund | Notre Dame, United States |
01:00 BST | Wilson 35' Larouci 43' Brewster 75' (pen.), 84' |
Report | Alcácer 3' Hummels 11' Delaney 53' Bruun Larsen 58' |
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium Attendance: 40,361 Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States) |
21 July 2019 Friendly | Liverpool | 1–2 | Sevilla | Boston, United States |
23:00 BST | Woodburn 36' Origi 44' |
Report | Banega 12' Diego Carlos 35' Nolito 37' Gnagnon 76' Pozo 90' |
Stadium: Fenway Park Attendance: 35,654 Referee: Fotis Bazakos (United States) |
25 July 2019 Friendly | Liverpool | 2–2 | Sporting CP | New York City, United States |
23:00 BST | Origi 20' Wijnaldum 44' Fabinho 88' |
Report | Fernandes 4' Neto 30' Wendel 53' |
Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 31,112 Referee: Sorin Stoica (United States) |
28 July 2019 Friendly | Liverpool | 0–3 | Napoli | Edinburgh, Scotland |
17:00 BST | Report | Insigne 17' Milik 28' Younes 52' |
Stadium: Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 65,442[a] Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland) |
31 July 2019 Friendly | Liverpool | 3–1 | Lyon | Geneva, Switzerland |
18:00 BST | Alisson 3' Firmino 17' Andersen 21' (o.g.) Hoever 38' Wilson 53' |
Report | Depay 4' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade de Genève Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland) |
- ^ Largest attendance at a football match in Scotland since the 1989 Scottish Cup Final.[23]
Competitions
Overall
Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Premier League | — | — | 9 August 2019 | 17 May 2020 | |
FA Cup | Third round | — | January 2020 | ||
EFL Cup | Third round | — | September 2019 | ||
UEFA Champions League | Group stage | — | September 2019 |
Updated to match played 14 August 2019
Source: Competitions
Overview
Premier League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool (C) | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 33 | +52 | 99 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Manchester City | 38 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 102 | 35 | +67 | 81 | |
3 | Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 66 | |
4 | Chelsea | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 66 | |
5 | Leicester City | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 41 | +26 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
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[24]
(C) Champions
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 9 August 2019.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 13 June 2019, the Premier League fixtures were announced.[25]
August
9 August 2019 1 | Liverpool | 4–1 | Norwich City | Liverpool |
20:00 BST | Hanley 7' (o.g.) Salah 19' Van Dijk 28' Origi 42' |
Report | Leitner 60' Pukki 64' Emi 65' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,333 Referee: Michael Oliver |
17 August 2019 2 | Southampton | v | Liverpool | Southampton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium |
September
14 September 2019 5 | Liverpool | v | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
12:30 BST | Stadium: Anfield |
22 September 2019 6 | Chelsea | v | Liverpool | Fulham |
16:30 BST | Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
28 September 2019 7 | Sheffield United | v | Liverpool | Sheffield |
12:30 BST | Stadium: Bramall Lane |
October
5 October 2019 8 | Liverpool | v | Leicester City | Liverpool |
10:00 BST | Stadium: Anfield |
19 October 2019 9 | Manchester United | v | Liverpool | Manchester |
10:00 BST | Stadium: Old Trafford |
26 October 2019 10 | Liverpool | v | Tottenham Hotspur | Liverpool |
10:00 BST | Stadium: Anfield |
November
2 November 2019 11 | Aston Villa | v | Liverpool | Birmingham |
11:00 BST | Stadium: Villa Park |
9 November 2019 12 | Liverpool | v | Manchester City | Liverpool |
10:00 BST | Stadium: Anfield |
23 November 2019 13 | Crystal Palace | v | Liverpool | London |
10:00 BST | Stadium: Selhurst Park |
30 November 2019 14 | Liverpool | v | Brighton & Hove Albion | Liverpool |
10:00 BST | Stadium: Anfield |
December
7 December 2019 16 | Bournemouth | v | Liverpool | Bournemouth |
10:00 BST | Stadium: Vitality Stadium |
21 December 2019 18 | West Ham United | v | Liverpool | London |
10:00 BST | Stadium: London Stadium |
26 December 2019 19 | Leicester City | v | Liverpool | Leicester |
10:00 BST | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
28 December 2019 20 | Liverpool | v | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Liverpool |
10:00 BST | Stadium: Anfield |
January
1 January 2020 21 | Liverpool | v | Sheffield United | Liverpool |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Anfield |
11 January 2020 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | v | Liverpool | London |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium |
18 January 2020 23 | Liverpool | v | Manchester United | Liverpool |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Anfield |
21 January 2020 24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v | Liverpool | Wolverhampton |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Molineux Stadium |
FA Cup
EFL Cup
UEFA Champions League
FA Community Shield
4 August 2019 | Liverpool | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Manchester City | London |
15:00 BST | Matip 77' | Report | Sterling 12' De Bruyne 33' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 77,565 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
Penalties | ||||
Shaqiri Wijnaldum Lallana Oxlade-Chamberlain Salah |
Gündoğan B. Silva Foden Zinchenko Gabriel Jesus |
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Note: Live on BT Sport |
UEFA Super Cup
14 August 2019 | Liverpool | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Chelsea | Istanbul, Turkey |
22:00 TRT | Mané 48', 95' Henderson 85' Alexander-Arnold 107' |
Report | Giroud 36' Azpilicueta 79' Jorginho 101' (pen.) |
Stadium: Vodafone Park Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
Penalties | ||||
Firmino Fabinho Origi Alexander-Arnold Salah |
Jorginho Barkley Mount Emerson Abraham |
FIFA Club World Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of match played 9 August 2019
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | UCL | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | ||||
1 | GK | Alisson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
3 | MF | Fabinho | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
4 | DF | Virgil van Dijk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
5 | MF | Georginio Wijnaldum | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
7 | MF | James Milner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Naby Keïta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Roberto Firmino | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
10 | FW | Sadio Mané | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Mohamed Salah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
12 | DF | Joe Gomez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
13 | GK | Adrián | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Jordan Henderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
15 | MF | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
20 | MF | Adam Lallana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
23 | MF | Xherdan Shaqiri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
26 | DF | Andrew Robertson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
27 | FW | Divock Origi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
32 | DF | Joël Matip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
66 | DF | Trent Alexander-Arnold | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Goals
- As of match played 9 August 2019
Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Champions League | Other[b] | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | DF | 4 | Virgil van Dijk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
FW | 11 | Mohamed Salah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 27 | Divock Origi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 32 | Joël Matip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Assists
Not all goals have an assist.
- As of match played 9 August 2019
Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Champions League | Other[c] | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | DF | 4 | Virgil van Dijk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
FW | 9 | Roberto Firmino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 11 | Mohamed Salah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Clean Sheets
Disciplinary record
Awards
- ^ Appearances in 2019 FA Community Shield, 2019 UEFA Super Cup and 2019 FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Goals in 2019 FA Community Shield, 2019 UEFA Super Cup and 2019 FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Assists in 2019 FA Community Shield, 2019 UEFA Super Cup and 2019 FIFA Club World Cup
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