The
2017–18 season is
Liverpool's
126th season in existence, and their 55th consecutive season in the top
flight of English football. It is also the club's 26th consecutive
season in the
Premier League. Along with the Premier League, the club will also compete in the
FA Cup, the
EFL Cup and the
UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Season review
Pre-season
Liverpool began their preseason in the same manner as last year, a visit to
Tranmere Rovers on 12 July. Liverpool won 0–4 with goals from
James Milner (from the penalty spot),
Marko Grujić,
Pedro Chirivella, and
Ben Woodburn (from the penalty spot as well.)
[1] The Reds next trip was to
Wigan Athletic
on 14 July where they drew 1–1 going 1–0 down early, but the equalizing
goal coming in first half stoppage time from new signing
Mohamed Salah.
[2] On 19 July, Liverpool played their first match of the
2017 Premier League Asia Trophy friendly tournament in Hong Kong against
Crystal Palace.
[3] The Reds won 2–0 thanks to goals from another new signing,
Dominic Solanke, and
Divock Origi. The Reds advanced to the final, played on 22 July, the day after announcing new signing
Andrew Robertson on a deal from
Hull City, against
Leicester City. Liverpool won the tournament defeating Leicester in the final 2–1, despite conceding first, due to goals from Salah and
Philippe Coutinho.
[4]
Liverpool returned to Europe to play their next pre-season match on 29 July against
Hertha BSC,
a match that celebrated the two clubs respective 125th anniversaries of
existence. Liverpool got the better of the German side winning 0–3 in
Berlin with goals scored by Solanke,
Gini Wijnaldum, and Salah.
[5] Liverpool's next two matches were as a part of another pre-season tournament as the club partook in the
2017 Audi Cup, defeating
Bayern Munich at Bayern's home stadium 0–3 in their first match of the tournament on 1 August, the goals coming from
Sadio Mané, yet another from Salah, and
Daniel Sturridge.
[6] In the final on the next day, Liverpool lost to
Atlético Madrid, 1–1 (4–5 in penalties) with a
Roberto Firmino spot kick pushing the game to penalties before ultimately losing.
[7] In the days before their final pre-season match, Liverpool were dealt a blow as it was revealed that
Adam Lallana was injured in the final and, according to manager
Jürgen Klopp, would be out for "a couple of months."
[8] In the final friendly on 5 August in Dublin against
Athletic Bilbao,
Liverpool finished strong winning the match 3–1 thanks to Firmino's
spot kick, Woodburn's equalizer in the second half, and Solanke's headed
finish.
[9]
August
Liverpool began their Premier League campaign on 12 August with a trip to
Vicarage Road to take on
Watford. Watford opened the scoring in the eighth minute with a
Stefano Okaka header off a corner kick, however Mane levelled in the 29th minute, only for
Abdoulaye Doucouré
to give Watford a 2–1 in the 32nd where it stood at the half. In the
second half, Liverpool took the lead after goals from Firmino from the
spot and Salah in the 55th and 57th minutes, respectively. However, in
the 93rd
Miguel Britos
once again levelled the game with a controversial equalizer off another
corner kick to set the score at 3–3 where the game finished. Following
the match, manager Klopp expressed disappointment in the equalizer
counting making the claim that Britos was offside when scoring.
[10] Liverpool had no time to despair over lost points as they set off to Germany to square off with
Hoffenheim
in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier on 15 August. The
match was Liverpool's first Champions League match since December 2014.
In the tenth minute,
Simon Mignolet made a penalty save to keep the game level at 0–0 where it stood until
Trent Alexander-Arnold's 35th minute free kick goal, the first in a Liverpool uniform for him. A
James Milner attempted cross deflected off
Håvard Nordtveit and that went down as an own goal to make it 0–2 in the 74th. Hoffenheim responded with a
Mark Uth 87th-minute goal but, despite the nervy finish, Liverpool saw off the final minutes of the 1–2 victory in the away leg.
[11] Liverpool returned home for the first time in the season where on 19 August they played
Crystal Palace.
The Reds were victorious defeating Palace 1–0 thanks to a Mane goal in
the 73rd. This marked the first victory at home against Palace for
Liverpool since 2013.
[12]
On 23 August, Liverpool played the home leg of their Champions League
qualifier against Hoffenheim. Liverpool got off to a fantastic early
start with a 3–0 scoreline after 21 minutes thanks to two goals from
Emre Can
and one from Salah. Uth pulled one back in the 28th to make it 3–1,
however, Firmino tacked one more on in the 63rd making it 4–1.
Sandro Wagner
made it 4–2 in the 79th, but it was only a consolation goal as
Liverpool won 4–2 (6–3 on aggregate) and advanced on to the Champions
League group stage.
[13] Liverpool's final game of the month, and before the international break, was at home against
Arsenal
on 27 August. In what was called a "dazzling attacking display,"
Liverpool won 4–0 thanks to goals before the half from Firmino and Mane
in the 17th and 40th minutes, respectively, and goals after the half
from Salah in the 57th minute and Sturridge in the 77th minute.
[14]
September
Liverpool's September began with a visit to the
Etihad Stadium to take on
Manchester City on 9 September. Manchester City opened the scoring through
Sergio Agüero
in the 25th minute, and a Mane high boot drew a hotly-debated red card
putting the Reds down to ten men. From there City scored four more
goals, two from
Gabriel Jesus and two from
Leroy Sané
to mark a 5–0 victory. Liverpool manager Klopp felt that the challenge
was not a red card worthy incident and noted the event was a
"game-changing incident."
[15] Liverpool next began UEFA Champions League group stage play at home against
Sevilla on 13 September. The Reds went down in the 5th minute after a costly
Dejan Lovren mistake allowed
Wissam Ben Yedder
to tap Sevilla ahead. Liverpool roared back in response with a Firmino
goal in the 21st and a Salah goal in the 37th to put them back on top
before the half. In the 41st minute, however, with the chance to put
Liverpool ahead by two goals, Firmino missed a chance from the penalty
spot.
Joaquín Correa drew Sevilla level in the 72nd and the game finished at 2–2.
[16] Liverpool faced a Premier League fixture next as they squared off with
Burnley on 16 September.
Scott Arfield
put the visitors up 0–1 in the 27th, however Salah responded with an
equalizer just three minutes later to put the scoreline at 1–1 where it
stood till the final whistle.
[17] The Reds faced another midweek test on 19 September where they faced off with
Leicester City at
King Power Stadium in the
Carabao Cup. Leicester scored twice in the second half through
Shinji Okazaki and
Islam Slimani in the 65th and 78th minutes to knock the Reds out of the Cup tournament with a 2–0 defeat.
[18]
That weekend, on 23 September, Liverpool played a second game at King
Power Stadium against Leicester, this time in the league. Salah kicked
off scoring in the 15th while
Philippe Coutinho
marked his Premier League return with Liverpool in stunning fashion
with a free kick in the 23rd to put Liverpool up 0–2. Right before the
halftime whistle, Okazaki got Leicester a goal back on a scrambled
effort off a corner kick. Captain
Jordan Henderson put the Reds up 1–3 in the 68th with a counter-attacking goal, however
Jamie Vardy got the goal back just a minute later. In the 73rd, goalie
Simon Mignolet gave up a penalty kick, which, taken by Vardy, was saved by the keeper to keep the scoreline at 2–3, the final score.
[19] The final game of the month was another Champions League group stage bout, this time in Moscow against
Spartak Moscow on 26 September. Spartak opened the scoring off a 23rd minute
Fernando
free kick, however Liverpool responded in the 31st through a Coutinho
goal. The game finished level at one and Liverpool earned another point
in group stage play.
[20]
October
Liverpool opened their October on the first of the month at
St James' Park against
Newcastle.
Coutinho, through an out of the box effort, put Liverpool ahead in the
29th minute, however Newcastle leveled just seven minutes later through a
Joselu goal that resulted after an attempted
Joël Matip tackle deflected off Joselu and into the net. The scoreline remained at 1–1 for the rest of the game resulting in a draw.
[21]
First team
- Last updated on 31 August 2017[22]
Transfers and loans
New contracts
Transfers in
Fee may eventually rise to £43,000,000.
Fee may eventually rise to £10,000,000.
- Fee may eventually rise to £40,000,000.
Transfers out
| 1 July 2017 |
GK |
13 |
 Alex Manninger |
Retired |
[29] |
| 3 July 2017 |
DF |
47 |
 Andre Wisdom |
Derby County |
£2,000,000[A] |
[30] |
| 18 July 2017 |
MF |
21 |
 Lucas Leiva |
 Lazio |
£9,000,000 |
[31] |
| 21 July 2017 |
MF |
35 |
Kevin Stewart |
Hull City |
£4,000,000[B] |
[32] |
| 31 August 2017 |
DF |
3 |
 Mamadou Sakho |
Crystal Palace |
£24,000,000[C] |
[33] |
| Total |
£35,000,000 |
Fee may eventually rise to £4,500,000.
Fee may eventually rise to £8,000,000.
- Fee may eventually rise to £26,000,000.
Loans out
Transfer summary
Spending
Summer:  £ 79,900,000
Winter:  £
Total: £ 79,900,000
|
Income
Summer:  £ 42,000,000
Winter: £
Total: £ 42,000,000
|
Net Expenditure
Summer: £ 37,900,000
Winter: £
Total: £ 37,900,000
|
Friendlies
Pre-season
As of 15 June 2017, Liverpool have announced four pre-season friendlies against
Hertha BSC,
[44] Athletic Bilbao[45] Tranmere Rovers and
Wigan Athletic.
[46]
Premier League Asia Trophy
Liverpool faced
Crystal Palace in their opening game at the
2017 Premier League Asia Trophy.
[47]
Audi Cup
Details for the
2017 Audi Cup were announced on 15 June 2017.
[48]
Competitions
Overall
Last updated: 1 October 2017
Source: Competitions
Overview
Last updated: 14 October 2017
Source: Competitions
Premier League
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 16 October 2017. Source:
Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals
scored. 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for
relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
[49]
Results summary
| Overall |
Home |
Away |
| Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
| 8 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
13 |
12 |
+1 |
13 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
+5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
11 |
−4 |
Last updated: 14 October 2017.
Source:[citation needed]
Results by Matchday
| Matchday |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
| Ground |
A |
H |
H |
A |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
| Result |
D |
W |
W |
L |
D |
W |
D |
D |
| Position |
9 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
Last updated: 14 October 2017.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
On 14 June 2017, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
[50]
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss
EFL Cup
Liverpool joined the competition in the third round and were drawn away
Leicester City.
[51]
Win Draw Loss
UEFA Champions League
On 4 August 2017, Liverpool were drawn against
Bundesliga side
1899 Hoffenheim in a two-legged tie for a place in the main competition.
[52]
Win Draw Loss
Play-off Round
Group stage
After beating
1899 Hoffenheim in the last round, Liverpool qualified for the group stage and were drawn in Group E against
Spartak Moscow,
Sevilla and
Maribor.
[53]
Squad statistics
Appearances
- Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of match played 17 October 2017
- Players who are left Liverpool that have appeared this season.
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches.
- As of match played 17 October 2017
Clean sheets
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total clean sheets are equal.
- Correct as of matches played on 17 October 2017
Disciplinary record
- As of matches played 17 October 2017
Awards
Liverpool Standard Chartered Player of the Month award
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fans voting on Liverpoolfc.com
Taiwo Awoniyi
Apollon Limassol
Toni Gomes
Spartak Moscow
Maribor
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