Liverpool 2017–18 football season
The 2017–18 season was Liverpool ‘s 126th season in universe, and their 56th consecutive temper in the top flight of English football. It was besides the club ‘s 26th back-to-back season in the Premier League. Along with the Premier League, the golf club besides competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. It began with an away 3–3 draw against Watford and ended with a 3–1 personnel casualty to Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League Final .
Season review [edit ]
Liverpool began their preseason in the same manner as last year, a travel to to Tranmere Rovers on 12 July. Liverpool won 0–4 with goals from James Milner ( from the penalty touch ), Marko Grujić, Pedro Chirivella, and Ben Woodburn ( from the penalty spot angstrom 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 equalize goal coming in foremost one-half stop clock from raw signing Mohamed Salah. [ 2 ] On 19 July, Liverpool played their first pit 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 sign, Dominic Solanke, and Divock Origi. The Reds advanced to the final examination, played on 22 July, the day after announcing new signing Andrew Robertson on a cover 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 adjacent pre-season match on 29 July against Hertha BSC, a match that celebrated the two clubs respective hundred-and-twenty-fifth anniversaries of being. 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 partake in the 2017 Audi Cup, defeating Bayern Munich at Bayern ‘s home stadium 0–3 in their first equal 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 future day, Liverpool lost to Atlético Madrid, 1–1 ( 4–5 in penalties ) with a Roberto Firmino spot bang pushing the plot to penalties before ultimately losing. [ 7 ] In the days before their final pre-season catch, Liverpool were dealt a reverse as it was revealed that Adam Lallana was injured in the final and, according to director Jürgen Klopp, would be out for “ a couple of months. ” [ 8 ] In the concluding friendly on 5 August in Dublin against Athletic Bilbao, Liverpool finished firm winning the match 3–1 thanks to Firmino ‘s spot kick back, Woodburn ‘s affect in the second half, and Solanke ‘s headed end. [ 9 ]
August [edit ]
Liverpool began their Premier League campaign on 12 August with a trip to Vicarage Road to take on Watford. Watford opened the grade in the eighth minute with a Stefano Okaka header off a corner bang, however Mane levelled in the 29th infinitesimal, only for Abdoulaye Doucouré to give Watford a 2–1 in the 32nd where it stood at the half. In the moment half, Liverpool took the lead after goals from Firmino from the point 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 complain to set the score at 3–3 where the game finished. Following the match, coach 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 beginning leg of their Champions League modifier on 15 August. The match was Liverpool ‘s inaugural Champions League equal since December 2014. In the tenth minute, Simon Mignolet made a penalty deliver to keep the game floor at 0–0 where it stood until Trent Alexander-Arnold ‘s 35th minute release bang goal, the first in a Liverpool shirt for him. A James Milner attempted hybridization 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 foremost prison term in the season where on 19 August they played Crystal Palace. The Reds were triumphant defeating Palace 1–0 thanks to a Mane finish 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 modifier against Hoffenheim. Liverpool got off to a fantastic early get down 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 lone a consolation goal as Liverpool won 4–2 ( 6–3 on aggregate ) and advanced on to the Champions League group phase. [ 13 ] Liverpool ‘s final game of the calendar month, and before the external unwrap, was at home against Arsenal on 27 August. In what was called a “ dazzle attack 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 one-half from Salah in the 57th moment and Sturridge in the 77th infinitesimal. [ 14 ] On 29 August Liverpool made a transfer move for the 2018–19 season as the club announced Naby Keïta from RB Leipzig would join the club effective 1 July 2018. [ 15 ]
September [edit ]
Liverpool ‘s September began with a inflict 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 bolshevik 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 director Klopp felt that the challenge was not a bolshevik calling card worthy incident and noted the event was a “ game-changing incident. ” [ 16 ] Liverpool next began UEFA Champions League group phase free rein 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 answer with a Firmino goal in the 21st and a Salah goal in the 37th to put them back on crown before the half. In the 41st minute, however, with the probability to put Liverpool ahead by two goals, Firmino missed a prospect from the punishment spot. Joaquín Correa drew Sevilla flat in the 72nd and the game finished at 2–2. [ 17 ] Liverpool faced a Premier League repair next as they squared off with Burnley on 16 September. The catch was celebrated for being Philippe Coutinho ‘s revert to the Liverpool starting eleven following a busy transfer window in which Barcelona had widely reported pastime in the player to the point where the baseball club released a statement explicitly stating Coutinho would remain a Liverpool actor at the close up of the summer window. [ 18 ] Scott Arfield put the visitors up 0–1 in the 27th, however Salah responded with an equalizer precisely three minutes later to put the scoreline at 1–1 where it stood till the final whistle. [ 19 ] 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 doubly 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 kill. [ 20 ] That weekend, on 23 September, Liverpool played a second game at King Power Stadium against Leicester, this fourth dimension in the league. Salah kicked off scoring in the 15th while Coutinho scored his first goal of the season with a stunning free kick in the 23rd to put Liverpool up 0–2. right before the halftime whistle, Okazaki got Leicester a goal bet on on a clamber attempt off a corner bang. Captain Jordan Henderson put the Reds up 1–3 in the 68th with a counter-attacking finish, however Jamie Vardy got the goal back good a moment by and by. In the 73rd, goalkeeper Simon Mignolet gave up a penalty kick, which, taken by Vardy, was saved by the custodian to keep the scoreline at 2–3, the final examination score. [ 21 ] The final examination game of the calendar month was another Champions League group stage bout, this clock time in Moscow against Spartak Moscow on 26 September. Spartak opened the scoring off a 23rd minute Fernando free bang, however Liverpool responded in the 31st through a Coutinho goal. The plot finished level at one and Liverpool earned another point in group stage free rein. [ 22 ]
October [edit ]
Liverpool opened their October on the first of the calendar month at St James ‘ Park against Newcastle. Coutinho, through an out of the box effort, put Liverpool ahead in the 29th moment, however Newcastle leveled fair seven minutes later through a Joselu goal that resulted after an undertake Joël Matip fishing gear deflected off Joselu and into the internet. The scoreline remained at 1–1 for the rest of the game resulting in a draw. [ 23 ] Following the international break, the Reds returned to action on 14 October at Anfield to square off with Manchester United in a equal that ended 0–0. [ 24 ] The Reds then returned to midweek action heading to Slovenia to take on Maribor on 17 October. In a phonograph record break operation, Liverpool thrashed Maribor 0–7 breaking the record for biggest off gain not barely in Liverpool history but by any english side in the european rival. Goals came from Firmino, Coutinho, Salah, another from Firmino, a second from Salah, the first of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ‘s Liverpool career, and a capper from Trent Alexander-Arnold. [ 25 ] On 22 October, Liverpool visited Wembley Stadium to take on Tottenham. The Reds fell behind 2–0 cursorily following defensive mistakes in which Lovren drew heavy criticism for. Lovren was by and by subbed off for Chamberlain at the 30th hour. Salah drew Liverpool back one in the 24th, but Dele Alli chipped a finish in before the stroke of halftime. Harry Kane put in his second of the game in the 56th and the Reds were given a 4–1 frustration. [ 26 ] The final examination regular of the calendar month took place on 28 October back at Anfield against newly promoted Huddersfield Town, managed by Klopp ‘s longtime friend David Wagner. Following a 0–0 first gear half, including a save Salah punishment in the 43rd, the Reds put three past Huddersfield in the second half. The first came from Sturridge in the 50th, the second gear from Firmino just eight minutes belated, and the concluding coming from Wijnaldum in the 75th to cap off a 3–0 victory. [ 27 ]
November [edit ]
November opened up for Liverpool on the first base of the month at Anfield in their dwelling repair against Maribor in the Champions League group degree. Following a scoreless first half, the Reds scored three in the irregular to get a 3–0 victory over their slovenian counterparts. The goals came from Salah in the 49th, Emre Can in the 64th, and Sturridge in the 90th. The Reds were besides given a punishment kick in the 54th, but Milner could not take advantage. This victory put the Reds one period pass at the top of their group. [ 28 ] Following that mid-week bout, the Reds then traveled to London to take on West Ham on 4 November. Salah and Matip put the Reds ahead 0–2 at the half as they scored within three minutes of each other, but West Ham countered in the 55th through Manuel Lanzini. Just a moment late, however, the Reds got their goal back through Oxlade-Chamberlain ‘s first league goal as a Liverpool actor. Salah added his second of the bet on in the 75th and Liverpool went on to a 1–4 victory in what was ultimately Slaven Bilić ‘s concluding match in care of the Hammers. [ 29 ] Following international break, the Reds were back in action on 18 November at home against Southampton, marking Virgil van Dijk ‘s beginning visit to Anfield following links with Liverpool in which the club had to make a populace statement renouncing interest in the Dutchman. [ 30 ] The Reds enjoyed two first-half goals in ten-spot minutes from Salah and a third base in the 68th minute from Coutinho en road to a 3–0 victory. [ 31 ] Up next was the second meet in the group against Sevilla, this clock time in Spain on 21 November. The Reds roared at the start with goals from Firmino in the 2nd, Mane in the 22nd, and Firmino again in the 30th to go up 0–3 at the half. unfortunately, the beneficial times stopped there as Ben Yedder scored first in the 51st off an Éver Banega free kick, then again in the 60th off a penalty kick, both of which the foul conceded were given up by Alberto Moreno, who received substantial criticism for these two missteps in hurt of his otherwise solid “ boot ” to his Liverpool career. Liverpool held on until the 93rd hour in which Guido Pizarro leveled the game at 3–3 and completed the Sevilla comeback. The Reds took a compass point, however, and remained at the top of the group through five games. [ 32 ] The Reds then had to look to recover in time for their weekend bout back at Anfield against defending champions Chelsea on 25 November. Salah scored against his early club putting Liverpool up 1–0 in the 65th, but off the bench Willian equalized at 1–1 in the 85th on a shoot that appeared to be an try to cross the ball. The mark stayed this way till the end and twice in a week Liverpool lashkar-e-taiba in a late counterweight. [ 33 ] The final fixture of the month occurred at the Bet365 Stadium as Liverpool traveled to take on Stoke City in a mid-week Premier League turn on 29 November. Mane put the Reds out front in the 17th and gave them the halftime lead, then Salah, off the bench, scored two in six minutes to give Liverpool the 0–3 victory capping off a calendar month of four games of where the Reds gain by three goals. [ 34 ]
December [edit ]
Liverpool opened a busy December with a game at the Falmer Stadium against Brighton & Hove Albion on 2 December. Two goals within a minute of each early, beginning from Can ( who was playing at center back ) then Firmino, gave Liverpool a 0–2 lead and they finished the game winning 1–5 thanks to extra goals from Firmino, Coutinho, and a Dunk own goal. Brighton ‘s only goal came from Glenn Murray who scored from the penalty topographic point. [ 35 ] The following game was the concluding game of the Champions League group stage, a family bout against Spartak Moscow on 6 December. Liverpool needed a result to make it to the following round so tensions were running high at Anfield. however, the Reds dispatched Spartak 7–0, with goals coming from Firmino, Salah, a double from Mane and a hat whoremaster for Coutinho and finished the group at the top. [ 36 ] The future fixture was the first league installment of the season of the Merseyside bowler hat against crosstown rivals Everton on 10 December at Anfield. Liverpool maintained control throughout the first half and Salah ‘s curling campaign in the 42nd moment gave Liverpool the conduct. Liverpool continued to dominate but a doubtful punishment decision against Lovren saw Wayne Rooney converted a penalty in the 77th to tie the game at 1–1 where it finished. Klopp said following the game about the controversial penalty incident, “ In my understand, it ‘s not a punishment. ” [ 37 ] The future game was yet another held at Anfield where Liverpool hosted West Brom on 13 December. The bet on was a 0–0 deadlock against West Brom at Anfield, with the most noteworthy consequence being an 82nd minute Solanke finish was disallowed for a handball drawing conversation on whether or not the correct cry was made. [ 38 ] On 17 December at the Vitality Stadium, Liverpool took on Bournemouth. The Reds bounced back in the future bet on winning 0–4 with goals from Coutinho, Lovren, and Salah before the half, and Firmino after. [ 39 ] The following game was against Arsenal at the Emirates on 22 December. In an excite affair, Liverpool went 0–2 up through Coutinho in the 26th and Salah in the 52nd minute, but Arsenal took the lead with three goals in five minutes through goals from Alexis Sánchez, Granit Xhaka ( on a long dart in which goalie Mignolet was heavily criticized for not doing better ) and Mesut Özil. The Reds evened the score at 3–3 with a 71st-minute goal from Firmino giving the team their 8th league draw in 19 games, at the time the second most in the league. [ 40 ] Liverpool then returned to Anfield for their Boxing Day fixture against bottom-place Swansea City. Coutinho gave the Liverpool early in the first base half and the game stood at 1–0 at one-half, but with a goal from Firmino in the 52nd, one from Alexander-Arnold in the 65th, another from Firmino in the 66th, and a capper from Oxlade-Chamberlain in the 82nd gave the Reds a 5–0 victory. [ 41 ] On 27 December, ahead of the New Year, Liverpool besides welcomed the newsworthiness of long-run target Virgil van Dijk, signed for a by and large reported tip going up to £75 million. [ 42 ] With their newfangled sign in attendance, Liverpool played their final examination match of the calendar year on 30 December against Leicester at Anfield. Vardy gave the Foxes a 0–1 star in the 3rd where it stood until the 52nd with a Salah counterweight. Salah scored again in the 76th giving Liverpool a 2–1 victory and ensuring the Reds would end 2017 in the top four. [ 43 ]
January [edit ]
The Reds opened their 2018 on the beginning day of the year by traveling to Turf Moor to take on Burnley. Mane broke the deadlock in the 61st with a goal but Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson leveled the score in the 87th minute. The Reds, however, were able to get all three points off a Ragnar Klavan header in the 94th minute with a 1–2 final. [ 44 ] Following the gloat in the league, the Reds hosted Everton for the second prison term in under 30 days, this time in the third round of the 2017–18 FA Cup on 5 January. While Everton received the heatedly contested penalty in the first meet, Liverpool was the one to benefit from a controversial penalty birdcall as Mason Holgate brought Lallana down inside the box and Milner converted the punishment in the 35th minute. The bowler hat match besides featured Holgate and Firmino getting into a verbal affray concisely before the end of the beginning half following a push from Holgate to Firmino that sent the latter over the ad boards. In the 67th moment, Gylfi Sigurðsson scored on a counterattack to equalize the game at one. In the 84th minute, however, van Dijk in his Liverpool debut scored off a corner complain making it 2–1 and marking a second game in a rowing with a deep headed goal from a defender to win the game. [ 45 ] The day after, on 6 January, the golf club made the official announcement that ( topic to a medical and personal terms ) Coutinho would be leaving for Barcelona on a deal that Paul Joyce of The Times reported could reach up to £142 million. Coutinho was subsequently announced by Barcelona that day. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] [ 48 ] On 14 January, Liverpool took on the undefeated Manchester City at Anfield in hopes of deal City their inaugural loss in the league a well as a measure of retaliation for the 0–5 passing the Reds were dealt in the reverse fastness. Liverpool started off impregnable with an Oxlade-Chamberlain goal in the one-ninth hour, but City scored an equalizer through in the fortieth through a Leroy Sane effort. From the 59th to the 68th, Liverpool extended the lead to 4–1 through goals from Firmino, Mane, and Salah in a shudder ten-spot minutes of action. City got one binding in the 84th from Bernardo Silva and another from İlkay Gündoğan in the 91st put it at 4–3, but the Reds held on and doled City their beginning loss of the league season. [ 49 ] The next game for the Reds was a 22 January meet in South Wales against Swansea and recently placed director Carlos Carvalhal. Alfie Mawson scored the alone goal of the match in the fortieth infinitesimal and the bottom target Swans took all three from the Reds with a 1–0 defeat given to the visitors. [ 50 ] In the fourthly round proper of the FA Cup, on 27 January, Liverpool took on West Brom. Firmino ‘s chip in the fifth gave the early run, but a four-minute double to Jay Rodriguez put West Brom up 1–2 in the 11th. Video assistant referee replay played a crucial first base half role as it denied Craig Dawson a goal to make the game 1–3, then awarded a penalty to Liverpool, which was subsequently missed by Firmino. West Brom added a third with an own goal from Matip deep in inaugural half total time. Salah put the Reds within one in the 78th, but the 2–3 scoreline stand and the Reds were stunned at family by the second base from bottomland Baggies in the cup. [ 51 ] The final fixture of the calendar month was on 30 January where the Reds visited John Smith ‘s Stadium and Huddersfield Town. Emre Can ‘s long stove attempt in the 26th put the Reds up 0–1 early, and Firmino added a second right before the break. Salah ‘s 78th infinitesimal spot gripe made it 0–3 and Liverpool finished January with a comfortable victory. [ 52 ]
February [edit ]
February ‘s first repair occurred on the 4th when the Reds welcomed Tottenham to Anfield. Liverpool were murder to a flying start following Salah ‘s goal in the third moment giving Liverpool an early on 1–0 run. The score stayed this way until a screamer from Victor Wanyama in the eightieth located off a frantic close up to the game. The 85th minute saw goalkeeper Loris Karius come out and attempt to slide tackle the testis away from Harry Kane, however reviewer Jon Moss awarded a controversial penalty to Spurs for an misdemeanor where some fans and pundits claimed Kane dived in hopes to win a call. Kane took, and subsequently missed, the recoil in the 87th and in the 91st moment, Salah gave an outstanding alone effort to find a apparent achiever for the Reds, but yet again a controversial punishment was given when van Dijk attempted to clear the ball from the box but missed and hit Erik Lamela. Kane took this penalty equally well and converted in the 95th leaving the game level at 2–2. A defeated Klopp stated following the game, “ I do n’t understand either of the penalty situations. The first one was offside and the second, I know already what the referee and his adjunct will say. There was a touch, a little touch. But Lamela has jumped into him and wanted the touch and to go down. ” Spurs director Mauricio Pochettino saw the incidents differently saying, “ Both were a punishment and it is not controversial. sometimes people complain about the referee, but when they are right it is good to tell everyone. ” [ 53 ] The Reds had a week off until their trip to St Mary ‘s stadium in Southampton on 11 February. In winter sign van Dijk ‘s first catch back in Southampton, the Reds won the match 0–2 with goals from Firmino in the sixth and Salah in the 42nd.Although Van Dijk did receive a hostile reception. [ 54 ] The next fixture for Liverpool was on Valentine ‘s Day in Portugal where the Reds played in the round of 16 of the Champions League for the first time since 2009. Against Porto, the Reds opened scoring in the 25th through a Mane finish that was besides mishandled by Porto keeper José Sá. Salah added another finish in the 29th to take the star to 0–2, where it stood at the halftime whistle. In the second half, the goals continued as Mane added a second in the 53rd, Firmino scored his first of the game in the 69th, and Mane got his hat-trick goal in the 85th to give the Reds a 0–5 inaugural leg victory. [ 55 ] Following a four-day miniskirt camp in Marbella [ 56 ] the Reds returned home for their final fastness of the calendar month on 24 February against West Ham. Can opened the scoring with a header off a corner in the 29th, and Salah in the 51st and Firmino in the 57th added on to the lead. Michail Antonio added one for the Hammers in the 59th to put the score at 3–1, but a Mane finish in the 77th to make it 4–1 put the game away and, for the day, the Reds moved into second seat. [ 57 ]
March [edit ]
Liverpool ‘s first gear match of the calendar month was a home bust on 3 March against Newcastle, as the Reds welcomed back director Rafa Benítez, who won the 2005 Champions League with the club. Salah opened the score in the fortieth hour and Mane put in another in the 55th to give the Reds a comfortable 2–0 victory over the Magpies. [ 58 ] The Reds then played mid-week at family on 6 March against Porto in the return fixture of the Champions League circle of 16. It was a quiet matter, Mane had a opportunity that hit the post and Danny Ings had a impregnable effort saved, but the game ended 0–0 and Liverpool moved on to the quarterfinals. Following these matches, on 10 March Liverpool traveled to Old Trafford in another iteration of the Northwest Derby against Manchester United. Marcus Rashford scored twice in ten minutes to give United a 2–0 lead within 25 minutes, were the score stood till the half. An Eric Bailly own goal put Liverpool back in business in the 66th, but it was not adequate and a 2–1 scoreline was final. The loss put the Reds five points back of second locate. [ 59 ] On 16 March, the Reds learned that their Champions League quarterfinal adversary would be the only other English team remaining, Manchester City. The fixtures were set for 4 April at Anfield and 10 April at the Etihad. [ 60 ] The follow day, Liverpool returned to Anfield to square off with Watford and, in stylish fashion, dispatched the Hornets 5–0. salat had his first English hat trick as he scored in the 4th, 43rd, and 77th, and then added one more for good quantify in the 85th. Firmino added in one of his own in the 49th. [ 61 ] The concluding regular of the calendar month occurred on 31 March at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace. Palace opened the score in the 13th with a Luka Milivojević spot kick and the 1–0 scoreline held into halftime. just four minutes into the second one-half, however, Liverpool struck back with a Mane goal off a Milner intersect. The 1–1 deadlock was broken as Salah slotted dwelling another in the 84th and the Reds took a 1–2 victory out of London. [ 62 ]
April [edit ]
liverpool opened up the month of April of the fourth as they took on Manchester City at Anfield in the first peg of the Champions League quarter-finals. The Reds got away to a flying start with goals from Salah in the 12th, Oxlade-Chamberlain off a brilliant attempt from outside the box in the 21st, and finally Mane in the 31st. The Reds finished with a comfortable 3–0 victory and for the second fourth dimension this season defeated City at base. [ 63 ] In between the first and second legs, Liverpool traveled across the river to take on Merseyside rivals Everton at Goodison Park on 7 April. The affair ended 0–0, with the best effort coming from Yannick Bolasie, who tried a coil campaign lone for it to be saved well by Karius. The Reds could not find a finish, and their opportunity to go second in the table was missed. [ 64 ] Up future was the irregular peg of the quarter-finals at the Etihad against Manchester City on 10 April. City needed at least three goals, and they found one about immediately from Gabriel Jesus in merely the second minute. The Reds seemed slightly wobbled, and chances from Bernardo Silva and a goal ruled offside from Leroy Sane highlighted that. Following the half, however, with City coach Pep Guardiola sent to the stands during the break, Liverpool found their away goal in the 56th from Salah, and another in the 77th from Firmino. The Reds would win 1–2 and gain 5–1 on aggregate to the semi-finals. [ 65 ] Liverpool returned home to Anfield to take on Bournemouth on 14 April, and they celebrated their progress with a potent 3–0 show. The goals came from Mane in the 7th, Salah in the 69th, and Firmino with a 90th minute addition to the scoreline. [ 66 ] Next came a match with bottom-place West Brom on 21 April. The Baggies, coming off a victory at Manchester United to clinch the championship in prefer of Manchester City, had already forced Liverpool to drop points at Anfield and defeated them in the FA Cup. Liverpool found another early finish through Danny Ings, his beginning since the final examination equal of Brendan Rodgers ‘ tenure as Liverpool director. Salah added another in the 72nd, and the Reds seemed on their way to all three points. however, a 79th-minute goal from Jake Livermore and an 88th-minute leveler from Salomón Rondón to make it 2–2 meant the points would be shared. [ 67 ] Liverpool could not dwell on this resultant role as the final european night at Anfield was on deck on 24 April in the Champions League semi-finals against A.S. Roma. The first samara carry through of the game was not a goal, but preferably an injury as Oxlade-Chamberlain went gloomy with what was finally ruled as a knee ligament injury. The Reds could not find a breakthrough until a sparkle 36th-minute campaign from Salah against his early team put the Reds ahead. Salah added another in the first minute of add time of the first gear half and the Reds carried a 2–0 lead into the second half. The Reds would not stop as Mane added a third in the 56th and Firmino had an eight-minute duplicate to make the lead 5–0. Roma, however, got two key away goals back through Edin Džeko in the 81st and Diego Perotti from the penalty descry after a James Milner handball in the 85th. regardless, the Reds walked off with a 5–2 and the driver ‘s seat of the moment leg. [ 68 ] The next day, the club would announce that Oxlade-Chamberlain was set to miss the end of the temper deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as the 2018 World Cup for England. [ 69 ] The final examination fixture of the calendar month was at Anfield against 19th stead Stoke City on 28 April. Liverpool had the best of the chances : a Salah miss on a one-on-one with the keeper in the one-fifth, an Ings attempt ruled out for offside in the 40th, and a controversial potential handball on Erik Pieters in the 87th, but neither team could find the net and the final grade was 0–0. [ 70 ]
May [edit ]
Liverpool ‘s May began with the second branch of the Champions League semi-finals against Roma on 2 May. Liverpool cursorily got an away goal from Mane in the ninth minute, striking first in the match. Just six minutes former, however, in the 15th minute, Roma would see one back after an attempted Lovren clearance struck Milner directly in the face and back into the Liverpool net. The Reds then saw a irregular finish in the 25th minute off a Wijnaldum header on a corner kick, marking his first aside goal for Liverpool. The match entered the half 1–2 and with Liverpool in potent position to advance, however Roma continue to attack. Dzeko scored in the 52nd to level the match score, then Radja Nainggolan hit an exceptional hanker shoot in the 86th. finally, Klavan was penalized for Liverpool and Nainggolan achieved a brace off a spot kick back in the 94th, but with Roma needed one more for extra prison term it was besides little, excessively belated. The final whistle sounded and Liverpool, while losing 4–2, advanced on an aggregate seduce of 6–7 and would see real Madrid in the Champions League Final. [ 71 ] That weekend, Liverpool would take on Chelsea on 6 May at Stamford Bridge, with a acquire sealing clear four and Champions League for the adjacent season. Alas, in the 32nd infinitesimal, it was Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud who found the alone finish of the crippled and Chelsea won 1–0, giving them an opportunity to be level with Liverpool on points on the last match-day. [ 72 ] This, however, was not the case for Chelsea as they stumbled to Huddersfield 1–1 on 9 May, [ 73 ] meaning Liverpool would need, barring a massive goal differential gear baseball swing, merely a draw regardless of Chelsea ‘s final day result to clinch one-fourth place. Liverpool ‘s final Premier League match of the season took place at Anfield against Brighton & Hove Albion on 13 May. The Reds wasted short time in finding the breakthrough as Salah scored in the 26th minute and sealed the criminal record for most goals in a 38-game Premier League temper, with 32. fair five minutes before halftime, Lovren doubled the Reds lead with a massive header. Liverpool continued forward as Solanke and Andy Robertson scored their foremost Liverpool goals in the 53rd and 85th minutes as Liverpool cruised to a 4–0 victory and, as a result, fourth target in the Premier League. Kiev ‘s Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex hosted the Champions League final on 26 May against the two-time champion champions in Madrid. Liverpool suffered an early shove off as Salah sustained what Klopp former specified as a good injury to “ either the clavicle or the shoulder ” [ 74 ] after good 30 minutes of play. Regardless, the score was 0–0 at the half but in the 51st moment, Karim Benzema pounced on a Karius roll-out of the ball and ultimately get a metrical foot to direct the ball net-bound and give Madrid the 1–0 moderate. Liverpool equalized in the 55th through Mane off a corner kick, but nine minutes after that Gareth Bale came off the bench and deliver a sandbag bicycle kick to break the deadlock again. Bale found his second of the crippled and Madrid ‘s third in the 83rd off a long shoot that Karius mishandled into his own web. Madrid went on to win the Champions League 3–1 and Karius found harsh criticism for mistakes described as part of a “ horror indicate ” of a night for the Liverpool keeper. A few days after the bet on, Karius was diagnosed with a concussion which probably occurred in a clash between him and Sergio Ramos a few minutes before Madrid ‘s first goal. Despite the season-ending grief, this was Liverpool ‘s best Champions League performance since 2007 and widely considered another footprint in the right direction for Liverpool as a solid. [ 75 ]
First team [edit ]
- As it stands on 26 May 2018[76]
New contracts [edit ]
Transfers and loans [edit ]
Transfers in [edit ]
- ^ Fee may finally rise to £43,900,000 .
- ^ Fee may finally rise to £10,000,000 .
- ^ Fee may finally rise to £40,000,000 .
- ^ Fee may finally rise to £75,000,000 .
Transfers out [edit ]
- ^ Fee may finally rise to £4,500,000 .
- ^ Fee may finally rise to £8,000,000 .
- ^ Fee may finally rise to £26,000,000 .
- ^ Fee may finally rise to £142,000,000 .
Loans out [edit ]
transfer summary [edit ]
Friendlies [edit ]
As of 15 June 2017, Liverpool have announced four pre-season friendlies against Hertha BSC, [ 109 ] Athletic Bilbao [ 110 ] Tranmere Rovers and Wigan Athletic. [ 111 ]
Premier League Asia Trophy [edit ]
Liverpool faced Crystal Palace in their opening bet on at the 2017 Premier League Asia Trophy. [ 112 ]
Audi Cup [edit ]
Details for the 2017 Audi Cup were announced on 15 June 2017. [ 113 ]
Competitions [edit ]
overall [edit ]
Updated to match play 26 May 2018
Source : Competitions
overview [edit ]
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 84 | 38 | +46 | 0 55.26 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 0 50.00 |
| EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 00 0.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 19 | +28 | 0 60.00 |
| Total | 56 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 135 | 63 | +72 | 0 55.36 |
Updated to match play 26 May 2018
Source : Competitions
Premier League [edit ]
League board [edit ]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Manchester United | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 28 | +40 | 81 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 77 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 84 | 38 | +46 | 75 | |
| 5 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 70 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
| 6 | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 63 |
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).[114]
Notes: source : Premier League Rules for categorization : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal remainder ; 3 ) Goals scored. 4 ) Play-offs ( lone if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions ) .Notes :
- ^ Since the winners of the 2017–18 FA Cup ( Chelsea ) and the winners of the 2017–18 EFL Cup ( Manchester City ) both qualified for european competition based on their league positions, the berths awarded to the 5th-placed team ( Europa League group stage ) and the League Cup winners ( Europa League second qualifying round ) were passed down the league .
Results drumhead [edit ]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 84 | 38 | +46 | 75 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 10 | +35 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 28 | +11 |
last updated : 13 May 2018.
source : Premier League
Results by matchday [edit ]
| 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 | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | D | L | W |
| Position | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
A
= Away;
H
= Home;
W
= Win;
D
= Draw;
L
= Loss Updated to match ( einsteinium ) played on 13 May 2018. source : 11v11
Matches [edit ]
On 14 June 2017, the fixtures for the extroverted season were announced. [ 115 ]
Liverpool v Watford
| 17 March 2018
Read more: EFL Trophy – Wikipedia 31 |
5–0 | Liverpool | ||
| 17:30 | Salah  4
‘ , 43 ‘ , 77 ‘ , 85 ‘ Firmino 49
‘ Gomez  52 ‘ |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,287 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
FA Cup [edit ]
Win Draw Loss In the FA Cup, Liverpool entered in the third base round and were drawn at home to Everton. [ 116 ]
EFL Cup [edit ]
liverpool joined the competition in the third round and were drawn away Leicester City. [ 117 ] Win Draw Loss
UEFA Champions League [edit ]
On 4 August 2017, Liverpool were drawn against Bundesliga slope 1899 Hoffenheim in a two-legged link for a invest in the main contest. [ 118 ] Win Draw Loss
Play-off Round [edit ]
Group stage [edit ]
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. [ 119 ]
Knockout phase [edit ]
Round of 16 [edit ]
The pull back for the round of 16 was held on 11 December 2017, 12:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. [ 120 ]
The pull for the quarter-finals was held on 16 March 2018, 12:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarter in Nyon, Switzerland. [ 121 ]
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 13 April 2018, 12:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. [ 125 ]
final [edit ]
Squad statistics [edit ]
Appearances [edit ]
- Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of match played 27 May 2018
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | UCL | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | ||||
| 1 | GK |  |
19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 33 | |
| 2 | DF |  |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 4 | DF |  |
14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 22 | |
| 5 | MF | |
33 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 50 | 40 | |
| 6 | DF |  |
29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 38 | |
| 7 | MF | |
32 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 26 | |
| 9 | FW |  |
37 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 47 | |
| 11 | FW |  |
36 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 52 | 48 | |
| 12 | DF | |
23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 27 | |
| 14 | MF | |
27 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 37 | |
| 17 | DF |  |
19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 20 | |
| 18 | DF |  |
16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 24 | |
| 19 | FW |  |
29 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 43 | |
| 20 | MF | |
12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | |
| 21 | MF | |
32 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 21 | |
| 22 | GK |  |
19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 22 | |
| 23 | MF | |
26 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 34 | |
| 26 | DF |  |
22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 30 | |
| 28 | FW | |
8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
| 29 | FW | |
21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6 | |
| 32 | DF |  |
25 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 31 | |
| 52 | GK |  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 58 | FW | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 66 | DF | |
19 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 30 | |
| Players who went out on loan or left permanently but made appearances for Liverpool prior to departing | |||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | |
14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | |
| 15 | FW | |
9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 5 | |
| 16 | MF |  |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 27 | FW | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 38 | DF | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Goalscorers [edit ]
Includes all competitive matches .
- As of match played 26 May 2018
- a b Players who left Liverpool, either on lend or permanently, during the temper
clean sheets [edit ]
Includes all competitive matches.
- Correct as of matches played on 13 May 2018
| No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | Champions League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
11 | 0 | 6 | 17 |
| 22 | |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
disciplinary record [edit ]
- As of matches played 13 May 2018
| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | UCL | Total | |||||
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| 1 | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 14 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 20 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 32 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 66 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 71 | 2 | ||
club awards [edit ]
End-of-season awards [edit ]
2018 Liverpool F.C. Players ’ Awards, held at Anfield on 10 May 2018. [ 126 ]
Liverpool Standard Chartered Player of the Month award [edit ]
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fans voting on Liverpoolfc.com
- ^[129] Lovren won the award following an on-line campaign by supporters, as he had received threats to his family because of his poor performance against Tottenham .
References [edit ]
Read more: 2015–16 Liverpool F.C. season – Wikipedia