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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 start after the 21st minute with 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]

First team

Last updated on 20 August 2017[14]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Loris Karius Germany GK (1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 31)
22 Simon Mignolet Belgium GK (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 36)
34 Ádám Bogdán Hungary GK (1987-09-27) 27 September 1987 (age 36)
52 Danny Ward Wales GK (1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 31)
Defenders
2 Nathaniel Clyne England RB (1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 (age 33)
3 Mamadou Sakho France CB (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 (age 34)
6 Dejan Lovren Croatia CB (1989-07-05) 5 July 1989 (age 35)
12 Joe Gomez England RB/LB/CB (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 27)
17 Ragnar Klavan Estonia CB (1985-10-30) 30 October 1985 (age 38)
18 Alberto Moreno Spain LB (1992-07-05) 5 July 1992 (age 32)
26 Andrew Robertson Scotland LB (1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 (age 30)
32 Joël Matip Cameroon CB (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 32)
38 Jon Flanagan England LB/RB (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31)
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold England RB (1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 25)
Midfielders
5 Georginio Wijnaldum Netherlands CM/AM (1990-11-11) 11 November 1990 (age 33)
7 James Milner Vice-Captain England LB/CM/RW/LW (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38)
10 Philippe Coutinho Brazil AM/LW (1992-06-12) 12 June 1992 (age 32)
14 Jordan Henderson Captain England CM/DM (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34)
16 Marko Grujić Serbia CM (1996-04-13) 13 April 1996 (age 28)
20 Adam Lallana England CM/AM/RW/LW (1988-05-10) 10 May 1988 (age 36)
23 Emre Can Germany DM/CM (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 (age 30)
25 Cameron Brannagan England CM (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 28)
40 Ryan Kent England RW/LW (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 27)
50 Lazar Marković Serbia RW/LW (1994-04-02) 2 April 1994 (age 30)
53 Ovie Ejaria England CM/AM (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 (age 26)
59 Harry Wilson Wales RW/LW (1997-03-22) 22 March 1997 (age 27)
Allan Brazil CM (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 27)
Forwards
9 Roberto Firmino Brazil FW/AM/LW (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 32)
11 Mohamed Salah Egypt FW/RW/LW (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 (age 32)
15 Daniel Sturridge England FW (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 34)
19 Sadio Mané Senegal RW/LW (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32)
27 Divock Origi Belgium FW (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 29)
28 Danny Ings England FW (1992-07-23) 23 July 1992 (age 31)
29 Dominic Solanke England FW (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 26)
58 Ben Woodburn Wales FW/RW/LW (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 24)

Transfers and loans

New contracts

Date Pos No. Player Ref.
7 July 2017 DF 66 England Trent Alexander-Arnold [15]
10 August 2017 MF 40 England Ryan Kent [16]

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 FW 11 Egypt Mohamed Salah Italy Roma £44,000,000 [17]
10 July 2017 FW 29 England Dominic Solanke England Chelsea Tribunal [18]
21 July 2017 DF 26 Scotland Andrew Robertson England Hull City £10,000,000 [19]
Total £54,000,000

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 GK 13 Austria Alex Manninger Retired [20]
3 July 2017 DF 47 England Andre Wisdom England Derby County £4,500,000 [21]
18 July 2017 MF 21 Brazil Lucas Leiva Italy Lazio £5,000,000 [22]
21 July 2017 MF 35 England Kevin Stewart England Hull City £8,000,000 [23]
Total £17,500,000

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
26 July 2017 End of season MF 68 Spain Pedro Chirivella Netherlands Willem II None [24]
28 July 2017 End of season DF 56 England Connor Randall Scotland Heart of Midlothian None [25]
31 July 2017 End of season FW Nigeria Taiwo Awoniyi Belgium Royal Excel Mouscron None [26]
1 August 2017 January 2018 GK England Shamal George England Carlisle United None [27]
16 August 2017 End of season FW 54 England Sheyi Ojo England Fulham None [28]

Transfer summary

Friendlies

Pre-season

As of 15 June 2017, Liverpool have announced four pre-season friendlies against Hertha BSC,[29] Athletic Bilbao[30] Tranmere Rovers and Wigan Athletic.[31]

12 July 2017 Friendly Tranmere Rovers 0–4 Liverpool Birkenhead, England
19:45 BST Report Milner 32' (pen.)
Grujić 42'
Chirivella 50'
Woodburn 78' (pen.)
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Mike Dean
14 July 2017 Friendly Wigan Athletic 1–1 Liverpool Wigan, England
19:30 BST Gilbey 21' Report Salah 45+1' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 12,715
Referee: Oliver Langford
29 July 2017 Friendly Hertha BSC Germany 0–3 England Liverpool Berlin, Germany
17:00 BST Report Solanke 16'
Wijnaldum 38'
Salah 63'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 54,279
5 August 2017 Friendly Liverpool England 3–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao Dublin, Ireland
17:15 BST Firmino 21' (pen.)
Woodburn 59'
Solanke 80'
Report Williams 30' Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 51,333

Premier League Asia Trophy

Liverpool faced Crystal Palace in their opening game at the 2017 Premier League Asia Trophy.[32]

19 July 2017 Semi-finals Liverpool 2–0 Crystal Palace Hong Kong
13:30 BST Solanke 61'
Grujić Yellow card 68'
Origi 79'
Report Dann Yellow card 42' Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 39,273
Referee: Bobby Madley (England)
22 July 2017 Final Liverpool 2–1 Leicester City Hong Kong
13:30 BST Salah 20'
Coutinho 44'
Report Slimani 12'
Mahrez Yellow card 43'
Ndidi Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 39,498
Referee: Bobby Madley (England)

Audi Cup

Details for the 2017 Audi Cup were announced on 15 June 2017.[33]

1 August 2017 (2017-08-01) Semi-finals Bayern Munich Germany 0–3 England Liverpool Munich, Germany
19:30 BST Sanches Yellow card 50'
Vidal Yellow card 89'
Report Mané 7'
Salah 34'
Sturridge 83'
Lallana Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 57,500
Referee: Robert Hartmann (Germany)
2 August 2017 Final Liverpool England 1–1
(4–5 p)
Spain Atlético Madrid Munich, Germany
19:30 BST Milner Yellow card 25'
Gomez Yellow card 45'
Klavan Yellow card 64'
Firmino 83' (pen.)
Report Bare 27'
González Yellow card 57'
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Penalties

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
EPL 6th 12 August 2017 13 May 2018
FA Cup 3R January 2018
EFL Cup R3 September 2017
UCL PO Group stage 15 August 2017

Updated to match played August 23, 2017
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 050.00
FA Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
UEFA Champions League 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3 100.00
Total 4 3 1 0 10 6 +4 075.00

Updated to match played August 23, 2017
Source: Competitions

Premier League

League table

Template:2017–18 Premier League table

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
2 1 1 0 4 3  +1 4 1 0 0 1 0  +1 0 1 0 3 3  0

Last updated: 19 August 2017.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by Matchday

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Matches

On 14 June 2017, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[34]

12 August 2017 1 Watford 3–3 Liverpool Watford
12:30 BST Okaka 8'
Doucouré 32'
Britos 90+4'
Report Mané 29' Yellow card 37'
Firmino 55' (pen.)
Salah 57'
Alexander-Arnold Yellow card 62'
Mignolet Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,407
Referee: Anthony Taylor
19 August 2017 2 Liverpool 1–0 Crystal Palace Liverpool
15:00 BST Henderson Yellow card 69'
Mané 73'
Report Puncheon Yellow card 15'
van Aanholt Yellow card 63'
Benteke Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,138
Referee: Kevin Friend
27 August 2017 3 Liverpool v Arsenal Liverpool
16:00 BST Report Stadium: Anfield

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss


January 2018 Third round v
--:-- GMT

EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss


September 2017 Third round v
--:-- BST

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.[35]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Play-off Round

15 August 2017 First leg 1899 Hoffenheim Germany 1–2 England Liverpool Sinsheim, Germany
20:45 CEST Hübner Yellow card 76'
Uth 87'
Report Alexander-Arnold 35' Yellow card 55'
Can Yellow card 51'
Nordtveit 74' (o.g.)
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 25,568
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
23 August 2017 Second leg Liverpool England 4–2
(6–3 agg.)
Germany 1899 Hoffenheim Liverpool, England
20:45 CEST Can 10', 21'
Salah 18'
Henderson Yellow card 45+1'
Firmino 63'
Report Uth 28'
Geiger Yellow card 30'
Kadeřábek Yellow card 37'
Vogt Yellow card 51'
Wagner 79'
Hübner Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Anfield
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Squad statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances not included in the list.
As of match played 19 August 2017
Sortable table
No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UCL Total
Apps Apps Apps Apps Apps
5 MF Netherlands Georginio Wijnaldum 2 0 0 1 3
6 DF Croatia Dejan Lovren 2 0 0 1 3
7 DF England James Milner 2 0 0 1 3
9 FW Brazil Roberto Firmino 2 0 0 1 3
11 FW Egypt Mohamed Salah 2 0 0 1 3
12 DF England Joe Gomez 2 0 0 0 2
14 MF England Jordan Henderson 2 0 0 1 3
15 FW England Daniel Sturridge 1 0 0 0 1
16 MF Serbia Marko Grujic 0 0 0 1 1
17 DF Estonia Ragnar Klavan 1 0 0 0 1
18 DF Spain Alberto Moreno 1 0 0 1 2
19 FW Senegal Sadio Mané 2 0 0 1 3
22 GK Belgium Simon Mignolet 2 0 0 1 3
23 MF Germany Emre Can 1 0 0 1 2
26 DF Scotland Andrew Robertson 1 0 0 0 1
27 FW Belgium Divock Origi 1 0 0 0 1
29 FW England Dominic Solanke 1 0 0 1 2
32 DF Cameroon Joël Matip 2 0 0 1 3
66 DF England Trent Alexander-Arnold 1 0 0 1 2

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 19 August 2017
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UCL Total
1 FW 19 Senegal Sadio Mané 2 0 0 0 2
2 FW 9 Brazil Roberto Firmino 1 0 0 0 1
FW 11 Egypt Mohamed Salah 1 0 0 0 1
DF 66 England Trent Alexander-Arnold 0 0 0 1 1
# Own Goals 0 0 0 1 1
Total 4 0 0 2 6

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 19 August 2017
No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UCL TOTAL
22 Belgium Simon Mignolet 1 0 0 0 1

Disciplinary record

As of matches played 19 August 2017
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UCL Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
14 MF Jordan Henderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW Sadio Mané 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 GK Simon Mignolet 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF Emre Can 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
66 DF Trent Alexander-Arnold 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0

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