2025–26 Liverpool F.C. season

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The 2025–26 season was Liverpool Football Club's 134th overall and their 64th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the FA Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League.

OwnerFenway Sports Group
ChairmanTom Werner
Head coachArne Slot
StadiumAnfield
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Liverpool
2025–26 season
OwnerFenway Sports Group
ChairmanTom Werner
Head coachArne Slot
StadiumAnfield
Premier League5th
FA CupQuarter-finals
EFL CupFourth round
FA Community ShieldRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Hugo Ekitike (11)
All:
Hugo Ekitike (17)
Highest home attendance60,466
(v. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Premier League, 27 December 2025)
Lowest home attendance59,507
(v. Atlético Madrid, UEFA Champions League, 17 September 2025)
Average home league attendance60,389
Biggest win6–0 v. Qarabağ (H)
UEFA Champions League, 28 January 2026
Biggest defeat0–4 v. Manchester City (A)
FA Cup, 4 April 2026
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On 30 May 2026, after a 5th place league finish and no silverware, the club announced that head coach Arne Slot had departed his role with immediate effect.[1]

First-team squad

This was the first season since 2015–16 without Trent Alexander-Arnold, the first since 2020–21 without Luis Díaz and the first since 2019–20 without Diogo Jota, who died in a car accident on 3 July 2025.[2][3] On 11 July 2025, Jota's squad number 20 was retired across all levels in his memory.[4]

More information No., Player ...
No. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Apps Goals Assists
Goalkeepers
1 Alisson Becker (3rd captain) Brazil (1992-10-02)2 October 1992 (aged 33) Italy Roma 333 1 3
25 Giorgi Mamardashvili Georgia (country) (2000-09-29)29 September 2000 (aged 25) Spain Valencia 20 0 0
28 Freddie Woodman England (1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 29) England Preston North End 4 0 0
41 Ármin Pécsi Hungary (2005-02-24)24 February 2005 (aged 21) Hungary Puskás Akadémia 0 0 0
95 Harvey Davies England (2003-09-03)3 September 2003 (aged 22) England LFC Academy 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Joe Gomez (5th captain) England (1997-05-23)23 May 1997 (aged 29) England Charlton Athletic 274 0 11
4 Virgil van Dijk (captain) Netherlands (1991-07-08)8 July 1991 (aged 34) England Southampton 374 36 14
5 Ibrahima Konaté France (1999-05-25)25 May 1999 (aged 27) Germany RB Leipzig 183 7 4
6 Milos Kerkez Hungary (2003-11-07)7 November 2003 (aged 22) England Bournemouth 48 2 2
12 Conor Bradley Northern Ireland (2003-07-09)9 July 2003 (aged 22) England LFC Academy 78 1 12
15 Giovanni Leoni Italy (2006-12-21)21 December 2006 (aged 19) Italy Parma 1 0 0
26 Andy Robertson (vice-captain) Scotland (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 32) England Hull City 378 14 69
30 Jeremie Frimpong Netherlands (2000-12-10)10 December 2000 (aged 25) Germany Bayer Leverkusen 35 2 1
46 Rhys Williams England (2001-02-03)3 February 2001 (aged 25) England LFC Academy 19 0 0
47 Calvin Ramsay Scotland (2003-07-31)31 July 2003 (aged 22) Scotland Aberdeen 4 0 0
Midfielders
3 Wataru Endo Japan (1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 33) Germany VfB Stuttgart 87 2 2
7 Florian Wirtz Germany (2003-05-03)3 May 2003 (aged 23) Germany Bayer Leverkusen 49 7 8
8 Dominik Szoboszlai Hungary (2000-10-25)25 October 2000 (aged 25) Germany RB Leipzig 147 28 24
10 Alexis Mac Allister Argentina (1998-12-24)24 December 1998 (aged 27) England Brighton & Hove Albion 150 19 20
17 Curtis Jones England (2001-01-30)30 January 2001 (aged 25) England LFC Academy 228 22 22
38 Ryan Gravenberch Netherlands (2002-05-16)16 May 2002 (aged 24) Germany Bayern Munich 137 10 12
42 Trey Nyoni England (2007-06-30)30 June 2007 (aged 19) England LFC Academy 20 0 1
43 Stefan Bajcetic Spain (2004-10-22)22 October 2004 (aged 21) England LFC Academy 22 1 0
53 James McConnell England (2004-09-13)13 September 2004 (aged 21) England LFC Academy 13 0 1
Forwards
9 Alexander Isak Sweden (1999-09-21)21 September 1999 (aged 26) England Newcastle United 22 4 1
11 Mohamed Salah (4th captain) Egypt (1992-06-15)15 June 1992 (aged 34) Italy Roma 442 257 120
14 Federico Chiesa Italy (1997-10-25)25 October 1997 (aged 28) Italy Juventus 50 5 4
18 Cody Gakpo Netherlands (1999-05-07)7 May 1999 (aged 27) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 180 50 20
22 Hugo Ekitike France (2002-06-20)20 June 2002 (aged 24) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 45 17 6
73 Rio Ngumoha England (2008-08-29)29 August 2008 (aged 17) England LFC Academy 30 2 1
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New contracts

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. No. Player Until Ref.
First team
18 June 2025GK56Czech Republic Vítězslav JarošUndisclosed[5]
26 June 2025GK95England Harvey DaviesUndisclosed[6]
30 June 2025MF42England Trey NyoniUndisclosed[7]
29 August 2025MF53England James McConnell2030[8]
30 August 2025FW18Netherlands Cody Gakpo2030[9]
25 September 2025FW73England Rio Ngumoha2028[a][10]
7 March 2026MF38Netherlands Ryan Gravenberch2032[11]
Academy
23 July 2025FW81Egypt Kareem AhmedUndisclosed[a][12]
24 July 2025MF55England Joe BradshawUndisclosed[a][13]
25 July 2025DF63Wales Owen BeckUndisclosed[14]
14 August 2025MF91England Luca StephensonUndisclosed[15]
10 September 2025DF90England Emmanuel AirobomaUndisclosed[a][16]
10 March 2026FW–England Finn InglethorpeUndisclosed[a][17]
24 March 2026MF–England Joe UptonUndisclosed[a][18]
14 April 2026DF89England DJ EsdailleUndisclosed[a][19]
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  1. [a]
    First professional contract.

Retired numbers

See also: List of retired numbers in association football
More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Tenure Notes Ref.
20FWPortugal Diogo Jota2020–25Posthumous honour[4]
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Transfers

In

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. No. Player From Fee Ref.
1 June 2025DF30Netherlands Jeremie FrimpongGermany Bayer Leverkusen £29,500,000[20]
7 June 2025GK41Hungary Ármin PécsiHungary Puskás Akadémia £1,500,000[21]
20 June 2025MF7Germany Florian WirtzGermany Bayer Leverkusen £100,000,000[a][22]
26 June 2025DF6Hungary Milos KerkezEngland Bournemouth £40,000,000[23]
1 July 2025[b]GK25Georgia (country) Giorgi MamardashviliSpain Valencia £25,000,000[c][24]
1 July 2025GK28England Freddie WoodmanEngland Preston North End Free transfer[25]
23 July 2025FW22France Hugo EkitikeGermany Eintracht Frankfurt £69,000,000[d][26]
4 August 2025FW79England Will WrightEngland Salford City £200,000[27]
15 August 2025DF15Italy Giovanni LeoniItaly Parma £26,000,000[e][28]
1 September 2025FW9Sweden Alexander IsakEngland Newcastle United £125,000,000[29]
9 January 2026DF75Senegal Mor Talla NdiayeSenegal Amitié [fr] £1,000,000[30]
Decrease Spending: £417,200,000
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  1. [a]
    Fee may eventually rise to £116,500,000.
  2. [b]
    The transfer was completed on 27 August 2024, both clubs agreed that Mamardashvili would join at the start of the 2025–26 season.
  3. [c]
    Fee may eventually rise to £29,000,000.
  4. [d]
    Fee may eventually rise to £79,000,000.
  5. [e]
    Fee may eventually rise to £30,000,000.

Note1: On 26 January 2026, Liverpool completed a transfer for defender Ifeanyi Ndukwe from Austria Wien for a reported fee of £2,600,000. Both clubs confirmed that the Austrian youth international would be joining the Premier League club at the start of the 2026–27 season.[31]

Note2: On 2 February 2026, Liverpool completed a transfer for defender Jérémy Jacquet from Rennes for a reported fee of £55,000,000 plus £5,000,000 in potential add-ons. Both clubs confirmed that the French youth international would be joining the Premier League club at the start of the 2026–27 season.[32]

Out

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. No. Player To Fee Ref.
1 June 2025DF66England Trent Alexander-ArnoldSpain Real Madrid £8,400,000[a][33]
3 June 2025GK62Republic of Ireland Caoimhín KelleherEngland Brentford £12,500,000[b][34]
23 June 2025DF47England Nat PhillipsEngland West Bromwich Albion £3,000,000[35]
30 June 2025GK75Poland Jakub OjrzyńskiSweden Örebro SK Free transfer[36][37]
30 June 2025MF79England Dominic CornessWales The New Saints Free transfer[38]
30 June 2025FW82England Ranel YoungSerbia Ušće Free transfer[39]
30 June 2025GK86England Reece TruemanEngland Vauxhall Motors Free transfer[36][40]
30 June 2025DF90England Lee JonasWales Flint Town United Free transfer[36][41]
30 June 2025DF–England Louis Enahoro-MarcusEngland Leeds United Free transfer[36][42]
30 June 2025DF–England Harry EversEngland Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer[36][43]
2 July 2025DF78England Jarell QuansahGermany Bayer Leverkusen £30,000,000[c][44]
30 July 2025FW7Colombia Luis DíazGermany Bayern Munich £60,000,000[d][45]
5 August 2025MF80England Tyler MortonFrance Lyon £10,000,000[e][46]
9 August 2025FW9Uruguay Darwin NúñezSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal £46,200,000[f][47]
18 August 2025FW50Scotland Ben Gannon-DoakEngland Bournemouth £20,000,000[g][48]
1 January 2026DF77England James NorrisRepublic of Ireland Shelbourne Undisclosed[49]
27 February 2026FW51Republic of Ireland Trent Koné-DohertyNorway Molde £658,000[50]
Increase Income: £190,758,000 + Undisclosed fees
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  1. [a]
    Fee may eventually rise to £10,000,000.
  2. [b]
    Fee may eventually rise to £18,000,000.
  3. [c]
    Fee may eventually rise to £35,000,000.
  4. [d]
    Fee may eventually rise to £65,500,000.
  5. [e]
    Fee may eventually rise to £15,000,000.
  6. [f]
    Fee may eventually rise to £56,600,000.
  7. [g]
    Fee may eventually rise to £25,000,000.

Loans in

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. No. Player From Date until Ref.
No loans in
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Loans out

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. No. Player To Date until Ref.
1 July 2025GK56Czech Republic Vítězslav JarošNetherlands AjaxEnd of season[5]
1 July 2025GK95England Harvey DaviesEngland Crawley Town2 February 2026[a][6][51]
25 July 2025DF63Wales Owen BeckEngland Derby County4 January 2026[b][14][52]
1 August 2025DF52England Isaac MabayaEngland Wigan AthleticEnd of season[53]
14 August 2025MF91England Luca StephensonScotland Dundee UnitedEnd of season[15]
22 August 2025FW67Wales Lewis KoumasEngland Birmingham City26 January 2026[c][54][55]
28 August 2025MF85England James BalagiziEngland Forest Green Rovers7 January 2026[d][56][57]
29 August 2025MF53England James McConnellNetherlands Ajax2 February 2026[e][8][58]
31 August 2025DF21Greece Kostas TsimikasItaly RomaEnd of season[59]
1 September 2025MF19England Harvey ElliottEngland Aston VillaEnd of season[60]
21 January 2026DF44England Luke ChambersEngland Charlton AthleticEnd of season[61]
30 January 2026FW67Wales Lewis KoumasEngland Hull CityEnd of season[62]
1 February 2026DF48England Calum ScanlonWales Cardiff CityEnd of season[63]
5 March 2026GK93Poland Fabian MrozekUnited States FC CincinnatiEnd of season[64]
17 March 2026DF69England Josh DavidsonEngland BuxtonEnd of season[65]
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  1. [a]
    On 2 February 2026, Davies was recalled from his loan at Crawley Town.
  2. [b]
    On 4 January 2026, Beck returned from Derby County due to injury.
  3. [c]
    On 26 January 2026, Koumas was recalled from his loan at Birmingham City.
  4. [d]
    On 7 January 2026, Balagizi returned from Forest Green Rovers due to injury.
  5. [e]
    On 2 February 2026, McConnell was recalled from his loan at Ajax.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 31 March 2025, Liverpool announced they would return to Asia for a pre-season tour, with one friendly confirmed against AC Milan in Hong Kong.[66] A week later, the second friendly of the tour was confirmed to be against Yokohama F. Marinos in Yokohama, marking their first ever pre-season tour in Japan.[67] An extra friendly ahead of the Asian tour against Preston North End was confirmed on 5 June 2025.[68] Five days later, a double-header at Anfield against Athletic Bilbao was added to conclude the pre-season fixtures.[69] On 20 July 2025, a behind-closed-doors friendly was played against Stoke City at the Liverpool Training Centre.[70]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 July 2025 Friendly Preston North End 1–3 Liverpool Preston, England
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 21,289
Referee: Darren England (England)
20 July 2025 Friendly Liverpool 5–0 Stoke City Kirkby, England
12:00 BST
Report Stadium: Liverpool Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
26 July 2025 Standard Chartered Trophy Liverpool 2–4 Milan Kowloon, Hong Kong
19:30 HKT
Report
Stadium: Kai Tak Sports Park
Attendance: 49,704
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)
30 July 2025 J.League World Challenge Yokohama F. Marinos 1–3 Liverpool Yokohama, Japan
19:30 JST
Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 67,032
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto (Japan)
4 August 2025 Friendly Liverpool 4–1 Athletic Bilbao Liverpool, England
17:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 59,774
Referee: Robert Jones (England)
4 August 2025 Friendly Liverpool 3–2 Athletic Bilbao Liverpool, England
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 59,774
Referee: Darren England (England)

Competitions

Overall record

More information Competition, First match ...
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 15 August 2025 24 May 2026 Matchday 1 5th 38 17 9 12 63 53 +10 044.74
FA Cup 12 January 2026 4 April 2026 Third round Quarter-finals 4 3 0 1 10 6 +4 075.00
EFL Cup 23 September 2025 29 October 2025 Third round Fourth round 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 050.00
FA Community Shield 10 August 2025 Final Runners-up 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
UEFA Champions League 17 September 2025 14 April 2026 League phase Quarter-finals 12 7 0 5 24 13 +11 058.33
Total 57 28 10 19 101 78 +23 049.12
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Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2025–26 Premier League

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Manchester United 38 20 11 7 69 50 +19 71 Qualification for the Champions League league phase[a]
4 Aston Villa 38 19 8 11 56 49 +7 65
5 Liverpool 38 17 9 12 63 53 +10 60
6 Bournemouth 38 13 18 7 58 54 +4 57 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[b]
7 Sunderland 38 14 12 12 42 48 −6 54
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Source: Premier League
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[72]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The Premier League gained an additional Champions League place as a result of England gaining one of the two European Performance Spots (EPS) awarded to the two associations with the highest UEFA coefficient points in 2025–26.[71]
  2. [b]
    Since the winners of the 2025–26 FA Cup and 2025–26 EFL Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League by league position, the spot reserved for the FA Cup winners (Europa League league phase) was passed to the seventh-placed team, and the spot reserved for the EFL Cup winners (Conference League play-off round) was passed to the eighth-placed team.

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 17 9 12 63 53  +10 60 10 6 3 34 20  +14 7 3 9 29 33  −4
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Source: Soccerway

Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWWWLLLLWLLWDDWWWDDDDLWLWWWLDLWWWLDLD
Position4311112473812891075444446666656555544455
Points3691215151515151818182122232629323334353636393942454848494952555858595960
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Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 18 June 2025.[73][74]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 August 2025 1 Liverpool 4–2 Bournemouth Liverpool
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,315
Referee: Anthony Taylor
25 August 2025 2 Newcastle United 2–3 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,230
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 23 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[75]
31 August 2025 3 Liverpool 1–0 Arsenal Liverpool
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,455
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 30 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[75]
14 September 2025 4 Burnley 0–1 Liverpool Burnley
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,678
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 13 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[76]
20 September 2025 5 Liverpool 2–1 Everton Liverpool
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,342
Referee: Darren England
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcast.[76]
27 September 2025 6 Crystal Palace 2–1 Liverpool Selhurst
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,118
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
4 October 2025 7 Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool Fulham
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,767
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[77]
19 October 2025 8 Liverpool 1–2 Manchester United Liverpool
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,337
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 18 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[77]
25 October 2025 9 Brentford 3–2 Liverpool Brentford
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 17,214
Referee: Simon Hooper / Tim Robinson[a]
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved to 12:30 for live TNT Sports broadcast,[77] and later moved due to Liverpool's participation in the UEFA Champions League league phase on the preceding Wednesday.[79]
1 November 2025 10 Liverpool 2–0 Aston Villa Liverpool
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,407
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcast.[80]
9 November 2025 11 Manchester City 3–0 Liverpool Manchester
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,511
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 8 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[80]
22 November 2025 12 Liverpool 0–3 Nottingham Forest Liverpool
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,419
Referee: Andrew Madley
30 November 2025 13 West Ham United 0–2 Liverpool Stratford
14:05 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 62,469
Referee: Darren England
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 29 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[80]
3 December 2025 14 Liverpool 1–1 Sunderland Liverpool
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,414
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 20:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[81]
6 December 2025 15 Leeds United 3–3 Liverpool Leeds
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,842
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[81]
13 December 2025 16 Liverpool 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,429
Referee: Craig Pawson
20 December 2025 17 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Liverpool Tottenham
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 61,138
Referee: John Brooks
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[81]
27 December 2025 18 Liverpool 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,466
Referee: Simon Hooper
1 January 2026 19 Liverpool 0–0 Leeds United Liverpool
17:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,343
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 30 December 2025, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[82]
4 January 2026 20 Fulham 2–2 Liverpool Fulham
15:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 27,547
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 3 January, but was moved to 4 January at 15:00 for live Sky Sports broadcast,[82] and later delayed by 15 minutes due to a medical emergency at the stadium.[83]
8 January 2026 21 Arsenal 0–0 Liverpool Holloway
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,258
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 7 January, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[82]
17 January 2026 22 Liverpool 1–1 Burnley Liverpool
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,431
Referee: Andrew Madley
24 January 2026 23 Bournemouth 3–2 Liverpool Bournemouth
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,260
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[84]
31 January 2026 24 Liverpool 4–1 Newcastle United Liverpool
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,416
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcast.[84]
8 February 2026 25 Liverpool 1–2 Manchester City Liverpool
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,336
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 7 February, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[85]
11 February 2026 26 Sunderland 0–1 Liverpool Sunderland
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,159
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 20:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcast.[85]
22 February 2026 27 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Liverpool West Bridgford
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 30,737
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 21 February, but was moved due to Nottingham Forest's participation in the UEFA Europa League knockout phase play-offs on the preceding Thursday.[86]
28 February 2026 28 Liverpool 5–2 West Ham United Liverpool
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,425
Referee: Tim Robinson
3 March 2026 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Liverpool Wolverhampton
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 30,247
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 4 March, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcast.[87]
15 March 2026 30 Liverpool 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,386
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 March, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[87]
21 March 2026 31 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Liverpool Brighton and Hove
12:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,680
Referee: Darren England
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved to 12:30 for live TNT Sports broadcast,[87] and later delayed by 15 minutes due to a road traffic accident nearby the stadium.[88]
11 April 2026 32 Liverpool 2–0 Fulham Liverpool
17:30 BST
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,401
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[89]
19 April 2026 33 Everton 1–2 Liverpool Liverpool
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium
Attendance: 52,585
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 18 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[89]
25 April 2026 34 Liverpool 3–1 Crystal Palace Liverpool
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,314
Referee: Andrew Madley
3 May 2026 35 Manchester United 3–2 Liverpool Trafford
15:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,027
Referee: Darren England
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 2 May, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[90]
9 May 2026 36 Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea Liverpool
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,429
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcast.[91]
15 May 2026 37 Aston Villa 4–2 Liverpool Birmingham
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 43,033
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off on 17 May, but was moved to 12:30 for live Sky Sports broadcast,[92] and later moved due to Aston Villa's participation in the UEFA Europa League final on the following Wednesday.[93]
24 May 2026 38 Liverpool 1–1 Brentford Liverpool
16:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,325
Referee: Darren England
  1. [a]
    Hooper was replaced by the fourth official Robinson at half-time, after he suffered from a hamstring injury.[78]

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

As a Premier League side, Liverpool entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home to League One club Barnsley.[94][95] In the fourth round, they were drawn at home to Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion.[96][97] They were then drawn away to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers in the fifth round,[98][99] and away to Premier League club Manchester City in the quarter-finals.[100][101]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 January 2026 Third round Liverpool 4–1 Barnsley Liverpool
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,206
Referee: Farai Hallam
14 February 2026 Fourth round Liverpool 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,227
Referee: Stuart Attwell
6 March 2026 Fifth round Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Liverpool Wolverhampton
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 29,881
Referee: Farai Hallam
4 April 2026 Quarter-finals Manchester City 4–0 Liverpool Manchester
12:45 BST
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 50,754
Referee: Michael Oliver

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

As one of the Premier League clubs participating in European competitions, Liverpool entered the EFL Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home to Championship club Southampton.[102][103] In the fourth round, they were drawn at home to Premier League side Crystal Palace.[104][105]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

23 September 2025 Third round Liverpool 2–1 Southampton Liverpool
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 59,518
Referee: Thomas Bramall
29 October 2025 Fourth round Liverpool 0–3 Crystal Palace Liverpool
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,420
Referee: Craig Pawson

FA Community Shield

Main article: 2025 FA Community Shield

As the defending Premier League champions, Liverpool faced the reigning FA Cup winners Crystal Palace in the FA Community Shield.[106]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2025 Final Crystal Palace 2–2
(3–2 p)		 Liverpool Wembley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 82,645
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Penalties

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League

As the reigning champions in the Premier League, Liverpool entered the UEFA Champions League in the league phase.

League phase

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League league phase

The league phase draw was held on 28 August 2025. Liverpool were drawn at home to Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, PSV Eindhoven, Qarabağ, and away to Inter Milan, Eintracht Frankfurt, Marseille and Galatasaray.[107][108]

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 The Football Association Arsenal 8 8 0 0 23 4 +19 24 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
2 German Football Association Bayern Munich 8 7 0 1 22 8 +14 21
3 The Football Association Liverpool 8 6 0 2 20 8 +12 18
4 The Football Association Tottenham Hotspur 8 5 2 1 17 7 +10 17
5 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona 8 5 1 2 22 14 +8 16
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Source: UEFA[109]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
More information Round, Ground ...
Round12345678
GroundHAAHHAAH
ResultWLWWLWWW
Position111710813943
Points33699121518
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Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 September 2025 1 Liverpool England 3–2 Spain Atlético Madrid Liverpool, England
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 59,507
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
30 September 2025 2 Galatasaray Turkey 1–0 England Liverpool Istanbul, Turkey
22:00 TRT
Report
Stadium: Rams Park
Attendance: 50,651
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
22 October 2025 3 Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 1–5 England Liverpool Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 58,700
Referee: François Letexier (France)
4 November 2025 4 Liverpool England 1–0 Spain Real Madrid Liverpool, England
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 59,916
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
26 November 2025 5 Liverpool England 1–4 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Liverpool, England
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 59,964
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
9 December 2025 6 Inter Milan Italy 0–1 England Liverpool Milan, Italy
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 73,892
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
21 January 2026 7 Marseille France 0–3 England Liverpool Marseille, France
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 65,631
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
28 January 2026 8 Liverpool England 6–0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ Liverpool, England
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,043
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

As a top-eight team in the league phase, Liverpool entered the knockout phase directly into the round of 16.

Round of 16

The round of 16 draw was held on 27 February 2026. Liverpool were drawn against Turkish champions Galatasaray, with the first leg away and the second leg at home.[110][111]

10 March 2026 First leg Galatasaray Turkey 1–0 England Liverpool Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 TRT
Report
Stadium: Rams Park
Attendance: 51,373
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
18 March 2026 Second leg Liverpool England 4–0
(4–1 agg.)		 Turkey Galatasaray Liverpool, England
20:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 59,980
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals draw were automatically determined after the round of 16 draw on 27 February 2026. As a result, Liverpool faced French champions and defending European champions Paris Saint-Germain, with the first leg away and the second leg at home.[110][112]

8 April 2026 First leg Paris Saint-Germain France 2–0 England Liverpool Paris, France
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,511
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
14 April 2026 Second leg Liverpool England 0–2
(0–4 agg.)		 France Paris Saint-Germain Liverpool, England
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 59,627
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupChampions LeagueCommunity Shield
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Brazil BRA Alisson Becker 35026+002+000+006+001+00
2 DF England ENG Joe Gomez 3307+1403+102+004+200+00
3 MF Japan JPN Wataru Endo 1201+700+002+000+100+10
4 DF Netherlands NED Virgil van Dijk 55838+064+000+0012+021+00
5 DF France FRA Ibrahima Konaté 51236+012+200+0010+011+00
6 DF Hungary HUN Milos Kerkez 48227+722+001+107+201+00
7 MF Germany GER Florian Wirtz 49727+652+210+0010+111+00
8 MF Hungary HUN Dominik Szoboszlai 531336+064+020+0012+051+00
9 FW Sweden SWE Alexander Isak 2248+630+001+014+300+00
10 MF Argentina ARG Alexis Mac Allister 55532+523+101+009+330+10
11 FW Egypt EGY Mohamed Salah 411223+473+020+007+331+00
12 DF Northern Ireland NIR Conor Bradley 21012+300+000+101+400+00
14 FW Italy ITA Federico Chiesa 3631+2522+102+000+510+00
15 DF Italy ITA Giovanni Leoni 100+000+001+000+000+00
17 MF England ENG Curtis Jones 49318+1614+021+005+401+00
18 FW Netherlands NED Cody Gakpo 52932+473+100+006+521+00
22 FW France FRA Hugo Ekitike 451721+7111+210+1111+131+01
25 GK Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Mamardashvili 20010+002+001+006+100+00
26 DF Scotland SCO Andy Robertson 36311+1312+012+005+210+10
28 GK England ENG Freddie Woodman 402+100+001+000+000+00
30 DF Netherlands NED Jeremie Frimpong 35212+901+211+008+101+01
38 MF Netherlands NED Ryan Gravenberch 50634+252+100+0011+010+00
42 MF England ENG Trey Nyoni 1400+600+302+000+300+00
47 DF Scotland SCO Calvin Ramsay 200+000+101+000+000+00
49 FW England ENG Kaide Gordon 100+000+000+100+000+00
65 DF England ENG Amara Nallo 200+000+000+100+100+00
68 MF Northern Ireland NIR Kieran Morrison 200+000+101+000+000+00
73 FW England ENG Rio Ngumoha 2925+1422+202+000+400+00
76 FW England ENG Jayden Danns 100+000+000+100+000+00
92 DF England ENG Wellity Lucky 100+000+000+100+000+00
Player who featured but departed the club on loan during the season:
19 MF England ENG Harvey Elliott 200+100+000+000+000+10
Player who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
51 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Trent Kone-Doherty 100+000+000+100+000+00
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Goals

More information Rank, Pos. ...
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
1 FW22France Hugo Ekitike 111131 17
2 MF8Hungary Dominik Szoboszlai 62050 13
3 FW11Egypt Mohamed Salah 72030 12
4 FW18Netherlands Cody Gakpo 70020 9
5 DF4Netherlands Virgil van Dijk 60020 8
6 MF7Germany Florian Wirtz 51010 7
7 MF38Netherlands Ryan Gravenberch 50010 6
8 MF10Argentina Alexis Mac Allister 20030 5
9 FW9Sweden Alexander Isak 30100 4
10 FW14Italy Federico Chiesa 20010 3
MF17England Curtis Jones 12000 3
DF26Scotland Andy Robertson 11010 3
13 DF5France Ibrahima Konaté 10010 2
DF6Hungary Milos Kerkez 20000 2
DF30Netherlands Jeremie Frimpong 01001 2
FW73England Rio Ngumoha 20000 2
Own goals 20010 3
Total 63102242 101
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Clean sheets

More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
1 1Brazil Alisson Becker 81040 13
2 25Georgia (country) Giorgi Mamardashvili 20010 3
Total 101050 16
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Disciplinary record

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
Yellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card
1GKBrazil Alisson Becker 100000000000000 100
2DFEngland Joe Gomez 400100000100000 600
3MFJapan Wataru Endo 100000000000000 100
4DFNetherlands Virgil van Dijk 400000000200000 600
5DFFrance Ibrahima Konaté 700100000100100 1000
6DFHungary Milos Kerkez 400100000100000 600
7MFGermany Florian Wirtz 100000000000100 200
8MFHungary Dominik Szoboszlai 801100000100000 1001
10MFArgentina Alexis Mac Allister 700000000300000 1000
11FWEgypt Mohamed Salah 100000000000100 200
12DFNorthern Ireland Conor Bradley 500000000200000 700
14FWItaly Federico Chiesa 300000100000000 400
17MFEngland Curtis Jones 200000000200000 400
18FWNetherlands Cody Gakpo 300000000000000 300
22FWFrance Hugo Ekitike 000000010100000 110
26DFScotland Andy Robertson 000000100000000 100
30DFNetherlands Jeremie Frimpong 100000000000000 100
38MFNetherlands Ryan Gravenberch 500100000200000 800
65DFEngland Amara Nallo 000000001000000 001
Total 57015002111600300 8312
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Club awards

Player of the Month award

Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fans voting on liverpoolfc.com

More information Month, Player ...
Month Player Ref.
AugustHungary Dominik Szoboszlai[113]
SeptemberItaly Federico Chiesa[114]
OctoberHungary Dominik Szoboszlai[115]
November[116]
DecemberFrance Hugo Ekitike[117]
JanuaryGermany Florian Wirtz[118]
FebruaryHungary Dominik Szoboszlai[119]
March[120]
AprilEgypt Mohamed Salah[121]
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Player of the Season award

Dominik Szoboszlai won the Player of the Season award.[122]

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