2026–27 Liverpool F.C. season

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The 2026–27 season is Liverpool Football Club's 135th overall and their 65th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the UEFA Champions League.

OwnerFenway Sports Group
ChairmanTom Werner
Head coachAndoni Iraola
StadiumAnfield
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Liverpool
2026–27 season
OwnerFenway Sports Group
ChairmanTom Werner
Head coachAndoni Iraola
StadiumAnfield
Premier LeaguePre-season
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase
← 2025–26
2027–28 →
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Coaching staff

As of pre-season[1]

This season is the first under new head coach Andoni Iraola, who was appointed on a two-year contract on 4 June 2026,[2] succeeding Arne Slot after he departed on 30 May 2026.[3]

More information Position, Name ...
Position Name
Head coachSpain Andoni Iraola
Assistant coachSpain Pablo de la Torre
First-team coachEngland Tommy Elphick
England Shaun Cooper
Individual lead coachBrazil Luiz Fernando Iubel
First-team goalkeeping coachSpain Alejandro Rosalen
First-team doctorEngland Amit Pannu
Director of medicine and performanceEngland Jonathan Power
Head of physical performanceNorthern Ireland Conall Murtagh
Head of first-team analysisGibraltar Jansen Moreno
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First-team squad

As of pre-season[1]

This season is the first since 2016–17 without Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson, and the first since 2020–21 without Ibrahima Konaté, all of whom departed the club upon the expiry of their respective contracts.

More information No., Player ...
No. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Apps Goals Assists
Goalkeepers
1 Alisson Becker (vice-captain) Brazil GK (1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 (age 33) Italy Roma 333 1 3
25 Giorgi Mamardashvili Georgia (country) GK (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 25) Spain Valencia 20 0 0
28 Freddie Woodman England GK (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 29) England Preston North End 4 0 0
56 Vítězslav Jaroš Czech Republic GK (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 25) England LFC Academy 2 0 0
95 Harvey Davies England GK (2003-09-03) 3 September 2003 (age 22) England LFC Academy 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Joe Gomez (3rd captain) England RB / CB (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 29) England Charlton Athletic 274 0 11
4 Virgil van Dijk (captain) Netherlands CB (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 35) England Southampton 374 36 14
5 Jérémy Jacquet France CB (2005-07-13) 13 July 2005 (age 21) France Rennes 0 0 0
6 Milos Kerkez Hungary LB (2003-11-07) 7 November 2003 (age 22) England Bournemouth 48 2 2
12 Conor Bradley Northern Ireland RB (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 23) England LFC Academy 78 1 12
15 Giovanni Leoni Italy CB (2006-12-21) 21 December 2006 (age 19) Italy Parma 1 0 0
21 Kostas Tsimikas Greece LB (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 (age 30) Greece Olympiacos 115 0 18
30 Jeremie Frimpong Netherlands RWB / RB (2000-12-10) 10 December 2000 (age 25) Germany Bayer Leverkusen 35 2 1
47 Calvin Ramsay Scotland RB (2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 22) Scotland Aberdeen 4 0 0
Midfielders
3 Wataru Endo Japan DM (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 33) Germany VfB Stuttgart 87 2 2
7 Florian Wirtz Germany AM (2003-05-03) 3 May 2003 (age 23) Germany Bayer Leverkusen 49 7 8
8 Dominik Szoboszlai Hungary CM / AM (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 25) Germany RB Leipzig 147 28 24
10 Alexis Mac Allister Argentina CM (1998-12-24) 24 December 1998 (age 27) England Brighton & Hove Albion 150 19 20
17 Curtis Jones England CM (2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 (age 25) England LFC Academy 228 22 22
19 Harvey Elliott England AM (2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 23) England Fulham 149 15 17
38 Ryan Gravenberch Netherlands DM (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 24) Germany Bayern Munich 137 10 12
42 Trey Nyoni England CM (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 19) England LFC Academy 20 0 1
43 Stefan Bajcetic Spain DM (2004-10-22) 22 October 2004 (age 21) England LFC Academy 22 1 0
53 James McConnell England DM (2004-09-13) 13 September 2004 (age 21) England LFC Academy 13 0 1
Forwards
9 Alexander Isak Sweden CF (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 26) England Newcastle United 22 4 1
14 Federico Chiesa Italy RW / CF (1997-10-25) 25 October 1997 (age 28) Italy Juventus 50 5 4
18 Cody Gakpo Netherlands LW / CF (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 27) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 180 50 20
22 Hugo Ekitike France CF (2002-06-20) 20 June 2002 (age 24) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 45 17 6
73 Rio Ngumoha England LW (2008-08-29) 29 August 2008 (age 17) England LFC Academy 30 2 1
– Víctor Muñoz Spain LW / CF (2003-07-13) 13 July 2003 (age 23) Spain Osasuna 0 0 0
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New contracts

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. No. Player Date until Ref.
First team
17 July 2026MF8Hungary Dominik Szoboszlai30 June 2031[4]
23 July 2026GK28England Freddie Woodman30 June 2029[5]
Academy
27 May 2026MF68Northern Ireland Kieran Morrison30 June 2030[6]
11 June 2026DF–Wales Prince Cissé30 June 2029[a][7]
16 July 2026MF58England Oliver O'Connor30 June 2028[a][8]
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  1. [a]
    First professional contract.

Transfers

In

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. No. Player From Fee Ref.
First team
1 July 2026[a]DF5France Jérémy JacquetFrance Rennes £55,000,000[b][9]
1 July 2026[c]FW–Spain Víctor MuñozSpain Osasuna £34,500,000[10]
Academy
1 July 2026[d]DF–Austria Ifeanyi NdukweAustria Austria Wien £2,600,000[11]
Decrease Spending: £92,100,000 + Undisclosed fees
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  1. [a]
    The transfer was completed on 2 February 2026, both clubs agreed that Jacquet would join at the start of the 2026–27 season.
  2. [b]
    Fee may eventually rise to £60,000,000.
  3. [c]
    The transfer was completed on 18 June 2026, both clubs agreed that Muñoz would join at the start of the 2026–27 season.
  4. [d]
    The transfer was completed on 26 January 2026, both clubs agreed that Ndukwe would join at the start of the 2026–27 season.

Note: On 21 July 2026, Liverpool completed a transfer for midfielder Samuel Martínez from Atlético Nacional for a reported fee of £750,000. Both clubs confirmed that the Colombian youth international would be joining the Premier League club at the start of the 2027–28 season.[12]

Out

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. No. Player To Fee Ref.
First team
30 June 2026DF5France Ibrahima KonatéSpain Real Madrid Free transfer[13][14]
30 June 2026FW11Egypt Mohamed Salah Free agent Free transfer[15]
30 June 2026DF26Scotland Andy RobertsonEngland Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer[16][17]
30 June 2026DF46England Rhys Williams Free agent Free transfer[18]
Academy
18 June 2026DF57England Carter PinningtonEngland West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed[19]
30 June 2026DF59Wales Terence Miles Free agent Free transfer[20]
30 June 2026DF69England Josh Davidson Free agent Free transfer[20]
30 June 2026FW81Egypt Kareem Ahmed Free agent Free transfer[20]
30 June 2026MF85England James Balagizi Free agent Free transfer[20]
30 June 2026FW87England Oakley Cannonier Free agent Free transfer[20]
30 June 2026DF90England Emmanuel Airoboma Free agent Free transfer[20]
30 June 2026GK–England DJ BernardEngland Middlesbrough Free transfer[20][21]
30 June 2026GK–England Jacob Poytress Free agent Free transfer[20]
2 July 2026MF91England Luca StephensonEngland Bolton Wanderers £700,000[22]
Increase Income: £700,000 + Undisclosed fees
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Loans in

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Date Pos. No. Player From Date until Ref.
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Loans out

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. No. Player To Date until Ref.
First team
23 July 2026GK41Hungary Ármin PécsiAustria TSV Hartberg30 June 2027[23]
Academy
22 July 2026MF61Saint Kitts and Nevis Kyle KellyEngland Forest Green Rovers4 January 2027[24]
24 July 2026DF65England Amara NalloFinland HJK31 December 2026[25]
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Pre-season and friendlies

On 4 March 2026, Liverpool announced a pre-season tour in the United States visiting Nashville, New York City and Chicago, playing against Sunderland, Wrexham and Leeds United respectively.[26] On 2 June 2026, two further friendlies against Monaco and Como were announced, to conclude Liverpool's pre-season programme.[27] An extra behind-closed-doors friendly against Como was later confirmed.[28]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

25 July 2026 Friendly Liverpool v Sunderland Nashville, United States
17:00 CDT Report Stadium: Geodis Park
29 July 2026 Friendly Liverpool v Wrexham New York City, United States
19:30 EDT Report Stadium: Yankee Stadium
2 August 2026 Friendly Liverpool v Leeds United Chicago, United States
15:00 CDT Report Stadium: Soldier Field
9 August 2026 Friendly Liverpool v Monaco Liverpool, England
14:30 BST Report Stadium: Anfield
16 August 2026 Friendly Liverpool v Como Liverpool, England
12:00 BST Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
16 August 2026 Friendly Liverpool v Como Liverpool, England
18:00 BST Report Stadium: Anfield

Competitions

Overall record

More information Competition, First match ...
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 23 August 2026 30 May 2027 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
FA Cup 8–11 January 2027 TBD Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 15–17 September 2026 TBD Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Champions League 8–10 September 2026 TBD League phase 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
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Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2026–27 Premier League

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Ipswich Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Leeds United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2026. 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[29]

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0
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Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAH
Result
Position
Points
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Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 19 June 2026.[30][31]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

23 August 2026 1 Newcastle United v Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
16:30 BST Report Stadium: St James' Park
29 August 2026 2 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest Liverpool
12:30 BST Report Stadium: Anfield
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcast.[32]
4 September 2026 3 Ipswich Town v Liverpool Ipswich
20:00 BST Report Stadium: Portman Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 5 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[32]
12 September 2026 4 Liverpool v Fulham Liverpool
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Anfield
20 September 2026 5 Bournemouth v Liverpool Bournemouth
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Dean Court
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 19 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[32]
10 October 2026 6 Liverpool v Manchester City Liverpool
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Anfield
17 October 2026 7 Brentford v Liverpool Brentford
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
24 October 2026 8 Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Anfield
31 October 2026 9 Liverpool v Arsenal Liverpool
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
7 November 2026 10 Crystal Palace v Liverpool Selhurst
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
21 November 2026 11 Liverpool v Manchester United Liverpool
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
28 November 2026 12 Everton v Liverpool Liverpool
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium
2 December 2026 13 Liverpool v Sunderland Liverpool
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
5 December 2026 14 Chelsea v Liverpool Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
12 December 2026 15 Liverpool v Leeds United Liverpool
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
19 December 2026 16 Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
26 December 2026 17 Hull City v Liverpool Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: MKM Stadium
30 December 2026 18 Aston Villa v Liverpool Birmingham
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Villa Park
2 January 2027 19 Liverpool v Coventry City Liverpool
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
6 January 2027 20 Sunderland v Liverpool Sunderland
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
16 January 2027 21 Liverpool v Crystal Palace Liverpool
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
23 January 2027 22 Manchester United v Liverpool Trafford
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Old Trafford
30 January 2027 23 Liverpool v Everton Liverpool
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
6 February 2027 24 Arsenal v Liverpool Holloway
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
10 February 2027 25 Coventry City v Liverpool Coventry
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
20 February 2027 26 Liverpool v Hull City Liverpool
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
27 February 2027 27 Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool Tottenham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
3 March 2027 28 Liverpool v Aston Villa Liverpool
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
13 March 2027 29 Liverpool v Ipswich Town Liverpool
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
20 March 2027 30 Fulham v Liverpool Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
10 April 2027 31 Liverpool v Newcastle United Liverpool
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Anfield
17 April 2027 32 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool West Bridgford
15:00 BST Report Stadium: City Ground
24 April 2027 33 Leeds United v Liverpool Leeds
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Elland Road
1 May 2027 34 Liverpool v Chelsea Liverpool
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Anfield
8 May 2027 35 Manchester City v Liverpool Manchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
15 May 2027 36 Liverpool v Brentford Liverpool
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Anfield
23 May 2027 37 Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool Brighton and Hove
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
30 May 2027 38 Liverpool v Bournemouth Liverpool
16:00 BST Report Stadium: Anfield

FA Cup

Main article: 2026–27 FA Cup

As a Premier League side, Liverpool will enter the FA Cup in the third round.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8–11 January 2027 Third round TBD v TBD TBD
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: TBD

EFL Cup

Main article: 2026–27 EFL Cup

As one of the Premier League clubs participating in European competitions, Liverpool will enter the EFL Cup in the third round.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15–17 September 2026 Third round TBD v TBD TBD
19:45 BST Report Stadium: TBD

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2026–27 UEFA Champions League

As the fifth-placed team in the Premier League, Liverpool entered the UEFA Champions League in the league phase.

League phase

Main article: 2026–27 UEFA Champions League league phase

The league phase draw will be held on 27 August 2026.

More information Round, Ground ...
Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Points
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Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8–10 September 2026 1 TBD v TBD TBD
20:00 CEST Report Stadium: TBD

Statistics

As of pre-season

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
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Goals

More information Rank, Pos. ...
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
Total 0000 0
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Clean sheets

More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
Total 0000 0
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Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
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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

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