2015–16 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool
2015–16 season
Chairman Tom Werner
Manager Brendan Rodgers
(until 4 October 2015)
Jürgen Klopp
(from 8 October 2015)
Stadium Anfield
Premier League 8th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Runner-up
UEFA Europa League Runner-up
Top goalscorer League:
Roberto Firmino (10 goals)
All:
Daniel Sturridge (13 goals)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season is Liverpool's 124th season in existence, and their 53rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football. It's also the club's 24th consecutive season in the Premier League.[1] Along with the Premier League, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and UEFA Europa League.[2] The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Season review

Pre-season

On 10 July 2015, Jordan Henderson was announced as the new captain of Liverpool following the departure of Steven Gerrard.[3] The next day, Liverpool travelled to Asia for four pre-season matches with a 30-man squad.[4] They played their first match of the pre-season on 14 July against Thai Premier League XI and won the match comfortably with the score of 4–0 in which Lazar Marković, Mamadou Sakho, Adam Lallana and Divock Origi scored a goal each.[5] On 17 July, Adam Lallana and James Milner scored a goal apiece in a 2–1 win over Brisbane Roar.[6] On 20 July, Liverpool won 2–0 against Adelaide United with goals from James Milner and Danny Ings.[7] For the fourth game, Liverpool travelled to Malaysia to face Malaysia XI and the match finished a goal apiece with goals from Patrick Wleh and Jordon Ibe.[8] On 1 August, Liverpool played against the Finnish side Helsinki and won the match 2–0 with goals from Divock Origi and Philippe Coutinho.[9] Liverpool played their last match of the pre-season against Swindon Town and won the game 2–1 with goals from the debutant Christian Benteke and youngster Sheyi Ojo, who scored the winning goal.[10][11]

August

On 7 August, Milner was appointed the vice captain of Liverpool.[12] On 9 August 2015, Liverpool won their opening match against Stoke City in the Premier League. Philippe Coutinho scored the winning goal in the 86th minute with a long-range effort which ultimately gave Liverpool a 1–0 win.[13] This victory came at the site of their biggest defeat, when Stoke won 6–1 that May.[14] On 18 August, Liverpool played the second match of the league season at Anfield against AFC Bournemouth in a 1–0 win for Liverpool, in which Christian Benteke scored his first competitive goal for the club.[15] On 24 August, Liverpool played a 0–0 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.[16] On 29 August 2015, Liverpool lost the first match of the season against West Ham in a 3–0 win for the away side. This was West Ham's first victory at Anfield since 1964.[17]

September

On 13 September, Liverpool traveled to Manchester to play against Manchester United and suffered a 3–1 defeat in the latest installment of their rivalry.[18] On 17 September, Liverpool began their UEFA Europa League campaign with a 1–1 draw away against Bordeaux.[19] On 21 September, Liverpool played a 1–1 draw with Norwich at home with Danny Ings scoring the goal for Liverpool.[20] On 24 September, Liverpool won the third round match of the league cup via penalties after 1–1 draw in 120 minutes against Carlisle.[21] Liverpool registered a 3–2 victory over Aston Villa on 27 September with James Milner scoring in the second minute of play and Daniel Sturridge scoring a brace.[22]

October

Liverpool began the first match of the month on 1 October, with yet another 1–1 draw in the Europa league group stage game against FC Sion where Adam Lallana scored his second goal in a row in the competition.[23] On 4 October, Liverpool played their 225th Merseyside Derby against Everton with the game ending again in a 1–1 draw, with Danny Ings scoring the goal for Liverpool. This was the fifth time in Liverpool's previous six games, they had taken a 1–0 lead, to have the game end in a 1–1 draw; while they had just one win in their previous nine games.[24] Just one hour after the game, manager Brendan Rodgers was sacked following the result which left Liverpool in tenth place after eight games.[25][26] Later it was known that the decision to sack him had already been made prior to the match against Everton.[27] The following day Rodgers released a statement through the League Managers Association, stating, "I am, of course incredibly disappointed to be leaving... (but) it has been both an honour and a privilege to manage one of the game's great clubs."[28] On 8 October 2015, former Borussia Dortmund manager Jürgen Klopp agreed a three-year deal to become Liverpool manager, replacing Rodgers.[29][30] Klopp's debut game was a 0–0 away draw with Tottenham Hotspur on 17 October 2015.[31] On 22 October, Liverpool settled for a 1–1 score resulting yet another draw, but this time in the Europa League against Rubin Kazan.[32] Liverpool played second consecutive 1–1 draw and third consecutive draw in all competitions on 25 October against Southampton.[33] On 28 October, Liverpool finally ended three consecutive draw spree to win 1–0 against Bournemouth in the fourth round and entered the quarter-finals of the league cup.[34] Klopp won his first league game against Chelsea on 31 October in a 3–1 win, with a brace from Philippe Coutinho and a goal from Christian Benteke.[35]

November

November began with a first Europa League win of the season for the Reds on 5 November in a 1–0 victory over Rubin Kazan, where Jordon Ibe scored his first ever competitive goal for Liverpool.[36] On 8 November, Klopp lost his first game against Crystal Palace in a 2–1 defeat at Anfield.[37] However, the side bounced back after the international break with a 4–1 away win over Manchester City on 22 November, the club's first league win at the Eithad Stadium since 2008.[38] Following this, his side advanced to the knockout stage of the Europa League following a 2–1 win over French side Bordeaux on 26 of November.[39] Liverpool then climbed to 6th in the Premier League with a 1–0 win over Swansea City thanks to a penalty from James Milner.[40]

December

On 2 December, Liverpool played Southampton away in the quarter-finals of the League Cup. After going 1–0 down in the first minute of play, they produced a remarkable comeback and won 1–6, with a goal from Jordon Ibe, a brace from Daniel Sturridge and a hat-trick from Divock Origi.[41] Liverpool suffered a 2–0 away defeat at the hands of Newcastle United on 6 December.[42] Liverpool played a goalless draw in the last match of the Europa League group stage against Sion on 10 December, eventually finishing top of the group.[43] On 13 December, Liverpool played a 2–2 draw against West Bromwich Albion at Anfield, with Origi scoring in the sixth minute of injury time total of eight minutes.[44] On 20 December, Liverpool played against Watford at Vicarage Road and lost 0–3, making it Jürgen Klopp's third loss as Liverpool manager.[45] On Boxing Day, Liverpool played Leicester City and went on to win 1–0 to a Christian Benteke goal in the 63rd minutes of play.[46] On December 30, Liverpool played their last game of 2015 against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, where the team won by 1–0.[47]

January

On 2 January, Liverpool lost their first game of 2016 at the Boleyn Ground against West Ham United 2–0; this was West Ham's first league double against Liverpool in 52 years.[48] On 5 January, Liverpool played Stoke away in the first leg of the semi-finals of the League Cup and won 1–0, with Jordon Ibe scoring.[49] On 8 January, Liverpool played Exeter City in the FA Cup away at St. James Park and drew 2–2, with Jerome Sinclair and Brad Smith scoring.[50] On 13 January, Liverpool played Arsenal at Anfield, the match ending in a 3–3 draw in which Roberto Firmino scored a brace and Joe Allen equalized for Liverpool in the 90th minute.[51] On 17 January, Liverpool lost 1–0 at Anfield to rivals Manchester United, with Wayne Rooney scoring the only goal.[52] On 20 January, Liverpool played Exeter City in the FA Cup third round replay at Anfield, winning 3–0 with goals from Joe Allen, Sheyi Ojo and João Carlos Teixeira.[53] On 23 January, Liverpool played Norwich City at Carrow Road and won 5–4 with Adam Lallana scoring a winning goal in stoppage time.[54] On 26 January, Liverpool played the second leg of their League Cup semi-final against Stoke City, losing 1–0 on the night but winning the penalty shootout 6–5 and advancing to the final at Wembley Stadium.[55] The win was Liverpool's 11th success in 13 penalty shoot-outs in all competitions.[56] On 30 January, Liverpool played West Ham United at home and drew 0-0 in the FA Cup and will replay the match on 9 February.[57]

February

On 2 February, Liverpool traveled to the King Power Stadium to play Leicester City and lost 2-0 with two goals from Jamie Vardy.[58] On 6 February, Liverpool played Sunderland at Anfield and were leading 2–0 with goals from Roberto Firmino and Adam Lallana, however in the 77th minute more than 10,000 supporters, led by fan group Spirit of Shankly, staged the first walkout in the club's history in reaction to a proposed increase in ticket prices.[59] Sunderland went on to score two late goals and the match ended in a 2–2 draw.[60] The club and executive Ian Ayre reversed their proposal and issued a formal apology, in what was seen as a win for the supporters.[61] On 9 February, Liverpool travelled to the Boleyn Ground to play West Ham United in the FA Cup in the fourth round replay and lost 2-1 where Philippe Coutinho scored a free kick on his comeback from his injury.[62] On 14 February, Liverpool beat Aston Villa at Villa Park where they won 6-0 with goals from Daniel Sturridge, James Milner, Emre Can, Divock Origi, Nathaniel Clyne, and Kolo Touré sealed the win. It was the first time in the Premier League era that Liverpool scored with six different goalscorers in a single match. Midfielder Kevin Stewart made his Premier League debut as a 66th minute substitute replacing Philippe Coutinho.[63] On 18 February, Liverpool travelled to the WWK Arena in Augsburg to play FC Augsburg and drew 0-0 in their first leg UEFA Europa League tie. On 25 February, Liverpool played the second leg against FC Augsburg and won 1-0 with a penalty scored by James Milner in the fifth minute, advancing to the round of 16.[64] On 28 February, Liverpool played the Capital One Cup Final at Wembley Stadium against Manchester City and lost 3-1 on penalties though the game finished 1-1 after regular time and extra time in which Philippe Coutinho scored an equalizer in the 83rd minute to go to extra time and penalties. A win would have been Liverpool's ninth League Cup, having last won it in 2012.[65]

March

On 2 March, Liverpool played Manchester City at home just three days after they lost the League Cup Final. The match was played at Anfield and they won 3-0 with goals from Adam Lallana, James Milner and Roberto Firmino. On 6 March, Liverpool played Crystal Palace away at Selhurst Park and won 2-1 with a goal from Roberto Firmino after a mistake by the Crystal Palace goalkeeper Alex McCarthy, and an injury time penalty from substitute Christian Benteke.[66] On 10 March, Liverpool played Manchester United at Anfield in the UEFA Europa League and won 2-0 in the first leg with goals from Daniel Sturridge and Roberto Firmino.[67] On 17 March, Liverpool traveled to Old Trafford to play Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League second leg and drew 1-1 but made it through to the next round by 3-1 on aggregate.[68]

April

On 10 April, Liverpool beat Stoke City 4-1 at Anfield, making it the biggest win of the Jurgen Klopp era at home for Liverpool, with Alberto Moreno, Daniel Sturridge netting once each in the first half, and Divock Origi scoring a brace in the second.[69] On 14 April, Liverpool played Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Europa League Quarter-finals second leg at Anfield after a 1-1 away draw in the first leg on 7 April. The match started horribly for Liverpool with the club trailing 2-0 after 9 minutes. Early in the second half Divock Origi scored to cut down the deficit, but Marco Reus put Borussia Dortmund 3-1 up on 57 minutes. With Liverpool requiring 3 more goals, Philippe Coutinho curled home from the edge of the area, Mamadou Sakho scored his first goal since December 2013 for the club from a corner on 78 minutes, and finally, in the first minute of injury time, Dejan Lovren headed in his first goal of the season off James Milner's cross to send Liverpool through 5-4 on aggregate, with Liverpool winning 4-3 on the night.[70] On 17 April, Liverpool beat A.F.C. Bournemouth 1-2 away at Dean Court, Klopp made 10 changes to the team which so impressively defeated Borussia Dortmund 4-3 on Thursday, including giving goalkeeper Danny Ward his debut, with Roberto Firmino and Daniel Sturridge netting one each before Joshua King’s exceptional consolation goal in the third minute of second-half stoppage time.[71] On 20 April, Liverpool defeated Everton 4-0 in the second Merseyside Derby of the season. Divock Origi and Mamadou Sakho scored a goal each late in the first half to give Liverpool a halftime lead. In the 50th minute, Ramiro Funes Mori was given a red card following his tackle on Origi which caused Origi's substitution due to an injury sustained as a result of the tackle. Origi's substitute, Daniel Sturridge, and Philippe Coutinho added goals. Liverpool was exceptionally dominant in the game, with 37 shots as opposed to Everton's three, as well as having 67% of the possession. This win moved Liverpool to seventh.[72] On 23 April, Liverpool welcomed former manager Rafael Benítez to Anfield with his new team Newcastle United and drew 2-2 despite leading 2-0 at half time through goals by Daniel Sturridge and Adam Lallana but was cancelled out by a Papiss Cissé header when keeper Simon Mignolet failed to clear a cross and a Jack Colback's low strike which took a huge deflection. Mamadou Sakho was not available for selection as UEFA was conducting an investigation into a possible doping violation. Sakho was subsequently replaced by Kolo Toure.[73] On 28 April, UEFA had announced the suspension of Sakho for a provisional period of 30 days following a positive drugs test. On the same day Liverpool traveled to El Madrigal to play Villarreal but was downed by a late goal from the substitute Adrián López in the 92nd minute to lose 1-0 away.[74]

May

On May Day Liverpool traveled to Swansea to play the host at the Liberty Stadium with a much-changed squad and endured a horrid start conceding two goals in the first half by a André Ayew header and a Jack Cork strike. Christian Benteke nodded in to peg one for the visitors but Ayew's second goal ended all hopes for a comeback, the game ended with a 3-1 loss.[75] On 5 May, Liverpool played Villarreal at Anfield in the UEFA Europa League and won 3-0 with an own goal by Bruno Soriano and two goals by Daniel Sturridge and Adam Lallana, therefore qualified for the Final with the aggregate score of 3-1. On 8th May, Liverpool played Watford and won 2-0 at home, goals coming from Joe Allen after a knock-down by Benteke and a solo effort by substitute Roberto Firmino.[76]On 11th May, Liverpool played Chelsea and drew 1-1 marking Klopp's 50th game in charge and also the last home game of the season, Chelsea opened the score through Eden Hazard's marvelous shot on target but was equalized in the dying moments by a Benteke header after an error by Begovic.[77] On 15th May, Liverpool played West Bromwich Albion away and drew 1-1 marking Liverpool's last game of the Premier League season, Jordan Ibe's strike in the 23rd minute secured the point from the game. Liverpool ended the season in 8th position and won't qualify for any European competition based on the league standings.[78] On 18th May, Liverpool played against Sevilla in the UEFA Europa League final and lost 1-3 with the lone goal coming from Sturridge in the first half of the game. After the game Klopp took full responsibility for the loss and said “Tonight we couldn’t reach the level and it is my job to help the boys use these opportunities. I am responsible for this performance too, so no criticism for my players tonight".[79] Liverpool fans and pundits took to social media to slam Alberto Moreno's performance and even requesting Klopp to buy a new left back by Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher.[80]Former Liverpool greats Michael Owen and Steve McManaman have also hit out at left-back Alberto Moreno following his calamitous display.

First team

Last updated on 17 May 2016[81]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
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 30)
Defenders
2 Nathaniel Clyne England RB (1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 (age 33)
4 Kolo Touré Ivory Coast CB (1981-03-19) 19 March 1981 (age 43)
6 Dejan Lovren Croatia CB (1989-07-05) 5 July 1989 (age 34)
12 Joe Gomez England RB/LB/CB (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 26)
17 Mamadou Sakho France CB (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 (age 34)
18 Alberto Moreno Spain LB (1992-07-05) 5 July 1992 (age 31)
19 Steven Caulker England CB (1991-12-29) 29 December 1991 (age 32)
26 Tiago Ilori Portugal CB (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 31)
37 Martin Škrtel Slovakia CB (1984-12-15) 15 December 1984 (age 39)
38 Jon Flanagan England RB (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31)
44 Brad Smith Australia LB (1994-04-09) 9 April 1994 (age 30)
56 Connor Randall England RB (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 28)
57 Joe Maguire England CB (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28)
Midfielders
7 James Milner Vice-Captain England CM/LW/RW (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38)
10 Philippe Coutinho Brazil LW/AM (1992-06-12) 12 June 1992 (age 31)
14 Jordan Henderson Captain England CM (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 33)
20 Adam Lallana England AM/LW/RW (1988-05-10) 10 May 1988 (age 35)
21 Lucas Brazil DM/CM/CB (1987-01-09) 9 January 1987 (age 37)
23 Emre Can Germany CM/DM (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 (age 30)
24 Joe Allen Wales AM/CM/LW (1990-03-14) 14 March 1990 (age 34)
32 Cameron Brannagan England CM (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 27)
33 Jordon Ibe England RW/LW (1995-12-08) 8 December 1995 (age 28)
35 Kevin Stewart England DM/CM (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 (age 30)
40 Ryan Kent England RW/LW (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 27)
53 João Carlos Teixeira Portugal AM/LW (1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 (age 31)
54 Sheyi Ojo England RW/LW (1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 (age 26)
64 Sergi Canós Spain RW/LW (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 27)
68 Pedro Chirivella Spain DM/CM (1997-05-27) 27 May 1997 (age 26)
Forwards
9 Christian Benteke Belgium FW (1990-12-03) 3 December 1990 (age 33)
11 Roberto Firmino Brazil FW/AM (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 32)
15 Daniel Sturridge England FW (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 34)
27 Divock Origi Belgium FW/LW (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 29)
28 Danny Ings England FW/LW/RW (1992-07-23) 23 July 1992 (age 31)
48 Jerome Sinclair England FW (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 27)

New contracts

No. Pos Player Date Source
4 CB Ivory Coast Kolo Touré 26 May 2015 [82]
47 RB England Andre Wisdom 26 May 2015 [83]
52 GK Wales Danny Ward 23 June 2015 [84]
37 CB Slovakia Martin Škrtel 10 July 2015 [85]
54 LW England Sheyi Ojo 4 August 2015 [86]
17 CB France Mamadou Sakho 18 September 2015 [87]
32 AM/CM England Cameron Brannagan 26 October 2015 [88]
44 LB/LW Australia Brad Smith 18 November 2015 [89]
22 GK Belgium Simon Mignolet 18 January 2016 [90]
35 DM/CM England Kevin Stewart 23 February 2016 [91]
68 DM/CM Spain Pedro Chirivella 9 March 2016 [92]
38 RB/LB England Jon Flanagan 18 March 2016 [93]

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
20 June 2015 CB 12 England Joe Gomez England Charlton Athletic £3,500,000 [94]
1 July 2015 RM 7 England James Milner England Manchester City Free [95]
1 July 2015 FW 28 England Danny Ings England Burnley £6,500,000[upper-alpha 1] [96]
1 July 2015 GK 34 Hungary Ádám Bogdán England Bolton Wanderers Free [97]
1 July 2015 AM 11 Brazil Roberto Firmino Germany 1899 Hoffenheim £21,300,000[upper-alpha 2] [98]
1 July 2015 RB 2 England Nathaniel Clyne England Southampton £10,000,000[upper-alpha 3] [99]
22 July 2015 FW 9 Belgium Christian Benteke England Aston Villa £32,500,000 [100]
6 January 2016 MF Serbia Marko Grujić Serbia Red Star Belgrade £5,100,000 [101]
Total £78,900,000
  1. The fee may eventually rise to £8 million subject to player's performances and a 20 per cent sell-on clause.
  2. The fee may eventually rise to £28.4 million subject to player's performances.
  3. The fee may eventually rise to £12.5 million subject to player's performances.

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 GK 1 Australia Brad Jones England Bradford City Released [102]
1 July 2015 RB 2 England Glen Johnson England Stoke City Released [102]
1 July 2015 CM 8 England Steven Gerrard United States LA Galaxy Released [103]
1 July 2015 CB 16 Uruguay Sebastián Coates England Sunderland £4,000,000 [104]
1 July 2015 FW Spain Iago Aspas Spain Sevilla £5,000,000 [105][106]
8 July 2015 RB 19 Spain Javier Manquillo Spain Atlético Madrid Loan Cancelled [107][108]
14 July 2015 RW 31 England Raheem Sterling England Manchester City £35,200,000[upper-alpha 1] [109]
31 July 2015 ST 9 England Rickie Lambert England West Bromwich Albion £3,000,000 [110]
31 August 2015 ST 29 Italy Fabio Borini England Sunderland £8,000,000[upper-alpha 2] [111]
9 May 2016 LB 3 Spain José Enrique Unattached Released [112]
Total £55,200,000
  1. 20% of Sterling's total £44,000,000 fee was paid to Queen's Park Rangers. Club will receive an initial £35,200,000, with a further £5,000,000 based on Sterling’s appearance record for Manchester City.
  2. Club will receive an initial £8,000,000, with a further £2,000,000 subject to player's performances.

Loans in

Start date End date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
12 January 2016 End of season CB 19 England Steven Caulker England Queens Park Rangers None [113]
Total £0

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
26 June 2015 11 January 2016 GK 52 Wales Danny Ward Scotland Aberdeen None [114][115]
6 July 2015 End of Season AM Spain Luis Alberto Spain Deportivo La Coruña None [116]
10 July 2015 End of Season[upper-alpha 1] CB 51 England Lloyd Jones England Blackpool None [117][118]
10 July 2015 End of Season CM 49 Wales Jordan Williams England Swindon Town None [119]
11 July 2015 8 January 2016 RB 35 England Kevin Stewart England Swindon Town None [120]
29 July 2015 End of Season CB 47 England Andre Wisdom England Norwich City £1,250,000 [121]
4 August 2015 7 January 2016 LW 54 England Sheyi Ojo England Wolverhampton Wanderers None [122]
27 August 2015 End of Season CF 45 Italy Mario Balotelli Italy Milan None [123]
29 August 2015 January 2016 RB 43 Northern Ireland Ryan McLaughlin Scotland Aberdeen None [124]
30 August 2015 End of Season RW 50 Serbia Lazar Marković Turkey Fenerbahçe Undisclosed [125]
31 August 2015 End of Season CF 36 Germany Samed Yeşil Switzerland Luzern None [126]
1 September 2015 7 January 2016 CB 26 Portugal Tiago Ilori England Aston Villa £1,000,000 [127]
6 January 2016 End of Season MF - Serbia Marko Grujić Serbia Red Star Belgrade None [128]
23 January 2016 22 February 2016 GK 39 Scotland Ryan Fulton England Portsmouth None [129]
Total £2,250,000
  1. Jones' Blackpool loan was extended on 4 August 2015.

Transfer summary

Friendlies

Pre-season

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Premier League 8th 9 August 2015 15 May 2016
FA Cup Third round Fourth round 8 January 2016 9 February 2016
League Cup Third round Runners-up 23 September 2015 28 February 2016
UEFA Europa League Group stage Runners-up 17 September 2015 18 May 2016

Last updated: 18 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 16 12 10 63 50 +13 42.11
FA Cup 4 1 2 1 6 4 +2 25.00
League Cup 6 4 0 2 10 4 +6 66.67
Europa League 15 6 7 2 19 13 +6 40.00
Total 63 27 21 15 98 71 +27 42.86

Last updated: 18 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Premier League

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League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Southampton 38 18 9 11 59 41 +18 63 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
7 West Ham United 38 16 14 8 65 51 +14 62 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
8 Liverpool 38 16 12 10 63 50 +13 60
9 Stoke City 38 14 9 15 41 55 −14 51
10 Chelsea 38 12 14 12 59 53 +6 50
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[130]
Notes:
  1. Manchester United qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 FA Cup, and the spot in the group stage for the fifth-placed team was passed to Southampton in sixth place.
  2. Since the winners of the 2015–16 Football League Cup, Manchester City, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the League Cup winner (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the team in seventh place, West Ham United, the highest placed team not already qualified for any European competition.

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
38 16 12 10 63 50  +13 60 8 8 3 33 22  +11 8 4 7 30 28  +2

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday

Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Ground A H A H A H H A A H A H A H A H A H A A H H A A H A H A A H H A H H A H H A
Result W W D L L D W D D D W L W W L D L W W L D L W L D W W W L D W W W D L W D D
Position 4 3 3 6 9 13 7 10 10 9 7 10 9 6 8 9 9 8 7 8 9 9 7 8 9 8 8 7 9 9 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 8

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

      Win       Draw       Loss

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[131]

FA Cup

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      Win       Draw       Loss

League Cup

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      Win       Draw       Loss

UEFA Europa League

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Group Stage

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On 28 August 2015, the draw for the group stage was made in Monaco. Liverpool were drawn with Rubin Kazan, Bordeaux and Sion.[132]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV SIO RUB BOR
1 England Liverpool 6 2 4 0 6 4 +2 10 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 1–1 2–1
2 Switzerland Sion 6 2 3 1 5 5 0 9 0–0 2–1 1–1
3 Russia Rubin Kazan 6 1 3 2 6 6 0 6 0–1 2–0 0–0
4 France Bordeaux 6 0 4 2 5 7 −2 4 1–1 0–1 2–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

      Win       Draw       Loss

Knockout phase

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Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Squad statistics

Appearances

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
As of match played 18 May 2016
No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europa League Total
Apps Apps Apps Apps Apps
2 DF England Nathaniel Clyne 33 1 4 14 52
4 DF Ivory Coast Kolo Touré 9 (5) 0 3 (1) 8 20 (6)
6 DF Croatia Dejan Lovren 22 (2) 1 4 10 38 (2)
7 MF England James Milner 28 0 (1) 3 (1) 12 44 (2)
9 FW Belgium Christian Benteke 14 (15) 4 0 (2) 2 (5) 20 (22)
10 MF Brazil Philippe Coutinho 24 (2) 1 1 (1) 12 (2) 38 (5)
11 FW Brazil Roberto Firmino 24 (7) 0 4 12 (2) 40 (9)
12 DF England Joe Gomez 5 0 0 2 7
14 MF England Jordan Henderson 15 (2) 0 2 (1) 6 23 (3)
15 FW England Daniel Sturridge 11 (3) 0 (1) 2 6 (2) 19 (6)
17 DF France Mamadou Sakho 21 (1) 0 2 8 (2) 31 (3)
18 DF Spain Alberto Moreno 28 (4) 0 5 11 (2) 44 (6)
19 DF England Steven Caulker 0 (3) 1 0 0 1 (3)
20 MF England Adam Lallana 23 (7) 0 4 (2) 11 (2) 38 (11)
21 MF Brazil Lucas 21 (6) 1 4 (1) 3 (4) 29 (11)
22 GK Belgium Simon Mignolet 34 3 3 15 55
23 MF Germany Emre Can 28 (2) 0 5 13 (1) 46 (3)
24 MF Wales Joe Allen 8 (11) 2 4 (1) 5 (6) 19 (18)
26 DF Portugal Tiago Ilori 0 3 0 0 3
27 FW Belgium Divock Origi 7 (9) 0 (1) 2 (2) 6 (6) 15 (18)
28 FW England Danny Ings 3 (3) 0 1 1 (1) 5 (4)
32 MF England Cameron Brannagan 1 (2) 3 1 0 (2) 4 (4)
33 MF England Jordon Ibe 12 (15) 3 1 (4) 4 (2) 20 (21)
34 GK Hungary Ádám Bogdán 2 1 3 0 6
35 MF England Kevin Stewart 6 (1) 4 0 0 10 (1)
37 DF Slovakia Martin Škrtel 21 (1) 0 2 (1) 1 (1) 24 (3)
38 DF England Jon Flanagan 5 1 (1) 1 0 7 (1)
40 MF England Ryan Kent 0 1 0 0 1
44 DF Australia Brad Smith 3 (1) 4 0 (1) 1 8 (2)
46 MF England Jordan Rossiter 0 (1) 0 0 2 (1) 2 (2)
48 FW England Jerome Sinclair 0 1 (1) 0 0 1 (1)
52 GK Wales Danny Ward 2 0 0 0 2
53 MF Portugal João Carlos Teixeira 0 (1) 4 1 0 (1) 5 (2)
54 MF England Sheyi Ojo 5 (3) 0 (3) 0 0 5 (6)
56 DF England Connor Randall 2 (1) 2 2 0 6 (1)
57 DF England Joe Maguire 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 (1)
64 MF Spain Sergi Canós 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1)
68 MF Spain Pedro Chirivella 1 1 (2) 0 0 (1) 2 (3)
Players who are on loan/left Liverpool that have appeared this season:
3 DF Spain José Enrique 0 2 (1) 0 0 2 (1)

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 18 May 2016
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europa League Total
1 FW 15 England Daniel Sturridge 8 0 2 3 13
2 MF 10 Brazil Philippe Coutinho 8 1 1 2 12
3 FW 11 Brazil Roberto Firmino 10 0 0 1 11
4 FW 9 Belgium Christian Benteke 9 0 0 1 10
FW 27 Belgium Divock Origi 5 0 3 2 10
6 MF 7 England James Milner 5 0 0 2 7
MF 20 England Adam Lallana 4 0 0 3 7
8 MF 33 England Jordon Ibe 1 0 2 1 4
9 MF 24 Wales Joe Allen 2 1 0 0 3
FW 28 England Danny Ings 2 0 1 0 3
11 DF 2 England Nathaniel Clyne 1 0 1 0 2
MF 14 England Jordan Henderson 2 0 0 0 2
DF 17 France Mamadou Sakho 1 0 0 1 2
MF 23 Germany Emre Can 1 0 0 1 2
15 DF 4 Ivory Coast Kolo Touré 1 0 0 0 1
DF 6 Croatia Dejan Lovren 0 0 0 1 1
DF 18 Spain Alberto Moreno 1 0 0 0 1
DF 37 Slovakia Martin Škrtel 1 0 0 0 1
DF 44 Australia Brad Smith 0 1 0 0 1
FW 48 England Jerome Sinclair 0 1 0 0 1
MF 53 Portugal João Carlos Teixeira 0 1 0 0 1
MF 54 England Sheyi Ojo 0 1 0 0 1
Own Goal 1 0 0 1 2
TOTALS 63 6 10 19 98

Captains

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances as captain are equal. Only includes players who started games as captain.

As of match played 18 May 2016
No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europa League Total
Apps Apps Apps Apps Apps
7 MF England James Milner 16 0 1 7 24
14 MF England Jordan Henderson 15 0 2 6 23
21 MF Brazil Lucas 5 1 2 0 8
4 DF Ivory Coast Kolo Touré 0 0 1 1 2
3 DF Spain José Enrique 0 1 0 0 1
9 FW Belgium Christian Benteke 0 1 0 0 1
17 DF France Mamadou Sakho 0 0 0 1 1
24 MF Wales Joe Allen 0 1 0 0 1
37 DF Slovakia Martin Škrtel 1 0 0 0 1
38 DF England Jon Flanagan 1 0 0 0 1

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 18 May 2016
No. Nat. Player Matches Played Clean Sheet % Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Europa League TOTAL
22 Belgium Simon Mignolet 55 36.36% 11 2 1 6 20
34 Hungary Ádám Bogdán 6 16.67% 0 0 1 0 1
52 Wales Danny Ward 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 63 33.33% 11 2 2 6 21

Summary

As of 18 May 2016
Games played 63 (38 Premier League)
Games won 27 (16 Premier League)
Games drawn 21 (12 Premier League)
Games lost 15 (10 Premier League)
Goals scored 98 (63 Premier League)
Goals conceded 71 (50 Premier League)
Goal difference +27 (+13 Premier League)
Clean sheets 21 (11 Premier League)
Most Yellow cards 12 Germany Emre Can
Red cards 1 Brazil Philippe Coutinho, England James Milner,
Australia Brad Smith
Most appearances 55 Belgium Simon Mignolet
Top scorer 13 England Daniel Sturridge
Winning Percentage Overall: 27/63 (42.85%)

Disciplinary record

As of match played 18 May 2016
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Europa League Total
Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card
23 MF Germany Emre Can 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 12 0
2 DF England Nathaniel Clyne 6 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 11 0
7 MF England James Milner 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
21 MF Brazil Lucas 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
6 DF Croatia Dejan Lovren 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
18 DF Spain Alberto Moreno 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6 0
37 DF Slovakia Martin Škrtel 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
10 MF Brazil Philippe Coutinho 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 1
20 MF England Adam Lallana 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
9 FW Belgium Christian Benteke 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
11 FW Brazil Roberto Firmino 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
12 DF England Joe Gomez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
22 GK Belgium Simon Mignolet 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
24 MF Wales Joe Allen 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
4 DF Ivory Coast Kolo Touré 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
14 MF England Jordan Henderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
17 DF France Mamadou Sakho 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
27 FW Belgium Divock Origi 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
35 MF England Kevin Stewart 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
38 DF England Jon Flanagan 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
44 DF Australia Brad Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
28 FW England Danny Ings 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 MF England Jordon Ibe 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
56 DF England Connor Randall 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 58 3 2 0 7 0 22 0 89 3

Awards

Players' Awards

2016 Liverpool FC Players’ Awards, held at the Exhibition Centre on 12 May 2016.[133]

  • Liverpool Players Player of the Year Award: Philippe Coutinho
  • Liverpool Supporters Player of the Year Award: Philippe Coutinho
  • Liverpool Supporters Young Player of the Year Award: Emre Can
  • Goal of the Season Award: Philippe Coutinho (v Manchester United, 17 March 2016)
  • Performance of the Year: Philippe Coutinho v Manchester City, 21 November 2015)
  • Academy’s Players’ Player of the Year: Brad Smith
  • Liverpool Ladies FC Players’ Player of the Season: Martha Harris
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Steve Heighway
  • Bill Shankly Community Award: Marie Rooney from Anfield Sports and Community Centre
  • Supporters’ Club of the Year: Gauteng, South Africa
  • Staff Recognition Award: Terry Forsyth

Liverpool Standard Chartered Player of the Month award

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

Month Player Votes
August Brazil Philippe Coutinho [134]
September England Danny Ings [135]
October France Mamadou Sakho [136]
November Brazil Philippe Coutinho [137]
December Croatia Dejan Lovren [138]
January Brazil Roberto Firmino 62%[139]
February Brazil Lucas Leiva 34%[140]
March Brazil Philippe Coutinho 37%[141][142]
April Belgium Divock Origi 43%[143]

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