2020–21 Liverpool F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was Liverpool Football Club's 129th season in existence and their 59th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Liverpool participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the FA Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from August 2020 to 30 June 2021. This was the first season since 2013–14 without Dejan Lovren, who departed to Zenit Saint Petersburg and Adam Lallana, who departed to Brighton and Hove Albion.

Liverpool

2020–21 season
Chairman	Tom Werner
Manager	Jürgen Klopp
Stadium	Anfield
Premier League	3rd
FA Cup	Fourth round
EFL Cup	Fourth round
UEFA Champions League	Quarter-finals
FA Community Shield	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Mohamed Salah (22) All: Mohamed Salah (31)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Season overview

The season was notably difficult, as the majority of games were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic,^[1] and all three of the club's senior central defenders sustained long-term injuries.^[2] The team's early form was creditable and, on 22 November 2020, they broke the club record for longest unbeaten run at home in the league (which had previously stood at 63) with a 3–0 win over Leicester City.^[3] However, the run ended on 21 January 2021 following a 1–0 defeat to Burnley; it had stood at 68, the second-longest unbeaten home run in English top-flight history, behind Chelsea's run of 86 games between March 2004 and October 2008, and the longest under a single manager.^[4] A tough period followed as Liverpool suffered a run of six consecutive defeats at Anfield.^[5] This ended any chance the team had of retaining the Premier League title as by early March, Liverpool sat 8th in the table with 43 points. The team, however, was able to reverse their fortunes, winning eight of their final ten league games, which included goalkeeper Alisson scoring a stoppage-time winner against West Bromwich Albion (the first goal ever scored by a Liverpool goalkeeper in the 129-year history of the club),^[6] meaning they finished third with 69 points, qualifying for the next season's UEFA Champions League.^[7]

First-team squad

As of 23 May 2021^[8]

Squad no.	Player	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth	Signed from	Apps	Goals	Assists
Goalkeepers
1	Alisson		GK	(1992-10-02)2 October 1992 (aged 28)	Roma	130	1	1
13	Adrián		GK	(1987-01-03)3 January 1987 (aged 34)	West Ham United	24	0	0
62	Caoimhín Kelleher		GK	(1998-11-23)23 November 1998 (aged 22)	LFC Academy	9	0	0
97	Marcelo Pitaluga		GK	(2002-12-20)20 December 2002 (aged 18)	Fluminense	0	0	0
Defenders
4	Virgil van Dijk (3rd captain)		CB	(1991-07-08)8 July 1991 (aged 29)	Southampton	130	13	6
12	Joe Gomez		CB/RB/LB	(1997-05-23)23 May 1997 (aged 24)	Charlton Athletic	121	0	4
19	Ozan Kabak		CB	(2000-03-25)25 March 2000 (aged 21)	Schalke 04	13	0	0
21	Kostas Tsimikas		LB	(1996-05-12)12 May 1996 (aged 25)	Olympiacos	7	0	0
26	Andrew Robertson		LB	(1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 27)	Hull City	177	5	37
28	Ben Davies		CB/LB	(1995-08-21)21 August 1995 (aged 25)	Preston North End	0	0	0
32	Joël Matip		CB	(1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (aged 29)	Schalke 04	123	6	3
46	Rhys Williams		CB	(2001-02-03)3 February 2001 (aged 20)	LFC Academy	19	0	0
47	Nathaniel Phillips		CB	(1997-03-21)21 March 1997 (aged 24)	LFC Academy	21	1	1
66	Trent Alexander-Arnold		RB	(1998-10-07)7 October 1998 (aged 22)	LFC Academy	179	10	43
76	Neco Williams		RB	(2001-04-13)13 April 2001 (aged 20)	LFC Academy	25	0	2
Midfielders
3	Fabinho		DM/RB/CB	(1993-10-23)23 October 1993 (aged 27)	Monaco	122	3	6
5	Georginio Wijnaldum (4th captain)		CM/DM/AM	(1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 30)	Newcastle United	237	22	15
6	Thiago		CM/DM	(1991-04-11)11 April 1991 (aged 30)	Bayern Munich	30	1	0
7	James Milner (vice-captain)		CM/DM/LB/RB	(1986-01-04)4 January 1986 (aged 35)	Manchester City	250	26	40
8	Naby Keïta		CM/AM	(1995-02-10)10 February 1995 (aged 26)	RB Leipzig	76	7	4
14	Jordan Henderson (captain)		CM/DM/CB	(1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 31)	Sunderland	392	30	49
15	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain		CM/AM/RW/LW	(1993-08-15)15 August 1993 (aged 27)	Arsenal	104	14	11
17	Curtis Jones		CM/AM	(2001-01-30)30 January 2001 (aged 20)	LFC Academy	47	7	6
23	Xherdan Shaqiri		RW/LW/AM/CM	(1991-10-10)10 October 1991 (aged 29)	Stoke City	63	8	9
58	Ben Woodburn		AM/CM/LW/RW	(1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 21)	LFC Academy	11	1	0
Forwards
9	Roberto Firmino		ST/AM	(1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 29)	1899 Hoffenheim	292	87	63
10	Sadio Mané		LW/RW/ST	(1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 29)	Southampton	218	97	37
11	Mohamed Salah		RW/LW/ST	(1992-06-15)15 June 1992 (aged 29)	Roma	203	125	43
20	Diogo Jota		LW/RW/ST	(1996-12-04)4 December 1996 (aged 24)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30	13	1
27	Divock Origi		ST/LW	(1995-04-18)18 April 1995 (aged 26)	Lille	157	35	11

New contracts

Date	Position	No.	Player	Ref.
17 August 2020	DF	76	Neco Williams	[9]

Transfers

Transfers in

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
10 August 2020	DF	21	Kostas Tsimikas	Olympiacos	£11,750,000[A]	[10]
18 September 2020	MF	6	Thiago	Bayern Munich	£20,000,000[B]	[11]
19 September 2020	FW	20	Diogo Jota	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£41,000,000[C]	[12]
8 October 2020	GK	97	Marcelo Pitaluga	Fluminense	£1,000,000[D]	[13]
1 February 2021	DF	28	Ben Davies	Preston North End	£500,000[E]	[14]
Total					£74,250,000

1. Fee may eventually rise to £15,000,000
2. Fee may eventually rise to £25,000,000
3. Fee may eventually rise to £45,000,000
4. Fee may eventually rise to £1,800,000
5. Fee may eventually rise to £1,600,000

Loan in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref
1 February 2021	End of season	DF	19	Ozan Kabak	Schalke 04	£1,000,000[A]	[15]
Total						£1,000,000

1. Fee may eventually rise to £1,500,000

Transfers out

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
27 July 2020	GK	22	Andy Lonergan	Stoke City	Released	[16]
27 July 2020	MF	20	Adam Lallana	Brighton & Hove Albion	Released	[17]
27 July 2020	DF	6	Dejan Lovren	Zenit Saint Petersburg	£10,900,000	[18]
28 August 2020	MF	53	Ovie Ejaria	Reading	£3,000,000[A]	[19]
19 September 2020	DF	51	Ki-Jana Hoever	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£9,000,000[B]	[20]
2 October 2020	FW	24	Rhian Brewster	Sheffield United	£18,000,000[C]	[21]
16 October 2020	FW	55	Herbie Kane	Barnsley	£1,250,000	[22]
Total					£42,150,000

1. Fee may eventually rise to £3,500,000
2. Fee may eventually rise to £13,500,000
3. Fee may eventually rise to £23,500,000

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref
12 August 2020	2 January 2021	DF	—	Morgan Boyes	Fleetwood Town	None	[23][24]
18 August 2020	14 January 2021	DF	—	Adam Lewis	Amiens SC	None	[25][26]
7 September 2020	End of season	MF	54	Sheyi Ojo	Cardiff City	None	[27]
14 September 2020	31 December 2020	DF	—	Tony Gallacher	Toronto FC	None	[28]
19 September 2020	End of season	FW	—	Taiwo Awoniyi	Union Berlin	None	[29]
28 September 2020	End of season	GK	22	Loris Karius	Union Berlin	None	[30]
28 September 2020	End of season	GK	73	Kamil Grabara	AGF	None	[31]
6 October 2020	End of season	DF	—	Anderson Arroyo	Salamanca	None	[32]
6 October 2020	End of season	MF	16	Marko Grujić	Porto	£1,000,000	[33]
16 October 2020	18 January 2021	MF	58	Ben Woodburn	Blackpool	None	[34]
16 October 2020	End of season	MF	59	Harry Wilson	Cardiff City	£1,200,000	[35]
16 October 2020	End of season	MF	67	Harvey Elliott	Blackburn Rovers	None	[36]
5 January 2021	End of season	FW	—	Liam Millar	Charlton Athletic	None	[37]
14 January 2021	End of season	DF	—	Adam Lewis	Plymouth Argyle	None	[26]
1 February 2021	End of season	DF	72	Sepp van den Berg	Preston North End	None	[38]
1 February 2021	End of season	FW	18	Takumi Minamino	Southampton	£500,000	[39]
3 February 2021	30 November 2021	GK	—	Vítězslav Jaroš	St Patrick's Athletic	None	[40]
Total						£2,700,000

Transfer summary

Spending Summer: £ 73,750,000 Winter: £ 1,500,000 Total: £ 75,250,000

Income Summer: £ 44,350,000 Winter: £ 500,000 Total: £ 44,850,000

Net Expenditure Summer: £ 29,400,000 Winter: £ 1,000,000 Total: £ 30,400,000

Pre-season friendlies

On 19 August 2020, Liverpool announced that they would play two friendlies as part of their pre-season training camp in Austria.^[41] On 2 September 2020, they announced that they would complete their pre-season campaign with a home game against Blackpool.^[42]

Liverpool v VfB Stuttgart

22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly	Liverpool	3–0	VfB Stuttgart	Kitzbühel, Austria
17:00 BST	Firmino 15' Gomez  30' Keïta 40' Brewster 68'	Report		Stadium: Sportplatz Langau Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria)

Red Bull Salzburg v Liverpool

25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly	Red Bull Salzburg	2–2	Liverpool	Wals-Siezenheim, Austria
15:00 BST	Daka 3', 13',  45' Onguéné  26'	Report	Brewster 72', 81'	Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer (Austria)

Liverpool v Blackpool

5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) Friendly	Liverpool	7–2	Blackpool	Liverpool, England
15:00 BST	Matip 43' Mané 52' Firmino 54' Elliott 69' Minamino 71' Origi 85' Van den Berg 88'	Report	Hamilton 15' Yates 33' (pen.)	Stadium: Anfield

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	12 September 2020	23 May 2021	Matchday 1	3rd	38	20	9	9	68	42	+26	052.63
FA Cup	8 January 2021	24 January 2021	Third round	Fourth round	2	1	0	1	6	4	+2	050.00
EFL Cup	24 September 2020	1 October 2020	Third round	Fourth round	2	1	1	0	7	2	+5	050.00
UEFA Champions League	21 October 2020	14 April 2021	Group stage	Quarter-finals	10	6	2	2	15	6	+9	060.00
FA Community Shield	29 August 2020		Final	Runners-up	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total					53	28	13	12	97	55	+42	052.83

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2020–21 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester City (C)	38	27	5	6	83	32	+51	86	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Manchester United	38	21	11	6	73	44	+29	74
3	Liverpool	38	20	9	9	68	42	+26	69
4	Chelsea	38	19	10	9	58	36	+22	67
5	Leicester City	38	20	6	12	68	50	+18	66	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]

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^[43]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2020–21 FA Cup, Leicester City, also qualified for the Europa League based on league position, the second Europa League group stage berth allocated to England was transferred to the sixth-placed team.

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	20	9	9	68	42	+26	69	10	3	6	29	20	+9	10	6	3	39	22	+17

Source: Premier League

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W
Position	6	4	2	5	3	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	6	6	6	7	8	6	7	6	6	6	7	5	5	4	3

Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 August 2020.^[44]

Liverpool v Leeds United

12 September 2020 1	Liverpool	4–3	Leeds United	Liverpool
17:30 BST (UTC+1)	Salah 4' (pen.), 33', 88' (pen.) Van Dijk 20' Firmino  76'	Report	Harrison 12' Bamford 30' Klich 66'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver

Chelsea v Liverpool

20 September 2020 2	Chelsea	0–2	Liverpool	Fulham, London
16:30 BST (UTC+1)	Christensen  45+1' Jorginho 75'	Report	Mané 50', 54'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney

Liverpool v Arsenal

28 September 2020 3	Liverpool	3–1	Arsenal	Liverpool
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Mané  3', 28' Robertson 34' Alexander-Arnold  49' Jota 88'	Report	Lacazette 25' Bellerín  68' Ceballos  72'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

Aston Villa v Liverpool

4 October 2020 4	Aston Villa	7–2	Liverpool	Aston, Birmingham
19:15 BST (UTC+1)	Watkins 4', 22', 39' McGinn 35' Douglas Luiz  46' Barkley 55' Grealish 66', 75' Nakamba  90+2'	Report	Salah 33', 60' Van Dijk  38'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Everton v Liverpool

17 October 2020 5	Everton	2–2	Liverpool	Walton, Liverpool
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	Keane 19' Rodríguez  45' Gomes  69' Calvert-Lewin 81' Allan  84' Richarlison  90'	Report	Mané 3',  67' Salah 72' Fabinho  84'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver

Liverpool v Sheffield United

24 October 2020 6	Liverpool	2–1	Sheffield United	Liverpool
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Firmino 41' Jota 64'	Report	Lundstram  3' Berge 13' (pen.),  86' Stevens  66'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean

Liverpool v West Ham United

31 October 2020 7	Liverpool	2–1	West Ham United	Liverpool
17:30 GMT (UTC±0)	Salah 42' (pen.) Jota 85'	Report	Fornals 10' Rice  49'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend

Manchester City v Liverpool

8 November 2020 8	Manchester City	1–1	Liverpool	Manchester
16:30 GMT (UTC±0)	Gabriel Jesus 31' De Bruyne 42' Sterling  61' Laporte  79' Walker  90+3'	Report	Salah 13' (pen.) Matip  46'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

Liverpool v Leicester City

22 November 2020 9	Liverpool	3–0	Leicester City	Liverpool
19:15 GMT (UTC±0)	Evans 21' (o.g.) Jota 41' Firmino 86'	Report	Justin  45' Mendy  66'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool

28 November 2020 10	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Liverpool	Falmer
12:30 GMT (UTC±0)	Maupay 20' Veltman  45+1' White  83' Groß 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Jota 60' Alisson  90+3'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers

6 December 2020 11	Liverpool	4–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Liverpool
19:15 GMT (UTC±0)	N. Williams  3' Salah 24' Wijnaldum 58' Matip 67' Semedo 78' (o.g.)	Report	Moutinho  89'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Craig Pawson

Fulham v Liverpool

13 December 2020 12	Fulham	1–1	Liverpool	Fulham, London
16:30 GMT (UTC±0)	Andersen  20' Decordova-Reid 25' Lemina  46' Lookman  75'	Report	Jones  31' Salah 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Andre Marriner

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

16 December 2020 13	Liverpool	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Salah 26' Firmino 90'	Report	Son 33' Lo Celso  48' Højbjerg  54'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Crystal Palace v Liverpool

19 December 2020 14	Crystal Palace	0–7	Liverpool	Selhurst, London
12:30 GMT (UTC±0)	Clyne  45+1'	Report	Minamino 3' Mané 35' Firmino 44', 68' Henderson 52' Salah 81', 84'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jon Moss

Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion

27 December 2020 15	Liverpool	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
16:30 GMT (UTC±0)	Mané 12'	Report	O'Shea  56' Ajayi 82'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp was cautioned in the 61st minute.

Newcastle United v Liverpool

30 December 2020 16	Newcastle United	0–0	Liverpool	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Clark  12' Hayden  85'	Report	Fabinho  49' Milner  65' Phillips  78'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney

Southampton v Liverpool

4 January 2021 17	Southampton	1–0	Liverpool	Southampton
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Ings 2' Bertrand  90+3'	Report	Thiago  3' Robertson  15' Shaqiri  79'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner

Liverpool v Manchester United

17 January 2021 18	Liverpool	0–0	Manchester United	Liverpool
16:30 GMT (UTC±0)	Shaqiri  33' Fabinho  66'	Report	Rashford  90+4'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney

Liverpool v Burnley

21 January 2021 19	Liverpool	0–1	Burnley	Liverpool
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Fabinho  45+2' Matip  87'	Report	Barnes  39', 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool

28 January 2021 20	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	Liverpool	Tottenham, London
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Bergwijn  30' Højbjerg 49'	Report	Thiago  24' Firmino 45+4' Alexander-Arnold 47' Phillips  50' Mané 65'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Ham United v Liverpool

31 January 2021 21	West Ham United	1–3	Liverpool	Stratford, London
16:30 GMT (UTC±0)	Rice  47' Souček  49' Dawson 87'	Report	Salah 57', 68' Wijnaldum 84'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jon Moss

Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion

3 February 2021 22	Liverpool	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Liverpool
20:15 GMT (UTC±0)	Wijnaldum  45'	Report	Alzate 56'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend

Liverpool v Manchester City

7 February 2021 23	Liverpool	1–4	Manchester City	Liverpool
16:30 GMT (UTC±0)	Thiago  3' Salah 63' (pen.) Fabinho  70'	Report	Gündoğan 37', 49', 73' Dias  62' Sterling 76' Foden 83'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver

Leicester City v Liverpool

13 February 2021 24	Leicester City	3–1	Liverpool	Leicester
12:30 GMT (UTC±0)	Evans  43' Maddison 78' Vardy 81' Barnes 85'	Report	Jones  24' Salah 67' Kabak  71'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Liverpool v Everton

20 February 2021 25	Liverpool	0–2	Everton	Liverpool
17:30 GMT (UTC±0)	Kabak  45+1' Mané  67'	Report	Richarlison 3' Gomes  41' Sigurðsson 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Sheffield United v Liverpool

28 February 2021 26	Sheffield United	0–2	Liverpool	Sheffield
19:15 GMT (UTC±0)		Report	Jones 48' Bryan 64' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Jon Moss

Liverpool v Chelsea

4 March 2021 27	Liverpool	0–1	Chelsea	Liverpool
20:15 GMT (UTC±0)		Report	Mount 42'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Liverpool v Fulham

7 March 2021 28	Liverpool	0–1	Fulham	Liverpool
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Jota  42' Keïta  90+3'	Report	Tete  38' Lemina 45',  47' Mitrović  90+6'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool

15 March 2021 29	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	Liverpool	Wolverhampton
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Neves  37' Saïss  52'	Report	Thiago  42' Jota 45+2'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

Arsenal v Liverpool

3 April 2021 30	Arsenal	0–3	Liverpool	Holloway, London
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Gabriel  90+1'	Report	Jota 64', 82',  73' Salah 68'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Liverpool v Aston Villa

10 April 2021 31	Liverpool	2–1	Aston Villa	Liverpool
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Salah 57' Milner  65' Robertson  74' Alexander-Arnold 90+1'	Report	Konsa  25' Watkins 43',  85' Douglas Luiz  49' Targett  73'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney

Leeds United v Liverpool

19 April 2021 32	Leeds United	1–1	Liverpool	Leeds
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Dallas  25' Alioski  37' Llorente 87'	Report	Mané 31' Firmino  39'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Liverpool v Newcastle United

24 April 2021 33	Liverpool	1–1	Newcastle United	Liverpool
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	Salah 3' Kabak  9' Fabinho  89'	Report	Fernández  16' Willock 90+5'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner

Liverpool v Southampton

8 May 2021 35	Liverpool	2–0	Southampton	Liverpool
20:15 BST (UTC+1)	Mané 31' Thiago 90'	Report	Redmond  61'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend

Manchester United v Liverpool

13 May 2021 34	Manchester United	2–4	Liverpool	Manchester
20:15 BST (UTC+1)	Fernandes 10' Bailly  48' Rashford 68' McTominay  79' Cavani  85'	Report	Jota 34' Firmino 45+3', 47' Salah 90'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 2 May 2021 but was postponed after a supporters' protest occurred at Old Trafford.[45]

West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool

16 May 2021 36	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Liverpool	West Bromwich
16:30 BST (UTC+1)	Robson-Kanu 15'	Report	Salah 33' Alisson 90+5'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean

Burnley v Liverpool

19 May 2021 37	Burnley	0–3	Liverpool	Burnley
20:15 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Firmino 43' Phillips 52' Oxlade-Chamberlain 88'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Liverpool v Crystal Palace

23 May 2021 38	Liverpool	2–0	Crystal Palace	Liverpool
16:00 BST (UTC+1)	Mané 36', 74' Alexander-Arnold  71' Milner  86'	Report	Ayew  71' Riedewald  83'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Craig Pawson

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

Liverpool entered the competition in the third round. The draw was confirmed on 30 November 2020 live on BT Sport.^[46] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January 2021, conducted by former Liverpool player Peter Crouch.^[47]

Aston Villa v Liverpool

8 January 2021 Third round	Aston Villa	1–4	Liverpool	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Barry 41'	Report	Mané 4', 63' Jones  44' Wijnaldum 60' Salah 65'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

Manchester United v Liverpool

24 January 2021 Fourth round	Manchester United	3–2	Liverpool	Trafford
17:00 GMT	Greenwood 26' Rashford 48' Fernandes 78' Lindelöf  89' Pogba  90+2'	Report	Salah 18', 58' Fabinho  42' Mané  69'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

Liverpool entered the competition in the third round. The draw was confirmed on 6 September 2020 live on Sky Sports.^[48] The fourth round draw was conducted on 17 September 2020, also live on Sky Sports.^[49]

Lincoln City v Liverpool

24 September 2020 Third round	Lincoln City	2–7	Liverpool	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Edun 60' Montsma 66' Eyoma  69'	Report	Shaqiri 9' Minamino 18', 46' Jones 32', 36' Grujić 65' Origi 89'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

Liverpool v Arsenal

1 October 2020 Fourth round	Liverpool	0–0 (4–5 p)	Arsenal	Liverpool
19:45 BST	Minamino  15' Wilson  75'	Report	Xhaka  51' Cédric  90+2'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend
	Penalties
	Milner Wijnaldum Minamino Origi Jones Wilson		Lacazette Cédric Elneny Maitland-Niles Pépé Willock

FA Community Shield

Main article: 2020 FA Community Shield

Arsenal v Liverpool

29 August 2020 Final	Arsenal	1–1 (5–4 p)	Liverpool	Wembley
16:30 BST (UTC+1)	Aubameyang 12'	Report	Milner  57' Minamino 73'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 0[50] Referee: Andre Marriner
	Penalties
	Nelson Maitland-Niles Cédric David Luiz Aubameyang		Salah Fabinho Brewster Minamino Jones

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League

Liverpool entered the competition in the group stage.

Group stage

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 October 2020.^[51]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LIV	ATA	AJX	MID
1	Liverpool	6	4	1	1	10	3	+7	13	Advance to knockout phase		—	0–2	1–0	2–0
2	Atalanta	6	3	2	1	10	8	+2	11			0–5	—	2–2	1–1
3	Ajax	6	2	1	3	7	7	0	7	Transfer to Europa League		0–1	0–1	—	3–1
4	Midtjylland	6	0	2	4	4	13	−9	2			1–1	0–4	1–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Ajax v Liverpool

21 October 2020 1	Ajax	0–1	Liverpool	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Promes  90+3'	Report	Tagliafico 35' (o.g.) Milner  38' Alexander-Arnold  80'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Liverpool v Midtjylland

27 October 2020 2	Liverpool	2–0	Midtjylland	Liverpool, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Milner  41' Jota 55' Salah 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Scholz  19' Onyeka  25' Cajuste  32' Paulinho  90+1'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

Atalanta v Liverpool

3 November 2020 3	Atalanta	0–5	Liverpool	Bergamo, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Jota 16', 33', 54' Wijnaldum  21' Jones  21' Salah 47' Mané 49'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 0 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Note: Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp was cautioned in the 73rd minute.[52]

Liverpool v Atalanta

25 November 2020 4	Liverpool	0–2	Atalanta	Liverpool, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tsimikas  58'	Report	Iličić 60' Gosens 64' De Roon  89'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Liverpool v Ajax

1 December 2020 5	Liverpool	1–0	Ajax	Liverpool, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Jones 58' Wijnaldum  70' Henderson  90+1' Mané  90+3'	Report	Schuurs  42' Blind  55'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Midtjylland v Liverpool

9 December 2020 6	Midtjylland	1–1	Liverpool	Herning, Denmark
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Onyeka  9' Cools  31' Scholz 62' (pen.) Anderson  81'	Report	Salah 1' Kelleher  61'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: François Letexier (France)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2020.^[53]

RB Leipzig v Liverpool

16 February 2021 First leg	RB Leipzig	0–2	Liverpool	Budapest, Hungary
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Haidara  5' Mukiele  5' Nkunku  52' Angeliño  65' Olmo  76'	Report	Salah 53' Mané 58' Kabak  69' Henderson  81'	Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 0 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Note: The match, originally to be played at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, was moved to the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic imposed by Germany on travellers from the United Kingdom.[54][55]

Liverpool v RB Leipzig

10 March 2021 Second leg	Liverpool	2–0 (4–0 agg.)	RB Leipzig	Budapest, Hungary
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Salah 71' Mané 74'	Report		Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 0 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Note: The match, originally to be played at Anfield in Liverpool, was moved to the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic imposed by Germany on travellers from the United Kingdom (which would have affected RB Leipzig players and staff upon return).[56][57]

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 March 2021.^[58]

Real Madrid v Liverpool

6 April 2021 First leg	Real Madrid	3–1	Liverpool	Madrid, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vinícius 27', 65' Asensio 36' Vázquez  49'	Report	Mané  39' Salah 51' Thiago  56' Alexander-Arnold  83'	Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Note: Real Madrid played their home match at Alfredo Di Stéfano, Madrid, instead of their regular stadium Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid.

Liverpool v Real Madrid

14 April 2021 Second leg	Liverpool	0–0 (1–3 agg.)	Real Madrid	Liverpool, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Robertson  25' Phillips  59'	Report	Casemiro  25'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Squad statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

As of match played 23 May 2021

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Champions League		Community Shield		Total
				Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
1	GK		Alisson	33	33	1	1	0	0	7	7	1	1	42	42
3	MF		Fabinho	30	28	2	2	1	0	8	7	1	1	42	38
4	DF		Virgil van Dijk	5	5	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	8	8
5	MF		Georginio Wijnaldum	38	34	2	2	1	0	9	8	1	1	51	45
6	MF		Thiago	24	20	2	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	30	23
7	MF		James Milner	26	11	2	2	1	1	6	4	1	1	36	19
8	MF		Naby Keïta	10	7	0	0	1	0	4	2	1	0	16	9
9	FW		Roberto Firmino	36	33	2	1	0	0	9	3	1	1	48	38
10	FW		Sadio Mané	35	31	2	1	0	0	10	8	1	1	48	41
11	FW		Mohamed Salah	37	34	2	2	1	1	10	9	1	1	51	47
12	DF		Joe Gomez	7	6	0	0	1	0	3	3	1	1	12	10
13	GK		Adrián	3	3	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	6	6
14	MF		Jordan Henderson	21	20	1	1	0	0	6	4	0	0	28	25
15	MF		Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	13	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	17	2
17	MF		Curtis Jones	24	13	2	2	2	2	5	5	1	0	34	22
19	DF		Ozan Kabak	9	9	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	13	13
20	FW		Diogo Jota	19	12	0	0	2	1	9	6	0	0	30	19
21	DF		Kostas Tsimikas	2	0	0	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	7	3
23	MF		Xherdan Shaqiri	14	5	2	0	1	1	5	1	0	0	22	7
26	DF		Andrew Robertson	38	38	1	1	0	0	10	8	1	1	50	48
27	FW		Divock Origi	9	2	2	0	2	1	4	3	0	0	17	6
32	DF		Joël Matip	10	9	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	12	11
46	DF		Rhys Williams	9	7	2	2	2	2	6	3	0	0	19	14
47	DF		Nathaniel Phillips	17	15	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	20	18
62	GK		Caoimhín Kelleher	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	5	5
65	MF		Leighton Clarkson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
66	DF		Trent Alexander-Arnold	36	34	1	1	0	0	8	8	0	0	45	43
76	DF		Neco Williams	6	3	1	1	2	2	4	2	1	1	14	9
89	DF		Billy Koumetio	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players who went out on loan or left permanently but made appearances for Liverpool prior to departing
16	MF		Marko Grujić	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
18	FW		Takumi Minamino	9	2	1	1	2	2	4	2	1	0	17	7
24	FW		Rhian Brewster	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
59	MF		Harry Wilson	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
67	MF		Harvey Elliott	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total				38		2		2		10		1		53

Goals

As of match played 23 May 2021

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Champions League	Community Shield	Total
1	FW	11	Mohamed Salah	22	3	0	6	0	31
2	FW	10	Sadio Mané	11	2	0	3	0	16
3	FW	20	Diogo Jota	9	0	0	4	0	13
4	FW	9	Roberto Firmino	9	0	0	0	0	9
5	MF	17	Curtis Jones	1	0	2	1	0	4
	FW	18	Takumi Minamino[A]	1	0	2	0	1	4
7	MF	5	Georginio Wijnaldum	2	1	0	0	0	3
8	DF	66	Trent Alexander-Arnold	2	0	0	0	0	2
9	GK	1	Alisson	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF	4	Virgil van Dijk	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF	6	Thiago	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF	14	Jordan Henderson	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF	15	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF	16	Marko Grujić[A]	0	0	1	0	0	1
	MF	23	Xherdan Shaqiri	0	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	26	Andrew Robertson	1	0	0	0	0	1
	FW	27	Divock Origi	0	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	32	Joël Matip	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF	47	Nathaniel Phillips	1	0	0	0	0	1
Own Goals				3	0	0	1	0	4
Total				68	6	7	15	1	97

1. Players who left Liverpool on loan during the season

Clean sheets

As of match played 23 May 2021

No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Champions League	Community Shield	Total
1	Alisson	10	0	0	5	0	15
13	Adrián	1	0	1	1	0	3
62	Caoimhín Kelleher	1	0	0	1	0	2
Total		12	0	1	7	0	20

Disciplinary record

As of match played 23 May 2021

No.	Pos.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Champions League		Community Shield		Total
1	GK	Alisson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	MF	Fabinho	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
4	DF	Virgil van Dijk	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	MF	Georginio Wijnaldum	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
6	MF	Thiago	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
7	MF	James Milner	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	6	0
8	MF	Naby Keita	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW	Roberto Firmino	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10	FW	Sadio Mané	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
14	MF	Jordan Henderson	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
17	MF	Curtis Jones	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
18	FW	Takumi Minamino[A]	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	DF	Ozan Kabak	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
20	FW	Diogo Jota	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21	DF	Kostas Tsimikas	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF	Xherdan Shaqiri	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
26	DF	Andrew Robertson	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
32	DF	Joël Matip	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
47	DF	Nathaniel Phillips	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
59	MF	Harry Wilson[A]	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
62	GK	Caoimhín Kelleher	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
66	DF	Trent Alexander-Arnold	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
76	DF	Neco Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
–	Manager	Jürgen Klopp	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Total			41	0	3	0	2	0	18	0	1	0	65	0

1. Players who left Liverpool on loan during the season

Club awards

End-of-season awards

• Standard Chartered Men's Player of the Season: Mohamed Salah^[59]
• Goal of the Season: Alisson (vs West Brom, 16 May 2021)^[60]

Liverpool Standard Chartered Player of the Month award

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

Month	Player	Ref
September	Sadio Mané	[61]
October	Diogo Jota	[62]
November	Diogo Jota	[63]
December	Mohamed Salah	[64]
January	Mohamed Salah	[65]
February	Mohamed Salah	[66]
March	Nathaniel Phillips	[67]
April	Trent Alexander-Arnold	[68]