2020–21 Liverpool F.C. season

The 2020–21 season will be Liverpool Football Club's 129th season in existence and the club's 59th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Liverpool will participate in this season's editions of the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the FA Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Liverpool
2020–21 season
ChairmanTom Werner
ManagerJürgen Norbert Klopp
StadiumAnfield
Premier LeaguePreseason
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
FA Community ShieldFinal

First-team squad
As it stands on 14th August 2020
Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth Signed from Apps Goals Assists
Goalkeepers
1 Alisson GK (1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 Roma 88 0 1
13 Adrián GK (1987-01-03) 3 January 1987 West Ham United 18 0 0
22 Loris Karius GK (1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 Mainz 05 49 0 0
62 Caoimhín Kelleher GK (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 LFC Academy 4 0 0
73 Kamil Grabara GK (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 Ruch Chorzow 0 0 0
Defenders
4 Virgil van Dijk (3rd captain) CB (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 Southampton 122 12 6
12 Joe Gomez CB/RB/LB (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 Charlton Athletic 109 0 3
21 Kostas Tsimikas LB (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 Olympiakos 0 0 0
26 Andrew Robertson LB (1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 Hull City 127 4 30
32 Joël Matip CB (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 Schalke 04 111 5 1
47 Nathaniel Phillips CB (1997-03-21)21 March 1997 (aged 23) LFC Academy 1 0 0
51 Ki-Jana Hoever CB/RB (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 Ajax 4 1 0
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold RB (1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 LFC Academy 134 8 34
72 Sepp van den Berg CB/RB (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 PEC Zwolle 4 0 0
76 Neco Williams RB (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 LFC Academy 11 0 1
Midfielders
3 Fabinho DM/RB/CB (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 Monaco 80 3 6
5 Georginio Wijnaldum (4th captain) CM/DM/AM (1990-11-11) 11 November 1990 Newcastle United 186 19 15
7 James Milner (vice-captain) DM/CM/LB/RB (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 Manchester City 214 26 39
8 Naby Keïta CM/AM (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 RB Leipzig 60 7 4
14 Jordan Henderson (captain) CM/DM (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 Sunderland 364 29 48
15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain CM/AM/LW/RW (1993-08-15) 15 August 1993 Arsenal 87 13 10
16 Marko Grujić CM/DM (1996-04-13) 13 April 1996 Red Star Belgrade 14 0 1
17 Curtis Jones CM (2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 LFC Academy 13 3 1
23 Xherdan Shaqiri RW/LW/AM (1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 Stoke City 41 7 5
54 Sheyi Ojo RW/LW (1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 LFC Academy 13 1 4
58 Ben Woodburn AM/CM/LW/RW (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 LFC Academy 11 1 0
59 Harry Wilson RW/LW/AM (1997-03-22) 22 March 1997 LFC Academy 1 0 0
67 Harvey Elliott RW/LW (2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 Fulham 8 0 0
Forwards
9 Roberto Firmino CF (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 Hoffenheim 244 78 54
10 Sadio Mané LW/RW/ST (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 Southampton 170 81 28
11 Mohamed Salah RW/ST (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 Roma 152 94 38
18 Takumi Minamino RW/LW/AM/ST (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 Red Bull Salzburg 14 0 0
24 Rhian Brewster ST (2000-04-01) 1 April 2000 Chelsea 3 0 0
27 Divock Origi ST/LW (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 Lille 140 34 9

Transfers

Transfers in
Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
10 August 2020 DF 21 Kostas Tsimikas Olympiacos £11,750,000 [1]
Total £11,750,000

    Transfers out
    Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
    27 July 2020 GK 22 Andy Lonergan Released [2]
    27 July 2020 MF 20 Adam Lallana Brighton & Hove Albion Free [3]
    27 July 2020 DF 6 Dejan Lovren Zenit Saint Petersburg £10,900,000 [4]
    Total £10,900,000

    Loans out
    Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
    12 August 2020 30 June 2021 DF 77 Morgan Boyes Fleetwood Town None [5]
    Total

      Transfer summary

      Pre-season and friendlies

        Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

      Competitions

      Overview
      Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
      Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
      Premier League September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
      FA Cup January 2021 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
      EFL Cup September 2020 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
      UEFA Champions League 20–21 October 2020 Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
      FA Community Shield 29 August 2020 Final 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
      Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

      Last updated: 29 August 2020

      Source: Competitions

      FA Community Shield
      Main article: 2020 FA Community Shield
      29 August 2020 FinalArsenalvLiverpoolLondon
      16:30 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Wembley Stadium

      Premier League
      Main article: 2020–21 Premier League

      League table
      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
      9 Leeds United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Leicester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. 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[6]

      Results summary
      OverallHomeAway
      PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
      0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

      Last updated: September 2020.
      Source:

      Results by matchday
      Matchday1
      Ground
      Result
      Position
      Updated to match(es) played on September 2020. Source:
      A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

      Matches

      FA Cup
      Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

      EFL Cup
      Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

      UEFA Champions League
      Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League

      The group stage draw will be held on 1 October 2020.[7]

      Squad statistics

      Appearances

      Goalscorers

      Assists

      Clean sheets

      Disciplinary record

      Club awards

      Liverpool Standard Chartered Player of the Month award

      References
      1. "Liverpool complete signing of Kostas Tsimikas". liverpoolfc.com. 10 August 2020.
      2. "Andy Lonergan to remain with Reds until season conclusion". liverpoolfc.com. 9 June 2020.
      3. "Adam Lallana joins Brighton". liverpoolfc.com. 27 July 2020.
      4. "Dejan Lovren leaves LFC for Zenit St. Petersburg". liverpoolfc.com. 27 July 2020.
      5. "Morgan Boyes joins Fleetwood on loan". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
      6. "Premier League Handbook Season 2019/20: Rules of the Premier League Section C pages 101–102". premierleague.com. 2 August 2019.
      7. "2020/21 UEFA Champions League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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