2021–22_Liverpool_F.C._season

2021–22 Liverpool F.C. season

2021–22 Liverpool F.C. season

130th season in existence of Liverpool F.C.


The 2021–22 season was Liverpool Football Club's 130th season in existence and their 60th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. Liverpool were on course to winning a unique quadruple, as they won a record-breaking ninth EFL Cup and the FA Cup, beating Chelsea on penalties in both finals. However, they lost the Premier League title by one point to Manchester City, and – in a repeat of the 2018 final – lost the Champions League final to Real Madrid.

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First-team squad

As of 28 May 2022[1]
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New contracts

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Transfers

Transfers in

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  1. Fee may eventually rise to £50,000,000

Transfers out

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  1. Inclusive of 10% sell-on clause

Loans out

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Transfer summary

Pre-season and friendlies

On 12 July 2021, Liverpool announced that they would play four friendlies as part of a pre-season training camp in Austria.[43] On 19 July, they stated that they would complete their pre-season campaign with two home friendlies.[44] On 29 July, the Reds confirmed that they would face Bologna in two sixty-minute matches as part of a training camp in France in between the previously announced engagements.[45]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

20 July 2021 Friendly Wacker Innsbruck Austria 1–1 England Liverpool Austria
18:00 CEST Ronivaldo 17' Report Origi 5' (pen.) Attendance: 0
Note: Thirty-minute mini-game
20 July 2021 Friendly VfB Stuttgart Germany 1–1 England Liverpool Saalfelden, Austria
18:45 CEST Förster 6' Report Mané 20' Stadium: Saalfelden Arena
Attendance: 0
Note: Thirty-minute mini-game
23 July 2021 Friendly Mainz 05 Germany 0–1 England Liverpool Grödig, Austria
18:15 CEST Report Kilian 86' (o.g.) Stadium: Greisbergers Betten-Arena
Attendance: 3,500
29 July 2021 Friendly Liverpool England 3–4 Germany Hertha BSC Innsbruck, Austria
20:20 CEST Mané 36'
Minamino 42'
Konaté Yellow card 45+1'
Gomez Yellow card 79'
Oxlade-Chamberlain 87'
Report Ascacíbar 20'
Serdar 30'
Selke Yellow card 45+1'
Jovetić 66', 80'
Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Daniel Pfister
5 August 2021 Friendly Liverpool England 2–0 Italy Bologna Thonon-les-Bains, France
16:00 CEST Jota 7'
Mané 14'
Report Stadium: Stade Joseph-Moynat
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Note: Sixty-minute mini-game
5 August 2021 Friendly Liverpool England 1–0 Italy Bologna Thonon-les-Bains, France
18:00 CEST Minamino 14'
Origi soccer ball with red X 46'
Report Stadium: Stade Joseph-Moynat
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
Note: Sixty-minute mini-game
8 August 2021 Friendly Liverpool England 1–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao Liverpool
16:30 BST Jota 13' Report Berenguer 53' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mike Dean
9 August 2021 Friendly Liverpool England 3–1 Spain Osasuna Liverpool
19:00 BST Areso 14' (o.g.)
Firmino 21', 41'
Report Kike 70' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Craig Pawson
15 August 2021 Friendly Liverpool England 4–1 England Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 BST Origi
Williams
Jones
Gordon
Report Traoré Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

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Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

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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[47]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2021–22 FA Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Cup, Liverpool, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.[46]

Results summary

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Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

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Source: Premier League
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were revealed on 16 June 2021.[48]

14 August 2021 1 Norwich City 0–3 Liverpool Norwich
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 27,023
Referee: Andre Marriner
21 August 2021 2 Liverpool 2–0 Burnley Liverpool
12:30 BST
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,591
Referee: Mike Dean
28 August 2021 3 Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea Liverpool
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,100
Referee: Anthony Taylor
12 September 2021 4 Leeds United 0–3 Liverpool Leeds
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,507
Referee: Craig Pawson
18 September 2021 5 Liverpool 3–0 Crystal Palace Liverpool
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,985
Referee: Andy Madley
25 September 2021 6 Brentford 3–3 Liverpool London
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 16,876
Referee: Stuart Attwell
3 October 2021 7 Liverpool 2–2 Manchester City Liverpool
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,102
Referee: Paul Tierney
16 October 2021 8 Watford 0–5 Liverpool Watford
12:30 BST Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 21,085
Referee: Jon Moss
24 October 2021 9 Manchester United 0–5 Liverpool Manchester
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,088
Referee: Anthony Taylor
30 October 2021 10 Liverpool 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,197
Referee: Mike Dean
7 November 2021 11 West Ham United 3–2 Liverpool London
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 59,909
Referee: Craig Pawson
20 November 2021 12 Liverpool 4–0 Arsenal Liverpool
17:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,092
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Managers Mikel Arteta and Jürgen Klopp were both cautioned Yellow card in the 32nd minute.
27 November 2021 13 Liverpool 4–0 Southampton Liverpool
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,040
Referee: Andre Marriner
1 December 2021 14 Everton 1–4 Liverpool Liverpool
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,641
Referee: Paul Tierney
4 December 2021 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Liverpool Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,729
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
11 December 2021 16 Liverpool 1–0 Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,093
Referee: Stuart Attwell
16 December 2021 17 Liverpool 3–1 Newcastle United Liverpool
20:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,951
Referee: Mike Dean
19 December 2021 18 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Liverpool London
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 45,421
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp was cautioned Yellow card in the 39th minute for arguing with the referee.
28 December 2021 20 Leicester City 1–0 Liverpool Leicester
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,230
Referee: Michael Oliver
2 January 2022 21 Chelsea 2–2 Liverpool London
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,072
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Liverpool was managed by their assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders as Jürgen Klopp tested positive for COVID.
16 January 2022 22 Liverpool 3–0 Brentford Liverpool
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,824
Referee: Jon Moss
23 January 2022 23 Crystal Palace 1–3 Liverpool London
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,002
Referee: Kevin Friend
10 February 2022 24 Liverpool 2–0 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,050
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
13 February 2022 25 Burnley 0–1 Liverpool Burnley
14:00 GMT Report Henderson Yellow card 26'
Fabinho 40'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,239
Referee: Martin Atkinson
19 February 2022 26 Liverpool 3–1 Norwich City Liverpool
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,135
Referee: Mike Dean
23 February 2022 19 Liverpool 6–0 Leeds United Liverpool
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,018
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 26 December 2021, but was postponed at the request of both clubs due to a COVID outbreak in the Leeds squad.
5 March 2022 28 Liverpool 1–0 West Ham United Liverpool
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,059
Referee: Jon Moss
12 March 2022 29 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Liverpool Brighton
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,474
Referee: Mike Dean
16 March 2022 27 Arsenal 0–2 Liverpool London
20:15 GMT Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,968
Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 26 February 2022, but was postponed due to Liverpool's participation in the EFL Cup final.
2 April 2022 31 Liverpool 2–0 Watford Liverpool
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,104
Referee: Stuart Attwell
10 April 2022 32 Manchester City 2–2 Liverpool Manchester
16:30 BST Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 53,197
Referee: Anthony Taylor
19 April 2022 30 Liverpool 4–0 Manchester United Liverpool
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,686
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 20 March 2022, but was postponed due to Liverpool's participation in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
24 April 2022 34 Liverpool 2–0 Everton Liverpool
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,852
Referee: Stuart Attwell
30 April 2022 35 Newcastle United 0–1 Liverpool Newcastle
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,281
Referee: Andre Marriner
7 May 2022 36 Liverpool 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,177
Referee: Michael Oliver
10 May 2022 33 Aston Villa 1–2 Liverpool Birmingham
20:00 BST Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,919
Referee: Jon Moss
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 16 April 2022, but was postponed due to Liverpool's participation in the FA Cup semi-finals.
17 May 2022 37 Southampton 1–2 Liverpool Southampton
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,588
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 15 May 2022, but was postponed due to Liverpool's participation in the FA Cup final.
22 May 2022 38 Liverpool 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
16:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,097
Referee: Anthony Taylor

FA Cup

Liverpool were drawn at home to Shrewsbury Town in the third round to begin their participation in the competition.[49]

9 January 2022 Third round Liverpool 4–1 Shrewsbury Town Liverpool
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,226
Referee: David Coote
6 February 2022 Fourth round Liverpool 3–1 Cardiff City Liverpool
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 51,268
Referee: Andrew Madley
2 March 2022 Fifth round Liverpool 2–1 Norwich City Liverpool
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,231
Referee: Martin Atkinson
20 March 2022 Quarter-finals Nottingham Forest 0–1 Liverpool West Bridgford
18:00 GMT Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,584
Referee: Craig Pawson
16 April 2022 Semi-finals Manchester City 2–3 Liverpool London
15:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 73,793
Referee: Michael Oliver

EFL Cup

Liverpool entered the competition in the third round.

21 September 2021 Third round Norwich City 0–3 Liverpool Norwich
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,353
Referee: Darren England
Note: Live on Sky Sports
27 October 2021 Fourth round Preston North End 0–2 Liverpool Preston
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 22,131
Referee: David Coote
Note: Live on Sky Sports
22 December 2021 Quarter-finals Liverpool 3–3
(5–4 p)
Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,020
Referee: Andrew Madley
Penalties
13 January 2022 Semi-finals
First leg
Liverpool 0–0 Arsenal Liverpool
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,377
Referee: Michael Oliver
20 January 2022 Semi-finals
Second leg
Arsenal 0–2
(0–2 agg.)
Liverpool Holloway
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,360
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 6 January 2022, but was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak among Liverpool's players and staff.[50]

UEFA Champions League

Liverpool entered the competition in the group stage.

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021,[51] with the fixtures announced a day later.[52]

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
15 September 2021 1 Liverpool England 3–2 Italy Milan Liverpool, England
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 51,445
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
28 September 2021 2 Porto Portugal 1–5 England Liverpool Porto, Portugal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 23,520
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
19 October 2021 3 Atlético Madrid Spain 2–3 England Liverpool Madrid, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 60,725
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
3 November 2021 4 Liverpool England 2–0 Spain Atlético Madrid Liverpool, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 51,347
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
24 November 2021 5 Liverpool England 2–0 Portugal Porto Liverpool, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,209
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
7 December 2021 6 Milan Italy 1–2 England Liverpool Milan, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 56,237
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 took place on 13 December 2021 at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Liverpool were drawn against reigning Serie A champions Inter Milan.[53]

16 February 2022 First leg Internazionale Italy 0–2 England Liverpool Milan, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 37,918
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
8 March 2022 Second leg Liverpool England 0–1
(2–1 agg.)
Italy Internazionale Liverpool, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 51,747
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022, with Liverpool being paired with Benfica.[54]

5 April 2022 First leg Benfica Portugal 1–3 England Liverpool Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 59,633
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
13 April 2022 Second leg Liverpool England 3–3
(6–4 agg.)
Portugal Benfica Liverpool, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 51,737
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 18 March 2022, after the quarter-finals draw, with Liverpool being drawn against Villarreal, reigning Europa League champions.

27 April 2022 First leg Liverpool England 2–0 Spain Villarreal Liverpool, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 51,586
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
3 May 2022 Second leg Villarreal Spain 2–3
(2–5 agg.)
England Liverpool Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 23,665
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Final

The final was held on 28 May 2022 in Paris, with Liverpool facing 13-time winners Real Madrid. This was Liverpool's tenth European Cup final, the most of any English club, and third in five years; it was a rematch of the 2018 final, which Liverpool lost 1–3.

28 May 2022 (2022-05-28) Final Liverpool England 0–1 Spain Real Madrid Saint-Denis, France
21:36 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 21:00, but was delayed to 21:36 due to security issues with fans entering the stadium.

Squad statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

Liverpool players celebrating during a cup double parade
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Goals

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Assists

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Clean sheets

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Disciplinary record

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Club awards

End-of-season awards

Player of the Month award

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

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See also


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