2015–16 Liverpool F.C. season

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	Runners-up
UEFA Europa League	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Roberto Firmino (10) All: Daniel Sturridge (13)
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The 2015–16 season was Liverpool Football Club's 124th season in existence and their 54th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. It was also the club's 24th consecutive season in the Premier League.^[1] Along with the Premier League, Liverpool competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and UEFA Europa League.^[2] The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. It started with a 1–0 away win against Stoke City in the league and ended with a 1–3 defeat to Sevilla in the UEFA Europa League Final.

The season was the first since 1997–98 without former captain Steven Gerrard, who departed to LA Galaxy.

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 HJK 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 debutant Christian Benteke and youngster Sheyi Ojo, who scored the winning goal.^[10][11]

On 7 August, James Milner was appointed the vice captain of Liverpool FC.^[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 17 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 United in a 3–0 win for the away side. This was West Ham's first victory at Anfield since 1963.^[17]

On 13 September, Liverpool travelled to Manchester to play against Manchester United and suffered a 3–1 defeat in the latest instalment 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 City 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 United.^[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]

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 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, Liverpool's goal coming from Danny Ings. This was the fifth time in Liverpool's previous six games that they had taken a 1–0 lead only to have the game end in a 1–1 draw; 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 AFC 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 began with the Reds' first Europa League win of the season, coming 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 Etihad Stadium since 2008.^[38] Following this, his side advanced to the knockout stage of the Europa League following a 2–1 win over Bordeaux on 26 November.^[39] Liverpool then climbed to sixth in the Premier League table with a 1–0 win over Swansea City thanks to a penalty from James Milner.^[40]

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 again lost, this time they 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 30 December, Liverpool played their last game of 2015 against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, where the team won by 1–0.^[47]

On 2 January, Liverpool lost their first game of 2016 at the Boleyn Ground against West Ham, 2–0, 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 equalised 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 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, 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 at home and drew 0–0 in the FA Cup; the two clubs will replay the match on 9 February.^[57]

On 2 February, Liverpool travelled to the King Power Stadium to play Leicester City, losing 2–0 through goals by 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 in the FA Cup fourth round replay, losing 2–1; Philippe Coutinho scored a free kick on his comeback from his injury.^[62] On 14 February, Liverpool beat Aston Villa 6–0 at Villa Park, with goals scored by Daniel Sturridge, James Milner, Emre Can, Divock Origi, Nathaniel Clyne and Kolo Touré. 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 Coutinho.^[63] On 18 February, Liverpool travelled to the WWK Arena in Augsburg to play FC Augsburg, drawing 0–0 in their first leg Europa League tie. On 25 February, Liverpool played the second leg 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 against Manchester City, losing 3–1 on penalties after the game finished 1–1 after regular and extra time. Philippe Coutinho had scored the game's equaliser in the 83rd minute to send the match to extra time and ultimately penalties. A win would have been Liverpool's ninth League Cup, having last won it in 2012.^[65]

On 2 March, Liverpool hosted Manchester City just three days after they lost the League Cup final. The match was played at Anfield and was won 3–0 with goals from Adam Lallana, James Milner and Roberto Firmino. On 6 March, Liverpool played Crystal Palace away at Selhurst Park, winning 2–1 with a goal from Roberto Firmino after a mistake by the 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 Europa League round of 16, winning 2–0 in the first leg with goals from Daniel Sturridge and Firmino.^[67] On 17 March, Liverpool travelled to Old Trafford to play United in the tie's second leg and drew 1–1, progressing to next round by prevailing 3–1 on aggregate.^[68]

On 10 April, Liverpool beat Stoke City 4–1 at Anfield, making it the biggest win of the Jürgen Klopp era at home for Liverpool, with Alberto Moreno and 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 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 nine 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 three 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 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 away at Dean Court. Klopp made ten changes to the team which had defeated Borussia Dortmund 4–3, including giving goalkeeper Danny Ward his debut. Roberto Firmino and Daniel Sturridge netted one goal each before Joshua King scored an 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 half-time 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 3, 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, and drew 2–2. Despite leading 2–0 at half-time through goals by Daniel Sturridge and Adam Lallana,^[73] the lead was cancelled out by a Papiss Cissé header when goalkeeper 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; he was replaced by Kolo Touré.^[74] On 28 April, UEFA had announced the suspension of Sakho for a provisional period of 30 days following a positive drug test. On the same day, Liverpool travelled to El Madrigal to play Villarreal, but were downed by a late goal from substitute Adrián in the 92nd minute to lose 1–0.^[75]

On May Day, Liverpool travelled to Swansea at the Liberty Stadium with a much-changed squad, enduring a horrid start after conceding two goals in the first half, the first from an André Ayew header and the second from 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 in a 3–1 loss.^[76] On 5 May, Liverpool played Villarreal at Anfield in the Europa League and won 3–0 through an own goal by Bruno Soriano and two goals by Daniel Sturridge and Adam Lallana. This ensured qualification to the competition's final after an aggregate scoreline of 3–1. On 8 May, Liverpool played Watford and won 2–0 at home, goals coming from Joe Allen after a knock-down by Benteke, as well as a solo effort by substitute Roberto Firmino.^[77] On 11 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 scoring through Eden Hazard's marvelous shot on target, but the match was equalised in the dying moments after a Benteke header, capitalising on an error by goalkeeper Asmir Begović.^[78] On 15 May, Liverpool played West Brom away and drew 1–1, marking Liverpool's last game of the Premier League season. Jordan Ibe's strike in the 23rd minute secured a point from the game.

Liverpool ended the season in eighth position and did not qualify for any European competition based on league standings.^[79] On 18 May, Liverpool played Sevilla in the 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, saying, "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."^[80] Liverpool fans and pundits took to social media to slam Alberto Moreno's performance, and even a request for Klopp to buy a new left back from Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher.^[81] Former Liverpool greats Michael Owen and Steve McManaman also hit out at left-back Moreno following his calamitous display.

As it stands on 18 May 2016

Last updated on 17 May 2016^[82]

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth	Signed from	Apps	Goals	Assists
Goalkeepers
22	Simon Mignolet		GK	(1988-03-06)6 March 1988 (aged 28)	Sunderland	149	0	0
34	Ádám Bogdán		GK	(1987-09-27)27 September 1987 (aged 28)	Bolton	6	0	0
52	Danny Ward		GK	(1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 22)	Wrexham	2	0	0
Defenders
2	Nathaniel Clyne		RB	(1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (aged 25)	Southampton	52	2	1
3	José Enrique		LB	(1986-01-23)23 January 1986 (aged 30)	Newcastle United	99	2	8
4	Kolo Touré		CB	(1981-03-19)19 March 1981 (aged 35)	Manchester City	71	1	2
6	Dejan Lovren		CB	(1989-07-05)5 July 1989 (aged 26)	Southampton	77	2	0
12	Joe Gomez		RB/LB/CB	(1997-05-23)23 May 1997 (aged 19)	Charlton Athletic	7	0	1
17	Mamadou Sakho		CB	(1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 26)	Paris St Germain	80	3	0
18	Alberto Moreno		LB	(1992-07-05)5 July 1992 (aged 23)	Sevilla	91	3	7
19	Steven Caulker		CB	(1991-12-29)29 December 1991 (aged 24)	Queens Park Rangers	4	0	0
26	Tiago Ilori		CB	(1993-02-26)26 February 1993 (aged 23)	Sporting	3	0	0
37	Martin Škrtel		CB	(1984-12-15)15 December 1984 (aged 31)	Zenit	320	18	5
38	Jon Flanagan		RB	(1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 23)	LFC Academy	50	1	2
44	Brad Smith		LB	(1994-04-09)9 April 1994 (aged 22)	LFC Academy	11	1	2
56	Connor Randall		RB	(1995-10-21)21 October 1995 (aged 20)	LFC Academy	7	0	0
Midfielders
7	James Milner (vice-captain)		CM/LW/RW	(1986-01-04)4 January 1986 (aged 30)	Manchester City	45	7	14
10	Philippe Coutinho		LW/AM	(1992-06-12)12 June 1992 (aged 23)	Inter Milan	145	28	26
14	Jordan Henderson (captain)		CM/DM	(1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 25)	Sunderland	212	22	32
20	Adam Lallana		AM/LW/RW	(1988-05-10)10 May 1988 (aged 28)	Southampton	90	13	12
21	Lucas		DM/CM/CB	(1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 29)	Grêmio	315	6	16
23	Emre Can		CM/DM	(1994-01-12)12 January 1994 (aged 22)	Bayer Leverkusen	89	3	4
24	Joe Allen		AM/CM/LW	(1990-03-14)14 March 1990 (aged 26)	Swansea City	132	7	3
32	Cameron Brannagan		CM	(1996-05-09)9 May 1996 (aged 20)	LFC Academy	9	0	0
33	Jordon Ibe		RW/LW	(1995-12-08)8 December 1995 (aged 20)	Wycombe Wanderers	58	4	6
35	Kevin Stewart		DM/CM	(1993-09-07)7 September 1993 (aged 22)	Tottenham Hotspur	11	0	0
40	Ryan Kent		RW/LW	(1996-11-11)11 November 1996 (aged 19)	LFC Academy	1	0	0
46	Jordan Rossiter		DM/CM	(1997-03-24)24 March 1997 (aged 19)	LFC Academy	5	1	0
53	João Carlos Teixeira		AM/LW	(1993-01-18)18 January 1993 (aged 23)	Sporting	8	1	0
54	Sheyi Ojo		RW/LW	(1997-06-19)19 June 1997 (aged 18)	LFC Academy	11	1	4
68	Pedro Chirivella		DM/CM	(1997-05-27)27 May 1997 (aged 19)	Valencia	5	0	0
Forwards
9	Christian Benteke		FW	(1990-12-03)3 December 1990 (aged 25)	Aston Villa	42	10	5
11	Roberto Firmino		FW/AM	(1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 24)	Hoffenheim	49	11	9
15	Daniel Sturridge		FW	(1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 26)	Chelsea	92	53	13
27	Divock Origi		FW/LW	(1995-04-18)18 April 1995 (aged 21)	Lille	33	10	3
28	Danny Ings		FW/LW/RW	(1992-07-23)23 July 1992 (aged 23)	Burnley	9	3	0
48	Jerome Sinclair		FW	(1996-09-20)20 September 1996 (aged 19)	West Bromwich	5	1	0

No.	Pos	Player	Date	Source
4	CB	Kolo Touré	26 May 2015	[83]
47	RB	Andre Wisdom	26 May 2015	[84]
52	GK	Danny Ward	23 June 2015	[85]
37	CB	Martin Škrtel	10 July 2015	[86]
54	LW	Sheyi Ojo	4 August 2015	[87]
17	CB	Mamadou Sakho	18 September 2015	[88]
32	AM/CM	Cameron Brannagan	26 October 2015	[89]
44	LB/LW	Brad Smith	18 November 2015	[90]
22	GK	Simon Mignolet	18 January 2016	[91]
35	DM/CM	Kevin Stewart	23 February 2016	[92]
68	DM/CM	Pedro Chirivella	9 March 2016	[93]
38	RB/LB	Jon Flanagan	18 March 2016	[94]

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CB	12	Joe Gomez	Charlton Athletic	£3,500,000	[95]
1 July 2015	RM	7	James Milner	Manchester City	Free	[96]
1 July 2015	FW	28	Danny Ings	Burnley	£6,500,000[A]	[97]
1 July 2015	GK	34	Ádám Bogdán	Bolton Wanderers	Free	[98]
1 July 2015	AM	11	Roberto Firmino	1899 Hoffenheim	£21,300,000[B]	[99]
1 July 2015	RB	2	Nathaniel Clyne	Southampton	£10,000,000[C]	[100]
22 July 2015	FW	9	Christian Benteke	Aston Villa	£32,500,000	[101]
6 January 2016	MF	–	Marko Grujić	Red Star Belgrade	£5,100,000	[102]
Total					£78,900,000

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	GK	1	Brad Jones	Bradford City	Released	[103]
1 July 2015	RB	2	Glen Johnson	Stoke City	Released	[103]
1 July 2015	CM	8	Steven Gerrard	LA Galaxy	Released	[104]
1 July 2015	CB	16	Sebastián Coates	Sunderland	£4,000,000	[105]
1 July 2015	FW	–	Iago Aspas	Celta Vigo	£5,000,000	[106][107]
8 July 2015	RB	19	Javier Manquillo	Atlético Madrid	Loan Cancelled	[108][109]
14 July 2015	RW	31	Raheem Sterling	Manchester City	£44,000,000[A]	[110]
31 July 2015	ST	9	Rickie Lambert	West Bromwich Albion	£3,000,000	[111]
31 August 2015	ST	29	Fabio Borini	Sunderland	£8,000,000[B]	[112]
Total					£59,200,000

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

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

Thai Premier League XI v Liverpool

14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) True Super Trophy	Thai Premier League XI	0–4	Liverpool	Bangkok, Thailand
14:00 BST		Report	Marković 3' Sakho 42' Lallana 52' Allen  78' Origi 88'	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 49,772

Brisbane Roar v Liverpool

17 July 2015 Friendly	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Liverpool	Brisbane, Australia
09:45 BST	Petratos 17'	Report	Lallana 28' Milner 75'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 50,000

Adelaide United v Liverpool

20 July 2015 Friendly	Adelaide United	0–2	Liverpool	Adelaide, Australia
10:30 BST		Report	Milner 67' Ings 88'	Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 53,008

Malaysia XI v Liverpool

24 July 2015 ProEvents Plate	Malaysia XI	1–1	Liverpool	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
13:45 BST	Wleh 13'	Report	Ibe 28'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 45,000

HJK Helsinki v Liverpool

1 August 2015 Friendly	HJK Helsinki	0–2	Liverpool	Helsinki, Finland
17:30 BST		Report	Origi 73' Coutinho 78'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 20,808

Swindon Town v Liverpool

2 August 2015 Friendly	Swindon Town	1–2	Liverpool	Swindon, England
16:00 BST	Obika 63'	Report	Benteke 48' Ojo 87'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,591

Updated to match played 18 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Updated to match played 18 May 2016
Source: Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

Stoke City v Liverpool

9 August 2015 (2015-08-09) 1	Stoke City	0–1	Liverpool	Stoke-on-Trent
16:00 BST	Afellay  4' Adam  73'	Report	Škrtel  28' Milner  39' Lovren  50' Gomez  63' Coutinho 86'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,654 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Liverpool v Bournemouth

17 August 2015 2	Liverpool	1–0	Bournemouth	Liverpool
20:00 BST	Benteke 26' Gomez  75'	Report	O'Kane  34' Ritchie  76' Tomlin  77' Cook  90+1'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,102 Referee: Craig Pawson

Arsenal v Liverpool

24 August 2015 3	Arsenal	0–0	Liverpool	Holloway, London
20:00 BST	Gabriel  65'	Report	Škrtel  61' Can  66' Gomez  79' Mignolet  85'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,080 Referee: Michael Oliver

Liverpool v West Ham United

29 August 2015 4	Liverpool	0–3	West Ham United	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Coutinho  45+4'  52' Lucas  70' Ings  86' Clyne  90+1'	Report	Lanzini 3',  81' Noble 29',  38'  79' Sakho 90+2'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,680 Referee: Kevin Friend

Manchester United v Liverpool

12 September 2015 5	Manchester United	3–1	Liverpool	Manchester
17:30 BST	Blind 49' Herrera 70' (pen.) Darmian  73' Martial 86'	Report	Clyne  48' Milner  75' Benteke 84'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,347 Referee: Michael Oliver

Liverpool v Norwich City

20 September 2015 6	Liverpool	1–1	Norwich City	Liverpool
16:00 BST	Milner  3' Ings 48'	Report	Tettey  53' Martin 61' Dorrans  78'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,072 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Liverpool v Aston Villa

26 September 2015 7	Liverpool	3–2	Aston Villa	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Milner 2' Sturridge 59', 67'	Report	Gestede 66', 71'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,228 Referee: Jon Moss

Everton v Liverpool

4 October 2015 8	Everton	1–1	Liverpool	Liverpool
13:30 BST	Barkley  35' Lukaku 45+1',  90+1' McCarthy  65'	Report	Can  35' Ings 41' Lucas  69' Sakho  90+1'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,598 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool

17 October 2015 9	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Liverpool	London
12:45 BST	Lamela  59'	Report	Milner  35' Lucas  90+1'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,926 Referee: Craig Pawson

Liverpool v Southampton

25 October 2015 10	Liverpool	1–1	Southampton	Liverpool
16:15 GMT	Benteke 77' Milner  85'	Report	Mané 86',  90+1'  90+4'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,171 Referee: Andre Marriner

Chelsea v Liverpool

31 October 2015 11	Chelsea	1–3	Liverpool	London
12:45 GMT	Ramires 4' Mikel  66'	Report	Coutinho  24', 45+3', 74' Lucas  58' Can  65' Benteke 83',  86'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,577 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Liverpool v Crystal Palace

8 November 2015 12	Liverpool	1–2	Crystal Palace	Liverpool
16:00 GMT	Coutinho 42' Clyne  76'	Report	Bolasie 21' Dann 82' Puncheon  57' Souaré  67'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44115 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Manchester City v Liverpool

21 November 2015 13	Manchester City	1–4	Liverpool	Manchester
17:30 GMT	Agüero 44'	Report	Mangala 7' (o.g.) Coutinho 23' Firmino 32' Lucas  38' Can  47' Škrtel 81' Clyne  85'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,444 Referee: Jon Moss

Liverpool v Swansea City

29 November 2015 14	Liverpool	1–0	Swansea City	Liverpool
16:15 GMT	Milner  25', 62' (pen.) Škrtel  65' Mignolet  90+3'	Report	Bartley  70'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,905 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Newcastle United v Liverpool

6 December 2015 15	Newcastle United	2–0	Liverpool	Newcastle
16:00 GMT	Colback  34' Anita  60' Cissé  63' Škrtel 69' (o.g.) Wijnaldum 90+3'	Report	Lucas  44'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,273 Referee: Andre Marriner

Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion

13 December 2015 16	Liverpool	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
16:00 GMT	Henderson 21' Origi 90+6'	Report	Dawson 30' Olsson 73'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,147 Referee: Craig Pawson

Watford v Liverpool

20 December 2015 17	Watford	3–0	Liverpool	Watford
13:30 GMT	Aké 3' Ighalo 15', 85' Britos  78'	Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,707 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Liverpool v Leicester City

26 December 2015 18	Liverpool	1–0	Leicester City	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Lallana  45+1' Can  52' Benteke 63'	Report	Huth  62'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,123 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Sunderland v Liverpool

30 December 2015 19	Sunderland	0–1	Liverpool	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Lens  86'	Report	Benteke  19', 46' Can  58' Moreno  77'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 45,765 Referee: Kevin Friend

West Ham United v Liverpool

2 January 2016 20	West Ham United	2–0	Liverpool	London
12:45 GMT	Antonio 10' Lanzini  18' Carroll 55'	Report	Lucas  24'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Robert Madley

Liverpool v Arsenal

13 January 2016 21	Liverpool	3–3	Arsenal	Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Firmino 10', 19',  10' Clyne  53' Allen 90'	Report	Ramsey 14' Giroud 25', 55'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,109 Referee: Mike Jones

Liverpool v Manchester United

17 January 2016 22	Liverpool	0–1	Manchester United	Liverpool
14:05 GMT		Report	Smalling  65' Fellaini  75' Rooney 78'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,865 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Norwich City v Liverpool

23 January 2016 23	Norwich City	4–5	Liverpool	Norwich
12:45 GMT	Mbokani 29' Naismith 41' Hoolahan 54' (pen.) Bassong 90+2'	Report	Firmino 18', 63' Henderson 55' Milner 75' Lallana 90+5',  90+5'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,108 Referee: Lee Mason

Leicester City v Liverpool

2 February 2016 24	Leicester City	2–0	Liverpool	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Vardy 60', 71'	Report	Lucas  86'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,121 Referee: Andre Marriner

Liverpool v Sunderland

6 February 2016 25	Liverpool	2–2	Sunderland	Liverpool
16:00 GMT	Firmino 59' Lallana 70' Moreno  81'	Report	N'Doye  39' Johnson 82' Defoe 89'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,179 Referee: Robert Madley

Aston Villa v Liverpool

14 February 2016 26	Aston Villa	0–6	Liverpool	Birmingham
14:05 GMT	Bacuna  42' Westwood  65' Veretout  77'	Report	Sturridge 16' Milner 25' Can 58' Origi 63' Clyne 65' Touré 71' Stewart  84'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,798 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Liverpool v Manchester City

2 March 2016 27	Liverpool	3–0	Manchester City	Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Lallana 34' Milner 41' Firmino 57'	Report	Navas  68'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,597 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Crystal Palace v Liverpool

6 March 2016 28	Crystal Palace	1–2	Liverpool	London
13:30 GMT	Dann  11' Ledley 48'	Report	Henderson  10' Milner  40'  62' Firmino 72' Moreno  86' Benteke 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,709 Referee: Andre Marriner

Southampton v Liverpool

20 March 2016 29	Southampton	3–2	Liverpool	Southampton
13:30 GMT	Mané 64', 86',  86' Pellè 83'	Report	Coutinho 17' Sturridge 22' Lovren  25' Can  48' Škrtel  49'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,596 Referee: Roger East

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

2 April 2016 30	Liverpool	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
17:30 BST	Coutinho  24', 51' Can  64'	Report	Kane 63'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,062 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Liverpool v Stoke City

10 April 2016 31	Liverpool	4–1	Stoke City	Liverpool
16:00 BST	Moreno 8' Sturridge 32' Origi 50', 65'	Report	Bojan 22' Pieters  26' Shawcross  82'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,688 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Bournemouth v Liverpool

17 April 2016 32	Bournemouth	1–2	Liverpool	Bournemouth
13:30 BST	King 90+3'	Report	Firmino 41' Sturridge 45+2'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,386 Referee: Mike Jones

Liverpool v Everton

20 April 2016 33	Liverpool	4–0	Everton	Liverpool
20:00 BST	Milner  8' Origi 43' Sakho 45+2' Sturridge 61' Coutinho 76'	Report	Lennon  42' Funes Mori  50'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,854 Referee: Bobby Madley

Liverpool v Newcastle United

23 April 2016 34	Liverpool	2–2	Newcastle United	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Sturridge 2' Lallana 30' Milner  53'	Report	Tioté  22' Cissé 48' Colback 66'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,837 Referee: Andre Marriner

Swansea City v Liverpool

1 May 2016 35	Swansea City	3–1	Liverpool	Swansea
12:00 BST	Ayew 20', 67' Cork 33',  41' Rangel  74'	Report	Smith  27'  76' Clyne  39' Benteke 65' Škrtel  77'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,972 Referee: Roger East

Liverpool v Watford

8 May 2016 36	Liverpool	2–0	Watford	Liverpool
16:00 BST	Allen 35' Flanagan  63' Firmino 76'	Report	Britos  59' Berghuis  73'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,341 Referee: Lee Mason

Liverpool v Chelsea

11 May 2016 37	Liverpool	1–1	Chelsea	Liverpool
20:00 BST	Can  44' Touré  48' Milner  73' Benteke 90+2'	Report	Hazard 32' Azpilicueta  87'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,210 Referee: Michael Oliver

West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool

15 May 2016 38	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Liverpool	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Rondón 13' McClean  45+2' Roberts  74' Evans  87'	Report	Ibe 23' Smith  40'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,196 Referee: Bobby Madley

  Win   Draw   Loss

Exeter City v Liverpool

8 January 2016 Third round	Exeter City	2–2	Liverpool	Exeter
19:55 GMT	Nichols 9' Holmes 45'	Report	Sinclair 12' Smith 73'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 8,298 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Liverpool v Exeter City

20 January 2016 Replay	Liverpool	3–0	Exeter City	Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Allen 10' Ojo 75' Texeira 82'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,292 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Liverpool v West Ham United

30 January 2016 Fourth round	Liverpool	0–0	West Ham United	Liverpool
17:30 GMT	Lovren  54'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,006 Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Ham United v Liverpool

9 February 2016 Replay	West Ham United	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Liverpool	London
19:45 GMT	Antonio 45',  87' Ogbonna 120+1'	Report	Stewart  26' Coutinho 48'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,433 Referee: Roger East

  Win   Draw   Loss

Liverpool v Carlisle United

23 September 2015 Third round	Liverpool	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Carlisle United	Liverpool
20:00 BST	Ings 23' Origi  90+2'	Report	Asamoah 34'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,518 Referee: Andrew Madley
	Penalties
	Milner Can Lallana Coutinho Ings		Grainger Dicker Jouce McQueen Hery

Liverpool v Bournemouth

28 October 2015 Fourth round	Liverpool	1–0	Bournemouth	Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Clyne 17' Allen  61'	Report	MacDonald  80'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,948 Referee: Mike Jones

Southampton v Liverpool

2 December 2015 Fifth round	Southampton	1–6	Liverpool	Southampton
19:45 GMT	Mané 1'	Report	Randall  8' Sturridge 25', 29' Origi 45', 68', 86' Can  65' Ibe 73'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,592 Referee: Robert Madley

Stoke City v Liverpool

5 January 2016 Semi-finals First leg	Stoke City	0–1	Liverpool	Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 GMT		Report	Ibe 37' Mignolet  73'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,369 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Liverpool v Stoke City

26 January 2016 Semi-finals Second leg	Liverpool	0–1 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (6−5 p)	Stoke City	Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Flanagan  85' Allen  90+1'	Report	Muniesa  24' Arnautović 45+1'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,091 Referee: Jonathan Moss
	Penalties
	Lallana Can Benteke Firmino Milner Lucas Allen