Since Mo Salah left for AFCON in mid-December, only Bruno Fernandes has more assists for Premier League clubs in all competitions than Salah does (4). Despite him missing over a month because of AFCON in that time.

Sunderland were unbeaten in 12 home Premier League games before tonight. That's the longest unbeaten home run Liverpool have ended in the Premier League since February 2023 when they beat Newcastle, who were also unbeaten in 12. #LFC

First Premier League start of the season, and Wataru Endo won the most duels of any player in the match before that injury (7). What a warrior. Gutted for him. #LFC

5 players aged 31 or older in Liverpool's starting XI tonight - Alisson, Robertson, Salah, Endo, van Dijk. That's Liverpool's most in a league game since November 1953 v Arsenal (also 5 - Jones, Liddell, Paisley, Spicer, Lambert). #LFC

Wataru Endo making just his second Premier League start under Arne Slot tonight, after May last season v Chelsea. He had started 20 Premier League games under Jürgen Klopp in 2023-24.

24 points in their last 20 games. I analyse what that means for Liverpool's hopes of Champions League qualification, plus stats on late goals, Szoboszlai's free-kicks, and how often players both score and get sent off for #LFC at Anfield. mreidstats.substack.com/p/manchester...

Liverpool with 6 wins, 6 draws, 8 defeats, 24 points in their last 20 Premier League games. Obviously a different context, but Roy Hodgson had 20 league games in charge of #LFC - 7 wins, 4 draws, 9 losses, 25 points. Tough to explain.

Liverpool's best Premier League performance of the season was on Saturday - despite an opening half an hour with very little football played. Stats on that, plus Ekitike, Wirtz, Salah and more in my review of the win over Newcastle. #LFC mreidstats.substack.com/p/newcastle-...

Liverpool with 15 goals in 4 games since Mo Salah's return to the side. More than their previous 9 matches combined beforehand (14). #LFC

Mo Salah now has 10 assists for Liverpool against Newcastle. He's just the second #LFC player with 10+ assists against a single opponent in the Premier League, after Steven Gerrard v Manchester City.

Hugo Ekitike is the first Liverpool player to score twice in the first half of any game in all competitions since Luis Díaz v Bournemouth in September 2024. #LFC

Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike have assisted each other 6 times in all competitions this season (3 assists each). It's the most by two players both in their debut #LFC seasons since John Barnes and Ray Houghton in 1987-88 (also 6).

7 Newcastle corners in this first half. The most by a visiting side in the opening 45 minutes of a Premier League game at Anfield since Sam Allardyce's Bolton in April 2005 (also 7).

Zero English players in Liverpool's starting XI tonight - eight in Newcastle's. It's the biggest difference in English players in opposing starting XIs in any Premier League match involving Liverpool. #LFC

It's been hard to produce too many positive stat reviews for Liverpool of late. So I make no apologies in doing so after the 6-0 win over Qarabag. Assist hat-tricks, club records, 38 shots, 5.9 xG, and stats on every scorer on Wednesday. Enjoy. #LFC mreidstats.substack.com/p/qarabag-h-...

Federico Chiesa is just the second player in Liverpool's history to score 5 consecutive goals as a substitute in all competitions, after Ryan Babel from November to December 2007. #LFC

Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike have now assisted each other 5 times in all competitions this season - the most by two players aged 23 and younger for Liverpool since Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard in 2002-03 (6). #LFC

Jeremie Frimpong is the first Liverpool player to start a match but be subbed off within 4 minutes in any fixture since Mark Lawrenson in the 1985 European Cup final. #LFC

One defeat has turned the longest ongoing unbeaten run in the Premier League to the joint-third longest ongoing winless run. Free words and stats on Liverpool's defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday in my latest round-up. #LFC mreidstats.substack.com/p/bournemout...

Liverpool are now averaging 1.57 pts/game in the Premier League this season. Since 3 pts/win began in 1981-82, no side has ever finished in the top four of England's top-flight with 1.57 or lower.

Liverpool have now won 5 of their last 18 Premier League games. It's the fewest wins over 18 matches under a single #LFC manager since Kenny Dalglish won 5 of his final 18 in charge in 2011-12.

This is the first time Liverpool have turned a 2-0 lead into a 3-0 lead in any match since last season's League Cup semi-final 2nd leg v Spurs. It's Liverpool's 52nd match since that game in all comps. #LFC

Dominik Szoboszlai is only the third Liverpool player to score or assist a goal in 5+ successive Champions League appearances, after Steven Gerrard (twice - 5 in Feb 2008, 5 in Nov 2008) and Mo Salah (6 in Feb 2023). #LFC

Lots of debate about "arbitrary" stats on Liverpool's form/record right now. There's so many ways you can look at it. - 4 PL draws in a row - 12 unbeaten all comps - 5 wins in 17 in PL - 10 wins in 22 in PL - Arne Slot has the best win rate of any LFC manager Which is fairest?

32 shots, 3.18 xG, 1 goal. Context to that, words on whether Liverpool's current 10-game unbeaten run is good enough for a top four finish, Florian Wirtz's form, and plenty more in my round up of Liverpool's draw with Burnley. #LFC mreidstats.substack.com/p/burnley-h-...

Liverpool have 5 wins and 21 points in their last 17 Premier League games - 1.24 pts/game. Roy Hodgson averaged 1.25 pts/game as Liverpool manager. #LFC

Liverpool have failed to win all 3 of their home games against the newly promoted sides in a league season for the first time since 1980-81. #LFC

Hugo Ekitike has scored in the Community Shield, Premier League, League Cup, Champions League, and FA Cup this season. The only other player to score in 5 competitions in his debut #LFC season is Kenny Dalglish in 1977-78 - league, League Cup, Super Cup, FA Cup, European Cup.

Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz are the first pair of substitutes in Liverpool's history to both assist each other after coming on in the same match. #LFC

Dominik Szoboszlai has now scored from outside the box for Liverpool in the Premier League, Champions League, League Cup, and FA Cup. The only other players to do that for #LFC since 1992-93 are Steven Gerrard and John Arne Riise.

Barnsley have more players in their starting XI tonight who were in Liverpool's academy in their early teens than Liverpool do. #LFC

Unbeaten in 9, but Liverpool are only 6th in the form table in that time. Words on draws, shots, and the Emirates Stadium after Liverpool's visit to Arsenal. #LFC mreidstats.substack.com/p/arsenal-a-...

Unbeaten without being unbeatable. Stats on Liverpool's current unbeaten run, Wirtz, Gakpo and comebacks in my review of the draw at Fulham. #LFC mreidstats.substack.com/p/fulham-a-2...

Alisson Becker has now kept 100 clean sheets in the Premier League for Liverpool. He's only the fifth GK to keep 100+ clean sheets for #LFC in their top-flight history: Ray Clemence - 226 Bruce Grobbelaar - 184 Pepe Reina - 134 Elisha Scott - 125 🆕️Alisson Becker - 100

In home games this season against Nottingham Forest, Sunderland, Wolves, and Leeds, Liverpool have generated 4 Opta-defined big chances in total. One per game. 77 shots, 6.9 xG (0.089 xG/shot) from average possession of 69.4% in those games. #LFC

#LFC stat leaders 2025: Passes - van Dijk (3,864) Goals - Salah (19) Assists - Salah/Szoboszlai (10) Shots - Salah (125) Chances created - Salah (101) Dribbles completed - Salah (52) Tackles - Mac Allister (81) Interceptions - Gravenberch (66) Possession won - Szoboszlai (232)

Excluding penalties, Liverpool have scored 3 goals from set-pieces but conceded 12 in the Premier League this season. That negative difference of -9 is their worst ever in a Premier League season (previously -8 in 1992-93). #LFC

Richarlison has now scored in 4 Premier League defeats to Liverpool - the joint-most by any player against #LFC (Harry Kane also 4).

Alexander Isak is only the second player in Liverpool's history to be subbed on, score, and then be subbed off in the same game, after Yossi Benayoun v Manchester City in November 2009. #LFC

Records everywhere on Saturday. Read about new ones for Salah, van Dijk and... Joe Gomez in my stats round up of Liverpool's win over Brighton. And new subscribers now get 10% off. Link below! #LFC mreidstats.substack.com/p/brighton-a...

All-time most wins in first 250 league apps for #LFC: 170 - Virgil van Dijk 168 - Andy Robertson 166 - Trent Alexander-Arnold 162 - Mo Salah 158 - Alisson Becker (240 apps) 155 - Roberto Firmino 147 - Kenny Dalglish 146 - Phil Thompson 146 - Ronnie Whelan 146 - Ian Rush

Hugo Ekitike is the first player not named Mo Salah to be the first Liverpool player to reach 10 goals in a season in all competitions since Sadio Mané in 2019-20. He's the first centre forward to be first to 10 for the club since Daniel Sturridge in 2013-14. #LFC

Curtis Jones is making his 200th Liverpool appearance in all competitions. Aged 24 years and 317 days, he is the youngest midfielder to reach 200 for #LFC since Steven Gerrard in September 2003 (23y 121d).

Liverpool have now won each of their last 5 games at the San Siro. It's their longest ever winning run in European competition at a stadium other than Anfield. #LFC

Only two players have 5+ goals and 5+ assists for Premier League clubs in all competitions this season: Leandro Trossard - 6 goals, 5 assists Dominik Szoboszlai - 5 goals, 5 assists

Dominik Szoboszlai has completed 90 mins in all 21 of Liverpool's league/Champions League games this season. He's the first #LFC midfielder to do that in the first 21 since Steven Gerrard in 2012-13, and first when Liverpool were actually in the European Cup since Sammy Lee in 1983-84. Some player

Liverpool with three senior outfielder players on their bench tonight. And by senior, I mean they are all 22. #LFC

Goalless at half-time. 3-3 at full-time. Stats on how often that happens, Hugo Ekitike's double... and set-pieces again in my round up of Liverpool's draw at Leeds. #LFC mreidstats.substack.com/p/leeds-unit...

Arne Slot's Premier League win rate as Liverpool manager when Mo Salah doesn't score is 44.0%. When he doesn't score or assist, it's 31.6%. When he does score, it's 75.0%. #LFC

December 6th, 23rd game of the season And Hugo Ekitike is the first Liverpool player to score more than once in a game in all competitions this season. #LFC