What's happening to the champions? I've taken a look at some of the patterns that explain Liverpool's start to 2025-26. It's a long read on long passes, pressing, possession, set-plays, away form and more - and it's free at the link below. #LFC mreidstats.substack.com/p/whats-happ...

5 chances created from Florian Wirtz tonight - more than any player in the match. 16 chances created in his first 4 Champions League games for Liverpool - the most any #LFC player has created over a run of 4 Champions League apps on Opta's records.

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A win! An actual win! I look at how Aston Villa played into Liverpool's hands on Saturday, Mo Salah's 250 goals, and when was the last time #LFC only made 1 substitution in a match? mreidstats.substack.com/p/aston-vill...

Aston Villa are the 10th club Mo Salah has scored 10+ goals against for #LFC (also Arsenal, Bournemouth, Brighton, Man City, Man Utd, Newcastle, Southampton, Spurs, West Ham). He's just the 2nd Liverpool player to score 10+ goals against 10+ sides, after Ian Rush (11).

Liverpool have lost 6 of their last 7 games in all competitions. It's only the second time in the last 70 years that they've lost 6 times in any run of 7 games within a single season, after September-October 2009 under Rafa Benítez.

Amara Nallo is the first Liverpool player in history to be red carded in back-to-back appearances for the club. #LFC

Liverpool have conceded in the opening 15 minutes of 4 consecutive Premier League games for the first time since January 1996.

Mo Salah has now started each of Liverpool's last 50 Premier League games. He's the first forward to start 50+ consecutive league games for #LFC since Ian Rush from February 1986 to May 1987 (56).

507 - Liverpool's opponents have played 507 long passes against them in the Premier League this season, accounting for 20.3% of their passes. This is both the highest total and ratio faced by any side in the division in 2025-26. Style.

Florian Wirtz leads all Premier League players in all competitions in 2025-26 for: Chances created (29) Open play chances created (26) Expected assists (3.0) He is still top for chances created when making it per 90 among all players with 200+ mins (3.1). #LFC

Curtis Jones completed 122 of his 127 passes tonight - the most on Opta's records (from 2003-04) by a Liverpool player in a single Champions League game. #LFC

Tonight was Federico Chiesa's 22nd appearance for Liverpool in all competitions - none of which have been drawn (W14 L8). This is now an all-time club record for longest start to a player's #LFC career without a draw - surpassing a record set in 1895-96 by George Allan (21).

Hugo Ekitike is only the 7th player in the last 60 years to score in at least 5 of his first 8 starts for Liverpool in all comps: Kenny Dalglish (6) John Aldridge (8) Ronny Rosenthal (6) Don Hutchison (5) Mo Salah (6) Diogo Jota (5) 🆕️Hugo Ekitike (5) #LFC

Found this one hard to write. But here's a free 1,600+ words where I identify 7 trends of Liverpool's current run of defeats to try rationalise things. Time for some positive numbers on Gakpo and Chiesa also in my latest Substack post. mreidstats.substack.com/p/manchester...

Great to be back on the LFCTV Premier League Review Show having a look at Liverpool's season so far. Numbers and clips on the attack, defence, late goals, van Dijk, Salah, Gakpo and plenty more. #LFC

Since the start of last season, Liverpool have conceded 2+ goals in 16 matches away from Anfield - no current Premier League side has done so more times outside their home ground in this time. I look at the numbers in my round-up of the Chelsea loss. #LFC mreidstats.substack.com/p/chelsea-a-...

Liverpool's first 3 Premier League games this season: 8 goals from 3.4 xG Liverpool's last 4 Premier League games: 5 goals from 7.4 xG #LFC

21 - Most chances created for Premier League clubs in all competitions this season: 21 - Florian Wirtz 21 - Jack Grealish 18 - Bryan Mbeumo 17 - Bruno Fernandes 16 - 5 players Agenda.

Can you deserve to lose but also be unlucky to lose at the same time? Stats looking into that, plus Liverpool's set-piece record, and an all-time club record for Federico Chiesa in my round-up of Liverpool's defeat to Crystal Palace. #LFC mreidstats.substack.com/p/crystal-pa...

Liverpool face Crystal Palace this weekend, who are unbeaten in 17 all comps. It's the longest unbeaten run Liverpool have faced in the Premier League since Man City, March 2024 (20). #LFC have only won one of last 9 league games against sides on 17+ game unbeaten runs (D6 L2).

Last night, Giovanni Leoni completed 88 passes - the most by a player on their Liverpool debut since Andy Robertson v Crystal Palace in August 2017 (92). Also won 4/5 duels, and no #LFC player made more interceptions (3) or clearances (6). Horrible news on his injury.

Liverpool have now won 6 consecutive games by exactly one goal - the longest ever run of one-goal wins in the club's entire history. #LFC

Hugo Ekitike is the first Liverpool player to both score and be red carded in the same game at Anfield since Steven Gerrard v Aston Villa in September 2001. #LFC

In Federico Chiesa and Giovanni Leoni, Liverpool have named 2 Italians in the same starting XI for only the third time ever. December 2009 v Fiorentina - Dossena, Aquilani September 2014 v West Ham - Balotelli, Borini 🇮🇹 #LFC

Giorgi Mamardashvili will be the first Georgian player ever to play for Liverpool. Georgia is now the 50th nationality to have a player appear for #LFC. It's the first new nation for the club since Colombia with Luis Díaz in February 2022.

Over their last 29 Premier League games that have come 3 days after a European match, Liverpool are averaging 2.38 pts/game. For context, they won the title last season with 2.21 pts/game. More stats like that in my review of Saturday's Merseyside derby. mreidstats.substack.com/p/everton-h-...

David Moyes has still never won at Anfield in 23 attempts (D7 L16). It's the joint-longest ever winless run by a visiting manager at Anfield v Liverpool, along with Bobby Robson from 1968 to 2004 and Brian Clough from 1971 to 1993.

Aged 23 years and 127 days, Ryan Gravenberch is the youngest Liverpool player to both scored and assist a goal in the same game v Everton since David Burrows in August 1991 (22y 310d). #LFC

How do you even begin to analyse or explain #LFC scoring five late winners in five games? Well, I make absolutely no attempt to. Instead, enjoy a plethora of stats from last night's win over Atlético in my free round-up - and vote on your fav winner! mreidstats.substack.com/p/atletico-m...

Fantastic question. In Andy Robertson (31), Mo Salah (33), and Virgil van Dijk (34), Liverpool last night had 3 different scorers aged 30+ in a single match for just the fourth time ever, and first since December 1993 v QPR - Ian Rush (32), Jan Mølby (30), and John Barnes (30).

That's 5 consecutive wins for Liverpool where the winner came in the 83rd min or later. That's as many 83+ winners as #LFC had in the whole of last season.

Aged 17 years and 19 days, Rio Ngumoha is the youngest player ever to play in European competition for Liverpool, taking Trey Nyoni's record (17y 213d) set v PSV last season. #LFC

Both Alexis Mac Allister & Dominik Szoboszlai have made their 100th appearances for Liverpool in all competitions tonight. It's the first time 2 players have hit 100 games for #LFC in the same match since Oct 2009 v Sunderland, when 3 players did (Benayoun, Babel, Mascherano).

Mo Salah is the first Liverpool player to both score and assist a goal in the opening 6 minutes of any match since Steve McManaman v Aston Villa in March 1996. #LFC

Four Dutch players in Liverpool's starting XI tonight - Gakpo, Frimpong, Gravenberch, van Dijk. It's the first time #LFC have named 4 starters from the same non-English country in a starting XI since May 2009 v Newcastle - Reina, Arbeloa, Alonso, Riera all Spaniards.

All-time most European Cup/Champions League appearances for #LFC: 80 - Jamie Carragher ⬆️74 - Mo Salah 73 - Steven Gerrard ⬆️60 - Andy Robertson 60 - Trent Alexander-Arnold 58 - John Arne Riise 57 - Phil Neal 57 - Roberto Firmino 55 - Sadio Mané 54 - Jordan Henderson

Another game, another late winner for Liverpool. All the numbers behind Sunday's trip to Turf Moor - with plenty of love for Mo Salah - in my round-up of the game. #LFC mreidstats.substack.com/p/burnley-a-...

Mo Salah now has 109 goals in away games for Liverpool in all competitions - moving level with Roger Hunt. Only Ian Rush (148) has more away goals in #LFC's history.

Liverpool's final, confirmed Premier League squad situation for 2025-26. #LFC

Fantastic to chat to my friend across the pond @crunkchocolate.bsky.social about Liverpool. I should say this was recorded before Isak's signing, but we had a great chat about the summer transfer window and the season to come.

Liverpool's 8 league goals this season have been scored by 7 players (Ekitike, Gakpo, Chiesa, Salah, Gravenberch, Ngumoha, Szoboszlai) - the joint-most scorers ever in the club's first 3 matches of a top-flight season, along with 1993-94 (Clough, Rush, Nicol, Ruddock, McManaman, Whelan, Marsh). #LFC

Three wins from three, one of Szoboszlai's best displays in Red, and a club scoring record. All detailed in my stats round up of Sunday's win over Arsenal. mreidstats.substack.com/p/arsenal-h-...

Dominik Szoboszlai is only the third Liverpool player to score a direct free-kick winner in a 1-0 Premier League win, after Danny Murphy v Man Utd in December 2000 and Xabi Alonso v Sunderland in August 2005. #LFC

Not sure my heart can take many more games like last night - but at least it threw up some good stats! Ekitike's start, late winners, Ngumoha's records, when did Liverpool last concede 2 despite being a player up? All in my stats round-up. mreidstats.substack.com/p/newcastle-...

Mo Salah (33) assisting Rio Ngumoha (16) last night was the biggest ever age gap between a scorer and assister for a #LFC goal in the Premier League - 16 years and 75 days between them. It overtakes Gary McAllister assisting Steven Gerrard twice from 2000 to 2001 (15y 157d).

Youngest players to score on league debut for #LFC: Rio Ngumoha - 16y 361d Michael Owen - 17y 143d Jimmy Melia - 18y 46d Jamie Redknapp - 18y 165d Phil Taylor - 18y 192d

Youngest scorers in #LFC history: Rio Ngumoha - 16y 361d Ben Woodburn - 17y 45d Kaide Gordon - 17y 96d Michael Owen - 17y 143d Jordan Rossiter - 17y 183d

Hugo Ekitike is the 10th player to score in each of his first three appearances for Liverpool, and only the second to do so in the last 50 years, after Daniel Sturridge in January 2013. #LFC