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DIRECTORS
John Henry (principal owner),
Tom Werner (chairman), M Gordon,
B Hogan (chief executive officer),
Sir Kenny Dalglish, M Egan, A Hughes

HONOURS
League Champions (19)
1900/01, 1905/06, 1921/22, 1922/23, 04 Jürgen Klopp
1946/47, 1963/64, 1965/66, 1972/73,
1975/76, 1976/77, 1978/79, 1979/80, 10 Jordan Henderson
1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1985/86,
1987/88, 1989/90, 2019/20 12 Countdown to Kick-off
European Cup Winners (6) 16 Redmen: Andy Robertson
1976/77, 1977/78, 1980/81, 1983/84,
2004/05, 2018/19 20 Arsenal FC
European Super Cup Winners (4) 27 Story Board
1977/78, 2001/02, 2005/06, 2019/20
28 Q&A: Trent A-A
UEFA Cup Winners (3)
1972/73, 1975/76, 2000/01 32 Trending: Leighanne Robe
FIFA Club World Cup Winners (1) 35 Anfield Extra
2019

FA Cup Winners (8)

47 Kop Kids
1964/65, 1973/74, 1985/86, 1988/89,
1991/92, 2000/01, 2005/06, 2021/22
48 Kop of Nations

League Cup Winners (9)

54 The Gunners Files
1980/81, 1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84,
1994/95, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2011/12,
58 Different League
2021/22
60 Ticket update
Community Shield Winners (16)
1964*, 1965*, 1966, 1974, 1976, 63 LFC Women
1977*, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986*, 1988,
1989, 1990*, 2001, 2006, 2022 65 LFC Academy

*Shield was shared with opposing team 68 Match reports

Editor David Cottrell

74 Season stats
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G
ood afternoon and welcome to the Arsenal staff and supporters to Anfield for
our home game against Arsenal, today’s game and I am sure, given the way the
a fixture which comes on the back season is going for them – sensational in many
of the ‘small step’ we took away ways – they will arrive in good spirits and with
to Chelsea in midweek and one in high hopes for what the rest of the campaign
which we need to show even more may bring.
of the fight that we displayed at Stamford Bridge. From my own perspective, I could not be more
I mention small steps, even though I know it is not impressed by what they have done and how
necessarily what people want to hear, because it is they have gone about it. The job that Mikel has
clear that they are exactly what we require right now. done has been outstanding and it is easy to
The truth is that with each one we take we will move forget now but there was a period when things
closer to getting back to the kind of team that we were not going as well and Mikel stuck to his
want to be and the results will follow. We might not principles, so it is good to see him now reaping
want to be in this situation but we are, so it makes the rewards.
sense that we should deal with it. The journey Arsenal are on is one that we are
I would like to welcome Mikel Arteta, his players, familiar with, of course. The doubts at the start

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 jürgen klopp
FROM
H

T
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We do not need anyone

to tell us that we have a
proper job on our hands
but today would be a good
day to show our very best
face – when we do this,
especially at Anfield, we
always have a chance
are pretty normal, I would say, but then you start
to see a team develop, a proper team, and the
belief starts to grow.
From there, everything becomes possible
when previously so much had seemed unlikely.
It takes a lot of hard work, real togetherness and
a shared vision for this to happen and although
Arsenal are a rival, it would be impossible not to
be impressed by what they are doing.
Today they are our problem and one that
we have no option but to take on with total
seriousness and respect. The place they occupy
in the league table speaks for itself, so we do not
need anyone to tell us that we have a proper job
on our hands.
As everyone knows, our form has been too
inconsistent this season but today would be a
good day to show our very best face. When we
do this, especially at Anfield, we always have a
chance.
Our last game here was more than a month
ago and it is one that we will never forget. As
I said at the time, a 7-0 win over Manchester
United is something that we can all look back
upon with fondness in the years to come, but
the most important thing we can take from it
now is the information which explains how a
performance like that was possible.

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 jürgen klopp
It makes no sense that there are still
chants relating to Hillsborough.
This needs to stop because the
people who continue to suffer tell
us how much these songs hurt them.
There is no room for debate
We have had more defeats to learn from than still makes no sense that 97 people could go to
any of us would like recently, so it makes sense a football match and not come home.
that we should also be educated by the good It also makes no sense that there are
days. In this case, we have to remember the still chants relating to tragedies including
qualities that allowed us to play as we did and Hillsborough. This needs to stop. Not because
look to repeat them. I say so or the police say so or whoever – it
No two games are the same, but if we can do needs to stop because the people who continue
this we will definitely be better prepared than if to suffer – including families of those who died
we don’t. and survivors – tell us how much these songs
With this being our final home game before hurt them. We should listen to them and act
15 April, we will use this fixture to pay our accordingly. There is no room for debate.
respects to those who died at Hillsborough as On this and all other matters, the families and
we always do at this time of year. survivors have our full support and solidarity.
It is always a privilege for the players, staff
and myself to do this alongside our supporters,
although all of us would prefer for it not to be You’ll Never Walk Alone
necessary because even after all these years it Jürgen

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FROM THE AXA TO ANFIELD
After a spell on the road and two tough away
fixtures, the Reds were back at the AXA Training
Centre for the remainder of last week, preparing
for their return to Anfield to host league leaders
Arsenal this afternoon. Whatever the results, the
hard yards are always put in among a senior squad
determined to finish the season on a positive note.

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f there is one thing we have become The gaffer has spoken a lot recently about the
accustomed to at the end of the season need to deliver and we all share that responsibility.
in recent years it has been having fixtures Disappointing form can never become normal at a
with a lot riding on them. There will be no club like Liverpool and anyone who comes here in
semi-finals or finals this time around and no any capacity knows how high the standards are so it
potential title deciders, but no one should is up to us to live up to them.
make the mistake of thinking that we do not have Channelling disappointment the right way, dealing
much to play for. with setbacks and developing all the time are
This is Liverpool Football Club and every game essential parts of this process and this is as true now
matters here, no matter what the targets might be. as it was when I first walked through the door here
Unlike Arsenal, we will have no involvement in the over a decade ago.
title-race this time around and that hurts, but this So we have to embrace the challenge together. We
does not mean we can feel sorry for ourselves. Our know where we are and none of us like it. We also
objective now is simple: to keep going right until the know where we want to be and how to get there
end of the season and to do everything in our power because we have done it before. But knowing it and
to rediscover the form and consistency that has doing it are two different things and the only way
been lost. for us to give ourselves the best possible chance of
If we do that, our hopes of finishing as high in the getting back to how we were is by performing on the
table as possible will undoubtedly improve, even pitch week in, week out.
though we’re a bit off the pace now, and it will also As a Liverpool player, and particularly as captain, it
give us something to build on next season. is never nice to see a rival kick on at a time when your

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SKIPP
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NO

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Arsenal will
provide us with a
really tough test
– we know that. But
we also know what
we are still capable
of and how we can
perform when all
of us are right at it

own team is not performing as well as we should, but Manchester City a few days earlier, it was never
I have to take my hat off to Arsenal for what they are going to be – but it was a decent response in
doing this season. the circumstances because the one quality we
We know from experience, both good and bad, needed to show above all others was fight and that
how tough a Premier League title race can be, so happened.
for Arsenal to be leading from the front at the start Today needs to be exactly the same, but hopefully
of April speaks volumes for how well they have with a bit more quality because improvement will
performed so far this season. definitely be required if we are to give ourselves the
They will provide us with a really tough test. We best possible chance of getting a positive result.
know that. But we also know what we are still capable Finally, today we will commemorate the 34th
of and only have to go back as far as our last home anniversary of Hillsborough. This time of year is
game against Manchester United for an example of it. always poignant for everyone associated with the
In some ways, the way we played that day is club and it always will be.
something that should hurt us because we have not As a dad, a son and a football player, I cannot
reached those heights anywhere near often enough, imagine what the families of the 97 and the
but in the main it should act as a source of inspiration survivors went through on 15 April 1989 and
as it shows how we can perform when all of us are continue to go through to this day. That is why it
right at it. is so important to stand shoulder to shoulder with
I don’t think any of us would claim that our them.
performance at Chelsea in midweek was of a If You’ll Never Walk Alone means anything at all,
similar standard – after the knock we took against it means this.

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T O K I C K-O F F
Liverpool FC v Arsenal FC

HENDO: “ATTITUDE JESUS

AND DESIRE” THANKS HIS FANS
After netting a brace to help
Arsenal defeat Leeds United
Reds captain Jordan soon after shipping four goals at
4-1 eight days ago, forward
Henderson says the Manchester City.
Gabriel Jesus thanked fans for
team must show “It was a tough game but we just continuing to back him during
the same kind of wanted to come here and show a his six-month wait to get on
fighting qualities reaction to the last game, which the scoresheet.
that were on I felt we did,” he told Sky Sports. The striker had been on an
display during “We made a fight of it and you 11-game drought before the
Tuesday’s could see the willingness to keep World Cup where he suffered
stalemate at running, to keep working. a knee injury that kept him out
for four months. “It was so
Stamford Bridge if they are to “It all starts off with that
good starting again and feeling
defeat league leaders Arsenal foundation of the attitude and
the atmosphere of the crowd,”
today. desire, the commitment to defend he said post-match. “The
Henderson admitted that for each other. Of course there are supporters come all together,
the clash with Chelsea wasn’t things we need to improve on if we and the way they support me is
a classic but he saw signs of want to win games going forward, massive.
encouragement in his team’s especially the next game [against] “I just want to say thank you
willingness to grind out a result so a team who are flying.” to them. It’s not easy when
you’re seeing your striker not

CONOR IS A WEMBLEY WINNER

scoring goals but they always
support me.
“The most important
Liverpool full-back Conor Bradley was part of Bolton thing is always the
three points. It doesn’t
Wanderers’ Papa Johns Trophy-winning team at
matter how [we do it].
Wembley last Sunday afternoon. Obviously, I want
The on-loan Northern Ireland international, to score, I want
19, started the final against Plymouth Argyle to help the team
and played every minute in an emphatic 4-0 with the goals.
victory. I missed a big
Bolton surged into an early two-goal lead part of the
through Kyle Dempsey’s header and Dion season
Charles’ finish, before Elias Kachunga and and now
I just
Gethin Jones extended their advantage in the
want to play
second half to secure the silverware. and help the
Congratulations, Conor! team.”

NEVER FORGOTTEN
Next Saturday will mark the 34th anniversary of the Hillsborough
tragedy and Liverpool supporters around the world will remember
those fellow fans who went to a football match and never came
home.
Ahead of kick-off today there will be a minute’s silence in memory
of the 97. The Liverpool FC players will also wear black armbands
during the fixture. Our thoughts are always with those who continue
to be affected by the tragedy and the friends and families of the 97.

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Catch up with the latest news around this fixture

HALL OF FAME GARY
GILLESPIE
Public voting for the latest the honour that year.
inductees to the Premier Fowler and Owen are
League Hall of Fame closes included in the new WITH HARD WORK AND BELIEF
tomorrow and former Reds shortlist of 15 candidates THE REDS CAN END A TOUGH
strikers Robbie Fowler and from which three will be
WEEK WITH THE RIGHT RESULT
Michael Owen are in the inducted.
running. That trio will be decided Going into this run of games, especially after an
The Hall of Fame was by a combination of international break, having Manchester City and
launched in 2021, eligible votes from the public, the Chelsea both away then Arsenal at home, that’s
for players who featured Premier League Awards a tough run for any team, especially one that’s
in the division since its Panel and previous lacking a little bit of confidence as we probably
inception and are now inductees. To cast your are at this moment in time.
retired. Liverpool legend vote, visit premierleague. We know that the consistency hasn’t been there
Steven Gerrard was com/hall-of-fame/ this season. The performances now and again
among the first nominees before 6pm have been fantastic, when you think of a season
to receive tomorrow. when you’ve won 9-0 and 7-0, but we’re lying in
mid-table and struggling for form and it becomes
a difficult job to look for positives.
The only one from the City match was the first
45 minutes – we started well and got the first goal.
When you look back over the season, when we’ve
scored the first goal, certainly in the league, we’ve
gone on to win the game – ten times I think it is –
but the second half was a different story.
In the Chelsea game you’re looking for a reaction
and it was decent performance and hard-fought.
It was a game littered with mistakes and you could
see it was two teams that have had a tumultuous
season so far, both looked lacking in confidence,
quite fragile, and a nil-nil felt almost inevitable.
When you listen to Jürgen in his press-
conferences, he’s probably scratching his head
like the rest of us and thinking: how and why is
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shelves and it’s an essential addition for the library of every and Virgil van Dijk what it did for the side and
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since the very beginning and this is its colourful story from the In the past Arsenal have had a habit of not
origins of LFC to the modern era, with an array of front covers finishing the season that strongly, but they’ve
and inside pages: the managers’ notes and been the best team so far this season to watch.
the captains’ columns; the star interviews
For us, the crazy thing is that top four is still
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Manager milestone and goals, goals, goals
2 HEAD
u Liverpool have won 25 Premier League games against Arsenal with the
Gunners winning 17 and 19 being drawn. At Anfield in this era, Liverpool have
won 16 times, with eight draws and six defeats. In the last 14 league meetings
60 goals have been scored, with Liverpool’s share being 41.

u A victory today will see Jürgen Klopp reach the milestone of 100 league
victories at Anfield as Reds manager. Only Tom Watson, Bill Shankly and Bob
Paisley have previously achieved the feat.

u The Reds have scored three or more goals in 10 of the last 14 top-flight
encounters with the Gunners, and have won the last six league meetings at
Anfield, netting 22 times in that sequence.

u Last weekend saw Mo Salah break Michael Owen’s club record for most
away league goals scored during the Premier League era. It was his 56th.
Salah is now eight goals away from a place in the top five of the club’s all-time
leading goalscorers list across all competitions.

u This is Liverpool’s first league action on this day since 2006 when birthday
boy Robbie Fowler scored the only goal in an Anfield victory against Bolton
Wanderers. Read more about ‘God’ on page 27.

u Roberto Firmino has scored 10 goals in 14 league appearances versus

Arsenal – the team he has netted most against – and no Reds player has
scored more past the Gunners in league history. Only Robbie Fowler (12) has
ever scored more goals against the visitors in all competitions than Firmino.
Bobby’s goal at the Emirates this season was the Reds’ 300th against Arsenal
in all league encounters and the 99th on North London soil.

u This season Ethan Nwaneri took Harvey Elliott’s record as the Premier
League’s youngest-ever player, aged 15 years 181 days, and in doing so
became Arsenal’s youngest-ever player when featuring against Brentford.

WIN, LOSE OR DRAW (LEAGUE) LIVERPOOL FC

...have scored in 26 of the
last 28 league meetings with
40% 27% 33% Arsenal at Anfield
79 Wins 52 Draws 66 Defeats

ARSENAL FC
...are seeking their first league
LIVERPOOL’S PREMIER LEAGUE RECORD AGAINST LONDON CLUBS double over Liverpool since 2009/10
and their second in the PL era
Club Win percentage Games Wins
Queens Park Rangers 78.57 14 11
Crystal Palace 64.29 28 18 LIVERPOOL FC
West Ham United 62.26 53 33 ...have netted 41 of the 60 goals
in the last 14 games between the
Fulham 58.06 31 18
sides, winning nine
Charlton Athletic 50.00 16 8
Tottenham Hotspur 49.18 61 30
Arsenal 40.98 61 25 ARSENAL FC
Chelsea 37.09 62 23 ...and LFC have shared 180 goals
in PL meetings - the most of any
Brentford 33.33 3 1 fixture in the competition
Wimbledon 31.25 16 5

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 TEN GAME
SEASON
Between now and the end of May, says full-back Andy
Robertson, we have the chance to take so m ething positive

W
fro m such a mixed ca m paig n – and finish it on a hig h
ith 10 games “You get a couple of good results and you think ‘let’s kick on
of the Premier now’ and then you get another setback. That’s why we’re in the
League season position we’re in. That’s why we’ve got the points that we’ve got.
to go last year, “We’ve not been good enough in certain games. We now
Liverpool were need to try to forget about that and try to turn it into a ten-game
challenging season where we give the best version of ourselves.”
Manchester City Six of Liverpool’s remaining 10 fixtures are at Anfield, where the
for the title and Arsenal were in a battle Reds have only lost one league game all season, with the other
for fourth place. The two sides met at four away from home against clubs currently involved in the
The Emirates, where goals from Diogo relegation battle. Having only won three away games all season,
Jota and Roberto Firmino earned the it’s clear where Liverpool’s problems have been, but there is also
Reds a 2-0 win. a useful reference-point to show how things can change.
Thirteen months later, the Gunners A 1-0 home defeat to Fulham two years ago left Liverpool in
arrive at Anfield embroiled in a title seventh position – after an unprecedented sixth consecutive
challenge with City while Liverpool Anfield defeat – with 10 games of the season to play. A top-four
have got 10 games left to try to secure finish was all but written off, but the Reds responded by winning
Champions League qualification for next eight and drawing two of their final 10 games to climb to third.
season. Whereas Mikel Arteta’s side Robertson believes they can draw on that experience now.
have made huge progress, the Reds have “Our away form has not been great at all and from now until the
underperformed and Andy Robertson is end of the season we need to try to fix that,” admits the Scotland
in absolutely no doubt as to why that is. skipper, who is one assist shy of 10 for the season.
“We’ve not been consistently good “We need to pick up more points away from home and keep
enough this season,” he says. “We’ve had picking up the points that we are at home. That’s the only chance
one or two good games then followed it we’ve got for achieving the Champions League spot, but in the
up with a not-so-good game where we COVID season we had to go on a really good run near the end to
don’t find a way to win. That’s kind of secure top four. We’re going to need similar again.
summed up our season so far. “We had luck at times in that run. We had good games, we had
consistency and we had games where we
weren’t great, but we still picked up the points
required. We need to dip into that now.
“The squad has changed a little bit since
then and obviously we had a lot of injuries
back then with two young centre-backs
playing, but enough of us went through it that
time and we have to try to use that to our
advantage. We have to try to use it to help us
find the consistency that we know is in this
squad.”
No Kopite will have spent too long looking
at the league table this season, but the reality
is that even if Liverpool take all 30 remaining
points they will need others above them to
falter more than once.

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NDY ROBERTSON
 “If the teams above us win
every single game it won’t be
possible, but we believe if we can pick
up points and apply pressure then
hopefully we’re in the race come the
end of the season.
“We know we’re not going to win
a trophy, but we have to get over
that and hopefully achieve top four
and Champions League football
Perhaps that is unlikely, but when the next season. If we do that we have to look at it as a
pressure is on during the run-in strange success given the position we are in right now.”
things can happen and Robertson feels Andy is keen to emphasise that it will take collective effort
that if those clubs currently ahead rather than individual contributions for Liverpool to rediscover
of Liverpool suddenly see the Reds their once trademark consistency during the run-in, but there’s
looming large in their rear-view mirrors also a school of thought that this could be when Jürgen Klopp’s
it can unsettle them. two biggest signings of the season make a difference.
“This club and the fans have come to Darwin Nunez has scored against Arsenal in North London
expect this group of boys to be in the and both he and Cody Gakpo netted twice in the Reds’ previous
Champions League and we have to try match at Anfield, the 7-0 win against Manchester United. Could
to give that to the fans,” he says. their contributions be crucial?
“The fans believe that they belong “Darwin and Cody have come in during a difficult season, but I
in the Champions League and we’ve think both have adapted relatively well,” Robertson says. “Cody
shown that over the years with how has obviously had a shorter time than Darwin and they’re both
well we’ve done in the tournament, but trying to find their feet in the Premier League, which does take
you have to prove it. It doesn’t just get time.
handed to you. “They’re both young, they’re both improving all the time on
“We know we’re in a position just the training pitch and I think the longer we have them the better
now which isn’t top four and wouldn’t they’ll become. That’s obviously the aim when you sign these
be Champions League [qualification], kinds of players.
which is disappointing, but we’ve got “So I think they’ve had a big impact already, but I
10 games to fix that and a decent gap think the impact in the future will be bigger. We’re
to fill. excited by how much they can develop and how
good they could become.
“Darwin doesn’t speak much English
but is a character and Cody is a
really clever player. He’s really
intelligent and we’d seen that
before he signed for us and
since he signed for us.
“He came in at a
difficult moment
in January when
things weren’t
great and we couldn’t quite
get results so it must have
been hard for him to settle,
but off-the-field he settled
in really well and is a big
part of the changing-room
already. It always helps when
you’re settled off-the-field as
it gives you the best chance to
settle on-the-field and I think some
of his performances have been
excellent.
“So yes, we’re looking for more

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“WE’VE NOT BEEN GOOD
ENOUGH IN CERTAIN
GAMES. WE NOW NEED
TO TRY TO TURN IT INTO
A TEN-GAME SEASON
WHERE WE GIVE THE
BEST VERSION OF
OURSELVES”
from them and we’re looking for more
from everyone. Like I said, we all need season. The same cannot be said on the road where the
to step up and Cody and Darwin are Reds have drawn blanks in six league games, highlighting
no different. If we want to get where the lack of consistency Robertson mentioned.
we want to be we need to be the best To now be competing for top four rather than four trophies,
version of ourselves from now until the as was the case this time last year, is also something of a
end of the season.” comedown, so does the Liverpool left-back think that could
The Reds could also be boosted impact the motivation of the players to find their form?
today by the return of Luis Diaz, who “I’ve not met a footballer yet who plays every single game
hasn’t played since getting injured 10/10, every single week. It’s about trying to find what’s best for
during the away match at Arsenal you, but you have to do that collectively. It’s not about individual
exactly six months ago today. performances – collectively we have to be better and we have to
Liverpool scored 20 goals during the push each other to new limits.
eight Premier League games Diaz “We believe we are a team that can compete for every
featured in – three of them courtesy competition and we’ve shown that over the years, but this season
of the Colombian himself – before he we’ve come into April and we’re not in the Champions League,
was sidelined and it’s fair to say Robbo League Cup, FA Cup or the title race. Yes, it’s disappointing, but
is just one of many looking forward to the motivation is the exact same. We want to get Champions
seeing him back in action. League football and be in that tournament again next season.
“Luis is a fantastic player and I think “So the motivation is exactly the same as if we were going for
the fans have really taken to him since trophies because it has to be at the highest level. When you play
last January when he signed. This at this club you don’t get an option not to do that. The people
season hasn’t gone to plan for him and around the club and connected to the club like the fans demand
he’s obviously had two big injuries, one that of you and I think we do that [give their all], but we’ve just
when he’d just come back, which was lacked a bit of consistency this season.
a sucker-punch for all of us knowing he “In the next 10 games we need to try to find that consistency
was out again and needed surgery. and hopefully we can get enough points to qualify us for the
“So it’s great to have him back Champions League.”
around the place and training with us For that to happen, history shows there will be a defining
and hopefully he’ll be a big player for moment or match, one way or the other, before the season ends.
us as well. He’s been out a long time Could that moment arrive for Liverpool against Premier League
words: CHRIS McLOUGHLIN

so we have to give him time to allow title favourites Arsenal today?

him to find his feet again, but having “You never know what a defining moment is until the end of
him as another option between now the season, but it is obviously a big game and, to be honest with
and the end of the season is massive you, every single game we’ve got between now and the end of the
for us.” season has to be treated like a cup final,” says Robbo.
With Mo Salah, Firmino and Jota also “We don’t have time to waste, we don’t have any mistakes left in
available there should be no shortage us if we want to achieve top four. So while you never know what
of goals and only Chelsea have so far any defining moment is going to be in the season – we might
stopped Liverpool from scoring in a have already had it, it might still be yet to come – there is no
Premier League game at Anfield this denying it is a big game against Arsenal.”

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 GABRIEL MARTINELLI
(FAR LEFT)
The Brazilian is enjoying his best season in front
of goal for Arsenal, with his 13 goals seeing
him top the team’s scoring charts in the Premier
League going into today’s fixture. Still only 21,
he passed 100 games for the Gunners earlier
this season having signed from Sao Paulo-based
Ituano in July 2019. He scored inside a minute
of the reverse PL fixture between the teams last
October and also netted twice on this ground in
an epic 5-5 Carabao Cup draw in October 2019.

GRANIT XHAKA
(SECOND FROM LEFT)
The experienced Swiss international has been
in fine form for Arsenal this season and has
featured in every one of their 29 Premier League
fixtures to date. The tough-tackling midfielder is
into his seventh season at the Emirates having
initially joined from Borussia Moenchengladbach
in 2016. He moved beyond 200 Premier League
appearances for the club earlier this season.
Capped more than 100 times by Switzerland, he
has also won two FA Cups with the Gunners.

BUKAYO SAKA

Welcome... Arsenal FC
(SECOND FROM RIGHT)
Another player enjoying a standout season for
Mikel Arteta’s side, the England winger has
weighed in with a career-best 12 Premier League
goals and 10 assists so far this term. A graduate
of the club’s academy set-up, he made his senior

TION
debut in November 2018 and has now played
more than 100 Premier League games for the
club. Arsenal’s Player of the Season for each of
the past two campaigns, he was the Gunners’ top
league scorer last season.

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GUNNERS NINE GAMES FROM GLORY
AS ARTETA NAVIGATES FINAL PART OF
JOURNEY TO PREMIER LEAGUE SUCCESS

A
way form is going to be key to the Gunners’ 13 Premier League goals to date.
hopes of lifting the Premier League title for With captain Martin Odegaard also
the first time since 2003/04. hitting double-figures and holding midfielders Granit
Mikel Arteta’s side have enjoyed a Xhaka and Thomas Partey themselves enjoying fine
sensational season so far, racking up as many points campaigns, Arsenal have found a good blend of
in their opening 29 fixtures as any Arsenal team since attacking flair and potency with defensive resolve.
the ‘Invincibles’ side under Arsene Wenger amassed Only Newcastle United (13) have kept more clean-
90 on their way to winning the championship without sheets than the Gunners’ dozen, with the team
tasting defeat. benefiting from being able to field a regular backline.
However, Arsenal’s 14th top-flight triumph is far from Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has started every league
done as Arteta will be acutely aware. game this season while defenders Gabriel and Ben
Following today’s assignment at Anfield, the White have also been ever-presents.
Gunners face a London derby at West Ham United Arsenal didn’t panic after failing to secure Champions
before visiting title rivals Manchester city on the final League football last season. They backed Arteta who
Wednesday of this month. brought in two players he had previously worked with
Their May programme also begins with a trip to at Manchester City in Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr
Champions League-chasing Newcastle United. Zinchenko, while midfielder Fabio Vieira also arrived
Plenty of work to do then, but as outstanding winger from FC Porto.
Bukayo Saka said after last month’s 4-1 home victory The club conducted further business in January
over Crystal Palace: “We’re taking it game-by-game but to underpin their title push, adding Premier League
we don’t fear anyone.” experience in Italian midfielder Jorginho from Chelsea
Away results to date have been excellent with their and Brighton winger Leandro Trossard while also
11 wins being more than any other team. The tally bringing in Polish centre-back Jakub Kiwor from
includes victories in all five London derbies on the road Spezia.
so far. Arsenal have lost just twice on their travels: The Gunners, who have won their last seven league
at Manchester United (1-3) and Everton (1-0), only games, now start a run-in of nine matches knowing
dropping further points in a 1-1 draw at Southampton. they can focus solely on the Premier League following
Saka became the first Premier League player this last month’s exit from the Europa League at the hands
season to hit double-figures for goals (12) and assists of Sporting Lisbon.
(10) during last month’s victory over Palace. Following last weekend’s 4-1 win over Leeds United,
While the England man has worked his magic Arteta’s 100th as Arsenal manager, he said: “I didn’t
down the right, Gabriel Martinelli has excelled on the know [he’d reached the milestone]. It is a beautiful
opposite flank and the Brazilian has top scored with number and now we go for the next one.”
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Manager SQUAD FOR 2022/23
1 30 3

AARON RAMSDALE MATT TURNER KIERAN TIERNEY

Goalkeeper Goalkeeper Defender
Age: 24 Age: 28 Age: 25
Nationality: English Nationality: American Nationality: Scottish

MIKEL
4 6 12
ARTETA

M
ikel is well known
in this part of the
world following his BEN WHITE GABRIEL WILLIAM SALIBA
Defender Defender Defender
six-and-half years at Age: 25 Age: 25 Age: 22
Everton. The Spaniard played in Nationality: English Nationality: Brazilian Nationality: French
eleven Merseyside derbies and
scored in a 2-0 win for the Blues
16 18 35
at Goodison in October 2010.
He then spent five seasons with
the Gunners before taking his
first steps into management at
Manchester City as assistant to
ROB HOLDING TAKEHIRO TOMIYASU OLEKSANDR ZINCHENKO
Pep Guardiola, his ex-Barcelona Defender Defender Defender
team-mate. Age: 27 Age: 24 Age: 26
Nationality: English Nationality: Japanese Nationality: Ukrainian
When Unai Emery left Arsenal
in November 2019, Arteta was
appointed as his successor. The 5 10 20
41-year-old quickly formulated
a plan for bringing success
back to the club and although
Arsenal finished
his first season in THOMAS PARTEY EMILE SMITH ROWE JORGINHO
eighth position, Midfielder Midfielder Midfielder
Age: 29 Age: 22 Age: 31
Arteta brought them Nationality: Ghanaian Nationality: English Nationality: Italian
silverware as they
won the FA Cup.
After finishing 21 25 34
eighth again in
2020/21, the
Gunners ended
last season in
fifth, just missing FABIO VIEIRA MOHAMED ELNENY GRANIT XHAKA
Midfielder Midfielder Midfielder
out on Champions Age: 22 Age: 30 Age: 30
League football. Nationality: Portuguese Nationality: Egyptian Nationality: Swiss
This term,
however, they have 7 11 19
produced a sustained
title push under
Arteta, who has won
four Premier League
manager-of-the-month BUKAYO SAKA GABRIEL MARTINELLI LEANDRO TROSSARD
awards along the way. Winger Winger Winger
Age: 21 Age: 21 Age: 28
Nationality: English Nationality: Brazilian Nationality: Belgian
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 THIS SEASON’S COLOURS:
Key Information:
Founded: 1886
Home ground:
Emirates Stadium
Capacity: 60,704
Last season in the PL: 5th
All-time top goalscorer:
NEWS IN BRIEF: Thierry Henry (1999-2007 & 2012,
Arsenal have scored three 90th-minute-plus winning goals in the Premier 228 goals)
League this term, their joint-most in a single campaign in the competition. All-time top appearances:
The late strikes secured 3-2 home wins against Manchester David O’Leary (1975-93, 738 games)
United and Bournemouth and also sealed a 4-2 victory at Nickname: The Gunners
Aston Villa. The three winners have all come in their past Website: www.arsenal.com
nine games. The Gunners have also won a league-high Address: Emirates Stadium,
five fixtures when conceding the first goal this season. Hornsey Road, London, N7 7AJ

Player of the Year 2021/22:

Bukayo Saka
AN EYE ON Last five managers/head coaches:
ONE TO KEEP

MARTIN ODEGAARD Mikel Arteta (2019-present)

Midfielder • Age: 24 8 Unai Emery (2018-2019)
Nationality: Norwegian Arsene Wenger (1996-2018)
Appointed captain at the start of Bruce Rioch (1995-96)
this season, the former Real Madrid George Graham (1986-95)
midfielder has been inspirational
in the Gunners’ bid for the title this Did you know?
term. He has also contributed Arsenal have been in the top-flight of
a career-best 10 league English football since the 1919/20
goals to the cause. The campaign. They hold the record for the
Norwegian is in his third season most players from a single club in an
at the Emirates, having initially England team when seven Gunners lined
joined on loan from Madrid in
up against Italy in 1934. They received
January 2021. He recalls of his first
conversation with Mikel Arteta: a gold version of the Premier League
“He told me his plan, everything he trophy to commemorate going unbeaten
was building towards…all about in winning the title in 2003/04.
these amazing young players in the
squad [and] how he wanted me to fit Distance to Anfield:
in and how I was going to improve. The journey from the Emirates Stadium
I got this strong feeling that he was to Anfield is around 208.5 miles and
onto something really special.” takes about four hours and 13 minutes
Martin first came to prominence by car in normal conditions
at Stromsgodset before moving to via the M1 and M6.
Spain in 2015 aged 16. Prior to his
move to North London, he had loans
with Heerenveen, Vitesse Arnhem
and Real Sociedad.

14 9 24

EDDIE NKETIAH GABRIEL JESUS REISS NELSON

Forward Forward Forward
Age: 23 Age: 26 Age: 23
Nationality: English Nationality: Brazilian Nationality: English

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JOIN THE CLUB THIS JULY
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 Story Board
Celebrating Robbie Fowler’s 48th birthday today (we kid you not)
with six random images of the Liverpool goalscoring legend…

1. A few quid was on the table, and a crate of 2. Pre-match handshakes weren't enough for FC
bananas on the floor, when Robbie, Razor Ruddock Sion in 1996. The Swiss club handed Fowler and his
and Steve McManaman played cards on the coach to puzzled team-mates bouquets of flowers before he
Wembley for the 1995 Coca-Cola Cup final. scored in a 2-1 win in the old Cup Winners' Cup.

3. The goal that never was. Robbie marked 4. One famous 007 and two famous number nines.
his Anfield return in 2006 with a stoppage-time, James Bond, Ian Rush and Robbie Fowler – what
overhead-kick winner against Birmingham only to be a front-three John W Henry was sitting behind at
flagged offside. Where was VAR when he needed it? Fenway Park in the pre-season of 2012.

5. It sounds like a yarn some old fella would spin 6. No Fowler feature can finish without a goal and
you down The Arkles, but Robbie did indeed make this was one of his club-record 12 strikes against
a sub of the day for Pele in 2015. Only five of his 183 Arsenal in 1996. Eleven of his goals against the
LFC goals came as a substitute though! Gunners were netted at Anfield.

THOSE GOALS CAME BETWEEN 1994 AND 2007, BUT ARSENAL WEREN’T THE CLUB AGAINST WHOM
ROBBIE FOWLER SCORED THE MOST OFTEN FOR LIVERPOOL. THAT PARTICULAR HONOUR GOES TO
ASTON VILLA, WHOSE GOALIE OR TEAM-MATES HAD TO PICK THE BALL OUT OF THEIR NET 14 TIMES
AFTER HE’D PUT IT THERE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROBBIE!

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The Reds right-back on the gaffer, Robbo, Darwin,
definitely no excuses and the fiercest focus on
fighting till the end for that top-four spot

This time last year you were week for us as a team because of the three huge games
competing for four trophies, now and now we’ve got the third of those games against Arsenal,
you’re competing for the top four. one we are looking forward to.
How do you assess that change? These are the games we enjoy playing in as a team and
That’s football. That’s football in a we’re excited to be back at Anfield.
nutshell – one season you’re on top
and one season you’re not. Arsenal are a team that like to attack rather than sit deep
It’s been a difficult season for us as some opponents do at Anfield. Could that give you more
as a team and one we’ve not been space to play in?
too happy about. Individually, and Potentially yes but you never know if that is good or bad until
as a team, the expectation is there the game happens and you know the result.
to go and perform in every single We try to win every game and we try to perform wherever
game and if you don’t then you get the team is in the league that we are playing against or
criticised for it. whatever their tactics are. We have a game-plan for every
People talk but that’s something we game.
need to get used to and it’s all part of
the job really so there’s no excuses, It appears there have been problems defending as a team
it’s what we get paid to do. this season, is that something you also see?
We have an aim, a target to go and I think it seems like that because teams know how we play
secure Champions League football. and set-up against us both attacking and defensively, so it’s
As a team and as a club that’s about learning and understanding what we can do better.
where we need to be, so we owe it to I think this season we haven’t adapted as well to that as we
ourselves and to our fans to go out could have or wanted to.
there and try to achieve that. There are still ten games to play and a lot of points up for
grabs so we have to try to go and achieve something that is
You’ve had to play alongside a lot special.
of different right-sided central
defenders and midfielders due to
injuries. Has that made it difficult to
build understandings?
Over the years we’ve struggled
on that front with injuries, but no
excuses. The right centre-back
position and the right midfield
position have changed a lot and been
rotated a lot, so it’s not something
that is new to me, or us as a team, so
there is no excuse there.
Of course it interrupts rhythm and
you have to adapt to it on a daily
basis, but there is no reason why that
should stop our performances.

What can you take from the rest of "TEAMS SET-UP AGAINST US BOTH
this season?
Champions League qualification is ATTACKING AND DEFENSIVELY, SO IT’S
definitely the main goal because
there’s not much more we can ABOUT LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING
achieve right now. We knew this
week was going to be a massive WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER"

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 Trent Alexander-Arnold
Describe your relationship with
Jürgen Klopp and what are the
biggest things you’ve taken from
him over what has largely been some
very successful years?
I have a good relationship with
the manager and he has a good
relationship with a lot of players. We
speak and I try to learn from what he
teaches.
His influence on me has been
massive and he’s the one who gave
me the confidence and the ability to
and express myself, to take risks and
to play the game in the way I thought
the game should be played. He gave
me that freedom to express myself
so I owe it to him for not putting
limitations on the way I think the
game should be played.
So the three biggest things I’ve
taken from him are to go out there
and play, to win, and to show a lot
of intensity in the way we play as a
team. We have our style and we try to
play that way against anyone.
Obviously we have been successful
and that is very special to me
because I grew up supporting the club
and I know what it means to the fans.
I know how important it was to win
those titles and I am very proud
and very privileged to be part
of that and part of the amazing
history of this club. It means a lot
to me.

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Has the role of the full-back
undergone the most change in
recent years?
Definitely. Football changes all the
time and the most recent change
has been the role of the full-back.
I’m sure in a couple of years it will
be something else, but as of right
now it’s full-backs and how they can
influence the games.
It keeps advancing and developing
and who knows where it will go, but
it’s an exciting time.

Would you like to revert back to

midfield at some stage?
It’s not something I think about, to
be honest, and it’s not my decision
at the end of the day. So I don’t
know, but if I’m told to play midfield
then I’ll try to play there as well as
I can. "LUIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. HE IS A
As of now I’m a right-back, I enjoy
playing there and that’s where all my VERY EXCITING PLAYER, SOMEONE
focus is.
WHO PLAYS THE GAME IN AN AMAZING
Are teams making it harder for
you and Andy Robertson to create WAY AND SOMEONE WHO WE HAVE
chances?
It gets harder OBVIOUSLY MISSED THIS SEASON"
because teams know
how we play so they
set up to stop us, I think it’s important to have a good connection with every
but I think we player you play with, otherwise there’s no chemistry there and
still create it will never work. Myself and Robbo have a good partnership, a
chances, really good relationship and we understand each other’s games
we’re still and have a really good balance in what we need to do.
brave on the The manager gives us instructions on what to
ball and it’s do and we go out there and try to do it.
difficult to We both have our different qualities
stop. that we bring to each game. I
We’re two think we’re both talented, we’re
different both good and we both love
players. He what we do.
runs a lot and I We enjoy playing the
like to pass. So game and I think we both
we both create have fun on the pitch.
different types That’s probably the best
of chances thing about us. We go out
and we’re still there and try to win but try
effective. to have fun as well.

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What are the best and worst things Who has got the better taste in music and is it true you
about Robbo and are you still having took Robbo to a Chris Brown concert?
a competition for the most assists? I’d say me because I listen to music more than Robbo, he’s
The best thing about Robbo is that not really bothered about music. On the way to the game
he helps us to win games, the worst and in the changing-room before a game I listen to my own
thing is that I have to share the set- music, whereas he doesn’t really care for it that much.

Trent Alexander-Arnold
pieces with him! If it wasn’t for him I’d I didn’t take him to a concert, we all went together but I
be able to take all the corners and all don’t think he was too enthusiastic to go. I don’t think he
the free-kicks, but we have to share really cared for it that much but he got dragged along and
so that’s the worst thing. ended up enjoying it.
Joking aside, we both want to win
for the team and that’s where our You also went with Jude Bellingham to see Chris Brown so
competition is – just winning. It’s not is he your favourite artist?
personal. If he gets an assist I’m not Yeah I went with him as well. I enjoyed the first concert so
angry and thinking ‘that should have much that I decided to go again and he was in town because
been me’ or ‘I wish that wasn’t him’. he was meeting up with the national team so we decided to
I’m just happy the team has scored go and everyone there enjoyed it.
and hopefully we win the game. He isn’t my favourite artist but he is very talented for sure,
I think that’s the same the other very talented.
way around too. We joke about the
amount of assists and chances we Which of the Liverpool lads listen to the worst tunes?
create, but when it comes down to it There’s stuff some of the younger lads put on that even now
as long as we win then we are both I’m getting to the point where I’m thinking ‘this isn’t good,
doing our jobs. We both want to get this’. It’s like really new, new, new rap and I’m like ‘nah’.
as many assists as possible to help There’s also stuff that some of the older lads like Adrian
the team win games. put on that, again, I’m thinking ‘this isn’t it’. I’m just an old-
skool music lover and the stuff I enjoyed when I was growing
up I still enjoy now.

You mentioned how important it is to connect with team-

mates so how do you communicate with Darwin Nunez
given the language-barrier?
I know a little bit of Spanish from school, so I am able to
speak a little bit and he is learning English, which is good.
We probably sort of speak part of a sentence in English
and then maybe a word he doesn’t know he’ll say in Spanish
and hope that I know what it means and then we’ll carry on
in English. So it’s getting there and it’s the same with most of
the lads that come in and don’t speak English. We speak the
language of football. That’s all that matters and Darwin is a
really exciting player to play with.
We all enjoy playing with him and we’re still getting to
know him, how he plays and how he moves, but it’s
exciting because he adds a lot to our team.

Finally, Luis Diaz is back and is a player the team

has missed…
He’s very important. He is a very exciting player,
someone who plays the game in an amazing way
and someone who we have obviously missed this
season.
It’s exciting to have him back and it’s still early-
doors, but hopefully he can stay fit and help us
from now until the end of the season.

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 THE 100 CLUB
Popular defender Leighanne Robe is the latest member of Liverpool FC

L
Women’s 100 Club, alongside three other celebrated centurions
iverpool FC Women’s defender Leighanne current campaign against Arsenal last month. The
Robe joined an elite band of players last 29-year-old has kept her place in the starting eleven for
Sunday evening – playing her 100th game each of the past three games with the Reds unbeaten in
for the Reds in the goalless Barclays those fixtures.
Women’s Super League draw at West Manager Matt Beard said: “Robey’s had to be patient
Ham United and thus becoming only the this season but she’s always been professional in the
fourth player in the professional era to clock up a way she has gone about her work. She’s been excellent
century of appearances for the club. since she came back into the team and has kept the
Popularly known as ‘Robey’ around the LFCW camp, shirt on merit.
Cambridge-born Leighanne was signed by then boss “It’s an excellent achievement to have reached 100
Neil Redfearn from Millwall Lionesses in the summer of games for this football club.”
2018, making her debut in a Continental Tyres League Team-mate and midfielder Ceri Holland added: “We’ve
Cup tie against Manchester United at Prenton Park. seen the way she puts her body on the line for the team
The no3 had been a regular for each of the past four time and again and that’s just Robey to a tee. We’re all
seasons but only made her first league start of this really pleased for her.”

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T E D N

“We’ve seen the way she

puts her body on the
line for the team time
and again and that’s just
Robey to a tee. We’re all
really pleased for her”
Taking to Instagram following last weekend’s draw Women’s Soccer League side Racing Louisville.
at the Chigwell Construction Stadium, Robe said: “It’s While she was away, her all-time appearance record
an honour to make my 100th appearance for the Reds was overtaken by winger Ashley Hodson. The pacy
today. I’m grateful for each and every game.” attacker from St Helens was handed her Liverpool
Leighanne was denied a first league goal for the debut by Beard in a Women’s FA Cup tie at Sunderland
club in last month’s Merseyside derby when her near- nine years ago and has racked up the game-time since.
post ‘winner’ at Goodison Park was ruled out for an Highlights include winning the WSL in her debut season
infringement. and going on to play for the Reds in the UEFA Women’s
She’s scored three times during her first century of Champions League.
appearances – all coming in the same match as she She became the side’s second centurion of the WSL
bagged an unlikely hat-trick in a Women’s FA Cup tie era when she played in the opening game of 2020/21
against Lincoln City at Prenton Park last season. against Durham at Prenton Park. Last season she
“I was a bit shocked at getting one, to be fair, let alone featured 13 times and scored twice as Liverpool
three!” she said afterwards. “That’s why there wasn’t regained their place in the top-flight.
really much of a celebration. The amount of times I’ve A graduate of the club’s school of excellence, she’s
joked over the years, ‘If I score, I’m going to do this, I’m been an inspiration to many a young LFCW fan and has
going to do that’ and when it happened I was just sort played 135 games, scoring eleven goals to date.
of: ‘Oh!’ Ashley is spending the current campaign on loan at
“It felt really good, though, having waited three-and-a- Championship side Birmingham City and showed that
half years to get my first goal and then get three!” she still has a keen eye for goal when she scored the
The 2021/22 campaign also saw her play a significant winner in a 2-1 victory over Southampton last Sunday.
role as Liverpool regained their place in the top-flight, Earlier this season, Gemma and Ashley were joined as
racing to the FA Women’s Championship title. LFCW centurions by current captain Niamh Fahey, who
During her spell here she’s played in both full-back made her debut in August 2018 in the same game that
positions as well as in the centre of defence, as part Leighanne made her own Liverpool bow.
of systems deploying two centre-backs or three. She She won her 100th cap for the Republic of Ireland last
follows in the footsteps of three legends who have season and played her 100th game in a red shirt in a 2-0
clocked up 100 outings with a Liver Bird upon their home win against West Ham United in December.
chest. The first was Gemma Bonner, the captain of A Liverpool supporter since childhood, she has
the 2010s who made an emotional return to the club been an inspirational figure since joining the
in January. The central defender was given the club from Bordeaux, taking on the armband
armband when she arrived from Chelsea late in from Sophie Bradley-Auckland ahead of
2012 despite being only 21 at the time. the 2020/21 campaign.
It proved a shrewd decision as Gemma Highlights include scoring some
displayed a maturity beyond her years and important goals and, of course, lifting the FA
went on to lead the club to back-to-back Women’s Championship trophy last season, while
Women’s Super League triumphs in 2013 earlier this term Niamh helped Ireland reach their
and 2014. She contributed some handy first FIFA Women’s World Cup finals.
goals too, including a screamer at Bristol Congratulations to Leighanne and the other
Academy that supporters remember fondly. members of the Reds fab four! The club is
She made her 100th appearance in a planning to make a special presentation ahead
Continental Cup tie against Sheffield in October of the home game against Brighton & Hove
2017 before joining Manchester City at the end Albion in a fortnight.
of that season and is now into her second spell As the Liverpool fans sing: ‘Boom, boom,
with the Reds following time with US National boom – let me hear you say Leighanne!’

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REDS IN PEACE
A historic gem in the shadow of the stadium,
it’s the final resting place of legendary
Liverpool FC captain Alex Raisbeck, the club’s
first superstar who lived just off Anfield Road
in the 1900s, and manager Tom Watson, who
led the Reds to their first top-flight titles in
1901 and 1906.
At the last count Anfield Cemetery is believed
to contain the graves of at least seventeen former
LFC players, managers and officials – among
many other remarkable historical figures – and
now there are plans to enhance the Grade II
listed, 140-acre site with an International
Heritage and Visitor Centre.
Registered charity The
Friends of Anfield
Cemetery – which
counts both More than £400,000 has been raised over the
Liverpool FC and last six years and next step is a £250,000
Everton FC among National Lottery Heritage Fund bid.
its official patrons The Visitor Centre would be built around
– aims to create a the currently derelict South Chapel, offering
tourist attraction improved facilities to visitors and local jobs
similar to London’s and opportunities. To find out more, please
Highgate Cemetery. email [email protected].

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 ANFIELD REVIEW WITH…
DAZ
O’CONNOR
A Scouse ex-pat living all the way over in Texas who hosts a podcast about the Reds
I’m originally from Formby and now live in
Austin, Texas, but my love for Liverpool FC
was embedded in me early in life – my first
trip to Anfield was with my grandad at age
six and that experience led me to become a
lifelong supporter. As host and producer of
The Liverpool Connection podcast, and with
the help of my wife Nicki, I get to share my
passion for LFC with the rest of the world.
My fellow podcast founder Steve Wilson
started his own Liverpool love affair in 1996
after seeing them play in the USA for the first
time. He’s made the trek to Anfield numerous
times and is the current president of the Austin
Official Liverpool Supporters Club, which has
been host to many players throughout the years.
The Liverpool Connection and ATX Reds Press
was founded in early 2020 by myself, Steve and
Nicki and later joined by ex-pats Julian Lane
and Glenn Kewley.
The podcast’s purpose is to bring the story of
As told to Rhys Buchanan

Liverpool FC to as many fans as possible: the

history, the passion, the music, the people, the upcoming matches as well as reviewing the game
city – to share perspectives on and off the pitch. after. They have been lucky to have many club
This includes interviews with club legends, legends, including Phil Thompson, Ronnie Whelan,
charities, and community leaders and a preview/ Bruce Grobbelaar, Sammy Lee, and many more, who
review show to discuss the matches. have told their incredible stories.
Julian and Glenn host The Liverpool Guests have also included Liverpool musician
Connection Podcast PubChat, analysing Jamie Webster, author Jeff Goulding, and the great

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George Sephton. We have been blessed to be
able to interview such amazing guests and
plan to continue sharing stories with Reds fans
worldwide.
Watching the Reds this season has been
challenging sometimes because results have yet
to go our way. Injuries to key players and the very
inconsistent first half of the season have seen us
below par. I expect Jürgen Klopp and the team to
have a better run-in when we start to get players
back from injury and gain more consistency.
I’m actually really looking forward to the
Arsenal match as I think it will be pretty open.
Arsenal are playing some fantastic football and But whatever happens, there are still many games
deserve all their plaudits, but coming to Anfield is to be played, and Klopp can once more turn any
always a different beast. doubters into believers.
I believe Liverpool will be up for it and can get Follow Daz on Twitter @atxredspodcast and visit
something from today. youtube.com/@atxredspodcast.

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BORN N’
RED
Alex Snr and Alex Jnr at their first match
together at Anfield. Enjoy, son x

In memory of Mark Brown, a lifelong

Liverpool fan. When Liverpool won the
Champions League in 2005 he said, “This
is the best night of my life.” Love you
always, Kim, Elle & Maddie x

Christopher Stanton 1968-2023.

Walk on beautiful soul, forever in our
hearts, love from Mum and all your loving
family and friends x

Who’s Fifty and Foxy? This guy! Happy

birthday to the best husband – you’ll never
walk alone. I love you Rustifari! Laura x

Peder Fitch, have the best birthday.

No matter what you say I love you more,
Dear Uncle Tony, getting to make my final from Parker.
steps as a Miss with you by my side is a
great honour. Being raised by my mum
and grandparents sadly no longer with
us, you have been a solid father figure in
my life who brings humour and humility.
Knowing you were going to take your
daughter’s hand, my cousin Joanne, and Congratulations Eoin Donnelly on
walk her down the aisle before she sadly attending your first Liverpool game. We
passed away will be in all our minds on hope you have an amazing time! Love,
our special day. Thank you for being you. Mam, Dad and Emma.
‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ has never been
more poignant. My love and gratitude
always. Your niece, Rebecca x

Pictured are Hugh and Leona Harper.

Sadly Leona passed away last October
as a result of an explosion in the village
of Creeslough in Co Donegal in the
northwest of Ireland which claimed the
lives of ten people. Today in the stands
Welcome to Alicia and Johanna who are at Anfield and in memory of Leona
visiting Anfield for the first time with are her dad Hugh alongside brothers
Auntie Ninie, Unkie Beng and the Swiss Anthony and Jamie.
Liverbirds!

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 Happy tenth birthday Nic! From your boys
Happy 12th birthday to Alfie Doherty, all Kieran and Ethan.
our love from Dad, Nikki and all the family
xxx YNWA.

Pop (Peter) Byrne. An unforgettable

legend. May you rest in peace, you will
be forever loved and missed by all your
family. YNWA.

Happy eleventh birthday Cole. Enjoy the

Jamie O’Flaherty is attending his first game, son. Lots of love, Dad, Nikki &
game of the 22/23 season today with his Olive YNWA.
dad, David. Lifelong Reds YNWA.

Happy birthday to Paul Arntsen – hope

Happy birthday to Lisa McIlhoney with love you had a brilliant day & enjoy the game.
from Mum and Dad. Here she is making her Thanks for making me a Red and raising
Kop debut earlier in the season! me to travel the world following them
Sam and Gen are at the match today – what a life! Love Becky xx
which will be Gen’s first visit to Anfield.

Happy 82nd birthday to my ‘hero’

Grandad Reg. You’re my true best friend,
a role-model and father-figure, you’re Billy and Jamie Kelly, two soccer fanatics
Leanne was a beautiful soul, a great so much more than a ‘dad’ to me. Thank aged eight and five from Dublin, are really
friend, a great daughter, a great mother you for the endless giggles and guidance excited to be at the game today with
and a massive Liverpool fan – she’s you continue to give to me. Lots of their grandad Bill and dad Mark – three
with her dad in heaven now and will love from Gini, your family and friends generations of Liverpool supporters out to
never walk alone. and everyone who has the pleasure of cheer on the Reds today. Enjoy the game,
knowing you xx #regtheledge YNWA xx love from Mam and brother Robbie xx

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BORN N’
RED

Johnna Hampson from the USA is attending

the game today! Happy 60th birthday from
all your family in Liverpool xx

Massive LFC family – two boys

growing up watching the Reds YNWA
Luka & Lando.
Jamie from Drogheda is here for the
Arsenal match with his dad YNWA.

Wishing my son, John Styring, and my

mum, Maureen Ashness, a very happy
birthday for 29.03.23 and 30.03.23. Love
you both lots. YNWA. 

Wishing Nathan Holmes a very happy

seventh birthday on Sunday 9 April – from
Mommy Carrie, Daddy Stephen, sister
Freya, Grandad John and Nana Pat.
YNWA.

Alex Clifford from Killarney – come on

the Pool!

In the matchday programme for the

Anfield derby we featured a memorial
chair for Andrew Devine, the 97th victim
of the Hillsborough disaster, which was
being made by a group of Liverpool
supporters in South Africa. The chair
is set to be officially unveiled on 15
Jamie McMullan, aged nine and from
April and fans can find out more at
Well done to William for your excellent Castlewellan, Co Down, is here for his
backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/
school report! Hope you enjoy your well- first-ever match – we hope you have a
the-hillsborough-97-remembered.
deserved treat. Love, Mum and Dad xxx great time!

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 Congratulations to devoted Liverpool fan In loving memory of Jamie Carter,
Fiona Boulton, who was awarded an OBE who has passed away at the age of 33.
for services to education in the New Year Throughout his time struggling with
Honours List and received her award from muscular dystrophy, he was passionate
Here’s massive Reds fan Anthony John the King on 14 March. Fiona and husband about Liverpool FC. He collected
Lynch, aged five and from Liverpool, Richard are members of the Executive signed shirts and footballs and met
on World Book Day! Or is it Jürgen Lounge and will be cheering the Reds on club legends such as Ian Rush, John
Klopp?? today. Your family and friends are very Barnes and Jamie Carragher. Jamie
proud of you.  was kind, funny, had a big heart and
was dedicated to the club. YNWA.

A big shout-out to the Rudd family who

Honey, Anna, Carl and Harry Barton have travelled all the way from California
had a fantastic night at the Liverpool to watch Liverpool FC. Victoria (pictured)
v Wolves game and a great time plays for the Liverpool girl’s team in
exploring the city of Liverpool. California and the whole family are huge
fans! YNWA.

George Sephton, our legendary ‘Voice

of Anfield’, has a good ear for musical
talent and he was quick to notice
Slovenia’s entry for the Eurovision Song
Contest, Carpe Diem by Joker Out, which
is included in his playlist today. Joker
Out are collaborating with one of the
finest singer-songwriters from Liverpool
Remembering Dave Redhead on his on their next single, we hear, released
birthday. A dedicated supporter since his Hannah from the Isle of Man is so excited later this month. If you like what you
days as a goalkeeper with the youth team to be at her first Liverpool game today. hear, lend them your vote in the second
in the early 70s. Her boyfriend Adam is supporting Arsenal semi-final on 11 May!
in the away end…up the Reds!

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BORN N’
RED
Congratulations to the Parkinson’s
England team which recently triumphed
in the Walking Football Games 2023
at Tao Payoh Stadium in Singapore.
The event provides a platform for
aspiring footballers with disabilities
to participate in a major tournament
on an international scale and brought Eddie is a lifelong Liverpool fan celebrating
together teams from England, Indonesia, his 70th birthday. Today is his first time at
Malaysia and Singapore. The England Anfield and he’s sat in the Main Stand with
team played three and won three while his family.
Happy sixth birthday Lennon, enjoy scoring twelve goals and conceding
the match! Love, Mummy, Daddy, Lulu none – with none other than Lauri
and all your family. Best in the world is Sephton, son of Anfield PA announcer
Lennon Tom Jacko.  George between the posts!
To find out more about Parkinson’s
England and the Walking Football
Association, please contact Stuart.
[email protected].

Hoping for a win against Arsenal today is

Ollie Spence who has travelled from Lisburn
Elsie is a big supporter of the Reds and to enjoy his Christmas present! YNWA.
loves all of the chants, especially Virgil
Van Dijk’s! Happy first birthday Elsie!
Love Mum and Dad xxx

In loving memory of John O’Donnell.

Here is new Reds fan Dylan, born on Husband, Dad, Grandad, Brother, Uncle
10 March 2023, with mum Cheryl and Tadhg Litton, aged nine, is attending his and Friend. You will be truly missed and
dad Graeme, a season-ticket holder of first Liverpool match at Anfield with his never forgotten. YNWA.
many years in the SKD stand. dad Rory & grandad Brian.

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Happy eleventh birthday to Tom Lynes

who is at the match today with his Dad!
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and his fave player is TAA. YNWA at Anfield for the Liverpool v Arsenal
game! Lots of love, Mummy x

The most famous Hungarian Liverpool

FC fan has passed away. István Fülöp,
‘Badgeman’ or Füli as most of us knew him,
had been a supporter since 1976. He visited
Anfield several times a year and became
popular even without knowing Scouse! Due
to his illness he’d been hospitalised several
times lately, so when he couldn’t travel to
the home game against Real Madrid a few
Hoping our son Ted enjoys his first Reds weeks ago, despite having a ticket, we knew
match as a nine-year-old! Lots of love, Mum, something was wrong. RIP Füli – You’ll Dear Nisan, happy birthday and
Dad (Arsenal fan) and Marvin xxx Never Walk Alone – OLSCH. congratulations! Love you, all the family x

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Inspire Impossible Stories
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1. Roberto Firmino has 10 LFC goals

against the Gunners but how many
were scored at Anfield?

2. Which Arsenal player has faced

the Reds for three clubs in the
Premier League?

3. True or false: the Reds' last three

meetings with Arsenal have all been
at the Emirates Stadium?

4. What is Liverpool's biggest margin

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 kop of nations
Only one player from Egypt has
ever worn the red jersey of
Liverpool and it will take a

REDS FRO M
long time, if ever, for anyone
else to come close to his
phenomenal achievements to date

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ollowing Mohamed Salah’s record-
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breaking exploits in Liverpool’s last HE W
Premier League game at Anfield, there ORLD
was really only one nation upon which we
could throw the spotlight this issue. for Jürgen Klopp’s brand of exciting, attacking football
Mo is the only Egypt international to represent the at Anfield.
Reds and if there are to be any more in the future, Salah joined the Reds in the summer of 2017 for a club
they will have the hardest of acts to follow. Indeed it’s record fee, reported to be an initial £36.9 million, and one
hard to think of many players who have made such that subsequently proved to be something of a steal.
an impact at the club in the modern era, and his new Mo, who’d made his senior international debut for
Premier League record haul for a Liverpool player is Egypt in 2011, returned with a point to prove to the
testament to his skill honed alongside hard work and Premier League.
determination over the years. In the summer of 2020 he said: “When I think back to
Chelsea’s loss was certainly Liverpool’s gain in every my first few interviews, people were asking me why I
way imaginable. Then LFC boss Brendan Rodgers came back after I had a bad experience with Chelsea.
had been linked with a move for the winger when he I said that I came back to prove them wrong and that I
was first making waves in Europe at FC Basel. A move wanted to win trophies with Liverpool.
failed to materialise, however, and it was Chelsea who “I said, ‘I want to win the Champions League, I want
secured Salah’s signature in January 2014. to win the Premier League’. Even some of my close
A few months later, he started the now infamous friends were like, ‘Really?’ Twenty-seven years and they
game in which Jose Mourinho’s men won 2-0 at [Liverpool] haven’t won the title and you think you will
Anfield to deal a severe blow to Liverpool’s hopes of come and try to change that?’ I said, ‘This is who I am
holding off Manchester City to get their hands on the and I will do my best to do that’.”
Premier League title for the first time. A remarkable debut season saw him score 44 goals
But Salah struggled for game-time at Stamford in 52 appearances as Liverpool finished fourth in the
Bridge and in January 2015 was loaned to Fiorentina Premier League and reached the Champions League
for the remainder of the campaign. Then, for final, only to lose out to Real Madrid after Mo had been
2015/16, he joined AS Roma on a season-long loan forced off after nearly half-an-hour following a challenge
before making the move permanent, linking up with from Sergio Ramos.
goalkeeper Alisson Becker as the Italian side finished In the Premier League he’d gone into the final home
runners-up in Serie A in 2016/17. game against Brighton & Hove Albion needing one
Roma’s player of the year in his first season, Mo goal to reach 32 and overtake such modern greats as
improved his goalscoring tally from 14 to 15 in his Alan Shearer, Luis Suarez and Cristiano Ronaldo as the
second campaign as Liverpool’s scouting team player with the most goals in a 38-game Premier League
identified key skills that would make him a perfect fit season.

“WHEN I THINK BACK TO MY FIRST

FEW INTERVIEWS, PEOPLE WERE
ASKING ME WHY I CAME BACK TO
THE PREMIER LEAGUE AFTER I HAD
A BAD EXPERIENCE WITH CHELSEA.
I SAID THAT I CAME BACK TO PROVE
THEM WRONG AND THAT I WANTED
TO WIN TROPHIES WITH LIVERPOOL”
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 He achieved that particular feat just 26 minutes into If their near-miss in the premier continental
the game against the Seagulls, opening the scoring in competition had inspired them to go one better a year
a 4-0 win which helped confirm Champions League later, a similar situation applied to Liverpool’s league
football at Anfield for the following season. ambitions going into 2019/20 with the wait for a title
The 2018/19 campaign saw Salah hit the 20-goal set to extend to 30 years by the summer of 2020
mark again in the Premier League, finishing on 22, should they fall short.
among 27 in all competitions. The Reds made a blistering start to the campaign
In April 2019 he entered the record books as the with Mo’s goals catapulting them into a sizable lead
fastest player in the club’s history to reach a half- midway through the campaign.
century of league goals, his left-footed strike in a 3-1 Proud to be named captain of the Egyptian national
win at Southampton seeing him bring up the milestone team in September, Mo’s double against Watford
in just his 69th league outing for the Reds. in a 2-0 home win in mid-December gave his side a
Despite helping Liverpool to a club-record haul ten-point advantage over Leicester City and a 17-point
of 97 points, it was not enough to claim the title as gap over Manchester City (albeit having played a game
Manchester City’s 98 took top spot in an epic two- more) before they headed off to Qatar where they
horse race. would add the title of FIFA Club World Cup to their
If disappointment was in the air, it didn’t linger for growing roll of honour.
long. Less than three weeks later, Salah and his team- His brace against the Hornets took his tally to 84
mates were champions of Europe, the Egyptian ace goals in 126 appearances in all competitions for
scoring an early penalty in the Champions League final Liverpool – two more than Luis Suarez (82) had netted
triumph against Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid. in 133 games for the Reds.

TIME FOR MO
F
our years ago Mo Salah was named as one of Time Magazine’s annual ‘100
most influential people’, but he admitted at the time: “I didn’t think about
anything like that when I was young.
“I always take one step at a time,” he continued. “I look to where I am and what I want
next season and that’s what I have done all the time in my career.
“When I was in Egypt and I played in the first-team at El Mokawloon when I was 17 and
I was asking myself: what do I want next? Okay, I want to play in Europe. So I went to
play in Europe when I was 19-and-a-half.
“How do I handle [major awards]? I don’t know. I just try to be the person I am and not
change a lot. I am just living my life and I appreciate everything I have.”
As Liverpool celebrated their 2019/20 title success, Mo draped himself in an Egyptian
flag. “The people were very happy about me winning the Premier League, especially as
Liverpool is really, really big in the Middle East ,” he explained. “The people there follow
the games and support the team like crazy, so I am really proud of that.”

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 “THE PREMIER LEAGUE FOR THE FANS

kop of nations
HAS BEEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN
THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, SO EVEN
THOUGH WE WON THE CHAMPIONS
LEAGUE IN 2019 THE PEOPLE WERE
SAYING, ‘PREMIER LEAGUE, PREMIER
LEAGUE, PREMIER LEAGUE’, SO IT’S
UNBELIEVABLE TO FINALLY WIN IT”
“Mo Salah, Mo Salah! Running down the wing…. A late push saw the Reds win their final five games to
Salaaaaah, the Egyptian King!” sang the Kop in tribute finish third and secure qualification for the Champions
to their much-loved no11. League once again. The third of those last five fixtures
Named African footballer of the year in 2017 and saw Liverpool win 2-1 at West Bromwich Albion.
2018, his exploits had inspired street art in the Egyptian Although the game will be remembered for Alisson
capital of Cairo and there was plenty more to come. Becker’s astonishing late winner, Liverpool’s other goal
While the COVID-19 pandemic brought the country to at The Hawthorns saw Mo grab his 22nd league goal
a standstill in March 2020, football resumed behind- of the season and 31st in all competitions.
closed-doors in June and Mo’s 17th league goal of With fans back in the stadiums, the Reds were
the season – and 21st in all competitions – helped determined to give them something to sing about
Liverpool to a 4-0 home win over Crystal Palace to in 2021/22. They did so as the team chased an
the delight of the millions of Reds around the globe unprecedented quadruple and came within a whisker
watching on at home. of pulling it off.
Twenty-four hours later, Chelsea’s victory over Mo added winner’s medals in the FA Cup and
Manchester City meant Liverpool were Premier League Carabao Cup to his collection, while there were shades
champions at last. of the 2018/19 season as the Reds were again
“My first year we lost in the Champions League final edged out by Manchester City by a single point
and we felt confident that we had reached that level,” in another ridiculous title race that saw both teams
said Salah that summer. “The second year we won the accumulate more than 90 points, this time City taking
Champions League, the third year the Premier League. it by 93 to 92.
“So yes, I do remember the first interviews I did and I Jürgen Klopp’s men also reached the Champions
watch them back sometimes just to remind myself of League final for the third time in Mo’s five seasons with
the first days I was here and where I am now. the club, this time being edged out 1-0 by Real Madrid
“It’s a great feeling to win the Premier League with in Paris. En route Salah had netted eight goals in the
the club after 30 years without the league title and it’s a tournament.
dream-come-true. In the Premier League he scored 23 times, sharing
“As you know, the Premier League for the fans has the Golden Boot award with Tottenham’s Heung-min
been more important than the Champions League, Son. When he netted in the 3-3 draw at Brentford in
so even though we won the Champions League last September 2021, he brought up his 100th Premier
year the people were saying, ‘Premier League, Premier League goal for Liverpool in his 151st appearance –
League, Premier League’, so it’s unbelievable. I was the club’s quickest-ever league centurion.
very, very excited to enjoy the moment, to hold the
trophy and celebrate with my team-mates and to know
we were doing it for the fans.”
Liverpool started their defence of the title with a
dramatic 4-3 win over newly-promoted Leeds United at
an eerily empty Anfield. Mo scored three of the goals,
becoming the first player to score on the opening
day of four consecutive league seasons and the first
Liverpool man to net a hat-trick in the opening game
of a league season since John Aldridge did so against
Charlton Athletic in 1988/89.
However, with much of the season played behind-
closed-doors and Liverpool hit by injuries to other key
personnel such as Virgil van Dijk, it proved a difficult
campaign for the club.

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 October 2021 brought brilliant back-to-back solo
goals against Manchester City and Watford – and last
month he selected the City strike as his best league
goal in a Liverpool shirt.
“I needed strength and quality to finish and with the
right foot as well,” he explained. “It is something you
practise for in terms of going outside in training and
striking the ball like that so yes, I would choose City.
“I think if you do that in a big game when the pressure
is high and with the team almost struggling in the
game…it was important and that’s why I choose that
goal amongst my favourites.”
Other highlights that season included a 12-minute
hat-trick against Manchester United at Old Trafford,
“WHEN WE TALK AS PLAYERS,
two goals in a derby victory at Goodison Park and one
in a 3-1 victory over Newcastle United at Anfield that
NOBODY REALLY FOCUSES ON THE
saw him equal Jamie Vardy’s record of scoring or MOST GOALS OR THE MOST ASSISTS
assisting in 15 successive Premier League games.
Disappointments came on the international stage – THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS
as Egypt twice lost out to his Liverpool team-mate
Sadio Mane and Senegal in penalty shoot-outs in huge TRYING TO WIN TROPHIES FOR THE
games – the final of the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of
Nations then a play-off to progress to the World Cup
TEAM. THAT IS THE MAIN THING
finals in Qatar.
Even so, on the club front Mo only added to his stellar
FOR US. THE COLLECTIVE ONES ARE
reputation. As well as sharing the Golden Boot with ALWAYS THE MOST IMPORTANT”
Son, he also claimed the Premier League’s award for
most assists that season with 13 and was named
player of the year by the PFA and Football Writers’ That is the main thing for us. The collective ones are
Association. He admitted it was his best season in a always the most important.”
Liverpool jersey to that point. Last summer Liverpudlians were handed the best
“Yes, I think I can say that. My first season was really possible eve-of-season present when it was confirmed
good too and the assists were okay then also, so it that their no11 had signed a new long-term contract
was close. But I think that [the 2021/22 campaign] with the club.
was probably my favourite. If we had won the Premier By the end of that month, Mo’s penalty in the FA
League and the Champions League, I would have said Community Shield against Manchester City helped him
that absolutely. complete his haul of all the major trophies in a Liverpool
“I always go into every season wanting to win the shirt – adding that particular piece of silverware to the
Golden Boot and it is one of my favourite awards. But Champions League, Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup,
I would happily have given all of the individual awards Premier League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup.
away last season just to win the Premier League on the In February his goal in the Champions League
last day and then the Champions League. That would round of 16 clash against Real Madrid at Anfield saw
have been great and I would have taken that 100 per him overtake Steven Gerrard’s total of 41 to become
cent. Liverpool’s all-time leading goalscorer in Europe – all
“When we talk as players, no-one really focuses of Mo’s 42 strikes had come in the Continent’s premier
on the most goals or the most assists – the most tournament, too.
important thing is trying to win trophies for the team. His strike in the 2-0 win against Wolves last month
saw him take his seasonal tally to 20 for the sixth
successive campaign just days before his Kop-end
brace against Manchester United helped him surpass
Robbie Fowler’s total of 128 to become Liverpool’s
record Premier League goalscorer.
Kopites have been privileged to see Salah in action
Words: William Hughes

and there are no signs of his hunger for goals and

trophies being sated any time soon.
As he said after penning his new LFC contract last
summer: “There is always space [to win things] for a
second, third or fourth time. I have achieved a lot of
things here with the club but I’m not satisfied yet.
“I need more. I want to win more and I will be trying to
give everything to make that happen.”

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Last season Sadio Mane scored one

and created another as the Reds were
victorious over an in-form Arsenal side.
After a quiet opening half-hour, passions
boiled over as managers Jürgen Klopp and
Mikel Arteta were booked for a touchline
clash. It seemed to spark the Anfield
crowd into life, too, and moments later
Mane headed Liverpool in front from Trent
Alexander-Arnold’s free-kick.
The Reds dominated the second half
and Diogo Jota made it two-nil when he
intercepted a stray pass from full-back
Nuno Tavares and slalomed past central
defender Ben White and goalkeeper Aaron
Ramsdale before netting.
Mane then crossed for Mo Salah to net
the third from a move started by goalkeeper
Alisson Becker before substitute Takumi
Minamino tapped in his first Anfield goal,
from another Alexander-Arnold cross, to
complete a rousing victory.
It was Trent’s 50th assist in all
competitions for LFC and fellow Scouser
Tyler Morton also came on to make his
Premier League debut.
The result ended the Gunners’ own
ten-game unbeaten run and saw Liverpool
WORDS: William Hughes

move up to second spot in the Premier

League standings.
“It was a mix of a mature and exciting
performance,” said a satisfied Klopp.
“The boys did really well.”

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 HERE IN PL
S T T I M E F
FIR
GUNNERS ON FIRE I
L
E
Parlour in space by the byline.
His first attempt ricocheted S
back to him and Parlour, starting
only his third senior game, picked
out Limpar who steadied himself
before finding the net with a low
drive.
The challenges flew in as
Graeme Souness’ men tried to
find their way back into a feisty
affair but James had to save well
from midfielder Paul Merson,
Wright and Parlour as the visitors
took command.
George Graham’s side made
sure of the points eleven minutes
from time when Parlour picked
out Wright who was able to
Liverpool 0 Arsenal 2 A drab first-half produced only run at James from virtually the
(23 August 1992) one attempt on target, but the halfway line. The Reds keeper got
Gunners dominated after the a foot to his effort but it wasn’t
In the first Premier League break and in the end Liverpool enough to keep the ball out.
encounter between the side were grateful to goalkeeper “The disappointing thing is that
at Anfield, second-half goals David James for preventing an we just did not play our football
from winger Anders Limpar even more damaging scoreline. and get anything on target,”
and forward Ian Wright secured Seven minutes after the re-start said Liverpool centre-back Mark
victory for Arsenal as they gave centre-back Colin Pates and Wright afterwards.
an early statement of their title striker Kevin Campbell combined “We’ve got to get back to that
credentials. to find teenage midfielder Ray as soon as possible.”

CLASSIC MATCH AWESOME FOURSOME

Liverpool 4 Arsenal 0 (27 August 2017)

Five-and-a-half years ago the Reds produced a dazzling

display of attacking football, with Roberto Firmino heading
them in front after 17 minutes then assisting Sadio Mane for
the second five minutes before the break.
Those goals had statistical significance. It meant that the
Brazilian had scored and assisted in a game on eight occasions
since making his Premier League debut in August 2015.
Mane meanwhile had netted in all three of his Premier League
appearances for Liverpool against Arsenal and became only the
third player to score in the first three PL games of a season for
the Reds after Robbie Fowler (1994/95) and Daniel Sturridge
(2013/14).
A devastating counter-attack in the 57th minute saw Mo “We wanted to force ourselves to be strong physically
Salah run half the length of the field to stroke home the third and that is what we were,” said delighted Liverpool manager
for his first PL goal at Anfield…just 12 seconds after Arsenal Jürgen Klopp afterwards.
had taken a corner. He then assisted Sturridge for the fourth “We were really well-organised. If you give Arsenal space
with 13 minutes remaining as the Reds kept four clean-sheets and time you lose before the game starts. I don’t think they
in a row at Anfield in the Premier League for the first time since could do a lot of what they wanted and that is all credit to
September 2013. the boys because they worked really hard.”

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ROCK IN
GOOD NEWS
After years of wrangling Gibraltar will now have a new national
stadium to celebrate its status as a UEFA member nation

T
he Gibraltar Football Association hasn’t quite been on the site of the current 5,000-capacity
left between a rock and a hard place, but outline Victoria Stadium on Winston Churchill
planning permission for a new 8,000-capacity Avenue. Part of a wider project that
stadium has been approved with a warning that certain includes retail and office space, a
conditions must be met ahead of the next stage of the business centre and 92 residential units,
process. the development also comes under the
Gibraltar’s Development & Planning Committee (DCA) umbrella of the ‘National Economic Plan’
unanimously approved the proposal to build a stadium that of Gibraltar.
meets UEFA requirements but made it clear that planners Constructed at the foot of the Rock next
must account for the potential negative impact on existing to Gibraltar Airport’s runway, the Victoria
businesses on the British territory’s Main Street. Stadium first opened in 1926 as a military
The new stadium, reportedly costing £100m, is to be built sports ground. It was rebuilt in 1970

SHORTS...
Bayern Munich’s Notts County got their second Lens have launched a
home stadium will 16,000-plus attendance of the crowdfunding campaign to
continue to be called season when 16,086 fans saw generate funds to renovate
the Allianz Arena for at them beat Scunthorpe United 4-0 Stade Bollaert-Delelis. The
least another decade after at Meadow Lane. The Magpies set a French Ligue 1 club is selling 10-year and
the club extended its partnership with new National League attendance record lifetime supporters’ name plaques to be
the Munich-based insurance company in November when a crowd of 16,511 displayed on the stadium gates to mark the
until 2023. FCB moved there in 2005… watched a 0-0 draw against Yeovil Town… 90th anniversary of its opening in 1933…

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 AC

Around
with an athletics track
added in 1991 but has
always been seen as

DOES IT
controversial within the th
e gl
wider dispute over the o be
isthmus between the

different league
UK and Spain. C Milan have identified
Issues related to Ippodromo Snai La Maura – a
this initially caused horse-racing and equestrian
Gibraltar’s application centre – as a potential new home
for UEFA membership site following reports in Italy
to be rejected in 2007. that the seven-times European
It was accepted in 2013 but the venue was still deemed as champions wish to pursue their
not meeting UEFA requirements for international fixtures. own stadium project.
The Gibraltar national team subsequently played Joint-plans with Internazionale
competitive fixtures in Faro, Portugal, and only hosted to build a new stadium – Nouvo
friendlies at the Victoria Stadium until it was purchased Stadio Milano – next to the San
by the GFA in 2017 after plans to build a new stadium at Siro were announced in 2019,
another site were abandoned. but ongoing delays and a change
FIFA and UEFA funding was secured to upgrade the of ownership has led to Milan
ground to the required standards and in 2018 planning exploring other options.
permission was given for the site to be redeveloped. Work “Having a new stadium is
was due to commence in 2020 only for the COVID-19 essential for the future of the
pandemic to intervene, but now the new stadium is a step club, to return to the elite of
closer to being built. world football with continuity,”
“It’s a very important moment in the history of football read a club statement. “The
in Gibraltar and of our long struggle and success in being club wants to build the most
accepted and recognised in UEFA, taking our rightful place beautiful, modern and functional
alongside the European nations as we have done in many stadium in the world, inserting
other fields,” said Sir Joe Bossano, minister for inward it within an eco-sustainable
investment. urban regeneration project of
“Now we’re going to take the next most important step for which all citizens of Milan will
football, something that the GFA and the football community be able to benefit.”
have wanted for a long time, been promised for a long time, The La Maura site is 2.5km
and finally I can tell you that it will be a reality.” north of the San Siro.
Gibraltar beat Andorra 1-0 in the final game at the Victoria
Stadium in November with Lincoln Red Imps defender Roy
Chipolina – a 39-year-old, London-born customs officer –
scoring the only goal.
They have returned to Faro to play their Euro 2024 Group B
qualifiers at Estadio Algarve while the new national stadium
is being built, but lost their opening match there 3-0 to a
Greece side featuring Kostas Tsimikas before losing by the
same scoreline to Virgil van Dijk’s Netherlands in Rotterdam.
It means Gibraltar have now lost all 20 of their European
Championship qualifiers since joining UEFA and must next
host France in June.

FRENCH LEAVE
WORDS: Chris McLoughlin

Bangkok’s Rajamangala National Stadium will

host the Trophee des Champions – France’s
equivalent of the Community Shield – for the first
time on 5 August. The showpiece occasion has
been held in different countries including China,
Canada, Austria, Morocco, Tunisia, Gabon and
Israel since 2009…

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Right-back Emma Koivisto, shortlisted for the player–

Women 2022/23
of-the-month award, takes on the West Ham defence

TAYLOR
HINDS
POSITION: Defender
BIRTHPLACE: Northampton
BORN: 25 April 1999

The full-back joined the Reds

in July 2020 after two-and-a-
half seasons with Everton in the
Women’s Super League. She had
previously spent eight years with
Arsenal, making her senior debut
as an 18-year-old.
An England youth international,

MAKING THEIR
she was a member of the Under-20s
team that won bronze at the World

POINTS
Cup in 2018.
Her consistent form was rewarded
when she signed a new long-term
deal in January 2022.
The left-sided player helped the
Reds return to the Barclays Women’s
Super League at the end of the
2021/22 season and she has also

L
deputised as captain at times during
iverpool FC Women “Last year, there were probably the current campaign.
went into the current three or four teams where it was
international break tough and that’s no disrespect to
on the back of two the Championship, that’s just how
hard-fought points on it was.
the road as they stretched their “We’ve always had the belief,
unbeaten league sequence to we knew it was going to be an
three games. up-and-down season. We didn’t
The Reds backed up a win over anticipate the injury list we’ve had
Tottenham Hotspur at Prenton over the course of the year and
Park last month with a 1-1 draw that’s had some impact on the
against Everton in the Merseyside results over the course of
derby at Goodison Park and a 0-0 the season.
stalemate at West Ham United last “We’re starting to find
Sunday. that consistency now.
The draw against a Hammers We are where we always
side managed by ex-Reds defender thought we would be at
Paul Konchesky was Liverpool’s the start of the season. For
first clean-sheet away from home us now, we’ve got our sights
in the Barclays Womens Super on West Ham and Everton [above
League this season and helped them in the table] and that’s our
the team show signs of the sort of target and where we want to go.”
consistency manager Matt Beard Liverpool will be targeting victory
has been seeking since his side when they return to action with a
gained promotion last season. home game against relegation-
“I think because we’re playing threatened Brighton & Hove Albion
against top teams week in, week on Sunday 23 April (2pm) before
out, to get that level of consistency they visit another struggling
takes a little bit of time,” said the side, Leicester City, the following
boss. weekend.

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 Keyrol Figueroa scores one of his three goals in

Academy 2022/23
last Saturday’s 3-0 win over Wolves at Kirkby

HARVEY
BLAIR
POSITION: Winger
BIRTHPLACE: Huddersfield
BORN: 14 September 2003

The wide attacker, who joined the

club as an Under-12s player, is
primarily a member of Barry Lewtas’
U21s squad but made his first-team
debut in the Carabao Cup win over

GO FIGUEROA!
Preston North End in October 2021.
He signed a new contract with
Liverpool in December 2021 and

A
certainly enjoyed a season to
remember in 2021/22, netting 14
first-half hat-trick from corner, and the American youth
goals in all competitions.
16-year-old forward international completed his treble
He has scored three times in 17
Keyrol Figueroa helped when he capitalised on a poor pass
appearances for the U21s so far this
the Reds’ Under-18s out from defence by Amos.
season and was most recently on
register their first Wolves reacted well and hit the
target in the 2-2 draw with Brighton
league win since October last post twice before the break, but
& Hove Albion in Premier League 2 at
Saturday. Figueroa netted three their hopes were checked within two
Kirkby last Monday afternoon.
times inside the opening half-hour minutes of the re-start when defender
as the Reds started the U18 Premier Testimony Igbinoghene was shown
League North tie in impressive a straight red for a high challenge on
fashion. Laffey in midfield.
Wolves were reduced to ten men for The U18s will be hoping to build
a straight red card early in the second on their victory when they visit
half and Marc Bridge-Wilkinson’s side Newcastle United on Tuesday
saw the game out without undue morning (11am).
alarm thereafter. Meanwhile, Liverpool Under-21s
Liverpool took a deserved lead bowed out of this season’s Premier
in the 17th minute when fellow League International Cup at the
forward Jayden Danns sent Figueroa quarter-final stage following a 1-0
bearing down on goal to finish past home defeat by Crystal Palace. A
goalkeeper Stan Amos. goal from forward Victor Akinwale
He doubled the advantage five seven minutes before half-time
minutes later with a looping header separated the teams.
from midfielder Michael Laffey’s Barry Lewtas’ side pushed
hard for a second-half
equaliser that would have
forced extra-time but were
thwarted by the well-drilled
South Londoners.
The Reds had reached
the last eight of the
tournament after coming through
a group stage which also included
Dinamo Zagreb, Paris Saint-Germain,
SC Braga and Hertha Berlin.
Next up is a mini-derby against
Everton. The Premier League 2 clash
takes place at Southport’s Haig
Avenue next Sunday (noon).

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Academy/Women fixtures & Results

Home Games in CAPS and BOLD PJT: Papa Johns Trophy PLIC: Premier League International Cup LSC: Lancashire Senior Cup PLC: Premier League Cup UYL: UEFA Youth League FAYC: FA Youth Cup CC: Continental Cup * LFC won on pens
Under 21s

AUGUST AUGUST SEPTEMBER

Sun 7 MANCHESTER CITY 0-3 Sat 13 MIDDLESBROUGH 6-2 Sun 18 CHELSEA 2-1
Sun 14 Brighton & HA 1-1 Sat 20 Leeds United 1-2 Sun 25 EVERTON 0-3
Sat 20 BLACKBURN ROVERS 1-0 Sat 27 MANCHESTER UNITED 4-2
Fri 26 Tottenham Hotspur 3-3 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
Tue 30 Salford City (PJT) 1-2 Sat 3 TOTTENHAM H (PLC) 1-3 Sat 2 Sunderland (CC) 1-0
SEPTEMBER Wed 7 Napoli (UYL) 2-1 Sun 16 Tottenham Hotspur 0-1
Sat 3 MANCHESTER UNITED 2-2 Tue 13 AJAX (UYL) 4-0 Sun 23 ARSENAL 0-2
Sat 17 MANCHESTER CITY 3-4
Sat 17 Leicester City 1-0 Wed 26 Leicester City (CC) 4-0
Tue 20 Rochdale (PJT) 0-1 OCTOBER Sun 30 Manchester City 1-2
Sat 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-0
OCTOBER Tue 4 RANGERS (UYL) 4-1
Sat 1 ARSENAL 1-1 NOVEMBER
Sat 8 Charlton Athletic (PLC) 1-8
Sat 8 WOLVERHAMPTON W 5-0 Sun 6 ASTON VILLA 0-1
Wed 12 Rangers (UYL) 4-3
Tue 18 Accrington Stanley (PJT) 2-3 Sat 15 Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Sun 20 Brighton & HA 3-3
Sat 22 EVERTON 2-1 Sat 22 STOKE CITY 3-2 Thu 24 Reading 3-3
Sat 29 West Ham United 3-0 Wed 26 Ajax (UYL) 1-3 Sun 27 BLACKBURN R (CC) 1-0
NOVEMBER Sat 29 Wolverhampton W 0-1
NOVEMBER DECEMBER
Sun 6 FULHAM 3-1
Wed 9 DINAMO ZAGREB (PLIC) 2-0 Wed 1 NAPOLI (UYL) 5-0 Sun 4 WEST HAM UNITED 2-0
Sat 5 Wolverhampton W (PLC) 3-4 Wed 7 MANCHESTER CITY (CC) 0-2
JANUARY Sat 26 Everton 1-2
Sun 8 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0-2
DECEMBER JANUARY
Wed 11 PARIS SG (PLIC) 4-2
Sat 3 SUNDERLAND 0-4 Sun 15 Manchester United 0-6
Sun 15 Manchester United 1-2
Tue 22 AFC Bournemouth (FAYC 3) 2-1 Wed 25 WEST HAM (CC Q-F) 0-1
Wed 18 SC BRAGA (PLIC) 0-0
Sun 22 CRYSTAL PALACE 0-1 JANUARY Sun 29 Chelsea (FAC 4) 2-3
Fri 27 Wolverhampton W 1-0 Sat 7 BLACKBURN ROVERS 2-3
Wed 11 Port Vale (FAYC 4) 1-0 FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY Sat 14 EVERTON 2-2 Sun 5 READING 2-0
Wed 1 HERTHA BSC (PLIC) 2-3 Sat 21 Manchester United 2-3
Sun 12 Manchester City 1-3 Sun 12 LEICESTER CITY 0-1
Sat 28 Middlesbrough 2-4
Sun 19 CHELSEA 0-0
FEBRUARY MARCH
Sat 25 LEICESTER CITY 7-1
Fri 3 Ipswich Town (FAYC 5) 0-2
Wed 8 Arsenal 0-2
MARCH Sat 11 DERBY COUNTY 3-3
Sat 25 Manchester City 1-4 Sun 12 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2-1
Mon 6 Arsenal 1-0
Sat 11 Chelsea 1-3 Fri 24 Everton 1-1
MARCH
Tue 14 ROCHDALE (LSC) 7pm Wed 1 FC PORTO (UYL RO16) 1-1 *
Sat 18 Blackburn Rovers 3-2 APRIL
Sat 4 Nottingham Forest 2-2
Fri 31 CRYSTAL PALACE (PLIC QF) 0-1 Tue 14 Sporting Lisbon (UYL Q-F) 0-1 Sun 2 West Ham United 0-0
Sat 18 Sunderland 2-5 Sun 23 BRIGHTON & HA 2pm
APRIL Sat 29 Leicester City 12.30pm
Mon 3 BRIGHTON & HA 2-2 APRIL
Sun 16 Everton 12pm Sat 1 WOLVERHAMPTON W 3-0
Tue 11 Newcastle United 11am MAY
Sat 22 WEST HAM UNITED 2pm
Fri 14 LEEDS UNITED 7pm Wed 3 Chelsea 7.15pm
Fri 28 Fulham 7pm
Tue 18 Derby County 7pm Sun 7 MANCHESTER CITY 2pm
MAY Sat 22 Stoke City 11am Sun 21 Aston Villa 2pm
Sat 6 Crystal Palace 1pm Sat 29 NEWCASTLE UNITED 1pm Sun 28 MANCHESTER UNITED 2pm

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@ ANFIELD 05.03.23 • REFEREE: ANDY MADLEY • ATTENDANCE: 53,001

LIVERPOOL FC 7 ANFIELD IN SEVENTH HEAVEN

AS MO REACHES NEW HEIGHTS
MANCHESTER UNITED FC 0 • Mo Salah becomes Liverpool’s all-time leading
Premier League goalscorer as the Reds thrash
Manchester United 7-0, their heaviest defeat
since 1931. Bruno Fernandes heads a chance
wide before Cody Gakpo scores a brilliant
opener when he cuts inside the United box
LIVERPOOL MAN UNITED from Andy Robertson’s pass and curls home.
Darwin Nunez heads in Harvey Elliott’s cross two
60% POSSESSION 40%
minutes after the break as the floodgates open.
18 SHOTS 8
8 SHOTS ON TARGET 4 • Gakpo makes it 3-0 with a delightful dink
4 CORNERS 3 over David de Gea from Salah’s pass and the
Egyptian fires home off the underside of the
0 OFFSIDES 4
crossbar to add a fourth. Nunez heads in Jordan
11 CLEARANCES 25
Henderson’s cross for a fifth and then Salah
scores his 129th Premier League goal for LFC
LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): MAN UNITED
Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, M.O.T.M. (4-2-3-1):
from close-range to surpass Robbie Fowler’s
Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, De Gea, Dalot, Verane, record. There’s still time for sub Roberto Firmino
Elliott (Jones 85), Fabinho Martinez (Malacia 76), to put Liverpool seven up and secure a new
(Milner 79), Henderson (C) Shaw, Casemiro club-record 7-0 win against United.
(Bajcetic 78), Salah, (Sabitzer 76), Fred
Gakpo (Firmino 79), (McTominay 68), Antony, • “It sounds like a day from another season,”
Nunez (Jota 79). Weghorst (Garnacho 58), says a beaming Jürgen Klopp. “It was a super
Subs not used: Kelleher, Fernandes (C), Rashford
Tsimikas, Carvalho, Matip. (Elanga 85). performance from the start, a spectacular
Booked: Fabinho, Salah. Subs not used: Heaton, football game. One hundred and twenty-nine
Maguire, Sancho, goals for Mo is insane. What an unbelievable
GOALS: Wan-Bissaka. number. He is a special player. We appreciate
Gakpo (43, 50), Booked: Antony,
Nunez (47, 75), Martinez, McTominay. him now, but in the future people will look back
Salah (66, 83), MO SALAH and be: wow, we witnessed something really
Firmino (88) special.”

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 Match report
@ VITALITY STADIUM 11.03.23 • REFEREE: JOHN BROOKS • ATTENDANCE: 10,536

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 1 BACK DOWN TO EARTH FOR A

SOUTH COAST REALITY-CHECK
LIVERPOOL FC 0 • Mo Salah misses a penalty as Liverpool slip to
their seventh Premier League away defeat of the
season at relegation-threatened Bournemouth.
Virgil van Dijk almost heads the Reds into an
early lead from Trent Alexander-Arnold’s corner,
but Jefferson Lerma clears off the line. Cherries
BOURNEMOUTH LIVERPOOL goalie Neto saves from Andy Robertson and
Cody Gakpo has a goal ruled out for offside
31% POSSESSION 69%
before Philip Billing puts the hosts ahead from
5 SHOTS 15
Dango Ouattara’s cross.
2 SHOTS ON TARGET 6
3 CORNERS 8 • Virgil heads another opportunity wide before
2 OFFSIDES 4 Diogo Jota comes on at half-time and forces a
34 CLEARANCES 11 save from Neto. When the Portuguese heads
James Milner’s cross goalwards the ball hits the
AFC BOURNEMOUTH LIVERPOOL arm of Adam Smith and referee John Brooks
(4-4-1-1): M.O.T.M. (4-3-3): awards a penalty following a VAR review, but
Neto (C), Smith Alisson, Alexander-Arnold Salah sends Liverpool’s first Premier League
(Fredericks 80), Stephens, (Milner 65), Konate,
Senesi, Kelly, Ouattara, Van Dijk (C), Robertson, spot-kick of the season wide of the post and
Rothwell, Lerma (Cook 81), Elliott (Jota 46), Bournemouth hang on to all three points when
Anthony (Vina 88), Billing Fabinho (Henderson 65), Gakpo lashes a late half-volley narrowly over.
(Christie 70), Solanke Bajcetic (Carvalho 88),
(Semenyo 88). Salah, Gakpo, Nunez
Subs not used: Travers, (Firmino 66). • “In the home games we are in the top four, but
Mepham, Brooks, Moore. Subs not used: Adrian, in the away games we are not even in Europe,”
Booked: Billing, Anthony. Tsimikas, Arthur, Matip. says Jürgen Klopp. “This game was a massive
Booked: Konate. knock and you know how it is with knocks – you
GOAL:
Billing (28) have to take them and see how big the scars are
DIOGO JOTA and go from there.”

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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND OF 16 2ND LEG
@ SANTIAGO BERNABEU 15.03.23 • REFEREE: FELIX ZWAYER (GERMANY) • ATTENDANCE: 63,127

REAL MADRID CF 1 EUROPEAN DREAM ENDS

WITH DEFEAT IN MADRID
LIVERPOOL FC 0 • Liverpool’s Champions League campaign
ends against Real Madrid for the fourth time in
six seasons as the Reds are unable to overturn
a 5-2 first-leg defeat in the Spanish capital.
Darwin Nunez has an early shot saved by Thibaut
Courtois, but Alisson produces two world-
REAL MADRID LIVERPOOL class stops from Vinicius Junior and Eduardo
Camavinga to keep the scoreline goalless before
55% POSSESSION 45%
Courtois denies Nunez again.
18 SHOTS 9
7 SHOTS ON TARGET 5 • Alisson saves from Federico Valverde and he
5 CORNERS 9 heads another opportunity over, while Karim
5 OFFSIDES 2 Benzema also fires over the crossbar. It proves
14 CLEARANCES 11 to be a short stay of execution as the Real Madrid
skipper slots home his seventh Champions
REAL MADRID (4-3-3): LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): League goal against the Reds to give the hosts a
Courtois, Carvajal (Vazquez M.O.T.M. Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, 1-0 win and condemn Liverpool to a club-record
86), Militao, Rudiger, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson 6-2 aggregate defeat in the competition.
Nacho, Modric (Ceballos (Tsimikas 90), Gakpo
82), Camavinga, Kroos (Carvalho 90), Fabinho,
(Tchouameni 84), Valverde, Milner (C) (Oxlade- • “You need a special performance and we didn't
Benzema (C) (Rodrygo 82), Chamberlain 73), Salah, show a special performance tonight,” admits
Vinicius Junior (Asensio 84). Jota (Elliott 57), Nunez Jürgen Klopp. “It was, in moments, a good
Subs not used: Lunin, (Firmino 57).
Vallejo, Hazard, Odriozola, Subs not used: Adrian, performance, but Real Madrid was, for the whole
Mendy, Diaz, Rodriguez. Kelleher, Gomez, Keita, game, the team in control of the game. They
Jones, Matip, Williams. had the better chances and Ali had to make two
GOAL: Benzema (78) Booked: Tsimikas. sensational saves to keep us in the game. Madrid
were the better team and that’s why the right
ALISSON team went through to the next round.”

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 Match report
@ ETIHAD STADIUM 01.04.23 • REFEREE: SIMON HOOPER • ATTENDANCE: 52,877

MANCHESTER CITY FC 4 "THERE IS NOTHING GOOD TO

SAY ABOUT THIS GAME"
LIVERPOOL FC 1 • Mo Salah becomes only the third Reds player
to score against the same opponents in four
different games during the same season, but
the Reds also concede four at Manchester City.
Salah gives Liverpool the lead when Diogo Jota
goes clean through and lays the ball back for
MAN CITY LIVERPOOL him to sweep home. Jack Grealish prevents
Salah from teeing up Jota for a second before
68% POSSESSION 32%
creating City’s equaliser for Julian Alvarez.
17 SHOTS 4
8 SHOTS ON TARGET 1 • Rodri is lucky to avoid a second yellow card
7 CORNERS 1 for a foul on Cody Gakpo and City go in front
3 OFFSIDES 5 straight from the restart when Kevin de Bruyne
10 CLEARANCES 16 converts a Riyad Mahrez cross. When Ilkay
Gundogan makes it 3-1 seven minutes later the
MAN CITY (3-2-4-1): LIVERPOOL Reds look beaten and although Jürgen Klopp
Ederson, Akanji, Dias, M.O.T.M. (4-3-3): makes a quadruple substitution and Alisson
Ake, Stones, Rodri (Silva Alisson, Alexander-Arnold,
produces a fine save from Grealish, the City
83), Mahrez, de Bruyne, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson
Gundogan (C), Grealish (Tsimikas 70), Elliott midfielder gets their fourth goal.
(Palmer 89), Alvarez. (Oxlade-Chamberlain 70),
Subs not used: Ortega, Fabinho, Henderson (C), • “Conceding two quick goals broke everything
Walker, Phillips, Laporte, Salah (Nunez 70),
down,” says Jürgen Klopp afterwards. “The
S Gomez, Perrone, Lewis. Gakpo (Milner 82),
Booked: Rodri. Jota (Firmino 70). goals, how we conceded them, it’s difficult
Subs not used: Kelleher, to accept. City were completely in control
GOALS: J Gomez, Arthur, Matip. after that and we were open and they could
Alvarez (27), De Bruyne Booked: Salah.
do whatever they wanted. We were lucky they
(46), Gundogan (53),
Grealish (74) GOAL: weren’t in a greedy mood. Apart from that,
MO SALAH Salah (17) there is nothing good to say about this game.”

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 Match report
@ STAMFORD BRIDGE 04.04.23 • REFEREE: ANTHONY TAYLOR • ATTENDANCE: 40,093

CHELSEA FC 0 GRITTY DISPLAY EARNS DRAW

DOWN AT STAMFORD BRIDGE
LIVERPOOL FC 0 • Liverpool set a new club-record of five games
unbeaten at Stamford Bridge as the Reds and
Chelsea draw 0-0 for the fourth consecutive
meeting. Ibrahima Konate makes a goal-line
block to deny Mateo Kovacic and Reece James
has a goal disallowed for offside before Joe
CHELSEA LIVERPOOL Gomez forces Kepa Arrizabalaga into a flying
save and Fabinho’s effort is deflected narrowly
50% POSSESSION 50%
wide by Wesley Fofana.
12 SHOTS 7
3 SHOTS ON TARGET 4 • Chelsea look more likely to score after the break
3 CORNERS 5 and Kovacic blazes a chance over Alisson’s
4 OFFSIDES 3 crossbar. When the Liverpool goalkeeper denies
15 CLEARANCES 16 Kai Havertz the ball rebounds off the German
international and flies into the net, but VAR
CHELSEA (3-5-2): LIVERPOOL disallow the goal for handball. Darwin Nunez
Arrizabalaga, W Fofana, M.O.T.M. (4-3-3): has a shot from distance saved by Arrizabalaga
Koulibaly, Cucurella, Alisson, Gomez, before little else happens in the final 30 minutes
James, Kante (C) Matip, Konate,
(Gallagher 70), Fernandez, Tsimikas (Robertson 66), as Jordan Henderson’s 350th Premier League
Kovacic, Chilwell Henderson (C), Fabinho, appearance for LFC finishes goalless.
(Mudryk 78), Havertz, Jones (Gakpo 79), Jota,
Felix (Sterling 85). Firmino (Salah 65), • “I saw a really good attitude from my team
Subs not used: Mendy, Nunez (Milner 79).
Badiashile, Pulisic, Subs not used: Kelleher, tonight and that’s what I wanted to see,” says
Loftus-Cheek, Mount, Carvalho, Arthur, Phillips, Jürgen Klopp. “The recovery – the desire to sort
Madueke. Alexander-Arnold. the situation – I liked. For now it’s about putting
Booked: Kovacic. Booked: Matip, Tsimikas, the hard work in and that’s what the boys did
Jones, Fabinho.
tonight. Nil-nil is not the most spectacular one,
DARWIN NUNEZ but a little step for us in the right direction.”

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 PLAYER LEAGUE FA CUP LEAGUE CUP UCL OTHER TOTAL
Adrian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Thiago Alcantara 14 0 3 0 1 0 3(2) 0 1 0 22(2) 0
Trent Alexander-Arnold 24(3) 1 2 0 0 0 7 1 1 1 34(3) 3
season stats

Stefan Bajcetic 6(5) 1 2 0 2 0 1(3) 0 0 0 11(8) 1

Alisson Becker 28 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 38 0
Fabio Carvalho 4(8) 2 1 0 2 1 1(3) 0 0(1) 0 8(12) 3
Luke Chambers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Clark 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0
Harvey Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luis Diaz 7(1) 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 11(1) 4
Ben Doak 0(2) 0 0(2) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(5) 0
Harvey Elliott 17(10) 1 2(1) 2 1(1) 0 4(4) 2 0(1) 0 24(17) 5
Fabinho 21(5) 0 1(2) 0 0(1) 0 7(1) 0 1 0 30(9) 0
Roberto Firmino 12(9) 8 0 0 0(1) 0 4(4) 2 1 0 17(14) 10
Melkamu Frauendorf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Cody Gakpo 9(2) 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14(2) 4
Joe Gomez 14(6) 0 2(1) 0 2 0 4(1) 0 0 0 22(8) 0
Jordan Henderson 16(9) 0 1(1) 0 0(1) 0 4 0 1 0 22(11) 0
Curtis Jones 2(6) 0 0(2) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0(1) 0 3(10) 0
Diogo Jota 6(6) 0 0 0 0 0 3(3) 0 0 0 9(9) 0
Naby Keita 3(5) 0 2(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 5(8) 0
Caoimhin Kelleher 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Ibrahima Konate 9(1) 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15(1) 0
Joel Matip 10(2) 0 1 0 1 0 2(2) 1 1 0 15(4) 1
Arthur Melo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0
James Milner 6(16) 0 1(1) 0 1 0 3(5) 0 0(1) 0 11(23) 0
Darwin Nunez 17(5) 8 1(1) 1 1(1) 0 5(3) 4 0(1) 1 24(11) 14
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 4(5) 1 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 5(8) 1
Nathaniel Phillips 1(1) 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 2(3) 0
Jarell Quansah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Calvin Ramsay 0 0 0 0 1 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1(1) 0
Andy Robertson 21(4) 0 2 0 1 0 4(1) 0 1 0 29(5) 0
Mohamed Salah 27(1) 12 2(1) 1 1 1 7(1) 8 1 1 38(3) 23
Layton Stewart 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Kostas Tsimikas 7(9) 0 1 0 1 0 4(2) 0 0 0 13(11) 0
Sepp van den Berg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virgil van Dijk 23 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 32 3
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NAME / BIRTHPLACE / DOB LEAGUE FA CUP LEAGUE CUP EUROPE OTHER LFC TOTAL
games goals games goals games goals games goals games goals games goals

1 Alisson Becker Novo Hamburgo, Brazil, 02.10.92 164 1 7 0 1 0 46 0 4 0 222 1

2 Joe Gomez Lewisham, England, 23.05.97 107 0 11 0 10 0 39 0 5 0 172 0

Career stats
3 Fabinho Campinas, Brazil, 23.10.93 141 8 11 2 6 0 47 1 4 0 209 11
4 Virgil van Dijk Breda, Holland, 08.07.91 152 16 8 1 5 0 43 2 5 0 213 19
5 Ibrahima Konate Paris, France, 25.05.99 21 0 9 1 4 0 11 2 0 0 45 3
6 Thiago Alcantara San Pietro Vernotico, Italy, 11.04.91 63 2 9 0 1 0 19 1 1 0 93 3
7 James Milner Wortley, England, 04.01.86 221 19 13 1 17 2 67 4 5 0 323 26
8 Naby Keita Conakry, Guinea, 10.02.95 84 7 8 0 8 0 24 3 5 1 129 11
9 Roberto Firmino Maceio, Brazil, 02.10.91 252 79 14 2 14 1 72 24 6 2 358 108
11 Mohamed Salah Basyoun, Egypt, 15.06.92 208 130 11 5 4 1 66 42 6 1 295 179
13 Adrian Seville, Spain, 03.01.87 14 0 3 0 3 0 4 0 2 0 26 0
14 Jordan Henderson Sunderland, England, 17.06.90 350 29 26 0 28 1 73 3 5 0 482 33
15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Portsmouth, England, 15.08.93 103 11 8 0 9 2 22 5 4 0 146 18
17 Curtis Jones Liverpool, England, 30.01.01 53 3 13 2 8 2 11 1 2 0 87 8
18 Cody Gakpo Eindhoven, Holland, 07.05.99 11 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 4
19 Harvey Elliott Chertsey, England, 04.04.03 35 1 9 3 7 0 9 2 1 0 61 6
20 Diogo Jota Porto, Portugal, 04.12.96 66 24 5 2 6 3 26 5 0 0 103 34
21 Kostas Tsimikas Thessaloniki, Greece, 12.05.96 31 0 6 0 5 0 15 0 0 0 57 0
22 Calvin Ramsay Aberdeen, Scotland, 31.07.03 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
23 Luis Diaz Barrancas, Colombia, 13.01.97 21 7 5 0 1 0 10 3 1 0 38 10
26 Andy Robertson Glasgow, Scotland, 11.03.94 186 7 9 0 6 0 51 1 6 0 258 8
27 Darwin Nunez Artigas, Uruguay, 24.06.99 22 8 2 1 2 0 8 4 1 1 35 14
28 Fabio Carvalho Lisbon, Portugal, 30.08.02 12 2 1 0 2 1 4 0 1 0 20 3
29 Arthur Melo Goiania, Brazil, 12.08.96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
32 Joel Matip Bochum, Germany, 08.08.91 138 8 5 0 9 0 30 1 3 1 185 10
42 Bobby Clark Epsom, England, 07.02.05 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
43 Stefan Bajcetic Vigo, Spain, 22.10.04 11 1 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 19 1
46 Rhys Williams Preston, England, 03.02.01 9 0 2 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 19 0
47 Nathaniel Phillips Bolton, England, 21.03.97 19 1 2 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 29 1
49 Kaide Gordon Derby, England, 05.10.04 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
50 Ben Doak Irvine, Scotland, 11.11.05 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
52 Isaac Mabaya Preston, England, 22.09.02 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
54 Liam Hughes Armagh, Northern Ireland, 19.08.01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 Caoimhin Kelleher Cork, Ireland, 23.11.98 4 0 5 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 20 0
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool, England, 07.10.98 188 11 10 0 6 0 54 3 5 1 263 15
72 Sepp van den Berg Zwolle, Holland, 20.12.01 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
77 James Norris Liverpool, England, 04.04.03 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
78 Jarell Quansah Warrington, England, 29.01.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 Tyler Morton Wirral, England, 31.10.02 2 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 9 0
81 Layton Stewart Liverpool, England, 03.09.02 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
83 Thomas Hill Liverpool, England, 13.10.02 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
86 Harvey Blair Huddersfield, England, 14.09.03 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
88 Luke Chambers Preston, England, 24.06.04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
94 Melkamu Frauendorf Kembata, Ethiopia, 12.01.04 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
95 Harvey Davies Liverpool, England, 03.09.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
97 Marcelo Pitaluga Niteroi, Brazil, 20.12.02 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
James Balagizi Manchester, England, 20.09.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Bearne Nottingham, England, 15.09.01 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Owen Beck Flint, Wales, 09.08.02 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Conor Bradley Tyrone, Northern Ireland, 09.07.03 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Leighton Clarkson Blackburn, England, 19.10.01 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Vitezslav Jaros Pribram, Czech Republic, 23.07.01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Koumetio Lyon, France, 14.11.02 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Adam Lewis Liverpool, England, 08.11.99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jakub Ojrzynski Warsaw, Poland, 19.02.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Max Woltman Wirral, England, 20.08.03 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Stats correct as of 04.04.23. On loan/ineligible: Sepp van den Berg (Schalke), Jarell Quansah (Bristol Rovers), Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers),
Luke Chambers (Kilmarnock), Marcelo Pitaluga (Macclesfield), Jack Bearne (Kidderminister Harriers), Conor Bradley (Bolton Wanderers),
Leighton Clarkson (Aberdeen), Vitezslav Jaros (Stockport County), Adam Lewis (Newport County)

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DATE OPPOSITION KO RES
POS TV REFEREE ATT STARTING XI
Sat 30 Jul Manchester City (CS) 5pm 3-1 itv C Pawson 28,545 Adrian A-Arnold 1 Matip van Dijk Robertson Fabinho
Sat 06 Aug Fulham 12.30pm 2-2 8th BT A Madley 22,207 Alisson A-Arnold Matip van Dijk Robertson Fabinho
Mon 15 Aug CRYSTAL PALACE 8pm 1-1 12th Sky P Tierney 52,970 Alisson A-Arnold Phillips van Dijk Robertson Fabinho
Mon 22 Aug Manchester United 8pm 1-2 16th Sky M Oliver 74,147 Alisson A-Arnold ❚ Gomez van Dijk Robertson Henderson
Sat 27 Aug BOURNEMOUTH 3pm 9-0* 8th S Attwell 53,328 Alisson A-Arnold 1 Gomez van Dijk 1 Robertson Fabinho
Wed 31 Aug NEWCASTLE UNITED 8pm 2-1 5th BT A Marriner 53,316 Alisson A-Arnold Gomez van Dijk Robertson Fabinho
Sat 03 Sep Everton 12.30pm 0-0 6th BT A Taylor 39,240 Alisson A-Arnold Gomez van Dijk ❚ Tsimikas Fabinho ❚
Wed 07 Sep Napoli (UCL MD1) 8pm 1-4 BT C d C Grande 51,793 Alisson A-Arnold Gomez van Dijk ❚ Robertson Fabinho

Tue 13 Sep AJAX (UCL MD2) 8pm 2-1 BT A Dias 52,387 Alisson A-Arnold Matip 1 ❚ van Dijk Tsimikas Fabinho

Sat 01 Oct BRIGHTON & HA 3pm 3-3* 9th A Madley 53,336 Alisson A-Arnold ❚ Matip van Dijk Tsimikas Fabinho
Tue 04 Oct RANGERS (UCL MD3) 8pm 2-0 BT C Turpin 49,512 Alisson A-Arnold 1 ❚ Matip van Dijk Tsimikas Henderson

Sun 09 Oct Arsenal 4.30pm 2-3 10th Sky M Oliver 60,059 Alisson A-Arnold Matip van Dijk Tsimikas Henderson
Wed 12 Oct Rangers (UCL MD4) 8pm 7-1 BT S Vincic 48,820 Alisson Gomez ❚ Konate van Dijk Tsimikas Fabinho
Sun 16 Oct MANCHESTER CITY 4.30pm 1-0 8th Sky A Taylor 53,286 Alisson Milner Gomez van Dijk Robertson Fabinho ❚
Wed 19 Oct WEST HAM UNITED 7.30pm 1-0 7th AP S Attwell 53,346 Alisson A-Arnold Gomez van Dijk Tsimikas Henderson
Sat 22 Oct Nottingham Forest 12.30pm 0-1 7th BT P Tierney 29,245 Alisson Milner Gomez ❚ van Dijk Robertson Fabinho
Wed 26 Oct Ajax (UCL MD5) 8pm 3-0 BT J Sanchez 53,327 Alisson A-Arnold Gomez van Dijk Robertson Fabinho

Sat 29 Oct LEEDS UNITED 7.45pm 1-2 9th Sky M Oliver 53,274 Alisson A-Arnold Gomez van Dijk Robertson Fabinho
Tue 01 Nov NAPOLI (UCL MD6) 8pm 2-0 BT T Stieler 52,007 Alisson A-Arnold ❚ Konate ❚ van Dijk Tsimikas Fabinho

Sun 06 Nov Tottenham Hotspur 4.30pm 2-1 8th Sky A Madley 62,008 Alisson A-Arnold Konate van Dijk Robertson Fabinho
Wed 09 Nov DERBY COUNTY (CC3) 8pm 0-0^ T Harrington 52,608 Kelleher Ramsay Phillips Gomez Tsimikas Bajcetic
Sat 12 Nov SOUTHAMPTON 3pm 3-1 6th S Hooper 53,331 Alisson A-Arnold Gomez van Dijk Robertson Fabinho
Thu 22 Dec Manchester City (CC4) 8pm 2-3 Sky D Coote 52,423 Kelleher Milner Matip Gomez Robertson Bajcetic ❚
Mon 26 Dec Aston Villa 5.30pm 3-1 6th AP P Tierney 42,085 Alisson A-Arnold Matip van Dijk 1 Robertson Fabinho
Fri 30 Dec LEICESTER CITY 8pm 2-1* 6th Sky C Pawson 53,343 Alisson A-Arnold Matip van Dijk Robertson Henderson
Mon 02 Jan Brentford 5.30pm 1-3 6th Sky S Attwell 17,163 Alisson A-Arnold Konate van Dijk Tsimikas Fabinho
Sat 07 Jan WOLVERHAMPTON W (FA3) 8pm 2-2 itv A Madley 52,636 Alisson A-Arnold Matip Konate Robertson Fabinho
Sat 14 Jan Brighton & HA 3pm 0-3 9th D England 31,645 Alisson A-Arnold ❚ Matip ❚ Konate Robertson Fabinho
Tue 17 Jan Wolverhampton W (FA3R) 7.45pm 1-0 BBC A Marriner 30,948 Kelleher Milner Konate Gomez ❚ Tsimikas Bajcetic
Sat 21 Jan CHELSEA 12.30pm 0-0 8th BT M Oliver 53,126 Alisson Milner ❚ Konate Gomez Robertson Bajcetic ❚
Sun 29 Jan Brighton & HA (FA4) 1.30pm 1-2 itv D Coote 31,675 Alisson A-Arnold Konate ❚ Gomez Robertson ❚ Bajcetic ❚
Sat 04 Feb Wolverhampton W 3pm 0-3 10th P Tierney 31,664 Alisson A-Arnold Matip Gomez ❚ Robertson Bajcetic
Mon 13 Feb EVERTON 8pm 2-0 9th Sky S Hooper 53,027 Alisson A-Arnold Matip Gomez Robertson ❚ Fabinho
Sat 18 Feb Newcastle United 5.30pm 2-0 8th Sky A Taylor 52,271 Alisson A-Arnold Gomez van Dijk Robertson Fabinho ❚
Tue 21 Feb REAL MADRID (UCL Ro16 1) 8pm 2-5 BT I Kovacs 52,337 Alisson A-Arnold Gomez van Dijk Robertson Fabinho

Sat 25 Feb Crystal Palace 7.45pm 0-0 7th Sky D England 25,842 Alisson A-Arnold Matip ❚ van Dijk Robertson ❚ Henderson ❚
Wed 01 Mar WOLVERHAMPTON W 8pm 2-0 6th P Tierney 53,259 Alisson A-Arnold Konate van Dijk 1 Tsimikas Fabinho ❚
Sun 05 Mar MANCHESTER UNITED 4.30pm 7-0 5th Sky A Madley 53,001 Alisson A-Arnold Konate van Dijk Robertson Fabinho ❚
Sat 11 Mar Bournemouth 12.30pm 0-1 5th BT J Brooks 10,536 Alisson A-Arnold Konate ❚ van Dijk Robertson Fabinho
Wed 15 Mar Real Madrid (UCL Ro16 2) 8pm 0-1 BT F Zwayer 63,127 Alisson A-Arnold Konate van Dijk Robertson Fabinho

Sat 01 Apr Manchester City 12.30pm 1-4 8th BT S Hooper 52,877 Alisson A-Arnold Konate van Dijk Robertson Fabinho
Tue 04 Apr Chelsea 8pm 0-0 8th Sky A Taylor 40,093 Alisson Gomez Matip ❚ Konate Tsimikas ❚ Fabinho ❚
Sun 09 Apr ARSENAL 4.30pm Sky
Mon 17 Apr Leeds United 8pm Sky
Sat 22 Apr NOTTINGHAM FOREST 3pm
Wed 26 Apr West Ham United 7.45pm BT
Sun 30 Apr TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 4.30pm Sky
Wed 03 May FULHAM 8pm
Sat 06 May BRENTFORD 5.30pm Sky
Sat 13 May Leicester City 3pm
Sat 20 May ASTON VILLA 3pm
Sun 28 May Southampton 4pm

KEY: CAPS/BOLD = Home fixture ❚ = yellow card ❚ = red card p = Penalty *= own-goal First sub Second sub Third sub Fourth sub Fifth sub Sixth sub Goalscorers in bold
All
fixtures are subject to change Own goals: Mepham (Bournemouth), Webster (Brighton), Faes x2 (Leicester) ^Liverpool won 3-2 on penalties

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 SUBS
Henderson Thiago Salah 1p Diaz Firmino Nunez 1 ❚ Elliott Milner Keita Carvalho Jones Gomez Konate Davies
Henderson Thiago Salah 1 Diaz Firmino Nunez 1 Elliott Milner Carvalho Gomez van den Berg Chambers Bajcetic Adrian
Elliott Milner Salah Diaz 1 ❚ Nunez ❚ Tsimikas ❚ Henderson Gomez Carvalho Bajcetic van den Berg Keita Clark Adrian

Fixtures & Results

Elliott Milner Salah 1 Diaz Firmino Fabinho Carvalho Tsimikas Phillips Bajcetic van den Berg Clark Adrian Davies
Henderson Elliott 1 Salah Diaz 2 Firmino 2 Carvalho 1 Tsimikas Milner Bajcetic Clark van den Berg Phillips Adrian Davies
Henderson Elliott Salah Diaz Firmino 1 Milner Tsimikas Carvalho 1 Matip Phillips Bajcetic Jones Adrian Davies
Elliott Carvalho Salah Diaz Nunez Firmino Milner Robertson Matip Jota Phillips Bajcetic Arthur Adrian
Elliott Milner ❚ Salah Diaz 1 Firmino Matip Nunez Thiago Jota Arthur Phillips Tsimikas Bajcetic Adrian
Davies
Elliott Thiago Salah 1 Diaz Jota Firmino Nunez Milner Bajcetic Gomez Phillips Arthur Carvalho Adrian
Davies
Henderson Thiago Salah Carvalho Firmino 2 Diaz Milner Elliott Jota Nunez Gomez Phillips Arthur Adrian
Thiago Jota Salah 1p Diaz Nunez Firmino Fabinho Elliott Milner Gomez Ramsay Konate Phillips Bajcetic
Carvalho Adrian Davies
Thiago Jota Salah Diaz ❚ Nunez 1 Firmino 1 Gomez ❚ Konate Fabinho Elliott Phillips Milner Carvalho Kelleher
Henderson Elliott 1 Carvalho Firmino 2 Nunez 1 Thiago Robertson Salah 3 Jota Milner Phillips Bajcetic Adrian Kelleher
Thiago ❚ Elliott Salah 1 Jota ❚ Firmino Nunez Henderson Carvalho A-Arnold Tsimikas Phillips Bajcetic Jones Kelleher
Thiago Carvalho Salah Firmino Nunez 1 Elliott Jones Fabinho Milner Robertson Phillips Chamberlain Clark Kelleher
Jones Elliott Salah Carvalho Firmino A-Arnold Henderson Chamberlain Phillips Tsimikas Bajcetic Clark Adrian Kelleher
Henderson Elliott 1 Salah 1 Firmino Nunez 1 Jones Milner Bajcetic Carvalho Tsimikas Ramsay Konate Phillips Adrian
Kelleher
Thiago Elliott Salah 1 Firmino Nunez Jones Henderson Milner Konate Phillips Tsimikas Chamberlain Carvalho Kelleher
Thiago Milner Salah 1 Jones Firmino Elliott Nunez 1 ❚ Carvalho Bajcetic Ramsay Gomez Phillips Robertson Adrian
Kelleher
Thiago Elliott Salah 2 Firmino Nunez Jones Henderson Gomez Chamberlain Ramsay Tsimikas Bajcetic Carvalho Kelleher
Chamberlain Clark Carvalho Frauendorf Stewart Firmino Nunez Elliott Doak Quansah Chambers Cain Adrian Davies
Thiago Elliott Salah Firmino 1 Nunez 2 Milner Chamberlain Tsimikas Carvalho Phillips Bajcetic Doak Adrian Kelleher
Thiago Elliott Salah 1 Carvalho 1 Nunez Phillips Fabinho ❚ Chamberlain Henderson Keita ❚ Ramsay Tsimikas Doak Adrian
Henderson Thiago Salah 1 Chamberlain Nunez Keita Elliott Bajcetic 1 Gomez Doak Phillips Tsimikas Carvalho Kelleher
Thiago Elliott Salah Chamberlain Nunez Tsimikas Keita Gomez Bajcetic Konate Clark Doak Carvalho Adrian
Thiago ❚ Elliott ❚ Salah Chamberlain 1 Nunez ❚ Keita Robertson Matip Jones Gomez Phillips Bajcetic Carvalho Kelleher
Henderson Thiago Salah 1 Gakpo Nunez 1 Keita Elliott Chamberlain Doak Gomez Phillips Tsimikas Carvalho Kelleher
Henderson ❚ Thiago Salah Chamberlain Gakpo Keita Doak Gomez Elliott Tsimikas Milner Jones Carvalho Kelleher
Thiago ❚ Keita Elliott 1 Carvalho Gakpo Salah Jones Phillips ❚ Fabinho Doak Matip Robertson Chamberlain Alisson
Thiago Keita Salah Elliott Gakpo Nunez A-Arnold Fabinho Jones ❚ Henderson Matip Tsimikas Chamberlain Kelleher
Thiago Keita Salah Elliott 1 Gakpo Milner Nunez Henderson Jones Fabinho ❚ Matip Tsimikas Chamberlain Kelleher
Thiago Keita Salah Gakpo Nunez Henderson Elliott Chamberlain Milner Tsimikas Phillips Jones Carvalho Kelleher
Henderson Bajcetic Salah 1 Gakpo 1 Nunez Jota Firmino Milner Keita Elliott van Dijk Phillips Tsimikas Kelleher
Henderson Bajcetic Salah Gakpo 1 Nunez 1 Firmino Milner Elliott Jota Matip Phillips Tsimikas Keita Kelleher
Henderson Bajcetic Salah 1 Gakpo Nunez 1 Firmino Jota Matip Milner Elliott ❚ Tsimikas Keita Chamberlain Jones
Carvalho Adrian Kelleher
Milner Keita ❚ Salah Jota Gakpo Elliott Fabinho ❚ Firmino Bajcetic Williams Tsimikas Jones Carvalho Kelleher
Elliott Bajcetic ❚ Salah 1 Jota Nunez Gakpo Henderson Firmino Milner Matip Robertson Chamberlain Carvalho Kelleher
Henderson Elliott Salah 2 ❚ Gakpo 2 Nunez 2 Bajcetic Jota Firmino 1 Milner Jones Matip Tsimikas Carvalho Kelleher
Elliott Bajcetic Salah Gakpo Nunez Jota Milner Henderson Firmino Carvalho Matip Tsimikas Arthur Adrian
Milner Jota Salah Gakpo Nunez Elliott Firmino Chamberlain Carvalho Tsimikas ❚ Gomez Matip Williams Keita
Jones Adrian Kelleher
Henderson Elliott Salah 1 ❚ Jota Gakpo Tsimikas Firmino Nunez Chamberlain Milner Gomez Matip Arthur Kelleher
Henderson Jones ❚ Jota Firmino Nunez Salah Robertson Milner Gakpo A-Arnold Phillips Arthur Carvalho Kelleher

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 P W D L GF GA GD PTS
1 ARSENAL 29 23 3 3 70 27 43 72
2 MANCHESTER CITY 28 20 4 4 71 26 45 64
Premier League Table
3 NEWCASTLE UNITED 27 13 11 3 41 19 22 50
4 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 29 15 5 9 53 41 12 50
5 MANCHESTER UNITED 27 15 5 7 41 37 4 50
6 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 27 13 7 7 51 34 17 46
7 ASTON VILLA 29 13 5 11 39 40 -1 44
8 LIVERPOOL 28 12 7 9 48 33 15 43
9 BRENTFORD 28 10 13 5 46 37 9 43
10
FULHAM 28 11 6 11 39 39 0 39
11
CHELSEA 29 10 9 10 29 30 -1 39
12
CRYSTAL PALACE 29 7 9 13 24 39 -15 30
13
LEEDS UNITED 29 7 8 14 38 49 -11 29
14
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 29 7 7 15 23 42 -19 28

Table correct as of 04.04.23

15 WEST HAM UNITED 27 7 6 14 25 34 -9 27
16
EVERTON 29 6 9 14 23 41 -18 27
17
NOTTINGHAM FOREST 29 6 9 14 24 52 -28 27
18
BOURNEMOUTH 29 7 6 16 27 57 -30 27
19
LEICESTER CITY 29 7 4 18 40 51 -11 25
20
SOUTHAMPTON 29 6 5 18 23 47 -24 23

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11 MOHAMED SALAH 11 GABRIEL MARTINELLI
13 ADRIAN 12 WILLIAM SALIBA
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15 ALEX OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN 15 JAKUB KIWIOR
17 CURTIS JONES 16 ROB HOLDING
18 CODY GAKPO 18 TAKEHIRO TOMIYASU
19 HARVEY ELLIOTT 19 LEANDRO TROSSARD
20 DIOGO JOTA 20 JORGINHO
21 KOSTAS TSIMIKAS 21 FABIO VIEIRA
22 CALVIN RAMSAY 24 REISS NELSON
23 LUIS DIAZ 25 MOHAMED ELNENY
26 ANDY ROBERTSON 30 MATT TURNER
27 DARWIN NUNEZ 31 KARL HEIN
28 FABIO CARVALHO 34 GRANIT XHAKA
29 ARTHUR MELO 35 OLEKSANDR ZINCHENKO
32 JOEL MATIP 44 CATALIN CIRJAN
42 BOBBY CLARK 47 KHAYON EDWARDS
43 STEFAN BAJCETIC 83 ETHAN NWANERI
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47 NAT PHILLIPS 97 REUELL WALTERS
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