2013–14 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool
2013–14 season
ChairmanTom Werner
ManagerBrendan Rodgers
StadiumAnfield
Premier League2nd
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Luis Suárez (31)

All:
Luis Suárez (31)
Highest home attendance44,822 vs. Stoke City
(17 August 2013, Premier League)[1]
Average home league attendance44,671 (in Premier League)[2]

The 2013–14 season was Liverpool Football Club's 122nd season in existence and their 52nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football. This was also the club's 22nd consecutive season in the Premier League. Along with the Premier League, Liverpool also competed in the FA Cup and Football League Cup.

Liverpool enjoyed a memorable season, scoring 101 league goals; the highest number of goals scored by a Premier League runner-up, until 2020, when Manchester City Football Club scored 106 goals while finishing second. It is also the fifth highest number of goals ever scored in the Premier League.[3]

Luis Suárez finished as the league's top scorer with 31 goals, winning the Premier League Golden Boot as well as the PFA Players' Player of the Year, while Daniel Sturridge was the league's second highest scorer with 21. Steven Gerrard topped the official Premier League assists chart with 13.[4]

Liverpool had a pre-season dominated by speculation about whether Luis Suárez would leave the club. Suárez had served four matches of a ten-match ban for biting Branislav Ivanović in the previous season,[5] and Arsenal reportedly agreed terms and offered £40,000,001 for the player based on a rumoured £40 million release clause in Suárez's contract.[6] Suárez stated he would like to leave the club[7] and was then told to train away from the first-team squad.[8] On 8 August, Liverpool owner John W. Henry stated that Suárez would not be allowed to leave the club.[9]

A Simon Mignolet penalty save on the opening day gave Liverpool the first of three 1–0 victories to begin the season. A subsequent draw and loss saw Liverpool drop to fifth place on the table when Suárez completed his ban. From the next match until the end of the season, Liverpool would average 2.9 goals per game. They were top of the table at Christmas before back-to-back 2–1 losses away at Manchester City and Chelsea. In that key Manchester City fixture, Raheem Sterling was onside by well over a metre but had his goal disallowed for offside in an "awful decision"[10] that both BT Sport commentators called as onside immediately, saying "you could see it with your naked eye".[10]

A 5–1 home win over then league-leaders Arsenal on 5 February featured four Liverpool goals in the opening 20 minutes. With a mid-week 90th minute penalty at Fulham, Liverpool won again and the winning run would eventually extend to 11 games, included Liverpool defeating title rival, Manchester City, on 13 April, in the same week as the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. A subsequent mid-week Manchester City draw meant Liverpool would win the league if they got ten points from their remaining 4 games.

Their next match was a 2–3 away win at Norwich City that secured Liverpool's pre-season aim of qualifying for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League. However, the following 0–2 home defeat to Chelsea put the title back in Manchester City's favour due to their significantly better goal difference.[11][12] That pivotal match was marred by Chelsea's "comically brazen" time-wasting,[13] that went unpunished until the 93rd minute by Martin Atkinson (despite José Mourinho telling his players he wanted "at least two bookings for time-wasting before half-time"),[14] and it is foremost known for a Steven Gerrard slip that led to Chelsea's key goal by Demba Ba. Gerrard has spoken of his anguish over the slip, saying it was "even tougher than what people probably think it was".[15] Other key moments cited as playing a part in Liverpool falling short of the title include the previously mentioned incorrectly disallowed goal by Raheem Sterling at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium,[16] Kolo Touré passing the ball to Victor Anichebe allowing West Bromwich Albion to earn a draw on 2 February[17] and Jordan Henderson's 93rd minute sending-off (and associated three-match ban) in the home game versus Manchester City, which Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers thought was "a huge miss for us" because Liverpool "couldn't replace Jordan".[18][19][20]

Liverpool's attempts to reverse Manchester City's +9 goal difference advantage in their penultimate game against Crystal Palace saw their initial 0–3 lead pegged back to a 3–3 draw.[21] Liverpool finished in second place, two points behind Manchester City, after they defeated Newcastle United on the final day. This represented the closest the club had come to winning the league title since 1990.

The season was the first since 1995–96 without Jamie Carragher, who retired after the 2012–13 season.

First team[edit]

As it stands on 11 May 2014
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth Signed from Apps Goals Assists
Goalkeepers
1 Brad Jones Australia GK (1982-03-19)19 March 1982 (aged 32) England Middlesbrough 22 0 0
22 Simon Mignolet Belgium GK (1988-03-06)6 March 1988 (aged 26) England Sunderland 40 0 0
52 Danny Ward Wales GK (1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 20) Wales Wrexham 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Glen Johnson England RB/LB (1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (aged 29) England Portsmouth 172 8 13
3 José Enrique Spain LB (1986-01-23)23 January 1986 (aged 28) England Newcastle United 87 2 8
4 Kolo Touré Ivory Coast CB (1981-03-19)19 March 1981 (aged 33) England Manchester City 24 0 2
5 Daniel Agger (vice-captain) Denmark CB (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 29) Denmark Brøndby 232 14 8
17 Mamadou Sakho France CB (1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 25) France Paris St Germain 19 1 0
20 Aly Cissokho France LB (1987-09-15)15 September 1987 (aged 26) Spain Valencia 19 0 1
34 Martin Kelly England RB (1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 24) England LFC Academy 62 1 2
37 Martin Škrtel Slovakia CB (1984-12-15)15 December 1984 (aged 29) Russia Zenit 245 16 5
38 Jon Flanagan England RB/LB (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 21) England LFC Academy 42 1 1
44 Brad Smith Australia LB (1994-04-09)9 April 1994 (aged 20) England LFC Academy 1 0 0
47 Andre Wisdom England RB/CB (1993-05-09)9 May 1993 (aged 21) England LFC Academy 22 1 2
Midfielders
6 Luis Alberto Spain AM/CF (1992-09-28)28 September 1992 (aged 21) Spain Sevilla 12 0 1
8 Steven Gerrard (captain) England DM/CM (1980-05-30)30 May 1980 (aged 34) England LFC Academy 669 173 144
10 Philippe Coutinho Brazil AM/LW (1992-06-12)12 June 1992 (aged 21) Italy Inter Milan 50 8 13
12 Victor Moses Nigeria LW/RW (1990-12-12)12 December 1990 (aged 23) England Chelsea 22 2 0
14 Jordan Henderson England CM/RM (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 23) England Sunderland 132 13 15
21 Lucas Brazil DM (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 27) Brazil Grêmio 243 6 15
24 Joe Allen Wales DM/CM (1990-03-14)14 March 1990 (aged 24) Wales Swansea City 63 3 0
31 Raheem Sterling England LW/RW/AM (1994-12-08)8 December 1994 (aged 19) England Queens Park Rangers 77 12 8
33 Jordon Ibe England LW/RW (1995-12-08)8 December 1995 (aged 18) England Wycombe Wanderers 3 0 2
53 João Carlos Teixeira Portugal AM/LW (1993-01-18)18 January 1993 (aged 21) Portugal Sporting 1 0 0
Forwards
7 Luis Suárez Uruguay FW (1987-01-24)24 January 1987 (aged 27) Netherlands Ajax 133 82 29
9 Iago Aspas Spain ST/LW (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 26) Spain Celta 15 1 1
15 Daniel Sturridge England ST (1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 24) England Chelsea 49 35 10

Transfers and loans[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee
22 June 2013 AM 6 Spain Luis Alberto Spain Sevilla £6,800,000[22]
23 June 2013 FW 9 Spain Iago Aspas Spain Celta Vigo £7,000,000[23]
27 June 2013 GK 22 Belgium Simon Mignolet England Sunderland £9,000,000[24]
2 July 2013 CB 4 Ivory Coast Kolo Touré England Manchester City Free[25]
2 September 2013 CB 26 Portugal Tiago Ilori Portugal Sporting CP £7,000,000[26]
2 September 2013 CB 17 France Mamadou Sakho France Paris Saint Germain £15,000,000[27]

Loans in[edit]

Start date End date Position No. Player From club
20 August 2013 31 May 2014 LB 20 France Aly Cissokho Spain Valencia[28]
2 September 2013 31 May 2014 LW 12 Nigeria Victor Moses England Chelsea[29]

Transfers out[edit]

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
7 February 2013 CB 23 England Jamie Carragher Retired [30]
27 May 2013 CB 22 Scotland Danny Wilson Scotland Heart of Midlothian Released [31]
19 June 2013 ST 9 England Andy Carroll England West Ham United £15,500,000 [32]
3 July 2013 CM 33 England Jonjo Shelvey Wales Swansea City £5,000,000 [33]
8 August 2013 DM 20 England Jay Spearing England Bolton Wanderers £1,500,000 [34]
13 August 2013 LW 19 England Stewart Downing England West Ham United £5,000,000 [35]
2 September 2013 AM 12 Spain Dani Pacheco Spain Alcorcón Released [36]
3 January 2014 ST 50 England Adam Morgan England Yeovil Town Released [37]

Loans out[edit]

Start date End date Position No. Player To club
10 July 2013 9 October 2013 ST England Michael Ngoo England Yeovil Town[38][39]
12 July 2013 31 May 2014 AM 30 Spain Suso Spain Almería[40]
19 July 2013 1 January 2014 ST Democratic Republic of the Congo Henoc Mukendi Scotland Partick Thistle[41]
22 July 2013 1 January 2014 DM 35 England Conor Coady England Sheffield United[42]
26 July 2013 30 June 2014 AM Hungary Krisztián Adorján Netherlands Groningen[43]
29 July 2013 31 May 2014 GK 25 Spain Pepe Reina Italy Napoli[44]
1 August 2013 31 May 2014 LB 49 England Jack Robinson England Blackpool[45]
27 August 2013 31 May 2014 MF 11 Morocco Oussama Assaidi England Stoke City[46]
2 September 2013 31 May 2014 FW 29 Italy Fabio Borini England Sunderland[47]
10 September 2013 1 January 2014 FW 53 Portugal João Carlos Teixeira England Brentford[48]
22 October 2013 31 May 2014 RB/CB 47 England Andre Wisdom England Derby County[49]
9 January 2014 31 May 2014 RB 43 Northern Ireland Ryan McLaughlin England Barnsley[50][51]
20 January 2014 31 May 2014 CB 26 Portugal Tiago Ilori Spain Granada
23 January 2014 31 May 2014 CB 16 Uruguay Sebastián Coates Uruguay Nacional
31 January 2014 31 May 2014 FW England Michael Ngoo England Walsall[52]
21 February 2014 31 May 2014 FW 33 England Jordon Ibe England Birmingham City[53]

Transfer summary[edit]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

13 July 2013 Friendly Preston North End England 0–4 England Liverpool Preston
15:00 BST Report Coutinho 14' (pen.)
Ibe 37'
Sterling 64'
Aspas 75'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 21,190
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
20 July 2013 Friendly Indonesia XI Indonesia 0–2 England Liverpool Jakarta, Indonesia
14:30 BST Report Coutinho 10'
Sterling 88'
Stadium: GBK Stadium
Attendance: 82,143
3 August 2013 Friendly Liverpool England 2–0 Greece Olympiacos Liverpool
12:45 BST Allen 23'
Henderson 62'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,362
Referee: Mark Halsey
10 August 2013 Friendly Liverpool England 0–1 Scotland Celtic Dublin, Ireland
17:00 BST Report Baldé 12' Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 51,000

Competitions[edit]

Overall[edit]

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Premier League 2nd 17 August 2013 11 May 2014
League Cup 2nd round 3rd round 27 August 2013 25 September 2013
FA Cup 3rd round 5th round 5 January 2014 16 February 2014

Source: Competitions

Premier League[edit]

This season recorded an all-time high mark of goals scored by Liverpool not only in Premier League seasons, but in all their English top flight seasons. Only in 1895–96 Division 2 did the Reds score more league goals over the course of a season – 106 versus 101 they netted this season.

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 38 27 5 6 102 37 +65 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Liverpool 38 26 6 6 101 50 +51 84
3 Chelsea 38 25 7 6 71 27 +44 82
4 Arsenal 38 24 7 7 68 41 +27 79 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Everton 38 21 9 8 61 39 +22 72 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[54]
(C) Champions

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 26 6 6 101 50  +51 84 16 1 2 53 18  +35 10 5 4 48 32  +16

Last updated: 11 May 2014.
Source: BBC Sport

Results by matchday[edit]

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAAHHAHAHAH
ResultWWWDLWWDWLWDLWWWWLLWWDWDWWWWWWWWWWWLDW
Position[nb 1]42112213232244221454444444422221111122
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2014. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

17 August 2013 1 Liverpool 1–0 Stoke City Liverpool
12:45 BST Sturridge 37'
Touré Yellow card 76'
Report Nzonzi Yellow card 44' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,822
Referee: Martin Atkinson
24 August 2013 2 Aston Villa 0–1 Liverpool Birmingham
17:30 BST Luna Yellow card 22'
Delph Yellow card 40'
Lowton Yellow card 61'
Report Sturridge 21'
Aspas Yellow card 29'
Johnson Yellow card 45+1'
Lucas Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,098
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
1 September 2013 3 Liverpool 1–0 Manchester United Liverpool
13:30 BST Sturridge 4'
Aspas Yellow card 35'
Lucas Yellow card 90'
Report Cleverley Yellow card 35'
Van Persie Yellow card 39'
Carrick Yellow card 41'
Young Yellow card 59'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,411
Referee: Andre Marriner
16 September 2013 4 Swansea City 2–2 Liverpool Swansea
20:00 BST Shelvey 2', Yellow card 56'
Williams Yellow card 50'
Michu 64'
Report Sturridge 4'
Moses 36'
Lucas Yellow card 56'
Henderson Yellow card 61'
Wisdom Yellow card 66'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,752
Referee: Michael Oliver
21 September 2013 5 Liverpool 0–1 Southampton Liverpool
15:00 BST Report Lovren 53'
Clyne Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,755
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
29 September 2013 6 Sunderland 1–3 Liverpool Sunderland
16:00 BST Giaccherini 52', Yellow card 58'
Colback Yellow card 79'
Report Sturridge 28'
Suárez 36', 89'
Lucas Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,415
Referee: Howard Webb
5 October 2013 7 Liverpool 3–1 Crystal Palace Liverpool
15:00 BST Suárez 13'
Sturridge 17'
Gerrard 38' (pen.)
Sterling Yellow card 76'
Aspas Yellow card 90+4'
Report O'Keefe Yellow card 10'
Gayle 77'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,721
Referee: Anthony Taylor
19 October 2013 8 Newcastle United 2–2 Liverpool Newcastle
12:45 BST Cabaye 23'
Yanga-Mbiwa Red card 40'
Dummett 56'
Gouffran Yellow card 68'
Debuchy Yellow card 86'
Report Gerrard 42' (pen.), Yellow card 45+2'
Touré Yellow card 71'
Sturridge 72', Yellow card 84'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,703
Referee: Andre Marriner
26 October 2013 9 Liverpool 4–1 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
15:00 BST Suárez 12', 17', 55'
Sturridge 77'
Report Yacob Yellow card 54'
Morrison 66' (pen.)
Olsson Yellow card 72'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,747
Referee: Jonathan Moss
2 November 2013 10 Arsenal 2–0 Liverpool London
17:30 GMT Cazorla 19'
Sagna Yellow card 26'
Ramsey 59'
Jenkinson Yellow card 90'
Report Cissokho Yellow card 28' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,042
Referee: Martin Atkinson
9 November 2013 11 Liverpool 4–0 Fulham Liverpool
15:00 GMT Amorebieta 23' (o.g.)
Škrtel 26'
Suárez 36', 54'
Report Parker Yellow card 25' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,768
Referee: Michael Jones
23 November 2013 12 Everton 3–3 Liverpool Liverpool
12:45 GMT Mirallas 8', Yellow card 36'
Barkley Yellow card 31'
Lukaku 72', 82'
Stones Yellow card 83'
Osman Yellow card 88'
Report Coutinho 5'
Suárez 19', Yellow card 79'
Allen Yellow card 62'
Lucas Yellow card 67'
Sturridge 89'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,576
Referee: Phil Dowd
1 December 2013 13 Hull City 3–1 Liverpool Hull
14:05 GMT Livermore 20'
Davies Yellow card 26'
Brady Yellow card 44'
Meyler 72'
Škrtel 87' (o.g.)
Report Gerrard 27' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 24,940
Referee: Howard Webb
4 December 2013 14 Liverpool 5–1 Norwich City Liverpool
19:45 GMT Suárez 15', 29', 35', 74'
Allen Yellow card 33'
Gerrard Yellow card 42'
Flanagan Yellow card 68'
Sterling 88'
Report Johnson Yellow card 20', 83' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,541
Referee: Anthony Taylor
7 December 2013 15 Liverpool 4–1 West Ham United Liverpool
15:00 GMT Demel 42' (o.g.)
Sakho 47'
Suárez 81', 84'
Report Škrtel 66' (o.g.)
J. Cole Yellow card 74'
Demel Yellow card 81'
Nolan Red card 82'
Collins Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,781
Referee: Michael Oliver
15 December 2013 16 Tottenham Hotspur 0–5 Liverpool London
16:00 GMT Dawson Yellow card 27'
Walker Yellow card 43'
Paulinho Red card 63'
Holtby Yellow card 66'
Report Suárez 18', 84'
Henderson 40'
Flanagan 75'
Sterling 89'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,069
Referee: Jonathan Moss
21 December 2013 17 Liverpool 3–1 Сardiff City Liverpool
12:45 GMT Suárez 25', 45'
Škrtel Yellow card 41'
Sterling 42' Yellow card 72'
Report Mutch 58' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,621
Referee: Lee Probert
26 December 2013 18 Manchester City 2–1 Liverpool Manchester
19:30 GMT Kompany 31'
Negredo 45+1'
Zabaleta Yellow card 80'
Report Coutinho 24'
Johnson Yellow card 68'
Moses Yellow card 86'
Suárez Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,351
Referee: Lee Mason
29 December 2013 19 Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool London
16:00 GMT Hazard 17'
Eto'o 34'
Terry Yellow card 47'
David Luiz Yellow card 49'
Cahill Yellow card 79'
Oscar Yellow card 90+4'
Report Škrtel 4'
Johnson Yellow card 40'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,614
Referee: Howard Webb
1 January 2014 20 Liverpool 2–0 Hull City Liverpool
15:00 GMT Agger 36'
Suárez Yellow card 39', 50'
Report Bruce Yellow card 21'
Davies Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,627
Referee: Craig Pawson
12 January 2014 21 Stoke City 3–5 Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent
16:10 GMT Crouch 39'
Adam 45'
Shawcross Yellow card 58'
Walters 85'
Report Shawcross 5' (o.g.)
Suárez 32', 71'
Gerrard 51' (pen.)
Cissokho Yellow card 53'
Sturridge 87'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,160
Referee: Anthony Taylor
18 January 2014 22 Liverpool 2–2 Aston Villa Liverpool
17:30 GMT Sturridge 45+2'
Gerrard 53' (pen.)
Sterling Yellow card 90+3'
Report Clark Yellow card 16'
El Ahmadi Yellow card 21'
Weimann 25'
Benteke 36'
Bertrand Yellow card 48'
Bacuna Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,737
Referee: Jonathan Moss
28 January 2014 23 Liverpool 4–0 Everton Liverpool
20:00 GMT Gerrard 21'
Sturridge 33', 35'
Suárez 50'
Report Pienaar Yellow card 38'
Barry Yellow card 45+2'
Mirallas Yellow card 52'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,450
Referee: Martin Atkinson
2 February 2014 24 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Liverpool West Bromwich
13:30 GMT Yacob Yellow card 14'
Ridgewell Yellow card 62'
Anichebe 67'
Mulumbu Yellow card 82'
Lugano Yellow card 86'
Report Sturridge 24'
Suárez Yellow card 74'
Gerrard Yellow card 81'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,132
Referee: Kevin Friend
8 February 2014 25 Liverpool 5–1 Arsenal Liverpool
12:45 GMT Škrtel 1', 10'
Sterling 17', 52'
Sturridge 20'
Henderson Yellow card 47'
Report Giroud Yellow card 47'
Wilshere Yellow card 59'
Arteta 69' (pen.)
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,701
Referee: Michael Oliver
12 February 2014 26 Fulham 2–3 Liverpool London
20:00 GMT Touré 8' (o.g.)
Kvist Yellow card 9'
Riether Yellow card 50'
Richardson 63', Yellow card 64'
Heitinga Yellow card 90+1'
Report Sturridge 41'
Coutinho Yellow card 56', 72'
Henderson Yellow card 77'
Gerrard 90+1' (pen.), Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,375
Referee: Phil Dowd
23 February 2014 27 Liverpool 4–3 Swansea City Liverpool
13:30 GMT Sturridge 3', 36'
Henderson 20', 74'
Škrtel Yellow card 26'
Report Shelvey 23'
Škrtel 27' (o.g.)
Bony 47' (pen.)
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,731
Referee: Mike Jones
1 March 2014 28 Southampton 0–3 Liverpool Southampton
17:30 GMT Wanyama Yellow card 84' Report Suárez 16'
Sterling 58'
Henderson Yellow card 70'
Gerrard Yellow card 86', 90+5' (pen.)
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,659
Referee: Lee Probert
16 March 2014 29 Manchester United 0–3 Liverpool Manchester
13:30 GMT Rafael Yellow card 32'
Vidić Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card 77'
Report Flanagan Yellow card 31'
Gerrard 34' (pen.), 46' (pen.), Yellow card 37', soccer ball with red X 78'
Škrtel Yellow card 54'
Suárez 84'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,225
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
22 March 2014 30 Cardiff City 3–6 Liverpool Cardiff
15:00 GMT Mutch 9', 88'
Campbell 25'
Cala Yellow card 33'
Fábio Yellow card 50'
Report Gerrard Yellow card 2'
Suárez 18', 60', 90+6'
Škrtel 41', 54' Yellow card 90+2'
Sturridge 75'
Allen Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 28,018
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
26 March 2014 31 Liverpool 2–1 Sunderland Liverpool
20:00 GMT Gerrard 39'
Sturridge 48'
Report Vergini Yellow card 37'
Bardsley Yellow card 40'
Ki 76'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,524
Referee: Kevin Friend
30 March 2014 32 Liverpool 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
16:00 BST Kaboul 2' (o.g.)
Suárez 25'
Coutinho 55'
Henderson 75'
Report Kaboul Yellow card 33'
Sigurðsson Yellow card 46'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,762
Referee: Phil Dowd
6 April 2014 33 West Ham United 1–2 Liverpool London
16:00 BST Tomkins Yellow card 43'
Demel 45+1'
Adrián Yellow card 70'
Nocerino Yellow card 80'
Armero Yellow card 86'
Report Gerrard 44' (pen.), 71' (pen.) Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Anthony Taylor
13 April 2014 34 Liverpool 3–2 Manchester City Liverpool
13:37 BST Suárez Yellow card 5'
Sterling 6'
Škrtel 26'
Coutinho 78'
Henderson Red card 90+3'
Report García Yellow card 21'
Fernandinho Yellow card 46'
Silva 57'
Johnson 62' (o.g.)
Zabaleta Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,601
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
20 April 2014 35 Norwich City 2–3 Liverpool Norwich
12:00 BST Snodgrass Yellow card 29', 77'
Turner Yellow card 45'
Hooper 54'
Howson Yellow card 72'
Report Sterling 4', 62'
Suárez 11'
Škrtel Yellow card 65'
Flanagan Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,857
Referee: Andre Marriner
27 April 2014 36 Liverpool 0–2 Chelsea Liverpool
14:05 BST Report Salah Yellow card 21'
Lampard Yellow card 43'
Ba 45+3'
Cole Yellow card 90+3'
Torres Yellow card 90+3'
Willian 90+4'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,375
Referee: Martin Atkinson
5 May 2014 37 Crystal Palace 3–3 Liverpool London
20:00 BST Mariappa Yellow card 30'
Dann Yellow card 67'
Delaney 79'
Gayle 81', 88'
Report Allen 18', Yellow card 25'
Suárez Yellow card 50', 55'
Delaney 53' (o.g.)
Škrtel Yellow card 63'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,261
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
11 May 2014 38 Liverpool 2–1 Newcastle United Liverpool
15:00 BST Agger 63'
Sturridge 65'
Lucas Yellow card 89'
Report Škrtel 20' (o.g.)
Debuchy Yellow card 35'
Anita Yellow card 63'
Gouffran Yellow card 65'
Ameobi Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 66'
Dummett Red card 87'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,724
Referee: Phil Dowd

Last updated: 11 May 2014.
Source: Liverpool F.C.

Aggregate scores[edit]

Opponent Home Away Aggregate Points
Arsenal 5–1 2–0 5–3 3
Aston Villa 2–2 0–1 3–2 4
Cardiff City 3–1 3–6 9–4 6
Chelsea 0–2 2–1 1–4 0
Crystal Palace 3–1 3–3 6–4 4
Everton 4–0 3–3 7–3 4
Fulham 4–0 2–3 7–2 6
Hull City 2–0 3–1 3–3 3
Manchester United 1–0 0–3 4–0 6
Manchester City 3–2 2–1 4–4 3
Newcastle United 2–1 2–2 4–3 4
Norwich City 5–1 2–3 8–3 6
Southampton 0–1 0–3 3–1 3
Stoke City 1–0 3–5 6–3 6
Sunderland 2–1 1–3 5–2 6
Swansea City 4–3 2–2 6–5 4
Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 0–5 9–0 6
West Bromwich Albion 4–1 1–1 5–2 4
West Ham United 4–1 1–2 6–2 6

FA Cup[edit]

5 January 2014 Third round Liverpool 2–0 Oldham Athletic Liverpool
15:00 GMT Aspas 54'
Tarkowski 82' (o.g.)
Sterling Yellow card 87'
Report Smith Yellow card 1'
Kusunga Yellow card 90'
Dayton Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,102
Referee: Stuart Attwell
25 January 2014 Fourth round Bournemouth 0–2 Liverpool Bournemouth
12:45 GMT Report Moses 26'
Gerrard Yellow card 57'
Sturridge 60'
Stadium: Goldsands Stadium
Attendance: 11,475
Referee: Lee Probert
16 February 2014 Fifth round Arsenal 2–1 Liverpool London
16:00 GMT Monreal Yellow card 7'
Oxlade-Chamberlain 16'
Flamini Yellow card 35'
Podolski 47'
Report Flanagan Yellow card 15'
Coutinho Yellow card 20'
Gerrard Yellow card 42', 59' (pen.)
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,801
Referee: Howard Webb

Source: Liverpool F.C.

League Cup[edit]

27 August 2013 Second round Liverpool 4–2 (a.e.t.) Notts County Liverpool
19:45 BST Sterling 4', Yellow card 105+1'
Sturridge 29', 105+4'
Wisdom Yellow card 98'
Henderson 110'
Report Campbell-Ryce Yellow card 52'
Arquin 62', Yellow card 77'
Phillip 84'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,231
Referee: Stuart Attwell
25 September 2013 Third round Manchester United 1–0 Liverpool Manchester
19:45 BST Giggs Yellow card 41'
Hernández 46'
Jones Yellow card 71'
Report Lucas Yellow card 39'
Touré Yellow card 51'
Henderson Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 65,701
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Source: Liverpool F.C.

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
As of match played 12 May 2014[55]
No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Apps Apps Apps
1 GK  AUS Brad Jones 0 3 0 3
2 DF  ENG Glen Johnson 29 0 1 30
3 DF  ESP José Enrique 6 (2) 0 1 7 (2)
4 DF  CIV Kolo Touré 15 (5) 2 2 19 (5)
5 DF  DEN Daniel Agger 17 (4) 2 0 (1) 19 (5)
6 MF  ESP Luis Alberto 0 (9) 1 (1) 1 2 (10)
7 FW  URU Luis Suárez 33 2 (1) 1 36 (1)
8 MF  ENG Steven Gerrard 33 (1) 3 2 38 (1)
9 FW  ESP Iago Aspas 5 (9) 1 0 6 (9)
10 MF  BRA Philippe Coutinho 28 (5) 2 (1) 0 (1) 30 (7)
12 MF  NGA Victor Moses 6 (13) 2 1 9 (13)
14 MF  ENG Jordan Henderson 35 2 (1) 1 (1) 38 (2)
15 FW  ENG Daniel Sturridge 26 (3) 2 2 30 (3)
17 DF  FRA Mamadou Sakho 17 (1) 0 1 18 (1)
20 DF  FRA Aly Cissokho 12 (3) 3 1 16 (3)
21 MF  BRA Lucas 20 (7) 0 (1) 1 21 (8)
22 GK  BEL Simon Mignolet 38 0 2 40
24 MF  WAL Joe Allen 15 (9) 1 1 17 (9)
31 MF  ENG Raheem Sterling 24 (9) 2 (1) 1 (1) 27 (11)
33 MF  ENG Jordon Ibe 0 (1) 0 1 1 (1)
34 DF  ENG Martin Kelly 0 (5) 2 0 (1) 2 (6)
37 DF  SVK Martin Škrtel 36 2 1 39
38 DF  ENG Jon Flanagan 23 1 (1) 0 24 (1)
44 DF  ENG Brad Smith 0 (1) 0 0 0 (1)
47 DF  ENG Andre Wisdom 1 (1) 0 1 2 (1)
53 MF  POR João Carlos Teixeira 0 (1) 0 0 0 (1)

Goalscorers[edit]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

As of match played 11 May 2014[55]
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW 7 Uruguay Luis Suárez 31 0 0 31
2 FW 15 England Daniel Sturridge 21 1 2 24
3 MF 8 England Steven Gerrard 13 1 0 14
4 MF 31 England Raheem Sterling 9 0 1 10
5 DF 37 Slovakia Martin Škrtel 7 0 0 7
6 MF 10 Brazil Philippe Coutinho 5 0 0 5
MF 14 England Jordan Henderson 4 0 1 5
8 DF 5 Denmark Daniel Agger 2 0 0 2
MF 12 Nigeria Victor Moses 1 1 0 2
10 FW 9 Spain Iago Aspas 0 1 0 1
DF 17 France Mamadou Sakho 1 0 0 1
MF 24 Wales Joe Allen 1 0 0 1
DF 38 England Jon Flanagan 1 0 0 1
Own goals 5 1 0 6
Totals 101 5 4 110

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of match played 5 May 2014[56]
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 DF England Glen Johnson 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
4 DF Ivory Coast Kolo Touré 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
7 FW Uruguay Luis Suárez 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
8 MF England Steven Gerrard 7 0 2 0 0 0 9 0
9 FW Spain Iago Aspas 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 MF Brazil Philippe Coutinho 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
12 MF Nigeria Victor Moses 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF England Jordan Henderson 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 1
15 FW England Daniel Sturridge 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF France Aly Cissokho 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 MF Brazil Lucas 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
24 MF Wales Joe Allen 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
31 MF England Raheem Sterling 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
37 DF Slovakia Martin Škrtel 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
38 DF England Jon Flanagan 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
47 DF England Andre Wisdom 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Total 49 1 5 0 5 0 59 1

Awards[edit]

The inaugural Players' Awards dinner was held on 6 May at the Liverpool ACC Conference Centre.[57]

Standard Chartered Player of the Month[edit]

Month Player Source
August Daniel Sturridge [58]
September Simon Mignolet [59]
October Luis Suárez [60]
November Luis Suárez [61]
December Luis Suárez [62]
January Luis Suárez [63]
February Daniel Sturridge [64]
March Steven Gerrard [65]
April Raheem Sterling [66]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Liverpool's position at the end of the day in which their match was played

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