2014-15 season

2014-15 season
General information
Manager	Brendan Rodgers
Captain	Steven Gerrard
Performance
Premier League	6th
FA Cup	Semi-final
League Cup	Semi-final
Europe	Champions League: 3rd (group stage) Europa League: Last 32
Top scorers
League	Steven Gerrard (9)
FA Cup	Philippe Coutinho (3)
League Cup	Raheem Sterling (3)
Europe	Champions League: Steven Gerrard (2) Europa League: Mario Balotelli (1)
Overall	Steven Gerrard (13)
Attendances
←2013-14	2015-16→

The 2014-15 season was Liverpool's 123rd season of football since they were established. Liverpool competed in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2009.

Competition performance

Competition	Result	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Scored	Conceded
Premier League	6th	38	18	8	12	52	48
FA Cup	Semi-finals	7	4	2	1	8	5
Champions League	Group Stage	6	1	2	3	5	9
Europa League	Last 32	2	1	0	1	1	1
League Cup	Semi-finals	5	2	2	1	8	6
Overall	-	58	26	14	18	74	69

Squad

• 1 Brad Jones
• 2 Glen Johnson
• 3 Jose Enrique
• 4 Kolo Toure
• 5 Daniel Agger
• 6 Dejan Lovren
• 8 Steven Gerrard
• 9 Rickie Lambert
• 10 Philippe Coutinho
• 11 Oussama Assaidi
• 14 Jordan Henderson
• 15 Daniel Sturridge
• 16 Sebastian Coates
• 17 Mamadou Sakho
• 18 Alberto Moreno
• 19 Javier Manquillo
• 20 Adam Lallana
• 21 Lucas Leiva
• 22 Simon Mignolet
• 23 Emre Can
• 24 Joe Allen
• 26 Tiago Ilori
• 29 Fabio Borini
• 30 Suso
• 31 Raheem Sterling
• 32 Cameron Brannagan
• 33 Jordon Ibe
• 36 Samed Yesil
• 37 Martin Skrtel
• 38 Jon Flanagan
• 40 Krisztian Adorjan
• 41 Jack Dunn
• 43 Ryan McLaughlin
• 44 Brad Smith
• 45 Mario Balotelli
• 46 Jordan Rossiter
• 47 Andre Wisdom
• 48 Jerome Sinclair
• 49 Jordan Williams
• 50 Lazar Markovic
• 51 Lloyd Jones
• 52 Danny Ward
• 53 Joao Carlos Teixeira
• 54 Sheyi Ojo
• FW Luis Alberto
• FW Iago Aspas
• FW Divock Origi

Friendlies

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
16 July 2014	Brøndby IF	1-2	Peterson (49)
19 July 2014	Preston North End	2-1	Suso (73), Peterson (78)
24 July 2014	AS Roma	0-1
27 July 2014	Olympiacos CF	1-0	Sterling (5)
30 July 2014	Manchester City	2-2	Henderson (59), Sterling (84)
2 August 2014	AC Milan	2-0	Allen (17), Suso (89)
5 August 2014	Manchester United	1-3	Gerrard (pen 14)
10 August 2014	Borussia Dortmund	4-0	Sturridge (10), Lovren (13), Coutinho (49), Henderson (61)

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Venue	Scorers
17 August 2014	Southampton	2-1	Home	Sterling (23), Sturridge (79)
25 August 2014	Manchester City	1-3	Away	Zabaleta (og 83)
31 August 2014	Tottenham Hotspur	3-0	Away	Sterling (8), Gerrard (pen 49), Moreno (60)
13 September 2014	Aston Villa	0-1	Home
20 September 2014	West Ham	1-3	Away	Sterling (26)
27 September 2014	Everton	1-1	Home	Gerrard (65)
4 October 2014	West Bromwich Albion	2-1	Home	Lallana (45), Henderson (60)
19 October 2014	Queens Park Rangers	3-2	Away	Dunne (og 67), Coutinho (90), Caulker (og 90)
25 October 2014	Hull City	0-0	Home
1 November 2014	Newcastle United	0-1	Away
8 November 2014	Chelsea	1-2	Home	Can (9)
23 November 2014	Crystal Palace	1-3	Away	Lambert (2)
29 November 2014	Stoke City	1-0	Home	Johnson (85)
2 December 2014	Leicester City	3-1	Away	Lallana (26), Gerrard (54), Henderson (83)
6 December 2014	Sunderland	0-0	Home
13 December 2014	Manchester United	0-3	Away
20 December 2014	Arsenal	2-2	Home	Coutinho (45), Skrtel (90)
26 December 2014	Burnley	1-0	Away	Sterling (62)
29 December 2014	Swansea City	4-1	Home	Moreno (33), Lallana (51, 61), Shelvey (og 69)
1 January 2015	Leicester City	2-2	Home	Gerrard (pen 17, pen 40)
10 January 2015	Sunderland	1-0	Away	Markovic (8)
17 January 2015	Aston Villa	2-0	Away	Borini (24), Lambert (79)
31 January 2015	West Ham United	2-0	Home	Sterling (51), Sturridge (80)
7 February 2015	Everton	0-0	Away
10 February 2015	Tottenham Hotspur	3-2	Home	Markovic (15), Gerrard (pen 53), Balotelli (83)
22 February 2015	Southampton	2-0	Away	Coutinho (3), Sterling (73)
1 March 2015	Manchester City	2-1	Home	Henderson (11), Coutinho (75)
3 March 2015	Burnley	2-0	Home	Henderson (29), Sturridge (51)
16 March 2015	Swansea City	1-0	Away	Henderson (68)
22 March 2015	Manchester United	1-2	Home	Sturridge (69)
4 April 2015	Arsenal	1-4	Away	Henderson (pen 76)
13 April 2015	Newcastle United	2-0	Home	Sterling (9), Allen (70)
25 April 2015	West Bromwich Albion	0-0	Away
28 April 2015	Hull City	0-1	Away
2 May 2015	Queens Park Rangers	2-1	Home	Coutinho (19), Gerrard (87)
10 May 2015	Chelsea	1-1	Away	Gerrard (44)
16 May 2015	Crystal Palace	1-3	Home	Lallana (26)
24 May 2015	Stoke City	1-6	Away	Gerrard (70)

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Venue	Scorers
3	5 January 2015	AFC Wimbledon	2-1	Away	Gerrard (12, 62)
4	24 January 2015	Bolton	0-0	Home
4 (R)	4 February 2015	Bolton	2-1	Away	Sterling (86), Coutinho (90)
5	14 February 2015	Crystal Palace	2-1	Away	Sturridge (49), Lallana (58)
Quarter-final	8 March 2015	Blackburn	0-0	Home
Quarter-final (R)	8 April 2015	Blackburn	1-0	Away	Coutinho (70)
Semi-final	19 April 2015	Aston Villa	1-2	Neutral	Coutinho (30)

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Venue	Scorers
3	23 September 2014	Middlesbrough	2-2	Home	Rossiter (10), Suso (109)
4	28 October 2014	Swansea	2-1	Home	Balotelli (86), Lovren (90)
Quarter-final	17 December 2014	Bournemouth	3-1	Away	Sterling (20, 51), Markovic (27)
Semi-final (1st leg)	20 January 2015	Chelsea	1-1	Home	Sterling (59)
Semi-final (2nd leg)	27 January 2015	Chelsea	0-1	Away

Champions League

Group stage

Date	Opponent	Score	Venue	Scorers
16 September 2014	Ludogorets	2-1	Home	Balotelli (82), Gerrard (pen 90)
1 October 2014	FC Basel	0-1	Away
22 October 2014	Real Madrid	0-3	Home
4 November 2014	Real Madrid	0-1	Away
26 November 2014	Ludogorets	2-2	Away	Lambert (8), Henderson (37)
9 December 2014	FC Basel	1-1	Home	Gerrard (81)

Europa League

Knockout stages

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Venue	Scorers
Last 32 (1st leg)	19 February 2015	Besiktas	1-0	Home	Balotelli (pen 85)
Last 32 (2nd leg)	26 February 2015	Besiktas	0-1	Away

Player stats

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Brad Jones	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2	DF	Glen Johnson	19	1	4	0	2	0	3	0	28	1
3	DF	Jose Enrique	4	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	9	0
4	DF	Kolo Toure	12	0	3	0	3	0	3	0	21	0
6	DF	Dejan Lovren	26	0	4	0	2	1	6	0	38	1
8	MF	Steven Gerrard	29	9	3	2	3	0	6	2	37	13
9	FW	Rickie Lambert	25	2	4	0	3	0	4	1	36	3
10	MF	Philippe Coutinho	35	5	7	3	4	0	6	0	52	8
14	MF	Jordan Henderson	37	6	7	0	4	0	6	1	54	7
15	FW	Daniel Sturridge	12	4	3	1	0	0	2	0	17	5
16	DF	Sebastian Coates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	Mamadou Sakho	16	0	5	0	4	0	2	0	27	0
18	DF	Alberto Moreno	28	2	4	0	2	0	7	0	41	2
19	DF	Javier Manquillo	10	0	2	0	2	0	5	0	19	0
20	MF	Adam Lallana	27	5	4	1	4	0	6	0	41	6
21	MF	Lucas	20	0	3	0	5	0	4	0	32	0
22	GK	Simon Mignolet	36	0	7	0	3	0	8	0	54	0
23	MF	Emre Can	27	1	6	0	3	0	4	0	40	1
24	MF	Joe Allen	21	1	5	0	0	0	6	0	32	1
26	DF	Tiago Ilori	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	Fabio Borini	12	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	18	1
30	MF	Suso	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
31	FW	Raheem Sterling	35	7	5	1	4	3	8	0	52	11
32	MF	Cameron Brannagan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	Jordon Ibe	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14	0
36	FW	Samed Yesil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	Martin Skrtel	33	1	5	0	3	0	7	0	48	1
38	DF	Jon Flanagan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF	Jack Dunn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	DF	Ryan McLaughlin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF	Brad Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	FW	Mario Balotelli	16	1	4	0	3	1	5	2	28	4
46	MF	Jordan Rossiter	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
47	DF	Andre Wisdom	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	FW	Jerome Sinclair	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
49	MF	Jordan Williams	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
50	FW	Lazar Markovic	19	2	6	0	5	1	4	0	34	3
51	DF	Lloyd Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	GK	Danny Ward	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	MF	Joao Carlos Teixeira	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	FW	Sheyi Ojo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Scorers

No.	Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
8	MF	Steven Gerrard	9	2	0	2	13
31	FW	Raheem Sterling	7	1	3	0	11
10	MF	Philippe Coutinho	5	3	0	0	8
14	MF	Jordan Henderson	6	0	0	1	7
20	MF	Adam Lallana	5	1	0	0	6
15	FW	Daniel Sturridge	4	1	0	0	5
45	FW	Mario Balotelli	1	0	1	2	4
9	FW	Rickie Lambert	2	0	0	1	3
50	FW	Lazar Markovic	2	0	1	0	3
18	DF	Alberto Moreno	2	0	0	0	2
46	MF	Jordan Rossiter	0	0	1	0	1
30	MF	Suso	0	0	1	0	1
6	DF	Dejan Lovren	0	0	1	0	1
23	MF	Emre Can	1	0	0	0	1
2	DF	Glen Johnson	1	0	0	0	1
37	DF	Martin Skrtel	1	0	0	0	1
29	FW	Fabio Borini	1	0	0	0	1
24	MF	Joe Allen	1	0	0	0	1

Assisters

No.	Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
14	MF	Jordan Henderson	9	3	0	2	14
31	FW	Raheem Sterling	7	1	0	1	9
10	MF	Philippe Coutinho	6	0	1	0	7
20	MF	Adam Lallana	3	0	1	0	4
29	FW	Fabio Borini	1	0	1	0	2
9	FW	Rickie Lambert	2	0	0	0	2
18	DF	Alberto Moreno	0	0	0	1	1
8	MF	Steven Gerrard	1	0	0	0	1
19	DF	Javier Manquillo	0	1	0	0	1
23	MF	Emre Can	0	1	0	0	1
50	FW	Lazar Markovic	1	0	0	0	1

Player awards

Month	Player	Award no.
August 2014	Raheem Sterling	2
September 2014	Jordan Henderson	1
October 2014	Philippe Coutinho	3
November 2014	Kolo Toure	1
December 2014	Philippe Coutinho	4
January 2015	Philippe Coutinho	5
February 2015	Philippe Coutinho	6
March 2015	Jordan Henderson	2
April 2015	Philippe Coutinho	7
2014-15	Philippe Coutinho	1

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
5	Tottenham Hotspur	38	19	7	12	58	53	5	64
6	Liverpool	38	18	8	12	52	48	4	62
7	Southampton	38	18	6	14	54	33	21	60

Europe

Champions League group stage

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Real Madrid	6	6	0	0	16	2	14	18
2	Basel	6	2	1	3	7	8	-1	7
3	Liverpool	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	5
4	Ludogorets	6	1	1	4	5	14	−9	4

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
Rickie Lambert	Southampton	£4,500,000	2 June 2014
Adam Lallana	Southampton	£25,000,000	1 July 2014
Emre Can	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	£9,750,000	3 July 2014
Lazar Markovic	Benfica	£19,800,000	15 July 2014
Dejan Lovren	Southampton	£20,000,000	27 July 2014
Divock Origi	Lille	£10,000,000	29 July 2014
Javier Manquillo	Atletico Madrid	Loan	6 August 2014
Alberto Moreno	Sevilla	£12,000,000	16 August 2014
Mario Balotelli	AC Milan	£16,000,000	25 August 2014

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Stephen Sama	Released	Free	1 June 2014
Luis Alberto	C.F. Malaga	Loan	25 June 2014
Luis Suarez	Barcelona	£75,000,000	16 July 2014
Iago Aspas	Sevilla	Loan	21 July 2014
Andre Wisdom	West Brom	Loan	22 July 2014
Divock Origi	Lille	Loan	29 July 2014
Conor Coady	Huddersfield	£500,000	6 August 2014
Brad Smith	Swindon	Loan	7 August 2014
Pepe Reina	Bayern Munich	£2,000,000	8 August 2014
Martin Kelly	Crystal Palace	£1,500,000	14 August 2014
Joao Carlos Teixeira	Brighton	Loan	15 August 2014
Tiago Ilori	Bordeaux	Loan	18 August 2014
Kristoffer Peterson	Utrecht	Undisclosed	27 August 2014
Jack Robinson	QPR	£1,000,000	28 August 2014
Jordon Ibe	Derby	Loan	29 August 2014
Daniel Agger	Brondby	£3,000,000	30 August 2014
Sebastian Coates	Sunderland	Loan	1 September 2014
Oussama Assaidi	Stoke	Loan	1 September 2014
Krisztian Adorjan	Novara	Undisclosed	1 September 2014
Oussama Assaidi	Al-Ahli Dubai	£4,700,000	12 January 2015
Suso	AC Milan	Nominal	17 January 2015