2007–08 Liverpool F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was the 116th season in Liverpool Football Club's existence, and their 46th consecutive year in the top flight, which covers the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008.

Liverpool
2007–08 season
ChairmanTom Hicks and George Gillett
ManagerRafael Benítez
Premier League4th
FA CupFifth round
League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Fernando Torres (24)
All: Fernando Torres (33)
Highest home attendance44,459 v Manchester United (16 December 2007, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance41,095 v Porto (28 November 2007, UEFA Champions League)

Having finished third the previous season, Liverpool had qualified for the UEFA Champions League final qualifying stage.

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  IRL Steve Finnan
4 DF  FIN Sami Hyypiä
5 DF  DEN Daniel Agger
6 DF  NOR John Arne Riise
7 MF  AUS Harry Kewell
8 MF  ENG Steven Gerrard (captain)
9 FW  ESP Fernando Torres
10 FW  UKR Andriy Voronin
11 MF  ISR Yossi Benayoun
12 DF  BRA Fábio Aurélio
14 MF  ESP Xabi Alonso
15 FW  ENG Peter Crouch
16 MF  ENG Jermaine Pennant
17 DF  ESP Álvaro Arbeloa
18 FW  NED Dirk Kuyt
19 FW  NED Ryan Babel
20 MF  ARG Javier Mascherano
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  BRA Lucas
23 DF  ENG Jamie Carragher (vice-captain)
25 GK  ESP Pepe Reina
30 GK  FRA Charles Itandje[notes 1]
33 MF  ARG Sebastián Leto
34 MF  ENG Jay Spearing
35 MF  ENG Ray Putterill
36 MF  SCO Ryan Flynn
37 DF  SVK Martin Škrtel
38 FW  ENG Craig Lindfield
39 DF  ENG Stephen Darby
40 GK  ENG David Martin
42 FW  MAR Nabil El Zhar[notes 2]
45 DF  ESP Mikel San José
47 MF  FRA Damien Plessis
48 DF  ARG Emiliano Insúa

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  MLI Mohamed Sissoko[notes 3]
44 DF  ENG Robbie Threlfall
No. Pos. Nation Player
46 DF  ENG Jack Hobbs

Regular season

August

Liverpool began their Premier League season with a trip to Aston Villa, which they won 2–1. This was followed by the first leg of the Champions League qualifier, at Toulouse. The game, unusually played on a weekday afternoon, was won 1–0 by Liverpool.[1] Next came the first home game, a Premier League game against Chelsea. Liverpool took a lead through Fernando Torres's first goal for the club, but Chelsea hit back with a disputed penalty,[2] ending the game 1–1.[3] Referee Rob Styles appeared to book Michael Essien twice without sending him off, similar to Graham Poll at the 2006 World Cup.[2] Styles later admitted to have made an incorrect decision to award the penalty and, unusually, apologised to Liverpool for his mistake; he was subsequently dropped for the next gameweek.[2]

The third league game of the season, a 2–0 away win at Sunderland, was notable for Mohamed Sissoko's first (and only[4][5][6]) Liverpool goal, after more than two years. This was also the Reds' 7,000th league goal.[7] The following Tuesday saw Liverpool play Toulouse at Anfield in the second leg of their Champions League qualifying tie. Before kick-off, the Everton song "Z Cars" echoed around Anfield, in memory of 11-year-old Rhys Jones, a local boy who had been shot dead the previous week. The game finished 4–0 to Liverpool, and the team thereby qualified for the group stage courtesy of a 5–0 aggregate scoreline.[8]

September

Liverpool won their first game of September against Derby County 6–0,[9] Liverpool's biggest league win since April 2003 when they beat West Bromwich Albion by the same scoreline.[10] This win took them to the top of the Premier League table for the first time under Rafa Benitez.[11]

After a two-week international break, Liverpool's next league game was away to Portsmouth. The match ended in a 0–0 draw, after Pepe Reina saved Nwankwo Kanu's penalty kick.[12] The following week, the home league game against Birmingham City, ended in a similar goalless scoreline.

In between those two league draws Liverpool travelled to Porto to begin their Champions League Group A campaign against another team that had previously won the competition. The game, which ended 1–1, saw Jermaine Pennant sent off after receiving two yellow cards.[13]

Liverpool got back on a winning track when they travelled to Reading for a League Cup third round tie. Liverpool beat their hosts 4–2, with Fernando Torres scoring his first Liverpool hat-trick.[14] This was followed up with a league success, away to Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium, where Yossi Benayoun's 75th-minute strike—his second in two games—was enough to secure three points.[15]

October

October's first fixture was the visit of Marseille, Liverpool's second Champions League group stage match. A spectacular individual goal from Marseille midfielder Mathieu Valbuena handed Liverpool a 0–1 loss, their first of the season. Disappointed Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez described the match as possibly the worst performance by the club under his management.[16]

Liverpool remained at Anfield for their following game, the league visit of Tottenham Hotspur. A last-minute, injury-time, equaliser by Fernando Torres earned the team a 2–2 draw to preserve their unbeaten league record.[17] However, Liverpool bounced back to win the away derby to fierce rivals Everton. The match at Goodison Park was a contentious one, with the referee's performance heavily criticised by Everton manager David Moyes. Dirk Kuyt scored two penalties that saw Liverpool come from behind to win 2–1.[18]

The third of Liverpool's Champions League group games was a trip to Istanbul, where they had won the trophy in 2005.[19] On this occasion, however, Liverpool fans had little to celebrate as their hosts Beşiktaş dealt their side's chances of progressing in the competition a serious blow by winning 2–1.[20] The highest seeded team in their group, Liverpool were now bottom of their quartet with only a point from their first three qualifying games.[21]

Liverpool finished the month with a pair of home fixtures. The league visit of Arsenal yielded a 1–1 draw,[22] whilst the League Cup visit of Cardiff City, who featured Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler in their line-up, gave the Reds a 2–1 win and Nabil El Zhar his first Liverpool goal.[23]

November

Liverpool began the month of November with a 0–0 away draw at Blackburn Rovers,[24] further extending their unbeaten run in the league.[25] They followed this by finally injecting life into their Champions League campaign with an emphatic 8–0 home victory over Beşiktaş. A hat-trick from Yossi Benayoun, a goal from captain Steven Gerrard and two each from both Ryan Babel and Peter Crouch gave Liverpool fans something to celebrate as Liverpool established a new record for margin of victory in a Champions League match (the previous best, 7–0, had been held jointly by Arsenal and Juventus).[21]

On 10 November, the Champions League win was followed up with a Premier League one, as Liverpool beat Fulham 2–0 at Anfield. Fernando Torres came off the bench to break the deadlock in the 81st minute, and Steven Gerrard scored a penalty won by Peter Crouch four minutes later to seal the victory.[26]

After another international break, the team's 13th league game took place, on 24 November at Newcastle United. Steven Gerrard, who had been booed by the Newcastle fans for his part in England's failure to qualify for UEFA Euro 2008, opened the scoring for the Reds and two more goals from Dirk Kuyt and Ryan Babel gave Liverpool a 3–0 win.[27]

The team ended the month by hosting their penultimate Champions League group game, the must-win visit of Porto. Liverpool won 4–1[28] and, as Fernando Torres scored the first two Champions League goals of his career, club captain Steven Gerrard set a personal milestone of his own by equalling Michael Owen's club record of 22 goals in the Champions League.[29]

December

The club kicked off a busy month by registering a 4–0 league win against Bolton Wanderers at Anfield.[30] This win stretched Liverpool's winning streak to five games,[25] during which they scored 21 goals and conceded just one, and continued their unbeaten league run.[31]

However, this unbeaten start to the league season was cut short the following week when the visit to Reading resulted in a 3–1 defeat on 8 December. After the hosts converted a penalty for a challenge that television replays showed had occurred on the line, Steven Gerrard equalised for Liverpool before two second-half goals from Reading handed Liverpool their first league loss of the season.[32]

Three days later, yet again needing a win to guarantee their survival in the competition, Liverpool travelled to Marseille for their final Champions League Group A fixture. Marseille had previously hosted English teams in Europe on six occasions and won all six times,[33] and only needed a draw to progress themselves. However, Liverpool registered their second 4–0 win of the month to finish second in their group and progress to the round of 16.[34]

On 16 December, Liverpool hosted arch-rivals Manchester United in a vital Premier League match. The match ended with a 1–0 victory for Manchester United, their fourth in their last five league visits to Anfield, giving the latter a nine-point lead over Liverpool in the Premier League. The only goal was scored by Carlos Tevez. Arsenal beat Chelsea 1–0 later in the day to give themselves a ten-point lead over Liverpool at the top of the Premiership.

Liverpool travelled to Chelsea for the League Cup quarter-final on 19 December. They were beaten 2–0 through a deflected goal from Frank Lampard and an injury-time goal from Andriy Shevchenko. Peter Crouch was sent off after a two-footed tackle on Mikel John Obi.[35]

Three days before Christmas, Liverpool hosted Portsmouth, looking to get their Premier League campaign back on track after two successive defeats. Liverpool continued a record of remaining undefeated at Anfield against Pompey since 1951 by triumphing 4–1. Fernando Torres scored twice to continue his good run of scoring, while the other goals came from Yossi Benayoun and a Sylvain Distin own goal. In the Boxing Day fixture, Liverpool managed a 2–1 victory over Derby, with goals from Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard respectively, before playing out a goalless draw at the City of Manchester Stadium in their final game of 2007.

January

Liverpool's first game of 2008 was a home game against Wigan, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[36] This was followed by their first FA Cup game of the season, the third round tie against Luton Town, which also finished 1–1. In the replay a week later, Liverpool beat them 5–0 at home, in which Steven Gerrard scored his second Liverpool hat-trick. On 26 January 2008, Liverpool defeated Havant & Waterlooville 5–2, despite going behind twice in the first half.[37] After that they travelled to Upton Park, where they faced West Ham United. An injury time penalty from Mark Noble saw them slump to a 1–0 defeat, their third of the league season.

Martin Škrtel was the first signing by Liverpool in the January transfer window. The undisclosed fee was rumoured to be £6.5 million, which would be the highest amount paid by the club for a defender.[38] Mohamed Sissoko, who had found himself playing fewer games after the arrivals of Javier Mascherano and Lucas,[39] transferred to Juventus, and Jack Hobbs, who had played some first team games this season,[39] joined Scunthorpe United on loan until the end of the season.[40]

February

Liverpool's first game of February was against Sunderland at Anfield, which was won 3–0.[41] On 10 February, Liverpool travelled to Stamford Bridge and played out a 0–0 draw with Chelsea.[42]

Liverpool played Barnsley on 16 February in the FA Cup fifth round and lost 2–1 at Anfield, but then beat Inter Milan on 19 February in the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen first leg, winning 2–0.

Their last game of the month, against Middlesbrough on 23 February, produced a 3–2 win for Liverpool, with a Fernando Torres hat-trick.

March

Liverpool's first game in March was away against Bolton which they won 3–1 through an own goal by Jussi Jääskeläinen and strikes from Ryan Babel and Fábio Aurélio, his first for the club. On 5 March, Liverpool played against West Ham. Liverpool won this game 4–0, with a goal from Steven Gerrard and another hat-trick from Fernando Torres, making him the first Liverpool player in over 60 years to net hat-tricks in successive home games.[43] Three days later, Liverpool beat Newcastle 3–0 at home, with goals from Jermaine Pennant, Torres and Gerrard. On 11 March, Liverpool became the second English team in a week to win at the San Siro by winning against Inter Milan 1–0, with Torres again the scorer. Back in the league, Javier Mascherano scored his first goal for Liverpool[44] and Fernando Torres scored his 20th league goal of the season, becoming the first player at the club since Robbie Fowler to do so as Liverpool won 2–1 over Reading. However, their seven match winning streak was ended when they lost 3–0 to Manchester United. Javier Mascherano was sent off by referee Steve Bennett for dissent after Mascherano questioned the controversial booking of Fernando Torres. Liverpool's final fixture of March was against Everton at Anfield. Torres scored the only goal early in the match, and Liverpool held on to win 1–0, giving them a five-point lead over Everton for fourth place.

April

On 1 April, in the Champions League, Liverpool faced Arsenal for the first of three consecutive meetings, a 1–1 draw at the Emirates Stadium with Dirk Kuyt scoring an away goal. On 5 April they drew 1–1 once again at the Emirates. Peter Crouch scored for Liverpool to take the lead but Nicklas Bendtner scored the equalizer for Arsenal,[45] while Damien Plessis made his debut.[46] In the third game, Liverpool beat Arsenal 4–2 (5–3 on aggregate) to reach the Champions League semi-final. In the following game, Steven Gerrard scored in his 300th Liverpool appearance in the Premier League in a 3–1 home win over Blackburn Rovers. The following Saturday, Liverpool put out a weakened side against Fulham ahead of their semi-final first leg with Chelsea and won 2–0, with Jermaine Pennant and Peter Crouch getting on the scoresheet. On 22 April, Liverpool played Chelsea at Anfield in the Champions League semi-final first leg. Liverpool looked to be going into the second leg with a 1–0 advantage through Dirk Kuyt, but in the final minute of stoppage time John Arne Riise accidentally headed a Salomon Kalou cross into his own net, giving Chelsea a slight advantage through the away goal. The next Saturday, at Birmingham City, Liverpool again put out a weakened side before the 2nd leg with Chelsea. Damien Plessis started again, and Liverpool fought back from 2–0 down to 2–2, with Crouch and Benayoun scoring. That point secured fourth spot for Liverpool. The next Wednesday Liverpool played Chelsea in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final at Stamford Bridge, but lost 3–2 in extra time (4–3 on aggregate), sending Liverpool out of the Champions League.

May

On 4 May, Liverpool beat Manchester City 1–0 at Anfield. On the final day of the Premier League, Liverpool won 2–0 away at Tottenham, with Andriy Voronin scoring his sixth of the season and Torres' 24th league goal, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's record for the most goals scored by a foreign Premier League player in a debut season.

Premier League
11 August 2007 1 Aston Villa 1–2 Liverpool Birmingham, West Midlands
17:15 BST Mellberg  26'
Bouma  58'
Barry  67',  85' (pen.)
Petrov  89'		 Report Laursen  31' (o.g.)
Pennant  55'
Reina  84'
Gerrard  87'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,640
Referee: Mike Riley
19 August 2007 2 Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea Liverpool, Merseyside
16:00 BST Torres  15'
Kuyt  30'
Pennant  40'
Gerrard  43'
Carragher  61'		 Report Essien  12'
A. Cole  59'
Ben Haim  63'
Lampard  62' (pen.),  70'
Terry  74'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,924
Referee: Rob Styles
25 August 2007 3 Sunderland 0–2 Liverpool Sunderland, Wearside
12:45 BST Etuhu  27' Report Sissoko  37'
Arbeloa  67'
Voronin  87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 45,645
Referee: Mark Halsey
1 September 2007 4 Liverpool 6–0 Derby County Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 BST Alonso  29', 69'
Babel  45'
Torres  56', 77'
Voronin  76'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,076
Referee: Alan Wiley
15 September 2007 5 Portsmouth 0–0 Liverpool Portsmouth, Hampshire
12:45 BST Bouba Diop  29'
Johnson  64'
Davis  90+3'		 Report Alonso  31'
Sissoko  76'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,388
Referee: Mike Riley
22 September 2007 6 Liverpool 0–0 Birmingham City Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,215
Referee: Lee Mason
29 September 2007 7 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Liverpool Wigan, Greater Manchester
Report Benayoun  75' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 24,311
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
7 October 2007 8 Liverpool 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool, Merseyside
Voronin  12'
Torres  90+2'		 Report Keane  45', 47' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,986
Referee: Mark Halsey
20 October 2007 9 Everton 1–2 Liverpool Liverpool, Merseyside
12:45 Hyypiä  37' (o.g.)
Hibbert  53'
Neville  90'		 Report Kuyt  54' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,049
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
28 October 2007 10 Liverpool 1–1 Arsenal Liverpool, Merseyside
16:00 Gerrard  7' Report Fàbregas  80' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,122
Referee: Howard Webb
3 November 2007 11 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Liverpool Blackburn, Lancashire
17:15 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 30,033
Referee: Martin Atkinson
10 November 2007 12 Liverpool 2–0 Fulham Liverpool, Merseyside
Torres  81'
Gerrard  85' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,073
Referee: Steve Tanner
24 November 2007 13 Newcastle United 0–3 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
12:45 Report Gerrard  27'
Kuyt  46'
Babel  66'		 Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 52,307
Referee: Alan Wiley
2 December 2007 14 Liverpool 4–0 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 Hyypiä  17'
Torres  45'
Gerrard  46'
Babel  66'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,270
Referee: Steve Bennett
8 December 2007 15 Reading 3–1 Liverpool Reading, Berkshire
17:15 Hunt  17' (pen.)
Doyle  60'
Harper  67'		 Report Gerrard  28',  59' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,022
Referee: Andre Marriner
16 December 2007 16 Liverpool 0–1 Manchester United Liverpool, Merseyside
13:30 Gerrard  33'
Mascherano  63'		 Report Evra  15'
Anderson  33'
Brown  36'
Tevez  41'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,459
Referee: Mark Halsey
22 December 2007 17 Liverpool 4–1 Portsmouth Liverpool, Merseyside
Benayoun  13'
Distin  16' (o.g.)
Torres  66', 85'		 Report Benjani  57' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,071
26 December 2007 18 Derby County 1–2 Liverpool Derby, Derbyshire
McEveley  67' Report Torres  11'
Gerrard  90+2'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 33,029
Referee: Alan Wiley
30 December 2007 19 Manchester City 0–0 Liverpool Manchester, Greater Manchester
16:00 GMT Report Torres  85' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,321
Referee: Uriah Rennie
2 January 2008 20 Liverpool 1–1 Wigan Athletic Liverpool, Merseyside
Torres  49' Report Bramble  80' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,308
Referee: Steve Bennett
12 January 2008 21 Middlesbrough 1–1 Liverpool Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Boateng  26' Report Torres  71' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 33,035
Referee: Andre Marriner
21 January 2008 22 Liverpool 2–2 Aston Villa Liverpool, Merseyside
Benayoun  19'
Crouch  88'		 Report Harewood  69'
Aurélio  72' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,590
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
30 January 2008 23 West Ham United 1–0 Liverpool Newham, London
Noble  90+3' (pen.) Report Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Alan Wiley
2 February 2008 24 Liverpool 3–0 Sunderland Liverpool, Merseyside
Crouch  57'
Torres  69'
Gerrard  89'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,244
Referee: Rob Styles
10 February 2008 25 Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool Fulham, London
16:00 Belletti  3'
Carvalho  74'
Alex  78'		 Report Babel  41'
Riise  63'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,788
Referee: Mike Riley
23 February 2008 26 Liverpool 3–2 Middlesbrough Liverpool, Merseyside
Torres  28', 29', 61' Report Tuncay  9'
Downing  83'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,612
Referee: Lee Mason
2 March 2008 27 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Liverpool Bolton, Greater Manchester
Cohen  79' Report Jääskeläinen  12' (o.g.)
Babel  60'
Aurélio  75'		 Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 24,004
Referee: Phil Dowd
5 March 2008 28 Liverpool 4–0 West Ham United Liverpool, Merseyside
Torres  8', 60', 81'
Gerrard  85'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,954
Referee: Steve Bennett
8 March 2008 29 Liverpool 3–0 Newcastle United Liverpool, Merseyside
Pennant  43'
Torres  45'
Gerrard  51'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,031
Referee: Peter Walton
15 March 2008 30 Liverpool 2–1 Reading Liverpool, Merseyside
Mascherano  19'
Torres  48'		 Report Matějovský  5' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,524
Referee: Andre Marriner
23 March 2008 31 Manchester United 3–0 Liverpool Trafford, Greater Manchester
13:30 GMT Brown  34'
Ferdinand  60'
Ronaldo  78'
Nani  81'		 Report Mascherano  11',   44'
Torres  44'
Arbeloa  53'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 76,000
Referee: Steve Bennett
30 March 2008 32 Liverpool 1–0 Everton Liverpool, Merseyside
16:00 Torres  7' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,295
Referee: Howard Webb
5 April 2008 33 Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool Islington, London
12:45 Bendtner  54' Report Crouch  41' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,111
Referee: Phil Dowd
13 April 2008 34 Liverpool 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool, Merseyside
13:30 Gerrard  60'
Torres  82'
Voronin  90'		 Report Santa Cruz  90+2' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,283
Referee: Alan Wiley
19 April 2008 35 Fulham 0–2 Liverpool Fulham, London
Report Pennant  17'
Crouch  70'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,311
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 April 2008 36 Birmingham City 2–2 Liverpool Birmingham, West Midlands
Forssell  33'
Larsson  35'		 Report Crouch  63'
Benayoun  75'		 Stadium: St. Andrews
Attendance: 29,252
Referee: Peter Walton
4 May 2008 37 Liverpool 1–0 Manchester City Liverpool, Merseyside
16:00 Torres  58' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,074
Referee: Mark Halsey
11 May 2008 38 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool Haringey, London
15:00 Report Voronin  69'
Torres  74'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,063
Referee: Uriah Rennie

Classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Chelsea 38 25 10 3 65 26 +39 85 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Arsenal 38 24 11 3 74 31 +43 83 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Liverpool 38 21 13 4 67 28 +39 76
5 Everton 38 19 8 11 55 33 +22 65 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Aston Villa 38 16 12 10 71 51 +20 60 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAAHA
ResultWDWWDDWDWDDWWWLLWWDDDDLWDWWWWWLWDWWDWW
Position41211122333432244434444444444444444444
Source: Game log
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 21 13 4 67 28  +39 76 12 6 1 43 13  +30 9 7 3 24 15  +9

Big Four Games
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
6 0 4 2 3 7  −4 4 0 2 1 2 3  −1 0 2 1 1 4  −3

Cup Competitions

Football League Cup
Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
25 September 2007 Third Round Reading 2–4 Liverpool Reading, Berkshire
19:45 Convey  28'
Halls  64'		 Report Benayoun  23'
Torres  50', 71', 86'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 23,567
31 October 2007 Fourth Round Liverpool 2–1 Cardiff City Liverpool
19:45 El Zhar  48'
Gerrard  66'		 Report Purse  65' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,780
19 December 2007 Fifth Round Chelsea 2–0 Liverpool Fulham, London
19:45 Lampard  59'
Shevchenko  90'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,366
Referee: Martin Atkinson

FA Cup
Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
06 January 2008 Third Round Luton Town 1–1 Liverpool Luton
16:00 Riise  76' (o.g.) Report Crouch  73' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,226
15 January 2008 Third Round Replay Liverpool 5–0 Luton Town Liverpool
20:00 Babel  45'
Gerrard  52', 64', 71'
Hyypiä  57'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,446
26 January 2008 Fourth Round Liverpool 5–2 Havant & Waterlooville Liverpool
15:00 Lucas  27'
Benayoun  44', 56', 59'
Crouch  90'		 Report Pacquette  9'
Škrtel  31' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,566
Referee: Phil Dowd
16 February 2008 Fifth Round Liverpool 1–2 Barnsley Liverpool
15:00 Kuyt  32' Report Foster  57'
Howard  90'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,449
Referee: Martin Atkinson

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds § Third qualifying round
15 August 2007 First leg Toulouse 0–1 Liverpool Toulouse, France
Report Voronin  43' Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
28 August 2007 Second leg Liverpool 4–0 Toulouse Liverpool, England
Crouch  19'
Hyypiä  49'
Kuyt  87', 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,118
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Group stage
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group A
Group A
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Porto 632187+111
Liverpool 6312185+1310
Marseille 621369−37
Beşiktaş 6204415−116
18 September 2007 1 Porto 1–1 Liverpool Porto, Portugal
20:45 L. González  8' (pen.) Report Kuyt  17'
Pennant 		Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 41,208
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
3 October 2007 2 Liverpool 0–1 Marseille Liverpool, England
20:45 Report Valbuena  77' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,355
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
24 October 2007 3 Beşiktaş 2–1 Liverpool Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 Hyypiä  13' (o.g.)
Bobô  82'		 Report Gerrard  85' Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
6 November 2007 4 Liverpool 8–0 Beşiktaş Liverpool, England
20:45 Crouch  19', 89'
Benayoun  32', 53', 56'
Gerrard  69'
Babel  78', 81'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,143
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
28 November 2007 5 Liverpool 4–1 Porto Liverpool, England
20:45 Torres  19', 78'
Gerrard  84' (pen.)
Crouch  87'		 Report López  33' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,095
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
11 December 2007 6 Marseille 0–4 Liverpool Marseille, France
20:45 Report Gerrard  4'
Torres  11'
Kuyt  48'
Babel  90+1'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Knockout phase
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

Round of 16
19 February 2008 First leg Liverpool 2–0 Inter Milan Liverpool, England
Kuyt  85'
Gerrard  90'		 Report Materazzi  30' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,999
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
11 March 2008 Second leg Inter Milan 0–1 Liverpool Milan, Italy
Burdisso  50' Report Torres  63' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

Quarter-finals
2 April 2008 First leg Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool London, England
Adebayor  23' Report Kuyt  26' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,041
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
8 April 2008 Second leg Liverpool 4–2 Arsenal Liverpool, England
Hyypiä  30'
Torres  69'
Gerrard  86' (pen.)
Babel  90+2'		 Report Diaby  13'
Adebayor  84'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,985
Referee: Peter Frojdfeldt (Sweden)

Semi-finals
22 April 2008 First leg Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea Liverpool, England
Kuyt  43' Report Riise  90+4' (o.g.) Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,180
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
30 April 2008 Second leg Chelsea 3–2 (a.e.t.) Liverpool London, England
Drogba  33', 105'
Lampard  98' (pen.)		 Report Torres  64'
Babel  117'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,900
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Top scorers
P Player Position PL FAC LC EC Total
1 Fernando Torres Striker 24 0 3 6 33
2 Steven Gerrard Midfielder 11 3 1 6 21
3 Peter Crouch Striker 5 2 0 4 11
Yossi Benayoun Midfielder 4 3 1 3 11
Dirk Kuyt Striker 3 1 0 7 11
6 Ryan Babel Midfielder 4 1 0 5 10

Disciplinary record
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Notes
20 MF Mascherano 7 1 0
23 DF Carragher 7 0 0
14 MF Xabi Alonso 7 0 0
9 FW Fernando Torres 6 0 0
8 MF Gerrard 5 0 0
17 DF Arbeloa 5 0 0
16 MF Pennant 4 1 0
22 MF Sissoko 4 0 0
4 DF Hyypiä 4 0 0
6 DF Riise 4 0 0
18 FW Kuyt 3 0 0
21 MF Lucas 3 0 0
19 FW Babel 3 0 0
12 DF Fábio Aurélio 3 0 0
25 GK Pepe Reina 2 0 0
10 FW Voronin 2 0 0
3 DF Finnan 2 0 0
11 MF Benayoun 1 0 0
37 DF Škrtel 1 0 0
48 DF Insúa 1 0 0
15 FW Crouch 0 1

Last updated: 11 May
Source: Match reports in Game Log
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Squad statistics
Last updated on 11 January 2009
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueChampions LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF Steve Finnan 35021+306+103010
4 DF Sami Hyypiä 44424+3112+124100
5 DF Daniel Agger 604+10100000
6 DF John Arne Riise 44022+705+50400+10
7 MF Harry Kewell 1508+201+200+100+10
8 MF Steven Gerrard 522132+2111361+2321
9 FW Fernando Torres 463329+42410+161013
10 FW Andriy Voronin 28613+654+310+1010
11 MF Yossi Benayoun 471115+1547+43331+21
12 DF Fábio Aurélio 29113+317+200+1030
14 MF Xabi Alonso 27216+32403010
15 FW Peter Crouch 36119+1255+344230
16 MF Jermaine Pennant 25214+422+302000
17 DF Álvaro Arbeloa 41026+208+101030
18 FW Dirk Kuyt 481124+8310+272+2100
19 FW Ryan Babel 491015+1548+554120
20 MF Javier Mascherano 4112511301+100+10
21 MF Lucas 32112+602+503+1130
22 MF Mohamed Sissoko 1416+312+100020
23 DF Jamie Carragher 55034+101303+1030
25 GK Pepe Reina 5203801400000
30 GK Charles Itandje 7000004030
33 MF Sebastián Leto 4000200020
34 MF Jay Spearing 0000000000
35 MF Ray Putterill 0000000000
36 MF Ryan Flynn 0000000000
37 DF Martin Škrtel 20013+10501000
38 FW Craig Lindfield 0000000000
39 DF Stephen Darby 0000000000
40 GK David Martin 0000000000
42 FW Nabil El Zhar 3100000+101+11
44 DF Robbie Threlfall 0000000000
45 DF Mikel San José 0000000000
46 DF Jack Hobbs 501+1000002+10
47 MF Damien Plessis 2020000000
48 DF Emiliano Insúa 302+10000000

Transfers

In
# Player From Fee When
10 Andriy Voronin Bayer 04 Leverkusen£FreeSummer
11 Yossi Benayoun West Ham United£5,000,000Summer
9 Fernando Torres Atlético Madrid£20,000,000Summer
19 Ryan Babel Ajax£11,500,000Summer
21 Lucas Grêmio£6,000,000Summer
30 Charles Itandje Lens£1,400,000Summer
33 Sebastián Leto Lanús£1,800,000Summer
47 Damien Plessis LyonUndisclosedSummer
37 Martin Škrtel Zenit Saint Petersburg£6,500,000Winter
20 Javier Mascherano West Ham United£17,000,000Winter

Out
# Player To Fee When
1 Jerzy Dudek Real MadridReleasedSummer
9 Robbie Fowler Cardiff CityReleasedSummer
10 Luis García Atlético Madrid£4,000,000Summer
11 Mark González[notes 4] Real Betis£4,000,000Summer
17 Craig Bellamy West Ham United£7,500,000Summer
Djibril Cissé Marseille£6,000,000Summer
29 Gabriel Paletta[notes 5] Boca Juniors£1,200,000Summer
30 Daniele Padelli SampdoriaLoan returnSummer
32 Boudewijn Zenden MarseilleReleasedSummer
Paul Barratt Worcester CityReleasedSummer
David Roberts Bangor CityReleasedSummer
Florent Sinama Pongolle Recreativo Huelva£2,700,000Summer
Danny O'Donnell Crewe Alexandra£100,000Summer
Ryan Wignall Vauxhall MotorsReleasedSummer
Lee WoodwardUnknownReleasedSummer
Jon PringleUnknownReleasedSummer
Stephen BehanUnknownReleasedSummer
Michael Burns Bolton WanderersReleasedSummer
Jon RoutledgeTottenham HotspursReleasedSummer
Charlie Barnett Tranmere RoversReleasedSummer
Laurence Gaughan CelticUndisclosedSummer
45 James Smith Stockport CountyUndisclosedWinter
Jimmy Ryan[notes 6] Shrewsbury TownUndisclosedWinter
22 Mohamed Sissoko Juventus£8,250,000Winter
Josh Mimms York CityReleasedWinter
Lee Peltier Yeovil Town£200,000Winter

Loaned out
# Player To Duration
26[47] Paul Anderson Swansea CitySeason[48]
26[47] Scott Carson Aston VillaSeason[49]
34 Miki Roque XerezSeason[50]
35 Danny Guthrie Bolton WanderersSeason[51]
36 Ryan Flynn Hereford UnitedNovember to December
36 Adam Hammill SouthamptonSeason[52]
37[53] Lee Peltier Yeovil TownJuly to December[54]
38 Craig Lindfield Notts CountyNovember[55]
Chester CityJanuary to February
41 Besian Idrizaj Crystal PalaceAugust to November[56]
Wacker InnsbruckFebruary to June[57]
44 Robbie Threlfall Hereford UnitedNovember to May[58]
45 James Smith Stockport CountyAugust to November
46 Jack Hobbs Scunthorpe UnitedJanuary to May
Jimmy Ryan Shrewsbury TownAugust to November
Josh Mimms York CityOctober to December
Godwin Antwi[notes 7] Hartlepool UnitedSeason[59]
Nikolay Mihaylov TwenteSeason[60]
Anthony Le Tallec Le MansSeason[61]
Aridane Hernández FuerteventuraSeason
  • In: £29,950,000+
  • Out: £64,200,000+
  • Total spending: £34,250,000+

Reserves and U-18s

Summary

The reserves side were crowned champions of the Barclays Premier Reserve League North this season on 7 April 2008, the 17th reserve league title for the club. They became National Champions after beating Southern Champions Aston Villa Reserves 3–0 in the Premier Reserve League Play-off Final at Anfield on 7 May 2008. The reserves also reached the finals of the Liverpool Senior Cup and the Lancashire Senior Cup, and won the international football tournament Dallas Cup. Krisztián Németh, who scored 9 goals in 12 matches, was the top scorer in the Premier Reserve League North. The under-18s finished fifth in the Premier Academy League and qualified for the last 16 in FA Youth Cup. Nathan Eccleston was the best scorer in the youth team with 18 goals.

New players

After the departure of Steve Heighway, Dutchman Piet Hamberg came in to run the academy. As well as some changes to background personnel, the reserve and youth sides were bolstered by several new players:

Reserves

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
40 GK  ENG David Martin
— GK  AUS Dean Bouzanis
— GK  HUN Péter Gulácsi (on loan from MTK Hungária)
39 DF  ENG Stephen Darby (captain)
44 DF  ENG Robbie Threlfall (to November)
45 DF  ESP Mikel San José
46 DF  ENG Jack Hobbs (to January)
48 DF  ARG Emiliano Insúa
— DF  PAR Ronald Huth
— DF  ESP Daniel Ayala
— DF  ENG Martin Kelly
33 MF  ARG Sebastián Leto
34 MF  ENG Jay Spearing
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 MF  ENG Ray Putterill
36 MF  SCO Ryan Flynn
42 MF  MAR Nabil El Zhar
47 MF  FRA Damien Plessis
— MF  ENG Ryan Crowther
— MF  ESP Francisco Durán
— MF  ARG Gerardo Bruna
38 FW  ENG Craig Lindfield
— FW  NED Jordy Brouwer
— FW  HUN Krisztián Németh
— FW  HUN András Simon
— FW  ESP Dani Pacheco
  • Squad numbers refer to players' first team squad number where applicable. Reserve and youth games are 1–11.

Under-18s

Records
  • Mohamed Sissoko's goal against Sunderland was not only his first (and only) goal for the club but also Liverpool's 7000th league goal.[62]
  • The 6–0 defeat of Derby County was the first time Liverpool had scored six in the league since April 2003 against West Bromwich Albion.
  • The 8–0 victory over Beşiktaş was the biggest ever win in the Champions League, surpassing two previous 7–0 victories by Juventus and Arsenal.[21]
  • The 4–0 win over Marseille was Liverpool's biggest away win in the Champions League.
  • The 2–0 win at Anfield against Inter was Liverpool's 100th win at Anfield in European competition.
  • Liverpool scored a hat trick in every competition they played in this season.
  • Liverpool were the first Premiership team to score 100 goals in all competitions.

Notes
  1. Itandje was born in Bobigny, France, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Cameroon internationally and would make his international debut for Cameroon in 2013.
  2. El Zhar was born in Alès, France, and represented them at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Morocco internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Morocco in March 2008.
  3. Sissoko was born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
  4. González was born in Durban, South Africa, but was raised in Chile from the age of 10 and made his international debut for Chile in 2003.
  5. Paletta was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and represented them at U-20 level, but also holds an Italian passport due to his great-grandfather originating from Italy, and would make his international debut for Italy in June 2014.
  6. Ryan was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
  7. Antwi was born in Kumasi, Ghana, but was raised in Spain from the age of 14 and represented them at U-19 level.
  8. Bruna was born in Mendoza, Argentina, but was raised in Spain and represented them at U-17 level before switching his international allegiance back to Argentina and representing them at U20 level.
  9. Bouzanis was born in Sydney, Australia, and represented them at U-17 level, but also qualified to represent Greece internationally and represented them at U-19 level before switching his international allegiance back to Australia and representing them at U-20 and U-23 level.
  10. Ajdarević was born in Pristina, Yugoslavia (now part of Kosovo, but part of Serbia during the 2007–08 season), but was raised in Sweden from the age of 2 and represented them at U-17, U-19, U-21, and U-23 level. He also qualified to represent Albania internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Albania in November 2017.

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