2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season
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The 2016–17 season was
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's 125th season in existence and their 55th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. It was also the club's 25th consecutive season in the
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. Along with the
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, Liverpool also competed in the
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and
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. The season covered the period from 13 August 2016 to 21 May 2017. It started with a 4–3 away win against
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and ended with a 3–0 home win against relegated
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, which secured the ''Reds'' a place in the top four and qualification to the
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playoff round.


Season review


Pre-season

Liverpool began their pre-season on 8 July away at Tranmere Rovers.
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scored the only goal in a 1–0 win. Five days later, the Reds travelled to the Highbury Stadium to face League One side
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. New signing Marko Grujić scored the opening goal on his debut, followed by a goal apiece by
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and 16-year-old debutant
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before two goals by
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rounded out the 5–0 win. Liverpool won their third successive pre-season match on 17 July, with Ings and Woodburn scoring in a 2–0 win over
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. On 20 July, Liverpool defeated Huddersfield Town 2–0 through goals from
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and Grujić; reserve goalkeeper Shamal George also featured in the last 25 minutes of the match as a striker. Liverpool began their campaign in the International Champions Cup on 28 July, conceding a 0–1 defeat against Chelsea. On 30 July, Liverpool defeated Milan 2–0 with goals from Divock Origi and Firmino. Liverpool then played the final pre-season match in the United States against
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, suffering a 2–1 defeat. On 6 August, Liverpool played Barcelona at the Wembley Stadium in the final match of the International Champions Cup and won 4–0, with summer signing Sadio Mané getting on the scoresheet along with Origi and Grujić, and former Liverpool player Javier Mascherano scoring an own goal. Liverpool's pre-season ended the following day with a 4–0 defeat at
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's Opel Arena.


August

Liverpool began the season with a visit to the
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on 14 August to face-off with
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. Arsenal opened the scoring with a Theo Walcott strike in the 31st minute, one minute after the Arsenal striker saw his penalty kick saved by Liverpool goalkeeper
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, but a free-kick by Philippe Coutinho drew the scoreline level just before the break. The ''Reds'' continued the momentum into the second half and were 4–1 up after 63 minutes through strikes from Adam Lallana, Coutinho and Mané. Two quickfire goals from
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and Calum Chambers in response caused a nervy end to the match, but the ''Reds'' were able to see out the 4–3 victory. Liverpool played their second league match away at Burnley on 20 August. Liverpool dominated possession throughout, but was unable to recover from calamitous defending in the first half and suffered a 2–0 defeat. On 23 August, Liverpool began their quest for the
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in a match against Burton Albion at the
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. A brace from Daniel Sturridge, an own goal from
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and a goal apiece from Firmino and Origi saw a 5–0 win and progression to the next round of the competition. On 27 August, Liverpool played away to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. A James Milner penalty had the ''Reds'' 1–0 up at half-time, but a Danny Rose equalizer in the 72nd minute caused the match to end in a 1–1 draw.


September

On 10 September, after the international break, Liverpool hosted defending champions Leicester City at Anfield. Liverpool were 2–0 up within 30 minutes through goals from Firmino and Mané, but a fumbling of the ball at the back by
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allowed Jamie Vardy to narrow the lead before the break. However, a goal by Lallana in the 56th minute restored the two-goal lead, and Firmino's second goal of the match in the closing stages saw out a 4–1 win. The match was played before Anfield's largest crowd since 1977, with a 54,000 sell-out in the newly expanded stadium. Liverpool then played away at
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against Chelsea on 16 September, winning 2–1. Dejan Lovren's close range finish in the 17th minute and skipper Jordan Henderson's spectacular 25-yard strike in the 36th were enough to secure the 3 points. Liverpool played against Derby County at the
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in the third round of the EFL Cup on 20 September. They defeated the ''Rams'' 3–0 with
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scoring his first goal for the club, with Coutinho and Origi also getting on the scoresheet. On 24 September, Liverpool made it three wins in a row in the Premier League when they bested Hull City 5–1 at Anfield through strikes from Lallana, Mané, Coutinho and two converted penalties by Milner.


October

On 1 October, Liverpool defeated
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2–1 at the
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. A poor first-half saw the ''Reds'' down at the break, but a vast improvement in the second half with goals coming from Firmino and a late penalty by Milner were enough to secure the three points. Liverpool faced
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at Anfield on 17 October. The North-West derby was largely forgettable and ended in a 0–0 draw, with Liverpool securing their first clean sheet in the league of the season in a match of few chances. Liverpool then hosted West Bromwich Albion at Anfield on 22 October, winning 2–1. The ''Reds'' controlled the game and were 2–0 up at half-time through goals from Mané and Coutinho, but a late
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strike narrowed the scoreline to 2–1. On 25 October, Liverpool played Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield in the fourth round of the EFL Cup. The ''Reds'' won 2–1 with a brace from Sturridge seeing them through to the quarter-finals of the competition. Liverpool saw out October with a match against Crystal Palace at
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on the 29th. Emre Can, Lovren,
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and Firmino scored for the ''Reds'' in the thrilling encounter which ended 4–2.


November

Liverpool faced Watford at Anfield on 6 November. The ''Reds'' defeated the ''Hornets'' 6–1 with Mané bagging a brace, Coutinho, Can and Firmino getting on the scoresheet and Georginio Wijnaldum scoring his first goal for the club. This result put Liverpool top of the Premier League for the first time since April 2014. Following the international break, Liverpool faced Southampton away at St Mary's Stadium on 19 November. The ''Reds'' controlled the match but were unable to break down the ''Saints defence as the match ended 0–0. On 26 November, Liverpool hosted
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at Anfield. Origi made the breakthrough for the ''Reds'' in the 75th minute and Milner converted a penalty in the closing stages of the match to see out a 2–0 victory.
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made his debut for Liverpool when he came on as a substitute for Wijnaldum in the 92nd minute. Three days later, on 29 November, Liverpool hosted Leeds United at Anfield in the fifth round of the EFL Cup. Origi opened the scoring in the 76th minute and Woodburn's volley in the box in the 81st saw out a 2–0 victory and progression to the semi-finals of the competition. Woodburn's goal at the age of 17 years and 45 days old made him Liverpool's youngest ever goalscorer, surpassing Michael Owen's record by 99 days.


December

Liverpool faced
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at Dean Court on 4 December. Mané and Origi scored one apiece in the first half and Can scored another in the second half to see the ''Reds'' to a 3–1 lead, but three goals from Bournemouth in the final 20 minutes of the match caused Liverpool to suffer a 3–4 defeat. Liverpool then faced West Ham United at Anfield on 11 December, drawing 2–2. On 14 December, Liverpool travelled to the Riverside Stadium to face
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. Lallana bagged a brace and created another for Origi to see the ''Reds'' to a 3–0 victory. Next up was Everton, the Merseyside Derby, on 19 December. Mané scored the winning and only goal in the 94th minute. Liverpool then faced
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. Stoke rapidly opened the score in the 12th minute, but an equaliser from Lallana and a goal from Firmino made the ''Reds'' lead at half-time. In the second half, an own goal by
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and a goal from Sturridge ensured a 4–1 ''Reds'' win. On 31 December, Liverpool hosted
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, with the ''Reds'' winning 1–0 thanks to a header by Wijnaldum in the eighth minute.


January

Liverpool went to play Sunderland, where Sturridge opened the scoring with a header, but minutes later Jermain Defoe levelled it from the spot so that it would go 1–1 at half-time. Mané scored another for 2–1 in the 71st minute, but ten minutes later, he handled the ball in the penalty area with the referee pointing to the spot. Defoe scored once again and the match ended level, with the reds missing out important points. On 8 January, Liverpool played a goalless draw against
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in the third round of the FA Cup. The match was marked with the ''Reds'' fielding the youngest starting 11 in their history. Liverpool then faced Southampton, on 11 January, in the EFL Cup semi-finals first leg at St Mary's, losing the game 1–0 with Redmond scoring the only goal in 20th minute. Three days later, the ''Reds'' faced
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at
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. Milner opened the scoring from the spot in the 26th minute, after Paul Pogba handled the ball in the box. In the 84th minute, Zlatan Ibrahimović levelled the match 1–1. Liverpool were up to play the replay with Plymouth on the 18th. A goal by
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in the 17th minute made them earn their first and last win in January. Later in this month, Liverpool hosted
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in the Premier League. Early in the second half, two fast goals by Fernando Llorente gave Swansea the commanding position. However, Liverpool levelled through Firmino in the 54th and 69th minute.
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finished a shot in the back of the net for 2–3. On 25 January, Liverpool hosted Southampton in the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-final. They dominated the match, made some good chances, including a shot by Can cleared off the line by Southampton goalkeeper
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. At the stoppage time, Shane Long sealed the win for the ''Saints'' with a goal to make the aggregate score 2–0. The bad month for Liverpool continued, as they were eliminated from the FA Cup after a 1–2 home loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers. The ''Reds'' ended the month with a 1–1 home draw to Chelsea in the Premier League, where David Luiz opened the scoring with a free-kick, just to leave it for Wijnaldum to level in the 58th.
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saw his penalty shot stopped by Mignolet in the 78th minute.


February

Liverpool started February with a 2–0 loss away to Hull City, which was Mane's first game after Senegal lost in the quarter-finals of the
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. The goals for Hull came from
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just before the break and
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in the 84th minute. One week later, the ''Reds'' won for the first time since five matches in the Premier League, with two Mané goals in two minutes sealing the 2–0 win for the Merseyside team against Spurs. On 27 February, Liverpool lost 3–1 away to Leicester in the first match for their new manager
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following the sacking of the title-winning Claudio Ranieri. Jamie Vardy opened the scoring with
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making it two before the break. Early in the second half, Vardy scored his second goal of the night to see his team leading 3–0, and Coutinho made the final result in the 69th minute.


March

On 4 March, Liverpool continued their winning ways against fellow top six teams with a 3–1 home victory over Arsenal. The ''Reds'' were 2–0 up at the break with goals from Firmino in the ninth minute and Mané in the 40th, but Danny Welbeck halved the Liverpool lead with a goal in the 57th minute. In the stoppage time, Wijnaldum sealed the match off, making it 3–1 following a low cross by Origi from the right. Liverpool then went on to win a vital three points home against Burnley on 12 March, winning 2–1. After falling down to an
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strike early in the match, Wijnaldum equalized in the stoppage time of the first half just seconds before the half's end, and in the 64th minute, Can gave Liverpool the lead with a long-range shot that ended up out of the grasp of goalkeeper Tom Heaton. On 19 March, Liverpool traveled to Manchester City for a crucial game in the battle for Champions League qualification. Milner opened the scoring from the spot in the 51st minute, though
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leveled at the 69th. Both sides missed many chances, including a mishit by Lallana from five yards, but by the end, the draw was considered a fair result.


April

Liverpool started their month on 1 April against Everton in the Merseyside Derby at Anfield. Mané put Liverpool ahead, but Matthew Pennington drew Everton level in the 28th minute. The host ''Reds'' regained the lead two minutes and 57 seconds later with a strike from Coutinho. Origi, a substitute for the injured Mané, added a third goal just minutes after being introduced and the scoreline remained 3–1 till the final whistle. The second fixture was on 5 April against AFC Bournemouth at Anfield.
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scored early for the visiting ''Cherries'' off a back-pass mishap from Wijnaldum. However, Coutinho drew the match level at 1–1 with a goal in the 40th minute. The ''Reds'' struck first in the second half with a goal from Origi, assisted by Wijnaldum, in the 59th. Bournemouth was able to draw the game level through a late
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goal putting the score at 2–2, which the match finished. The day before their upcoming fixture, an away match at Stoke City, Klopp confirmed Mané would ruled out for the remainder of Liverpool's season. Liverpool had no time to dwell upon this as Stoke awaited the following day. With a side featuring youth players such as Trent Alexander-Arnold and Woodburn, Liverpool fell behind 1–0 at the half following a
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goal just before the break. However, the introduction of Firmino and Coutinho at half-time led to responses in the 70th and 72nd minutes, where Coutinho then Firmino respectively scored to put the scoreline at 1–2. The ''Reds'' saw the match out, marking their first away victory of the calendar year in the Premier League. Liverpool's April continued with a match at West Brom, where the sole goal came from Firmino off a set piece header in first-half injury time. The final fixture of the month was a return to Anfield to square-off with Crystal Palace. Coutinho opened the scoring in the 24th minute off a free-kick, however former Liverpool man Christian Benteke leveled the match then scored a second in the 74th to hand Liverpool a 1–2 loss, just their second Premier League home defeat of the season.


May

The final month of the season for Liverpool began on 7 May with a home match against Southampton. The result was a 0–0 draw, with the best chance coming to the ''Reds'' through a 66th-minute penalty that was taken by Milner and ultimately missed. The kick came just moments after Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster approached Milner as he put the ball on the spot seemingly in an attempt to win a psychological advantage before the penalty. This draw resulted in the fourth match against Southampton out of four played in this season where Liverpool failed to score. The penultimate match of the season (and final away match) was on 14 May, a visit at Olympic Stadium to face West Ham. The ''Reds'' struck first in the 35th minute thanks to Sturridge's finish following what was described as a "sublime" pass from Coutinho. In the second half, Coutinho scored twice in four minutes and Origi's goal in the 76th minute capped off a 0–4 victory. The final match of the season took place on 21 May, at Anfield against Middlesbrough. While Middlesbrough were already guaranteed relegation and a Premier League finish of 19th, Liverpool sat in fourth place at the time of kick-off, with Arsenal just one point behind and Manchester City two points ahead, with a win guaranteeing Liverpool a spot in the UEFA Champions League for next season. The match stayed at 0–0 for the first 45 minutes, however Wijnaldum found a breakthrough for the ''Reds'' in first-half stoppage time, putting Liverpool up 1–0 at the half. Coutinho added a second just six minutes into the second half and that goal was followed by a third from Lallana just five minutes after that putting Liverpool up 3–0, where the scoreline would remain. Liverpool clinched fourth place in the final Premier League table to secure Champions League football for the 2017–18 season.


First team

:''As it stands on 21 May 2017'' :''Last updated on 1 February 2017''


New contracts


Transfers and loans


Transfers in


Transfers out


Loans out


Transfer summary

Spending Summer: £ 67,900,000 Winter: £ 0 Total: £ 67,900,000 Income Summer: £ 72,800,000 Winter: £ 5,750,000 Total: £ 78,550,000 Net Expenditure Summer: £ 4,900,000 Winter: £ 5,750,000 Total: £ 10,650,000


Friendlies


Pre-season


International Champions Cup


During season


Post-season


Competitions


Overall


Overview

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Premier League


League table


Results summary


Results by matchday


Matches

On 15 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


FA Cup


EFL Cup


Squad statistics


Appearances

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Roberto Firmino Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira (born 2 October 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for club Liverpool and the Brazil national team. After starting his career with Figueirense in 20 ...
, , 34 (1), , 1 (1), , 4, , 39 (2) , - , 12 , DF , , align=left, Joe Gomez , , 0, , 3, , 0 , , 3 , - , 14 , MF , , align=left, Jordan Henderson , , 24, , 0, , 3, , 27 , - , 15 , FW , , align=left, Daniel Sturridge , , 7 (13), , 1 (2), , 3 (1), , 11 (16) , - , 16 , MF , , align=left, Marko Grujić , , 0 (5), , 0, , 2 (1), , 2 (6) , - , 17 , DF , , align=left,
Ragnar Klavan Ragnar Klavan (born 30 October 1985) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Estonian club Paide Linnameeskond and the Estonia national team. A left-footed centre back, he has also played as a left back during his car ...
, , 15 (5), , 1, , 4, , 20 (5) , - , 18 , DF , , align=left,
Alberto Moreno Alberto Moreno Pérez (; born 5 July 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Villarreal. An academy graduate of local side Sevilla, he made his senior debut for the club's reserve side in 2011 befo ...
, , 2 (10), , 3, , 3, , 8 (10) , - , 19 , FW , , align=left, Sadio Mané , , 26 (1), , 0, , 2, , 28 (1) , - , 20 , MF , , align=left, Adam Lallana , , 27 (4), , 0 (1), , 3, , 30 (5) , - , 21 , MF , , align=left,
Lucas Leiva Lucas Pezzini Leiva (born 9 January 1987), known as Lucas or Lucas Leiva (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Grêmio. Lucas began his career as a box-to-box midfielder at Grêmio where he won the ...
, , 12 (12), , 3, , 4, , 19 (12) , - , 22 , GK , , align=left,
Simon Mignolet Simon Luc Hildebert Mignolet (, ; born 6 March 1988) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Belgium national team. Mignolet started his career with Belgian Second Divisi ...
, , 28, , 0, , 3, , 31 , - , 23 , MF , , align=left, Emre Can , , 26 (6), , 1 (1), , 4 (2), , 31 (9) , - , 27 , FW , , align=left, Divock Origi , , 14 (20), , 3, , 4 (2), , 21 (22) , - , 28 , FW , , align=left,
Danny Ings Daniel William John Ings (born 23 July 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Aston Villa. Ings started his career in the youth team of Southampton but was released as a schoolboy. He subsequently joined ...
, , 0, , 0, , 0 (2), , 0 (2) , - , 32 , DF , , align=left,
Joël Matip Job Joël André Matip (born 8 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Liverpool. Matip began his professional career with Schalke 04 in 2009, and was part of their teams that won the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Su ...
, , 27 (2), , 0, , 3, , 30 (2) , - , 35 , MF , , align=left,
Kevin Stewart Kevin Stewart may refer to: * Kevin Stewart (Australian politician) (1928–2006), former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * Kevin Stewart (Scottish politician) (born 1968), member of the Scottish Parliament, 2011– * Kevin Stewa ...
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Sheyi Ojo Oluwaseyi Babajide "Sheyi" Ojo (born 19 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Cardiff City. Ojo joined Liverpool as a 14-year-old and came through their academy. He spent time on l ...
, , 0, , 1 (1), , 0 , , 1 (1) , - , 56 , DF , , align=left,
Connor Randall Connor Steven Randall (born 21 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Ross County. Club career Early career Randall was born and raised in Melling, Merseyside. He attended ...
, , 0, , 1, , 0 , , 1 , - , 58 , FW , , align=left,
Ben Woodburn Benjamin Luke Woodburn (born 15 October 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Preston North End and the Wales national team. Woodburn joined the football academy of Liverpool when he was seven years old. Nearly a deca ...
, , 1 (4), , 3, , 0 (1), , 4 (5) , - , 59 , MF , , align=left, Harry Wilson , , 0, , 0 (1), , 0, , 0 (1) , - , 66 , DF , , align=left, Trent Alexander-Arnold , , 2 (5), , 2, , 3, , 7 (5)


Goalscorers

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Roberto Firmino Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira (born 2 October 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for club Liverpool and the Brazil national team. After starting his career with Figueirense in 20 ...
, , 11 , , 0 , , 1 , , 12 , - , rowspan="1", 4 , , FW , , 27 , , align=left, Divock Origi , , 7 , , 1 , , 3 , , 11 , - , rowspan="1", 5 , , MF , , 20 , , align=left, Adam Lallana , , 8 , , 0 , , 0 , , 8 , - , rowspan="2", 6 , , DF, , 7 , , align=left, James Milner , , 7 , , 0 , , 0 , , 7 , - , , FW , , 15 , , align=left, Daniel Sturridge , , 3 , , 0 , , 4 , , 7 , - , rowspan="1", 8 , , MF , , 5 , , align=left, Georginio Wijnaldum , , 6 , , 0 , , 0 , , 6 , - , rowspan="1", 9 , , MF, , 23 , , align=left, Emre Can , , 5 , , 0 , , 0 , , 5 , - , rowspan="1", 10 , , DF , , 6 , , align=left, Dejan Lovren , , 2 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2 , - , rowspan="5", 11 , , MF , , 14 , , align=left, Jordan Henderson , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , - , , DF, , 17 , , align=left,
Ragnar Klavan Ragnar Klavan (born 30 October 1985) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Estonian club Paide Linnameeskond and the Estonia national team. A left-footed centre back, he has also played as a left back during his car ...
, , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 1 , - , , MF , , 21 , , align=left,
Lucas Lucas or LUCAS may refer to: People * Lucas (surname) * Lucas (given name) Arts and entertainment * Luca Family Singers, also known as "lucas ligner en torsk" * ''Lucas'' (album) (2007), an album by Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities * ''L ...
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Joël Matip Job Joël André Matip (born 8 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Liverpool. Matip began his professional career with Schalke 04 in 2009, and was part of their teams that won the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Su ...
, , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , - , , FW , , 58 , , align=left,
Ben Woodburn Benjamin Luke Woodburn (born 15 October 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Preston North End and the Wales national team. Woodburn joined the football academy of Liverpool when he was seven years old. Nearly a deca ...
, , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 1 , - , # , colspan="3", Own Goals , , 1, , 0 , , 1 , , 2 , - , colspan="4", Total, , 78, , 2, , 12, , 92


Clean sheets

''Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total clean sheets are equal.'' :''Correct as of matches played on 21 May 2017'' {, class="wikitable sortable alternance" ; style="text-align:center; " , - !width=10, No. ! scope="col" style="width:180px;", Player !width=100, Premier League !width=100, FA Cup !width=100, EFL Cup !width=100, Total , - , 22 , , align=left,
Simon Mignolet Simon Luc Hildebert Mignolet (, ; born 6 March 1988) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Belgium national team. Mignolet started his career with Belgian Second Divisi ...
, , 9 , , 0 , , 2 , , 11 , - , 1 , , align=left, Loris Karius , , 3 , , 2 , , 1 , , 6 , -


Disciplinary record

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Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
!colspan="2", FA Cup !colspan="2",
EFL Cup The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition and major trophy in men's domestic football in England. Organised by the ...
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Roberto Firmino Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira (born 2 October 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for club Liverpool and the Brazil national team. After starting his career with Figueirense in 20 ...
, 4 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 4 , 0 , - , 21 , MF ,
Lucas Leiva Lucas Pezzini Leiva (born 9 January 1987), known as Lucas or Lucas Leiva (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Grêmio. Lucas began his career as a box-to-box midfielder at Grêmio where he won the ...
, 4 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 4 , 0 , - , 5 , MF , Georginio Wijnaldum , 2 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 3 , 0 , - , 16 , MF , Marko Grujić , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 2 , 0 , 3 , 0 , - , 17 , DF ,
Ragnar Klavan Ragnar Klavan (born 30 October 1985) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Estonian club Paide Linnameeskond and the Estonia national team. A left-footed centre back, he has also played as a left back during his car ...
, 3 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 3 , 0 , - , 19 , FW , Sadio Mané , 3 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 3 , 0 , - , 20 , MF , Adam Lallana , 3 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 3 , 0 , - , 10 , MF , Philippe Coutinho , 2 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 2 , 0 , - , 18 , DF ,
Alberto Moreno Alberto Moreno Pérez (; born 5 July 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Villarreal. An academy graduate of local side Sevilla, he made his senior debut for the club's reserve side in 2011 befo ...
, 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 2 , 0 , - , 32 , DF ,
Joël Matip Job Joël André Matip (born 8 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Liverpool. Matip began his professional career with Schalke 04 in 2009, and was part of their teams that won the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Su ...
, 2 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 2 , 0 , - , 12 , DF , Joe Gomez , 0 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 , 0 , - , 27 , FW , Divock Origi , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 0 , - , 28 , FW ,
Danny Ings Daniel William John Ings (born 23 July 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Aston Villa. Ings started his career in the youth team of Southampton but was released as a schoolboy. He subsequently joined ...
, 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 0 , - , 53 , MF , Ovie Ejaria , 0 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 , 0 , - , 54 , MF ,
Sheyi Ojo Oluwaseyi Babajide "Sheyi" Ojo (born 19 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Cardiff City. Ojo joined Liverpool as a 14-year-old and came through their academy. He spent time on l ...
, 0 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 , 0 , - , 66 , DF , Trent Alexander-Arnold , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 0 , - !colspan=3, Total !50 !0 !4 !0 !6 !0 !60 !0


Club awards


End-of-season awards

The 2017 Liverpool FC Players' Awards event was held at Anfield on 9 May 2017. *Liverpool Players' Player of the Year Award: Sadio Mané *Liverpool Supporters' Player of the Year Award: Sadio Mané *Liverpool Supporters' Young Player of the Year Award: Trent Alexander-Arnold *Goal of the Season Award: Emre Can (vs. Watford, 1 May 2017) *Academy’s Players’ Player of the Year:
Ben Woodburn Benjamin Luke Woodburn (born 15 October 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Preston North End and the Wales national team. Woodburn joined the football academy of Liverpool when he was seven years old. Nearly a deca ...
*Liverpool Ladies FC Players’ Player of the Season: Sophie Ingle *Lifetime Achievement Award: Roger Hunt *Bill Shankly Community Award: Jeremy Barnes *Supporters’ Club of the Year: Cyprus *Staff Recognition Award: Disability support team *Special Recognition Award:
Lucas Leiva Lucas Pezzini Leiva (born 9 January 1987), known as Lucas or Lucas Leiva (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Grêmio. Lucas began his career as a box-to-box midfielder at Grêmio where he won the ...
*Outstanding Team Achievement Award: Rome 1977 team


Liverpool ''Standard Chartered Player of the Month'' award

''Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fans voting o
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' {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" , - !Month !Player !Votes , - , August , Sadio Mané , 77% , - , September , Adam Lallana , 51% , - , October , Philippe Coutinho , 56% , - , November ,
Joël Matip Job Joël André Matip (born 8 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Liverpool. Matip began his professional career with Schalke 04 in 2009, and was part of their teams that won the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Su ...
, , - , December , Adam Lallana , 55% , - , January , Georginio Wijnaldum , 22% , - , February , Sadio Mané , , - , March , Georginio Wijnaldum , 51% , - , April , Philippe Coutinho , 37% , -


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Liverpool F.C. season Liverpool Liverpool F.C. seasons