2007–08 Liverpool F.C. 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
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

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
46	DF	ENG	Jack Hobbs

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]

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'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]

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]

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.

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]

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.

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.

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.

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.

Aston Villa v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Chelsea

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

Sunderland v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Derby County

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

Portsmouth v Liverpool

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

Wigan Athletic v Liverpool

29 September 2007 7	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Liverpool	Wigan, Greater Manchester
		Report	Benayoun 75'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 24,311 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Everton v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Arsenal

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

Liverpool v Fulham

10 November 2007 12	Liverpool	2–0	Fulham	Liverpool, Merseyside
17:15	Torres 81' Gerrard 85' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,073 Referee: Steve Tanner

Newcastle United v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers

2 December 2007 14	Liverpool	4–0	Bolton Wanderers	Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00	Hyypiä 17' Torres 45' Gerrard 56' Babel 85'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,270 Referee: Steve Bennett

Reading v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Manchester United

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

Liverpool v Portsmouth

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

Derby County v Liverpool

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

Manchester City v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Wigan Athletic

2 January 2008 20	Liverpool	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Torres 49'	Report	Bramble 80'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,308 Referee: Steve Bennett

Middlesbrough v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Aston Villa

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

West Ham United v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Sunderland

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

Chelsea v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Middlesbrough

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

Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v West Ham United

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

Liverpool v Newcastle United

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

Liverpool v Reading

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

Manchester United v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Everton

30 March 2008 32	Liverpool	1–0	Everton	Liverpool, Merseyside
16:00	Torres 7'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,295 Referee: Howard Webb

Arsenal v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers

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

Fulham v Liverpool

19 April 2008 35	Fulham	0–2	Liverpool	Fulham, London
		Report	Pennant 17' Crouch 70'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,311 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Birmingham City v Liverpool

26 April 2008 36	Birmingham City	2–2	Liverpool	Birmingham, West Midlands
	Forssell 33' Larsson 35'	Report	Crouch 63' Benayoun 75'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,252 Referee: Peter Walton

Liverpool v Manchester City

4 May 2008 37	Liverpool	1–0	Manchester City	Liverpool, Merseyside
16:00	Torres 58'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,074 Referee: Mark Halsey

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool

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

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

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.

Last updated on 11 January 2009

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Champions League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF	IRL	Steve Finnan	35	0	21+3	0	6+1	0	3	0	1	0
4	DF	FIN	Sami Hyypiä	44	4	24+3	1	12+1	2	4	1	0	0
5	DF	DEN	Daniel Agger	6	0	4+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	NOR	John Arne Riise	44	0	22+7	0	5+5	0	4	0	0+1	0
7	MF	AUS	Harry Kewell	15	0	8+2	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Steven Gerrard	52	21	32+2	11	13	6	1+2	3	2	1
9	FW	ESP	Fernando Torres	46	33	29+4	24	10+1	6	1	0	1	3
10	FW	UKR	Andriy Voronin	28	6	13+6	5	4+3	1	0+1	0	1	0
11	MF	ISR	Yossi Benayoun	47	11	15+15	4	7+4	3	3	3	1+2	1
12	DF	BRA	Fábio Aurélio	29	1	13+3	1	7+2	0	0+1	0	3	0
14	MF	ESP	Xabi Alonso	27	2	16+3	2	4	0	3	0	1	0
15	FW	ENG	Peter Crouch	36	11	9+12	5	5+3	4	4	2	3	0
16	MF	ENG	Jermaine Pennant	25	2	14+4	2	2+3	0	2	0	0	0
17	DF	ESP	Álvaro Arbeloa	41	0	26+2	0	8+1	0	1	0	3	0
18	FW	NED	Dirk Kuyt	48	11	24+8	3	10+2	7	2+2	1	0	0
19	FW	NED	Ryan Babel	49	10	15+15	4	8+5	5	4	1	2	0
20	MF	ARG	Javier Mascherano	41	1	25	1	13	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
21	MF	BRA	Lucas Leiva	32	1	12+6	0	2+5	0	3+1	1	3	0
22	MF	MLI	Mohamed Sissoko	14	1	6+3	1	2+1	0	0	0	2	0
23	DF	ENG	Jamie Carragher	55	0	34+1	0	13	0	3+1	0	3	0
25	GK	ESP	Pepe Reina	52	0	38	0	14	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	FRA	Charles Itandje	7	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0
33	MF	ARG	Sebastián Leto	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
34	MF	ENG	Jay Spearing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF	ENG	Ray Putterill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	SCO	Ryan Flynn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	SVK	Martin Škrtel	20	0	13+1	0	5	0	1	0	0	0
38	FW	ENG	Craig Lindfield	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	DF	ENG	Stephen Darby	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK	ENG	David Martin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	FW	MAR	Nabil El Zhar	3	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1+1	1
44	DF	ENG	Robbie Threlfall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	DF	ESP	Mikel San José	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	DF	ENG	Jack Hobbs	5	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
47	MF	FRA	Damien Plessis	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	DF	ARG	Emiliano Insúa	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

#	Player	To	Fee	When
1	Jerzy Dudek	Real Madrid	Released	Summer
9	Robbie Fowler	Cardiff City	Released	Summer
10	Luis García	Atlético Madrid	£4,000,000	Summer
11	Mark González[notes 4]	Real Betis	£4,000,000	Summer
17	Craig Bellamy	West Ham United	£7,500,000	Summer
	Djibril Cissé	Marseille	£6,000,000	Summer
29	Gabriel Paletta[notes 5]	Boca Juniors	£1,200,000	Summer
30	Daniele Padelli	Sampdoria	Loan return	Summer
32	Boudewijn Zenden	Marseille	Released	Summer
	Paul Barratt	Worcester City	Released	Summer
	David Roberts	Bangor City	Released	Summer
	Florent Sinama Pongolle	Recreativo Huelva	£2,700,000	Summer
	Danny O'Donnell	Crewe Alexandra	£100,000	Summer
	Ryan Wignall	Vauxhall Motors	Released	Summer
	Lee Woodward	Unknown	Released	Summer
	Jon Pringle	Unknown	Released	Summer
	Stephen Behan	Unknown	Released	Summer
	Michael Burns	Bolton Wanderers	Released	Summer
	Jon Routledge	Tottenham Hotspurs	Released	Summer
	Charlie Barnett	Tranmere Rovers	Released	Summer
	Laurence Gaughan	Celtic	Undisclosed	Summer
45	James Smith	Stockport County	Undisclosed	Winter
	Jimmy Ryan[notes 6]	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed	Winter
22	Mohamed Sissoko	Juventus	£8,250,000	Winter
	Josh Mimms	York City	Released	Winter
	Lee Peltier	Yeovil Town	£200,000	Winter

#	Player	To	Duration
26[47]	Paul Anderson	Swansea City	Season[48]
26[47]	Scott Carson	Aston Villa	Season[49]
34	Miki Roque	Xerez	Season[50]
35	Danny Guthrie	Bolton Wanderers	Season[51]
36	Ryan Flynn	Hereford United	November to December
36	Adam Hammill	Southampton	Season[52]
37[53]	Lee Peltier	Yeovil Town	July to December[54]
38	Craig Lindfield	Notts County	November[55]
		Chester City	January to February
41	Besian Idrizaj	Crystal Palace	August to November[56]
		Wacker Innsbruck	February to June[57]
44	Robbie Threlfall	Hereford United	November to May[58]
45	James Smith	Stockport County	August to November
46	Jack Hobbs	Scunthorpe United	January to May
	Jimmy Ryan	Shrewsbury Town	August to November
	Josh Mimms	York City	October to December
	Godwin Antwi[notes 7]	Hartlepool United	Season[59]
	Nikolay Mihaylov	Twente	Season[60]
	Anthony Le Tallec	Le Mans	Season[61]
	Aridane Hernández	Fuerteventura	Season

• In: £29,950,000+
• Out: £64,200,000+
• Total spending: £34,250,000+

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.

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:

Player	From	When
Dean Bouzanis[notes 9]	Sydney FC (loan return)	Summer
Gary Mackay-Steven	Ross County	Summer
Alex Cooper	Ross County	Winter
Ryan Crowther	Stockport County	Summer
Ben Robinson	Stockport County	Summer
David Amoo	Millwall	Summer
Andre Wisdom	Bradford City	Winter
Nathan Eccleston	U-16s	Summer
Sean Highdale	U-16s	Summer
Steven Irwin	U-16s	Summer
Joe Kennedy	U-16s	Summer
Chris Oldfield	U-16s	Summer

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

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.

Year	Name	Pos	Nat	Profile
1st	Sean Highdale	MF		View
1st	Alexander Kačaniklić	MF		View
1st	Alex Cooper	MF		View
1st	David Amoo	MF/FW		View
2nd	Michael Collins	FW		View
2nd	Michael Scott	FW/DF		View
1st	Nathan Eccleston	FW/MF		View
1st	Marvin Pourie	FW		View

• 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.

• Fixtures and results
• Liverpool F.C. 2007–08 on LFCHistory.net