All The Records Liverpool Has Broken This Season — And Could Break Before The Season’s Done

The Reds have been remarkably dominant this season. These records show just how dominant.
June 23, 2020

Liverpool is within touching distance of its first top-flight title in three decades.

Following are the records Liverpool has broken this season:

* Liverpool's 3-2 win against West Ham United in February marked its 21st successive home victory, eclipsing Manchester City's record of 20 between 2011-12. The result helped Jürgen Klopp's side equal City's tally of 18 consecutive league wins.

* Beat Southampton 4-0 on Feb. 1 to move 22 points clear of City at the top of the table for the biggest lead in Premier League history. That grew to 25 points after a 1-0 victory against Norwich City later that month.

* Liverpool's 1-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Jan. 11 meant it set a new record for points gained from the first 21 games in any of Europe's 'Big Five' leagues (61).

* It won its next six games to swell its points tally to 79 from its first 27 matches, before losing 3-0 at Watford in February.

* With its win at Tottenham, Liverpool set the record for most points gained across a 38-match spell in the Premier League (104), surpassing 102-point stretches by City and Chelsea.

* Liverpool had beaten 18 of the 19 teams in the league heading into its match against West Ham on Jan. 29. A 2-0 victory against the Hammers marked the first time it had defeated every team in a single top-flight campaign in the club's 127-year history.

* Mohamed Salah became the first Liverpool player to score 20 goals in all competitions in three consecutive seasons since Michael Owen between 2000-01 and 2002-03 when the Egyptian striker scored in a 2-1 win against Bournemouth.

Records Liverpool could break this season:

* If Liverpool defeats Crystal Palace on June 24 and City fails to beat Chelsea a day later, Klopp's side will seal the title with seven games to spare, eclipsing United (2000-01) and City (2017-18), who sealed their respective titles with five games left.

* Before the season was suspended, Liverpool was set to smash the record for the earliest top-flight title win. They could have sealed the title with a win against Everton on March 16 coupled with a loss for City against Arsenal on March 11, breaking the record set by United, who lifted the 2000-01 trophy on April 14.

* Liverpool has racked up 83 points from 30 games and needs 18 more to set the record for most points in a Premier League season, eclipsing City's tally of 100 from the 2017-18 campaign.

* Liverpool needs to win its remaining four games at Anfield to become the first Premier League side to win all 19 home games in a season.

* Four home wins would also ensure they set the record for most home points in a season, which is currently held jointly by Chelsea (2005-06), Manchester United (2010-11) and Manchester City (2011-12), who each picked up 55 points.

* Liverpool has won 27 games this season and needs six more wins to break City's record of 32 victories in a single Premier League campaign.

* If Liverpool wins its remaining eight games, it will end the season with 107 points, breaking Reading's record for most points in an English league campaign (106 in 2005-06).

* City set the record for the largest margin of victory in the Premier League when it won the title by 19 points in 2017-18, and Liverpool is on track to surpass that tally.

* Liverpool has won 12 of its 15 away matches and can equal City's record of 16 away victories from 2017-18 if it win its remaining four games on the road.

(Compiled by Arvind Sriram in Bengaluru Editing by Toby Davis)