The 2026–27 season is Liverpool Football Club's 135th overall and their 65th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the Premier League, the club is also participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the UEFA Champions League.
A major change in ownership structure was announced on 14 August 2026, when Fenway Sports Group agreed to sell a 38% stake to 1892 Holdings, a consortium led and managed by Amit Bhatia. The consortium also includes Jeff Bezos, who will not take a seat in the board and is represented by managing partner Bryan Baum, Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin and the Mittal family.
Coaching staff
This season is the first under new head coach Andoni Iraola, who was appointed on a two-year contract on 4 June 2026, succeeding Arne Slot after he departed on 30 May 2026.
Position Name Head coach Andoni Iraola Assistant coach Pablo de la Torre First-team coach Tommy Elphick Shaun Cooper Individual lead coach Luiz Fernando Iubel First-team goalkeeping coach Alejandro Rosalen First-team doctor Amit Pannu Director of medicine and performance Jonathan Power Head of physical performance Conall Murtagh Head of first-team analysis Jansen Moreno
First-team squad
This season is the first since 2016–17 without Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson, and the first since 2020–21 without Ibrahima Konaté, all of whom departed the club upon the expiry of their respective contracts. It is also the first season since 2016–17 without Curtis Jones, who departed to Italian side Inter Milan.
No. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Apps Goals Assists Goalkeepers 1 Alisson Becker (vice-captain) GK Roma 339 1 3 25 Giorgi Mamardashvili GK Valencia 21 0 0 28 Freddie Woodman GK Preston North End 4 0 0 56 Vítězslav Jaroš GK LFC Academy 2 0 0 95 Harvey Davies GK LFC Academy 0 0 0 Defenders 2 Joe Gomez (vice-captain) RB / CB / LB Charlton Athletic 275 0 11 4 Virgil van Dijk (captain) CB Southampton 380 36 14 5 Jérémy Jacquet CB Rennes 7 0 0 6 Milos Kerkez LB Bournemouth 55 2 2 12 Conor Bradley RB LFC Academy 78 1 12 15 Giovanni Leoni CB Parma 1 0 0 21 Kostas Tsimikas LB Olympiacos 118 0 18 30 Jeremie Frimpong RWB / RB / RW Bayer Leverkusen 40 2 1 33 Ronald Araújo CB / RB Barcelona 7 0 1 44 Luke Chambers LB / CB LFC Academy 4 0 0 Midfielders 3 Wataru Endo DM / CB VfB Stuttgart 87 2 2 7 Florian Wirtz AM / LM Bayer Leverkusen 55 7 9 8 Dominik Szoboszlai (vice-captain) CM / AM / RB RB Leipzig 154 31 24 10 Alexis Mac Allister CM Brighton & Hove Albion 157 21 21 38 Ryan Gravenberch DM / CM Bayern Munich 144 10 13 42 Trey Nyoni CM LFC Academy 24 0 1 53 James McConnell CM LFC Academy 14 0 1 Forwards 9 Alexander Isak CF Newcastle United 29 8 2 14 Federico Chiesa RW / CF Juventus 50 5 4 18 Cody Gakpo LW / CF PSV Eindhoven 186 52 24 22 Hugo Ekitike CF Eintracht Frankfurt 45 17 6 23 Víctor Muñoz LW / RW / CF Osasuna 6 1 0 29 Bradley Barcola LW / RW Paris Saint-Germain 5 0 0 67 Lewis Koumas CF / LW / RW LFC Academy 6 1 0 73 Rio Ngumoha LW LFC Academy 35 2 1 76 Jayden Danns CF LFC Academy 10 3 0 Out on loan 19 Harvey Elliott AM / RW Fulham 149 15 17 41 Ármin Pécsi GK Puskás Akadémia 0 0 0 47 Calvin Ramsay RB Aberdeen 4 0 0 83 Ifeanyi Ndukwe CB Austria Wien 0 0 0
New contracts Date Pos. No. Player Date until Ref. First team 17 July 2026 MF 8 Dominik Szoboszlai 30 June 2031 23 July 2026 GK 28 Freddie Woodman 30 June 2029 Academy 27 May 2026 MF 68 Kieran Morrison 30 June 2030 11 June 2026 DF 85 Prince Cissé 30 June 2029 16 July 2026 MF 81 Oliver O'Connor Undisclosed 1 August 2026 MF — La'more Lee Forrester Undisclosed 13 August 2026 DF — Lucas Clarke 30 June 2028 15 August 2026 DF 48 Calum Scanlon Undisclosed 8 September 2026 MF — Haydn Murray-Holme Undisclosed 18 September 2026 MF — Erik Farkas Undisclosed 22 September 2026 GK 90 Matty Wright Undisclosed
Transfers In Date Pos. No. Player From Fee Ref. First team 1 July 2026 DF 5 Jérémy Jacquet Rennes £55,000,000 1 July 2026 FW 23 Víctor Muñoz Osasuna £34,500,000 1 July 2026 DF 83 Ifeanyi Ndukwe Austria Wien £2,600,000 31 August 2026 FW 29 Bradley Barcola Paris Saint-Germain £106,000,000 1 January 2027 FW — Djylian N'Guessan Saint-Étienne £4,300,000 Academy 15 September 2026 MF 69 Patrik Farkas Blackburn Rovers Free transfer Spending: £202,400,000 + Undisclosed fees
Note1: On 21 July 2026, Liverpool completed a transfer for midfielder Samuel Martínez from Atlético Nacional for a reported fee of £750,000. Both clubs confirmed that the Colombian youth international would be joining the Premier League club at the start of the 2027–28 season.
Note2: On 1 September 2026, Liverpool completed a transfer for goalkeeper Lucca Brughmans from Genk for a reported fee of £28,300,000 plus £1,700,000 in potential add-ons. Both clubs confirmed that the Belgian youth international would be joining the Premier League club at the start of the 2027–28 season.
Out Date Pos. No. Player To Fee Ref. First team 1 July 2026 DF 5 Ibrahima Konaté Real Madrid Free transfer 1 July 2026 FW 11 Mohamed Salah Trabzonspor Free transfer 1 July 2026 DF 26 Andy Robertson Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer 1 July 2026 DF 46 Rhys Williams Free agent Free transfer 21 August 2026 MF 17 Curtis Jones Inter Milan £25,700,000 31 August 2026 MF 43 Stefan Bajcetic Celta Fortuna £1,000,000 Academy 1 July 2026 DF 57 Carter Pinnington West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed 1 July 2026 DF 59 Terence Miles Lower Breck Free transfer 1 July 2026 DF 69 Josh Davidson Burscough Free transfer 1 July 2026 FW 81 Kareem Ahmed Pittburgh Panthers Free transfer 1 July 2026 MF 85 James Balagizi Free agent Free transfer 1 July 2026 FW 87 Oakley Cannonier Hougang United Free transfer 1 July 2026 DF 90 Emmanuel Airoboma Burnley Free transfer 1 July 2026 GK — DJ Bernard Middlesbrough Free transfer 1 July 2026 GK — Jacob Poytress Bury Free transfer 2 July 2026 MF 91 Luca Stephenson Bolton Wanderers £700,000 29 July 2026 MF 70 Tommy Pilling Zemplín Michalovce Undisclosed Income: £27,400,000 + Undisclosed fees
Loans in Date Pos. No. Player From Date until Ref. First team 10 August 2026 DF 33 Ronald Araújo Barcelona 30 June 2027
Loans out Date Pos. No. Player To Date until Ref. First team 23 July 2026 GK 41 Ármin Pécsi TSV Hartberg 30 June 2027 22 August 2026 DF 83 Ifeanyi Ndukwe Levante 30 June 2027 25 August 2026 DF 47 Calvin Ramsay St Mirren 31 May 2027 1 September 2026 MF 19 Harvey Elliott Valencia 30 June 2027 1 January 2027 FW — Djylian N'Guessan Brest 30 June 2027 Academy 22 July 2026 MF 61 Kyle Kelly Forest Green Rovers 4 January 2027 24 July 2026 DF 65 Amara Nallo HJK 6 October 2026 15 August 2026 DF 48 Calum Scanlon Cardiff City 31 May 2027 20 August 2026 MF 68 Kieran Morrison Sheffield Wednesday 31 May 2027 28 August 2026 GK 74 Kornel Miściur Leek Town 2 January 2027 1 September 2026 FW 64 Keyrol Figueroa Port Vale 31 May 2027
Pre-season and friendlies On 4 March 2026, Liverpool announced a pre-season tour in the United States visiting Nashville, New York City and Chicago, playing against Sunderland, Wrexham and Leeds United respectively. On 2 June 2026, two further friendlies against Monaco and Como were announced, to conclude Liverpool's pre-season programme. An extra behind-closed-doors friendly against Como was later confirmed on 22 July 2026.
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The Premier League fixtures were released on 19 June 2026.
FA Cup
As a Premier League side, Liverpool will enter the FA Cup in the third round.
EFL Cup
As one of the Premier League clubs participating in European competitions, Liverpool entered the EFL Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home against Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. In the fourth round, they were drawn at home to Premier League club and rivals Chelsea.
UEFA Champions League
As the fifth-placed team in the 2025–26 Premier League, Liverpool entered the UEFA Champions League in the league phase.
League phase
The league phase draw was held on 27 August 2026. Liverpool were drawn at home against Atlético Madrid, Porto, Villarreal, Lens, and away to Inter Milan, Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe and LASK.
Statistics
Appearances Player Total Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goals Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total 1 9 FW Alexander Isak 4 0 0 0 4 2 8 MF Dominik Szoboszlai 1 0 1 1 3 3 10 MF Alexis Mac Allister 0 0 1 1 2 18 FW Cody Gakpo 1 0 1 0 2 5 23 FW Víctor Muñoz 1 0 0 0 1 Total 7 0 3 2 12
Clean sheets Rank No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total 1 1 Alisson Becker 3 0 0 0 3 Total 3 0 0 0 3
Disciplinary record No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total 1 GK Alisson Becker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 DF Virgil van Dijk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 DF Jérémy Jacquet 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 DF Milos Kerkez 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 MF Florian Wirtz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 MF Dominik Szoboszlai 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 FW Alexander Isak 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 MF Alexis Mac Allister 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 23 FW Víctor Muñoz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 DF Jeremie Frimpong 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 33 DF Ronald Araújo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Total 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 16 0 0
Awards Player Awards Liverpool Player of the Month Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fans voting on liverpoolfc.com
Month Player Ref.
Premier League Player of the Month Month Player Result Ref. September Alexander Isak Jérémy Jacquet
Premier League Save of the Month Month Player Match Result Ref. August Alisson Becker v. Nottingham Forest (H), 29 August 2026 September v. Bournemouth (A), 20 September 2026
Manager Awards Premier League Manager of the Month Month Manager Result Ref. September Andoni Iraola
References