Liverpool 2008/09

Liverpool finished 2nd of 20 in the 2008/09 Premier League with 86 points (won 25, drawn 11, lost 2; scored 77, conceded 27). They were top of the table after 15 matches of 38; lowest 6th, after match 1. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 15 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Liverpool
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 20-club Premier League season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 16 Aug 2008	Sunderland (away)	1–0 W	Won	3	6th
2	Sat 23 Aug 2008	Middlesbrough (home)	2–1 W	Won	6	1st
3	Sun 31 Aug 2008	Aston Villa (away)	0–0 D	Drew	7	2nd
4	Sat 13 Sep 2008	Manchester United (home)	2–1 W	Won	10	2nd
5	Sat 20 Sep 2008	Stoke (home)	0–0 D	Drew	11	2nd
6	Sat 27 Sep 2008	Everton (away)	2–0 W	Won	14	2nd
7	Sun 5 Oct 2008	Manchester City (away)	3–2 W	Won	17	2nd
8	Sat 18 Oct 2008	Wigan (home)	3–2 W	Won	20	2nd
9	Sun 26 Oct 2008	Chelsea (away)	1–0 W	Won	23	1st
10	Wed 29 Oct 2008	Portsmouth (home)	1–0 W	Won	26	1st
11	Sat 1 Nov 2008	Tottenham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	26	2nd
12	Sat 8 Nov 2008	West Brom (home)	3–0 W	Won	29	1st
13	Sat 15 Nov 2008	Bolton (away)	2–0 W	Won	32	2nd
14	Sat 22 Nov 2008	Fulham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	33	2nd
15	Mon 1 Dec 2008	West Ham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	34	1st
16	Sat 6 Dec 2008	Blackburn (away)	3–1 W	Won	37	1st
17	Sat 13 Dec 2008	Hull (home)	2–2 D	Drew	38	1st
18	Sun 21 Dec 2008	Arsenal (away)	1–1 D	Drew	39	1st
19	Fri 26 Dec 2008	Bolton (home)	3–0 W	Won	42	1st
20	Sun 28 Dec 2008	Newcastle (away)	5–1 W	Won	45	1st
21	Sat 10 Jan 2009	Stoke (away)	0–0 D	Drew	46	1st
22	Mon 19 Jan 2009	Everton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	47	2nd
23	Wed 28 Jan 2009	Wigan (away)	1–1 D	Drew	48	3rd
24	Sun 1 Feb 2009	Chelsea (home)	2–0 W	Won	51	2nd
25	Sat 7 Feb 2009	Portsmouth (away)	3–2 W	Won	54	1st
26	Sun 22 Feb 2009	Manchester City (home)	1–1 D	Drew	55	2nd
27	Sat 28 Feb 2009	Middlesbrough (away)	0–2 L	Lost	55	3rd
28	Tue 3 Mar 2009	Sunderland (home)	2–0 W	Won	58	3rd
29	Sat 14 Mar 2009	Manchester United (away)	4–1 W	Won	61	2nd
30	Sun 22 Mar 2009	Aston Villa (home)	5–0 W	Won	64	2nd
31	Sat 4 Apr 2009	Fulham (away)	1–0 W	Won	67	1st
32	Sat 11 Apr 2009	Blackburn (home)	4–0 W	Won	70	2nd
33	Tue 21 Apr 2009	Arsenal (home)	4–4 D	Drew	71	1st
34	Sat 25 Apr 2009	Hull (away)	3–1 W	Won	74	2nd
35	Sun 3 May 2009	Newcastle (home)	3–0 W	Won	77	2nd
36	Sat 9 May 2009	West Ham (away)	3–0 W	Won	80	1st
37	Sun 17 May 2009	West Brom (away)	2–0 W	Won	83	2nd
38	Sun 24 May 2009	Tottenham (home)	3–1 W	Won	86	2nd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.