Liverpool's Premier League record on the opening day

Liverpool were a part of Sports broadcasting History when they took on Nottingham Forest in the first ever Premier League match aired on Sky Sports at the start of the 1992/93 season.

However, a Teddy Sheringham goal condemned Graeme Souness' side to a 1-0 defeat which set the stage for a disappointing sixth place finish in the new competition's inaugural season.

Since then, though, Liverpool have often enjoyed themselves on the opening weekend of the Premier League season and are unbeaten in all their season openers under Jurgen Klopp.

Here's a rundown of their Premier League record on the opening day of the season.

Liverpool's Premier League opening day results

Season

Result

1992/93

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool

1993/94

Liverpool 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday

1994/95

Crystal Palace 1-6 Liverpool

1995/96

Liverpool 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday

1996/97

Middlesbrough 3-3 Liverpool

1997/98

Wimbledon 1-1 Liverpool

1998/99

Southampton 1-2 Liverpool

1999/00

Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Liverpool

2000/01

Liverpool 1-0 Bradford

2001/02

Liverpool 2-1 West Ham

2002/03

Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool

2003/04

Liverpool 1-2 Chelsea

2004/05

Tottenham 1-1 Liverpool

2005/06

Middlesbrough 0-0 Liverpool

2006/07

Sheffield Utd 1-1 Liverpool

2007/08

Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool

2008/09

Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool

2009/10

Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool

2010/11

Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal

2011/12

Liverpool 1-1 Sunderland

2012/13

West Brom 3-0 Liverpool

2013/14

Liverpool 1-0 Stoke

2014/15

Liverpool 2-1 Southampton

2015/16

Stoke 0-1 Liverpool

2016/17

Arsenal 3-4 Liverpool

2017/18

Watford 3-3 Liverpool

2018/19

Liverpool 4-0 West Ham

2019/20

Liverpool 4-1 Norwich

2020/21

Liverpool 4-3 Leeds

2021/22

Norwich 0-3 Liverpool

2022/23

Fulham 2-2 Liverpool

Liverpool's defeat at the City Ground back in 1992 is just one of four opening-day defeats the Reds have suffered since the competition's inception.

Liverpool were next beaten by Chelsea to open up the 2003/04 campaign before Tottenham started their memorable 2009/10 campaign by toppling the Reds 2-1 at White Hart Lane. Without a doubt, though, Liverpool's most embarrassing opening day defeat arrived three years later when Brendan Rodgers' first Game in charge culminated in a 3-0 thumping at the hands of West Brom.

Generally, the Merseyside outfit have fared pretty well in their season openers and only Man Utd and Chelsea have got better opening day records. Liverpool have won 18 of their 31 games, drawing nine.

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Liverpool kicked off their 2020/21 season with a classic against Leeds / Shaun Botterill/GettyImages

In terms of notable triumphs, their 4-3 victory at the Emirates in 2016 stands out with new signing Sadio Mane tearing apart the Arsenal backline. Marcelo Bielsa's unique and aggressive Leeds also gave the champions a run for their money at the start of the 2020/21 season when they went to Anfield on the opening weekend and picked up a moral victory in a 4-3 loss.

Those two triumphs arrived with Kiopp at the helm and the German is yet to taste defeat in an opening day Premier League fixture. He's won five and drawn two, with these games always being full of goals. Klopp's seven opening day fixtures with Liverpool have averaged a whopping 5.14 goals.

Liverpool's Premier League opening day record

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals scored

Goals against

Points

31

18

9

4

58

34

63

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