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Michael Reid

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Football Data Editor for @optajoe.com. Mainly Liverpool stats. As seen on LFCTV. My Substack: https://mreidstats.substack.com/

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Wolves score with their first shot in the 78th minute.

The second-latest on Opta's records (from 06-07) a team has scored their first shot of a Premier League match, after Fulham v Newcastle in October 2022 (88th min).

03.03.2026 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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West Ham United (H) 2025-26 - The Stats Liverpool crack the set-piece code

Have Liverpool finally cracked the set-piece code?

A look at how the Reds' set-piece improvement is boosting results, plus numbers on every #LFC scorer and assister in the 5-2 win over West Ham on Saturday in my latest stats round-up.

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02.03.2026 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Liverpool have now scored 7 consecutive Premier League goals from non-penalty set-pieces - the longest run by any side in the competition's history.

Yes really. #LFC

28.02.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 19

Each of Liverpool's last 6 Premier League goals have all come from non-penalty set-pieces - the longest ever run by #LFC in the competition.

28.02.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Goals in the 1st half of Premier League games at Anfield this season:

Hugo Ekitike - 6
All other Liverpool players combined - 5

#LFC

28.02.2026 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nottingham Forest (A) 2025-26 - The Stats (Yet another) tale of two halves as Liverpool leave it late.

If you only count 1st halves, Liverpool would be 12th in the Premier League this season.

If you only count 2nd halves, they'd be 4th.

#LFC are scoring their 3rd-fewest 1st half goals/game in a league season in their history.

Full analysis in my review.

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23.02.2026 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Each of Liverpool's last seven 90th-min winners in the league have come away:

NΓΊΓ±ez v Newcastle - Aug '23
Elliott v Palace - Dec '23
NΓΊΓ±ez v Forest - Mar '24
NΓΊΓ±ez v Brentford - Jan '25
Ngumoha v Newcastle - Aug '25
Salah v Burnley - Sep '25
Mac Allister v Forest - Feb '26

Some moments. #LFC

22.02.2026 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

That's the most shots Liverpool have faced in the first half of a Premier League game (12) since *that* Stoke match in May 2015 (also 12). #LFC

22.02.2026 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
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654 – James Milner is making his 654th Premier League appearance against Brentford, the outright most in the competition’s history. Longevity.

21.02.2026 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Since Mo Salah left for AFCON in mid-December, only Bruno Fernandes has more assists for Premier League clubs in all competitions than Salah does (4).

Despite him missing over a month because of AFCON in that time.

14.02.2026 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sunderland were unbeaten in 12 home Premier League games before tonight.

That's the longest unbeaten home run Liverpool have ended in the Premier League since February 2023 when they beat Newcastle, who were also unbeaten in 12. #LFC

11.02.2026 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

First Premier League start of the season, and Wataru Endo won the most duels of any player in the match before that injury (7).

What a warrior. Gutted for him. #LFC

11.02.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

5 players aged 31 or older in Liverpool's starting XI tonight - Alisson, Robertson, Salah, Endo, van Dijk.

That's Liverpool's most in a league game since November 1953 v Arsenal (also 5 - Jones, Liddell, Paisley, Spicer, Lambert). #LFC

11.02.2026 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Wataru Endo making just his second Premier League start under Arne Slot tonight, after May last season v Chelsea.

He had started 20 Premier League games under JΓΌrgen Klopp in 2023-24.

11.02.2026 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Manchester City (H) 2025-26 - The Stats Putting Liverpool's form into context

24 points in their last 20 games.

I analyse what that means for Liverpool's hopes of Champions League qualification, plus stats on late goals, Szoboszlai's free-kicks, and how often players both score and get sent off for #LFC at Anfield.

mreidstats.substack.com/p/manchester...

09.02.2026 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Liverpool with 6 wins, 6 draws, 8 defeats, 24 points in their last 20 Premier League games.

Obviously a different context, but Roy Hodgson had 20 league games in charge of #LFC - 7 wins, 4 draws, 9 losses, 25 points.

Tough to explain.

08.02.2026 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

Had to get that off my chest, Lubo. Spent the first 30 minutes of the game asking if there was any danger of any actual football being played!

02.02.2026 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Newcastle United (H) 2025-26 - The Stats Liverpool’s best Premier League performance of the season.

Liverpool's best Premier League performance of the season was on Saturday - despite an opening half an hour with very little football played.

Stats on that, plus Ekitike, Wirtz, Salah and more in my review of the win over Newcastle. #LFC

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02.02.2026 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Liverpool with 15 goals in 4 games since Mo Salah's return to the side.

More than their previous 9 matches combined beforehand (14). #LFC

31.01.2026 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Mo Salah now has 10 assists for Liverpool against Newcastle.

He's just the second #LFC player with 10+ assists against a single opponent in the Premier League, after Steven Gerrard v Manchester City.

31.01.2026 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hugo Ekitike is the first Liverpool player to score twice in the first half of any game in all competitions since Luis DΓ­az v Bournemouth in September 2024. #LFC

31.01.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike have assisted each other 6 times in all competitions this season (3 assists each).

It's the most by two players both in their debut #LFC seasons since John Barnes and Ray Houghton in 1987-88 (also 6).

31.01.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

7 Newcastle corners in this first half.

The most by a visiting side in the opening 45 minutes of a Premier League game at Anfield since Sam Allardyce's Bolton in April 2005 (also 7).

31.01.2026 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Zero English players in Liverpool's starting XI tonight - eight in Newcastle's.

It's the biggest difference in English players in opposing starting XIs in any Premier League match involving Liverpool. #LFC

31.01.2026 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Qarabag (H) 2025-26 - The Stats Six goals, assist hat-tricks, braces, free-kicks, and club records galore.

It's been hard to produce too many positive stat reviews for Liverpool of late.

So I make no apologies in doing so after the 6-0 win over Qarabag.

Assist hat-tricks, club records, 38 shots, 5.9 xG, and stats on every scorer on Wednesday. Enjoy. #LFC

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30.01.2026 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Federico Chiesa is just the second player in Liverpool's history to score 5 consecutive goals as a substitute in all competitions, after Ryan Babel from November to December 2007. #LFC

28.01.2026 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike have now assisted each other 5 times in all competitions this season - the most by two players aged 23 and younger for Liverpool since Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard in 2002-03 (6). #LFC

28.01.2026 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

Jeremie Frimpong is the first Liverpool player to start a match but be subbed off within 4 minutes in any fixture since Mark Lawrenson in the 1985 European Cup final. #LFC

28.01.2026 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bournemouth (A) 2025-26 - The Stats One defeat has turned the longest ongoing unbeaten run in the Premier League to the joint-third longest ongoing winless run in the competition this season.

One defeat has turned the longest ongoing unbeaten run in the Premier League to the joint-third longest ongoing winless run.

Free words and stats on Liverpool's defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday in my latest round-up. #LFC

mreidstats.substack.com/p/bournemout...

26.01.2026 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Liverpool are now averaging 1.57 pts/game in the Premier League this season.

Since 3 pts/win began in 1981-82, no side has ever finished in the top four of England's top-flight with 1.57 or lower.

24.01.2026 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2