Jordan Henderson has been handed the captain’s armband from Steven Gerrard this season and the midfielder looks to guide Liverpool back to the top of the table. (Getty)
After finishing second in the Premier League in 2013-2014, Liverpool slumped in 2014-2015, falling out of the Champions League in the group stage and dropping out of the top four with a 2-2-5 record in their last nine games of the season. Liverpool’s disappointing sixth finish in the Premier League, and poor form in both striking and defense, led to major signings like Danny Ings, Nathaniel Clyne, James Milner, and Roberto Firmino. Raheem Sterling’s status with the club is still up in the air, but the Reds are linked with big Belgian Christian Benteke if Sterling leaves the club. The team will also be led by a new captain for the first time since 2003, as Jordan Henderson was named as the replacement for Steven Gerrard as Liverpool captain on July 10, 2015.
Liverpool has the toughest first 10 games of the season, traveling to four of the top 10 teams from 2014-2015, and has a trip to holders Chelsea in their 11th game. Their depth from all of the offseason transfers will be tested early, but the Reds have six of their last 10 games of the season at home, with a trip to St. Mary’s Stadium to play Southampton on March 19, 2016 as the toughest game in the second half of the season.
Read below for the EPL schedule for Liverpool (subject to change with Europa League or English Cup fixtures):
August 9, 2015: at Stoke City
August 17, 2015: Bournemouth
August 24, 2015: at Arsenal
August 29, 2015: West Ham United
September 12, 2015: at Manchester United
September 20, 2015: Norwich
September 26, 2015: Aston Villa
October 3, 2015: at Everton
October 17, 2015: at Tottenham Hotspur
October 24, 2015: Southampton
October 31, 2015: at Chelsea
November 7, 2015: Crystal Palace
November 21, 2015: at Manchester City
November 28, 2015: Swansea City
December 5, 2015: at Newcastle United
December 12, 2015: West Bromwich Albion
December 19, 2015: at Watford
December 26, 2015: Norwich City
December 28, 2015: Leicester City
January 2, 2016: at Sunderland
January 12, 2016: Arsenal
January 16, 2016: Manchester United
January 23, 2016: at Norwich City
February 2, 2016: at Leicester City
February 6, 2016 : Sunderland
February 13, 2016: at Aston Villa
February 27, 2016: Everton
March 1, 2016: Manchester City
March 5, 2016: at Crystal Palace
March 12, 2016: Chelsea
March 19, 2016 : at Southampton
April 2, 2016: Tottenham
April 9, 2016 : Stoke
April 16, 2016: at Bournemouth
April 23, 2016: Newcastle United
April 30, 2016: at Swansea
May 7, 2016 : Watford
May 15, 2016: at West Bromwich Albion
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