Liverpool’s final away day of the season summed up a season of struggle on the road, as the Reds finished the campaign with more away defeats than in any of the last 14 years.
While the Reds’ form at Anfield hasn’t exactly been sparkling – they have the fifth-strongest home record this season – it has been their problems away from home that have left Liverpool scraping into the top five.
Having played a game more than everyone else, the Reds are ninth in the Premier League away table, having won seven, drawn three and lost seven.
The last time Liverpool lost as many league away matches was in 2011/12, when they lost 10 times away from Anfield. That year, though, the Reds won the League Cup and reached the FA Cup final under Kenny Dalglish.
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - Friday, May 15, 2026: Liverpool's head coach Arne Slot before the FA Premier League match between Aston Villa FC and Liverpool FC at Villa Park. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Their performances on the road this season have resulted in them picking up 1.26 points per game, which would give them almost 48 points if extrapolated across a 38-match season.
Across the 19 away games, Liverpool have scored 29 goals and conceded on 33 occasions, leaving them with an incredibly poor goal difference of -4.
To put that into context, relegation-threatened Tottenham and Nottingham Forest both have an away goal difference of +1.
Arguably the highlight of the season was Liverpool’s late 2-1 win in the first Merseyside Derby at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
However, there has been little else to cheer for the travelling Kop against their rivals.
When facing their fellow Premier League top-nine sides, Liverpool have earned just one point from eight matches. That one point came against Arsenal, who are surprisingly the only team that didn’t score against Arne Slot‘s team this season.
With the Reds’ loyal support having been through the mill watching their team this season, departing legend Andy Robertson thanked the fans.
Before that, though, the unused substitute made clear what he thought of Friday night’s performance at Villa Park:
“A performance which sums up our season. A long way short of the levels of this club and what you (the fans) rightly expect of us.
“But I can only thank you for the last nine years of travelling up and down the country and all over the world, packing out away ends wherever we go!
“Will see you next week for one last time.”
What should have been a celebration for Robertson and Mo Salah has turned into a fixture that could decide whether Liverpool play Champions League football next season.
The Reds have effectively had three games to wrap up qualification and not won any. Brentford will not be an easy test either.
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