A gruelling fixture schedule at the start of the new calendar year threatens to run Liverpool’s formidable first season under Arne Slot into the abyss.
Liverpool’s form at the beginning of 2025 is a far cry from their rich vein of form in the first half of the 2024/25 campaign, with fatigue seemingly becoming a factor.
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Meanwhile, Diogo Jota’s fifth Premier League of the season was merely enough for a point in a stomach-wrenching 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest in midweek league action.
Despite Virgil van Dijk insisting ‘we should have won it,’ Liverpool‘s ‘slump’ at the City Ground marked their third consecutive winless game against top-tier opposition in 2025.
Slot’s team established firm control of proceedings in the second half but couldn’t make their dominance reflect on the scoreboard, letting second-placed Arsenal move within a four-point distance.
However, the Reds still have a game in hand, though the league games awaiting them in February could hinder the Dutchman’s effort to secure domestic supremacy in his maiden season on Merseyside.
Bournemouth (A) – 01/02/2025
David Lynch saw ‘plenty of positives‘ in Liverpool’s stalemate in West Bridgford, but it still counts as ‘two points dropped’ for the Premier League pacesetters.
Similar to Forest, Bournemouth are enjoying a dream season. They’ve already earned a reputation as ‘giant slayers’ for heroic victories against Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
However, Andoni Iraola’s side slipped to a 3-0 loss at Anfield in September, making it three top-flight defeats to Liverpool on the trot while conceding 3+ goals each occasion.
Everton (A) – 12/02/2025
Storm Darragh forced the postponement of this iconic fixture earlier in the season as Liverpool head to Goodison Park for one last time before Everton switch to their state-of-the-art new venue.
Replacing Sean Dyche with the familiar face of David Moyes has still to yield results, with the Toffees losing their first league game under the ex-Man Utd boss to Aston Villa.
Despite failing to score in a league-high 12 matches this season, Everton have that nasty habit of troubling the Reds here, holding them winless in six of their last seven meetings in Walton.
Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) -16/02/2025
Wolves’ visit to Anfield should be Liverpool’s lightest challenge in February, at least on paper. In reality, teams fighting for their lives can be equally dangerous as top-table opposition.
However, the Reds have reigned supreme in this match-up, winning their last four league encounters against the Midlands outfit, including a 2-1 win at Molineux in September’s reverse fixture.
The numbers look even more intimidating at Anfield, where Wolves have faced defeat in seven consecutive league games against Liverpool, failing to score in five.
Manchester City (A) – 23/02/2025
It’s hard to tell whether this is the end of Man City’s era. Pep Guardiola is experiencing the roughest patch in his trophy-laden managerial career, with his side lagging three points behind the top-four pace.
Either way, Liverpool won’t have a better chance to complete their first league double over the Cityzens since 2015/16 than this after a dominant home win in December.
Returning home from the Etihad Stadium with all three points in the bag could be a season-defining moment for Slot’s charges.
Newcastle United (H) – 26/02/2025
Newcastle’s trip to Merseyside will cap off Liverpool’s brutal Premier League schedule in February.
After an underwhelming start to the season, Eddie Howe’s men have hit a purple patch, winning their last nine domestic outings in a row, with eight coming via multiple-goal margins.
In all fairness, the Magpies are the most in-form team in Europe, let alone the Premier League, but with a month left until they visit Merseyside, the wheel of fortune could still turn.