Liverpool win the Premier League: How many records did the Reds break?
Liverpool became English champions for the first time since 1990 and despite not breaking the 100-point barrier, they set a number of records along the way.
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The runaway Premier League winners finished an historic season just one short of emulating Manchester City's all-conquering 'Centurions' (2017/2018) after picking up 32 wins and three draws from their 38 games.
But while their attempts to seal glory at an earlier date than any other side in history (April 14) were effectively ended by the coronavirus, Liverpool's title sealing moment - when Man City lost to Chelsea on June 25 - was at least the quickest in terms of games remaining with seven.
Jurgen Klopp's side had even looked on course to go the full season unbeaten like Arsenal's famous Invincibles until Watford inflicted their first defeat in their 28th game at the end of February, which also brought their overall 44-match unbeaten league run dating back to last season to end - five short of the Gunners record from that same period.
They did, however, break a long-standing English top-flight record in the very next match. A 2-1 victory against Bournemouth just before lockdown was their 22nd successive Premier League win at Anfield, which surpassed the previous best set by Bill Shakly's Reds in 1972, and they went on to pick up two more without fans before Burnley held them to a 1-1 draw.
This subsequently ended their hopes of becoming the first top-flight side to win all 19 home games in a season and four days later they were also out of the running to eclipse or equal the the 100-point record due to a surprising 2-1 defeat at Arsenal.
In total they dropped 10 points over their last nine games since the restart - including a 4-0 loss at Man City and a goalless draw with Everton - and all these results combined prevented them achieving other previously attainable goals such as the widest points margin and most wins overall.
A cracking 5-3 win over Chelsea in their final home game, when they finally got to lift this trophy for the first time, extended their phenomenal unbeaten league run at Anfield to 59 games dating back to April 2017. However, it's still some way short of Chelsea's mark of 86 from 20th March 2004 to 5th October 2008.
Not that an anti-climatic end to a potentially record-smashing campaign really matters, of course, but it perhaps takes the strength off their claims to be considered the greatest side in the division's history.
Had they done so, you could easily have mentioned them in the same breath as Arsenal's Invincibles, Manchester United's treble winners, the aforementioned 'Centurions' - as well as City's so-called 'Fourmidables' of last season - or even Jose Mourinho's Chelsea sides from 2004-2006. Now, it's not such a hot debate.
Notable Premier League records & title dates
- Earliest title-winning date: 14 April (Man Utd, 2000/01) - Attempt ended due to coronavirus
- Latest title-winning date: 25 June - Due to coronavirus
- Record games remaining: Five games (Man Utd 2000/01, Man City 2017/18): BROKEN (7)
- Biggest title-winning margin: 19 points (Man City, 2017/18) - MISSED: 18
- Most points: 100 (Man City, 2017/18) - MISSED: 99
- Most wins: 32 (Man City, 2017/18) - EQUALLED: 32
- Most home wins: 18 (Chelsea, 2005/06; Man Utd, 2010/11; Man City 2011/12) - EQUALLED: 18
- Most away wins: 16 (Man City, 2017/18) - MISSED: 14
- Most goals: 106 (Man City, 2017/18) - MISSED: 85
- Most home goals: 68 (Chelsea 2009/10) - MISSED: 52
- Most away goals: 48 (Liverpool, 2013/14) - MISSED: 32
- Biggest positive goal difference: 79 (Man City, 2017/18) - MISSED: 52
- Most consecutive wins: 18 (Man City Aug-Dec 2017) - EQUALLED: 18 (ended by Watford)
- Most consecutive home wins in a row: 21 (Liverpool January to December 1972) - BROKEN: 24 (Ended by Burnley)
- Quickest side to score 100 goals in a Premier League season: 35 games (Manchester City 2017/18)
- Fewest Premier League defeats in a season: 0 (Arsenal 2003/04) - MISSED: 3
- Fewest home defeats in a season: 0 (Man U x3, Arsenal x3, Chelsea x5, Liverpool x3, Man City x1, Spurs x1) - EQUALLED - 0
- Fewest away defeats in a season: 0 (Arsenal 2001/02, 2003/04) - MISSED: 3
- Longest unbeaten Premier League run overall: 49 (Arsenal 7th May 2003 to 24th October 2004) - MISSED: 44 (ended by Watford)
- Most consecutive home games undefeated: 86 (Chelsea 20th March 2004 to 5th October 2008) - CURRENT: 59 since April 2017
- Most consecutive away games undefeated: 27 (Arsenal 5th April 2003 to 25th September 2004) - MISSED: 21 (ended by Watford)
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