Liverpool ended 2024 in excellent form. Arne Slot's side were extremely dominant against West Ham in a 5-0 win and ended the first half of the 2024/25 Premier League season in top spot. The Reds have 45 points from 18 games played, meaning they have the margin to go further ahead of rivals Arsenal, Nottingham Forest and Chelsea.
The significant victory in Matchweek 19 was also decisive for Liverpool to end 2024 in the lead for average points per game won among all the teams in Europe's top five football leagues. With 2.40 points per game, the Reds finished ahead of Bayer Leverkusen and Inter Milan, who won the Bundesliga and Serie A respectively in the 2023/24 season.
Ranking of the five best points per game in Europe in 2024
Points per game | Games | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Liverpool | 2.40 | 57 | 43 |
2. Bayer Leverkusen | 2.38 | 53 | 38 |
3. Inter Milan | 2.38 | 48 | 35 |
4. Real Madrid | 2.26 | 57 | 39 |
5. Arsenal | 2.22 | 50 | 34 |
Source: Reddit
Liverpool's first matches in 2025
Liverpool will start the new year with a big challenge this Sunday, when they face Manchester United at Anfield in Matchweek 20 of the Premier League. Then, on 8 January, they face Tottenham in the semi-finals of the EFL Cup. The month of January also features Premier League clashes against Nottingham Forest and Ipswich Town, as well as PSV and Lille in the UEFA Champions League.