When Arne Slot could win first trophy as Liverpool head coach as further fixtures released

Liverpool’s full 2024/25 fixture list has just become clearer following the Football League’s fixture release days on Wednesday.

The Reds already found out their full Premier League schedule on Tuesday 18 June, with their Football League counterparts having to wait a further week to find out their full fixture list.

Dates for this season’s Champions League and FA Cup had already been confirmed, with Liverpool knowing how they would fall into schedule as a result. But Arne Slot’s side now know dates for this season’s League Cup campaign after the Football League released them along with its own members’ league fixtures.

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The Reds are the reigning holders of the League Cup after defeating Chelsea in last year’s final, and have won the competition more times than any other side. Consequently, they will be looking to win the tournament for a record 11th time in what would offer Slot his first chance of silverware after succeeding Jurgen Klopp in the Anfield dugout.

Due to their participation in the Champions League, Liverpool won’t enter the League Cup until the third round. And with fixtures split across two dates, their own tie will take place the midweek containing Wednesday 25 September in the second week of third round fixtures.

The fourth round is scheduled for Wednesday 30 October, days after the Reds have travelled to Arsenal in the Premier League, with the quarter-finals then taking place on Wednesday 18 December to kick-off a hectic festive period.

Two-legged semi-finals still exist, despite Klopp’s previous criticism of them. But with the Champions League group-stages now extended to eight matchdays, with the final two taking place in January, the first legs will take place on Wednesday 8 January with the second legs following a month later on Wednesday 5 February.

Meanwhile, the League Cup final has been pushed back in the English football calendar and will take place on Sunday 16 March. Barring the rearranged 2021 edition of the final, which was moved to accommodate more supporters during the coronavirus pandemic, it will mark the latest the final has taken place since 1999.

While Liverpool won’t know their Champions League group, League Cup third round and FA Cup third round opponents until later this year, the Reds at least now know how their preliminary schedule looks. And should Slot guide his side to an unlikely quadruple challenge, the Dutchman could find himself overseeing up to a whopping 67 matches during his first season as the club’s first ever head coach.

Such a total would be record-breaking and equal the longest campaign in Liverpool's history, level with Joe Fagan's treble-winners in 1983/84. The Reds recently competed in 63 matches in the 2021/22 season when challenging for four major honours, and have only played more matches in a singular campaign on four occasions. No wonder Klopp said he was running out of energy!

Liverpool 2024/25 fixture list in full

AUGUST

Aug 17 Ipswich Town (A) 12.30pm

Aug 24 Brentford (H)

Aug 31 Manchester United (A)

SEPTEMBER

Sep 14 Nottingham Forest (H)

SEP 17-19 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GS 1

Sep 21 Bournemouth (H)

SEPT 25 LEAGUE CUP R3

Sep 28 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)

OCTOBER

OCT 1-2 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GS 2

Oct 5 Crystal Palace (A)

Oct 19 Chelsea (H)

OCT 22-23 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GS 3

Oct 26 Arsenal (A)

OCT 30 LEAGUE CUP R4

NOVEMBER

Nov 2 Brighton & Hove Albion (H)

NOV 5-6 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GS 4

Nov 9 Aston Villa (H)

Nov 23 Southampton (A)

NOV 26-27 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GS 5

Nov 30 Manchester City (H)

DECEMBER

Dec 4 Newcastle United (A) 7.45pm

Dec 7 Everton (A)

DEC 10-11 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GS 6

Dec 14 Fulham (H)

DEC 18 LEAGUE CUP QF

Dec 21 Tottenham Hotspur (A)

Dec 26 Leicester City (H)

Dec 29 West Ham United (A)

JANUARY

Jan 4 Manchester United (H)

JAN 8 LEAGUE CUP SF 1

JAN 11 FA CUP R3

Jan 14 Nottingham Forest (A) 7.45pm

Jan 18 Brentford (A)

JAN 21-22 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GS 7

Jan 25 Ipswich Town (H)

JAN 28 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GS 8

FEBRUARY

Feb 1 Bournemouth (A)

FEB 5 LEAGUE CUP SF 2

FEB 8 FA CUP R4

FEB 11-12 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KO PLAY-OFFS 1

Feb 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)

FEB 18-19 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KO PLAY-OFFS 2

Feb 22 Manchester City (A)

Feb 26 Newcastle United (H) 8pm

MARCH

MAR 1 FA CUP R5

MAR 4-5 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE R16 1

Mar 8 Southampton (H)

MAR 11-12 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE R16 2

Mar 15 Aston Villa (A)

MAR 16 LEAGUE CUP FINAL (N)

MAR 29 FA CUP QF

APRIL

Apr 2 Everton (H) 8pm

Apr 5 Fulham (A)

APR 8-9 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QF 1

Apr 12 West Ham (H)

APR 15-16 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QF 2

Apr 19 Leicester City (A)

Apr 26 Tottenham Hotspur (H)

APR 26 FA CUP SF

APR 29-30 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SF 1

MAY

May 3 Chelsea (A)

MAY 6-7 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SF 2

May 10 Arsenal (H)

MAY 17 FA CUP FINAL (N)

May 18 Brighton & Hove Albion (A)

May 25 Crystal Palace (H)

MAY 31 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL (N)