Summary
Liverpool has set a record in the Premier League for scoring late winning goals in all five of their competitive matches this season. This contrasts with their performance last season, where they seldom scored in stoppage time. Arne Slot, Liverpool's manager, emphasizes self-belief and fitness as reasons for the team's current success in scoring late goals.
Key Facts
- Liverpool scored late winning goals in all five of their competitive matches this season.
- The average timing for these match-winning goals is after 91 minutes.
- Last season, Liverpool scored only four stoppage-time goals across 48 matches in the Premier League and Champions League.
- Other Premier League teams, like Arsenal, have fewer late wins compared to Liverpool's recent performance.
- Arne Slot became Liverpool's manager after Jurgen Klopp, and he attributes the team's success to self-belief and fitness.
- Liverpool now leads in the number of 90th-minute or later winning goals in the Premier League history, with 47 goals.
- Their recent streak of late game-winners is already the longest in Premier League history.
