With the Women’s Super League season already halfway complete, SheKicks is completing a midseason report card for every WSL team and next up is relegation-threatened Liverpool.
How have Liverpool started the WSL season?
No team has endured a worse start to the season than Gareth Taylor’s Liverpool side.
After 11 WSL games this season, the Reds are still yet to pick up their first league win of the season.
With three draws in their last five games Liverpool sit on three points at the bottom of the WSL table and they are already fighting a relegation battle.
West Ham are just two points ahead of the team from Merseyside but Liverpool are a further six points back from Everton in 10th.
The season definitely isn’t over yet for Liverpool, but they are facing a mountain in 2026 as they look to avoid relegation.
When they come back from the winter break, the WSL basement dwellers face three tricky games. Tottenham, London City Lionesses and Manchester United are all challenging for a top four finish, so all three will be confident on three points against Liverpool.
Liverpool’s WSL results
- Liverpool 1-4 Everton (07/09/25)
- Leicester 1-0 Liverpool (14/09/25)
- Liverpool 0-2 Manchester United (28/09/25)
- London City Lionesses 1-0 Liverpool (05/10/25)
- Liverpool 1-2 Manchester City (12/10/25)
- Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool (02/11/25)
- Liverpool 1-1 Brighton (09/11/25)
- Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea (16/11/25)
- Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool (06/12/25)
- Aston Villa 3-0 Liverpool (11/12/25)
- West Ham 2-2 Liverpool (14/12/25)
What has gone wrong for Liverpool?
It is hard to pinpoint where exactly Liverpool are going wrong this season. The Reds have struggled on every front, but it is their eight goals from 11 games that sticks out the most.
With five of their eight losses ending with a one goal margin, the defence isn’t as much of a problem for Taylor’s team.
Beata Olsson is single-handedly running the Liverpool attack this season.
The Swedish striker has five WSL goals in just seven starts this year, but she is getting no help from the supporting cast.
Only two other players have scored league goals for the Reds this season with Mia Enderby and Cornelia Kapocs on one and two goals respectively.
It is safe to say that Liverpool are expected to be busy in the upcoming transfer window.
Gareth Taylor did admit that his team may be ‘limited’ on who they can sign in January. However, Liverpool are reportedly closing in on the signing of BK Hacken winger Alice Bergstrom.
Gareth Taylor’s job under threat
After such a miserable start to the year, there is no doubt that Gareth Taylor’s job is under threat.
The Liverpool manager was appointed in summer after parting ways with Manchester City at the end of last year’s campaign.
Although hopes were high coming into the season, Liverpool are yet to win a WSL game under Taylor.
It has been hard for the new Reds boss to hide his frustration in a bleak campaign and the 52-year-old described his challenge in the new year as ‘really, really tough’.
There have been questions asked over Taylor’s future in Liverpool ahead of the winter break but he seems to be safe in his job for now.
The experienced manager has identified the transfer window in January as a key turning point in his team’s season.
Even if Liverpool are able to bring in some new faces next month, it could be too little too late for the relegation threatened side who are falling behind West Ham at the bottom of the WSL table.
Liverpool WSL midseason report grade: E
There is no surprise that Liverpool are the lowest graded team in our midseason rankings.
The club is going through hard times right now but that doesn’t look likely to ease in the new year.
While there is still time for the Reds to rescue their campaign, they will need to pick up their first win of the season almost immediately to keep on pace with West Ham.
Liverpool’s season could come down to their second head to head against the Hammers. The clash between the two clubs takes place in April and should be set up for an all out thriller.
The only saving grace for Liverpool is that they are just two points adrift from safety moving into 2026.
With the WSL expanding to 14 teams from next season, just one team will be relegated this year.
Even if Liverpool finish bottom, they will have a chance of staying in the WSL under a new promotion/relegation system.
The top two teams in WSL2 will be immediately promoted, with third facing off against last place in the WSL. The two clubs will play a one-off playoff game to determine the final team in the top flight next year.
