Woodwork: Liverpool set a new Premier League record by hitting the frame of the goal on thirty-three occasions, more than any side has managed since records began in August 2000. The Reds struck the woodwork in exactly half of their league games, and found it more than once in ten matches. According to Opta, if all woodwork strikes in the Premier League were goals, then Liverpool would have finished fourth.
If ever a single match summed up Liverpool’s fascination with the woodwork it was the 1-1 draw at Anfield with Aston Villa; the Reds hit the frame four times whilst Villa only had four shots in total!
On a personal level, Luis Suárez found the woodwork eight times; bear in mind, this means that the Uruguayan hit the frame more than two entire teams (Stoke and Norwich) did on his own. His figure of eight was more than any player had previously managed, though Robin van Persie later finished on ten woodwork hits to take the unwanted record. Having scored nineteen more goals though, the Dutchman is probably less concerned about this than Suárez is.
