5 Important Liverpool Goals This Season

From August to May, EPL clubs play 38 games amongst each other (19 teams playing each other twice, one home and one away), along with cup games and European competitions.

Liverpool has played 34 league games so far, sitting in eighth place with 46 points. They have 12 wins, 10 draws and 12 losses. Fulham, actually, has similar win/draw/loss ratio but are placed ninth on goal differential, as Liverpool are at plus-three, Fulham at plus-one. 

They have won the Carling Cup and have progressed into the FA Cup Final against Chelsea.

I've thought about the season so far, and from what has been very disappointing, there have been some instances where the club has performed admirably. 

Without further ado, here are five goals that I think were instrumental in Liverpool's season.

Glen Johnson Scores Against His Former Club

Chelsea vs. Liverpool, November 2011

Attendance: 41,820
Referee: Lee Probert 

0-1, Maxi goal 33'
1-1, Sturridge goal 55'
1-2, Johnson goal 87'

Chelsea Starting XI:

Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Mikel, Lampard, Mata, Drogba, Malouda

Liverpool Starting XI:

Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Jose Enrique, Kuyt, Lucas, Adam, Maxi, Bellamy, Suarez

Kuyt's Late FA Cup Goal Against Man United to Send Liverpool to Sixth Round

Liverpool vs. Manchester United, January 2012

Attendance: 43,952
Referee: Mark Halsey

1-0, Agger goal 21'
1-1, Park goal 39'
2-1, Kuyt goal 88'

Liverpool Starting XI:

Reina, Skrtel, Carragher, Agger, Kelly, Henderson, Gerrard, Jose Enrique, Downing, Carroll, Maxi

Manchester United Starting XI:

De Gea, Rafael Da Silva, Smalling, Evans, Evra, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Valencia, Welbeck, Park

Kuyt Scores Against Cardiff in Carling Cup Final

Cardiff vs. Liverpool, Carling Cup, February 2012

Attendance: 89,044
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

1-0, Mason goal 19'
1-1, Skrtel goal 60'
2-1, Kuyt goal 108'
2-2, Turner goal 118'

Penalty Shootout

Scored for Liverpool: Kuyt, Downing, Johnson
Missed for Liverpool: S.Gerrard, Adam

Scored for Cardiff: Whittingham, Cowie
Missed for Cardiff: Miller, Gestede, A.Gerrard

Cardiff Starting XI:

Heaton, McNaughton, Hudson, Turner, Taylor, Cowie, Whittingham, Gunnarsson, Mason, Miller, Gestede

Liverpool Starting XI:

Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Jose Enrique, Henderson, Gerrard, Adam, Downing, Suarez, Carroll

Steven Gerrard Scores a Hat Trick Against Rivals Everton, First Player Since 1982

Liverpool vs. Everton, March 2012

Attendance: 44,921
Referee: Phil Dowd

1-0, Gerrard goal 34'
2-0, Gerrard goal 51'
3-0, Gerrard goal 90+3'

Liverpool Starting XI:

Reina, Kelly, Skrtel, Carragher, Jose Enrique, Henderson, Gerrard, Spearing, Downing, Carroll, Suarez

Everton Starting XI:

Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Coleman, Rodwell, Fellaini, Pienaar, Stracqualursi, Anichebe.

Andy Carroll Makes His Mark Against Everton in Semifinal FA Cup Game

Liverpool vs. Everton, FA Cup Semifinal, April 2012

April 2012 FA Cup attendance: 87,231
Referee: Howard Webb 

0-1, Jelavic goal 24'
1-1, Suarez goal 62'
2-1, Carroll goal 87'

Liverpool Starting XI:

Jones, Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Agger, Henderson, Gerrard, Spearing, Downing, Suarez, Carroll

Everton Starting XI:

Howard, Neville, Heitinga, Distin, Baines, Osman, Gibson, Fellaini, Gueye, Cahill, Jelavic.