Ahead of this afternoon's Barclays Premier League clash with Sunderland at Anfield, here are 13 key facts you should know about the game from club statistician Ged Rea - including details of a potential milestone for Mamadou Sakho...

In the 29 Premier League games between the clubs, Liverpool have won 17, drawn nine and lost three, while at Anfield they have won seven and drawn seven of the 14 meetings.

The Reds are looking to record their sixth league double over the Black Cats in the Premier League era.

In the last 62 league meetings home and away, Liverpool have only lost five times. They are unbeaten in the last seven since losing 1-0 on Wearside in March 2012 when Nicklas Bendtner netted the winner.

Simon Mignolet played for Sunderland from 2010-13, appearing 101 times, including 90 in the league. Jordan Henderson featured in 71 league games for the Black Cats, scoring four times. His Liverpool debut came against his former club on this ground in August 2011.

Christian Benteke's first hat-trick in English football came against Sunderland in a 6-1 win over Aston Villa in April 2013. He has now scored six goals in seven games against the Black Cats in his career. His last goal came against tonight's opponents back in December.

Liverpool have conceded only 10 goals to Sunderland at Anfield in the last 22 top-flight meetings, with four of those coming in the last five meetings.

Victory will see Liverpool record their 1,200th home victory in top-flight league football.

Nathaniel Clyne is the only Liverpool player to have played every single minute of the Premier League campaign so far.

Mamadou Sakho could play the 50th league game of his Liverpool career.

Only Everton (11) and Arsenal (eight) have drawn more Premier League visits to Anfield than the Black Cats (seven).

Sam Allardyce has managed teams 25 times against Liverpool (with Bolton, Blackburn, Newcastle and West Ham), winning five and losing 15 in all competitions. His only win in the last 13 fixtures came early last season when West Ham won 3-1 at Upton Park.

Sunderland have lost nine of their 12 away games in the league this season, winning at Crystal Palace (1-0) and Swansea (4-2). Their sole draw came at Aston Villa.

They have failed to keep a clean sheet in the last 11 games in all competitions, since beating Stoke 2-0 in November.