Stats: Liverpool targeting 50th home win over Arsenal
Whet your appetite for Liverpool's Premier League encounter with Arsenal this evening with club statistician Ged Rea's look at 12 fascinating facts behind the fixture.
In August's meeting between these teams, Philippe Coutinho became the first Liverpool player since John Barnes in 1990 to score the Reds' first league goal for the second successive campaign.
Of the 49 Premier League games the sides have contested, Liverpool have won 17, Arsenal have won 15, and 17 have ended in draws.
At Anfield in that era, the Reds have recorded 10 victories, drawn eight and lost six.
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If Liverpool win today they will record their 50th home league victory over the Gunners, while three goals would bring up a Premier League half-century in home meetings with tonight's opponents.
Nine hat-tricks have been scored by LFC in league games against Arsenal, with eight in total coming at Anfield – the last from Peter Crouch in March 2007.
Liverpool have failed to score at home against Arsenal in just two of the last 22 league meetings.
In league and cup, Liverpool have kept three clean sheets in their last 40 fixtures against the Gunners home and away.
The Reds' biggest league win over Arsenal came in 1964 as they clinched the title with a 5-0 victory.
LFC have won one of their last nine home league games against the London club – the 5-1 hammering in February 2014.
Six Liverpool players have appeared for the first team this season who were born after Arsene Wenger was appointed Gunners manager in October 1996. They are: Joe Gomez, Ovie Ejaria, Sheyi Ojo, Ben Woodburn, Harry Wilson and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Arsenal have kept one clean sheet in their last 18 visits to Anfield in league and cup.
Alexis Sanchez has 11 goals to his name from 12 top-flight away games this term.