Pre-match stats: Fabinho set for Liverpool century
Fabinho is in line to make his 100th appearance for Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.
The Brazilian won 68 of his first 99 games for the Reds and will reach the three-figure landmark should be feature against West Bromwich Albion.
Read on for more pre-match facts and figures from LFC statistician Ged Rea…
In the Premier League, Liverpool have won 14 and drawn six of their 24 meetings with West Brom
Jürgen Klopp is one victory short of recording 100 at Anfield across all competitions - only Bob Paisley (132) and Kenny Dalglish (135) have hit that milestone in fewer matches than the boss, who takes charge of his 141st home fixture on Sunday
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 66 Premier League outings at Anfield (55 wins and 11 draws)
Klopp’s team spent Christmas Day top of the table for the third year in a row - they are the first top-flight side to do so since Paisley’s Reds in 1978, 1979 and 1980
Liverpool have lost only one of their last 36 games played during the month of December (last year’s Carabao Cup defeat to Aston Villa)
The Reds have scored more goals after 14 league games of 2020-21 (36) than at the same stage of any season since 1978-79
Mohamed Salah has scored 13 goals in 13 Premier League appearances this season, his best return at this point of a campaign in English football
In 2017-18, Salah netted 10 times in his first 13 top-flight outings, while he scored seven in the same period in both 2018-19 and 2019-20
The No.11 has registered in each of his last five matches for Liverpool - he has netted in seven games on the spin on two previous occasions