StatsJürgen Klopp set to reach Premier League landmark against Watford
Jürgen Klopp will reach a Liverpool landmark against Watford as he takes charge of his 250th Premier League match.
The Reds host the Hornets at Anfield in league action on Saturday lunchtime following a brief hiatus owing to the March international break.
Klopp has overseen 159 league victories as LFC manager to date – the most of any previous man in the dugout in their opening 250 games.
Kenny Dalglish previously held the record with 150 wins in that same period, but Klopp has since surpassed that feat.
Read on for more facts and figures from club statistician Ged Rea ahead of the 12.30pm BST kick-off against Roy Hodgson’s side in L4…
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If Mohamed Salah nets he will become the club’s leading league scorer against Watford – he is currently tied on nine alongside Ian Rush, while Roberto Firmino is one goal behind (eight).
Firmino could become only the third Liverpool player in history to score a hat-trick against the same opponent in both league meetings of a season.
On the last six occasions the Reds have faced Watford at Anfield they have scored 22 times in total, with 18 coming in the last four meetings.
In all competitions, Liverpool have won 13 of the last 16 home and away games against the Hornets.
The last 15 Premier League fixtures between the clubs have featured 53 goals in total, with the Reds scoring 40. Of those, 23 have come from just three players - Salah, Firmino and Sadio Mane.
Liverpool and Watford are yet to play out a goalless draw in the 27 league meetings between the two sides - all of which have been played in the top flight.
Klopp’s team’s current points tally of 69 is the same they managed to amass in the whole of last season.
They are unbeaten in their last 18 Anfield league matches since losing to Fulham (0-1) in March 2021.
With fans inside Anfield, though, Liverpool have not lost in the last 73 top-flight matches since losing to Crystal Palace in April 2017.
Only two players have scored for Watford at Anfield in the Premier League to date - Tommy Mooney in 1999 and Daryl Janmaat in 2016. No Watford player has ever scored a hat-trick against the Reds.
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