Did you know?Leicester City v Liverpool: 12 pre-match stats and facts

Liverpool have won 14 of the last 21 league encounters between the sides, while Leicester have claimed four victories and three games have been drawn.

Their most recent meeting came on the penultimate day of 2022, with the Reds winning 2-1 at Anfield; Wout Faes conceded two own goals after Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall opened the scoring in the fourth minute.

There have been only three goalless draws in 105 league clashes between the teams, with two coming at Leicester – in 1998 and 2004.

If Liverpool score once in this game they will record their 400th goal under Jürgen Klopp as the away team in all competitions.

Mohamed Salah is one goal short of recording 20 in the Premier League for the fifth campaign out of the last six. He netted 19 in the other.

Not since September 2013 have the Reds won three successive league games by a 1-0 scoreline. Then, each time the winner was provided by Daniel Sturridge (against Stoke City, Aston Villa and Manchester United).

The only Liverpool player to have ever bagged a hat-trick away to Leicester is Robbie Fowler, who did so in a 4-1 victory at Filbert Street in October 2001.

Klopp’s men have already won at King Power Stadium this season, having defeated Manchester City 3-1 in the FA Community Shield with goals from Trent Alexander-Arnold, Salah (penalty) and Darwin Nunez.

Diogo Jota has scored four goals in 314 minutes of action for the Reds against Leicester in league and cup.

Alisson Becker is the only man to have played every minute of Liverpool’s league campaign so far this season.

Harvey Barnes tops Leicester’s scoring chart this term with 12 goals, all in the Premier League, ahead of James Maddison, whose 10 have also come exclusively in the top flight.

Goalkeeper Danny Ward made three appearances for the Reds before joining the Foxes in the summer of 2018.