Premier LeagueLiverpool v Chelsea: 11 pre-match stats to know

The Reds take on the Blues, who are currently led by interim head coach Calum McFarlane, at Anfield on Saturday lunchtime.

Take a look at the following facts and figures to preview the match, courtesy of Opta.

Liverpool have not lost a Premier League game at Anfield in the month of May since 2015 (1-3 v Crystal Palace), going unbeaten in 17 since then (won 11, drawn six).

The Reds are unbeaten in their last 12 home Premier League fixtures kicking off at 12.30pm on a Saturday (won eight, drawn four), since a 3-2 loss to Swansea City in January 2017.

Since a 1-0 loss in March 2021, Liverpool have remained unbeaten against Chelsea at Anfield (won two, drawn two) and will be looking to win three in a row against the Blues on home soil in the Premier League for the first time since October 1997 (six).

Chelsea have won just one of their last 10 Premier League visits to Anfield (drawn five, lost four).

Liverpool last lost three Premier League games in a row against the Blues between December 2013 and November 2014.

No Liverpool player has more goals and assists combined than Dominik Szoboszlai in all competitions this season (13 goals, 10 assists).

Szoboszlai is the first Reds midfielder to have both 10+ goals and 10+ assists in a campaign since Steven Gerrard in 2013-14 (14 goals, 14 assists).

Each of Chelsea's last 12 Premier League goals against Liverpool have been scored by different players (including own goals).

Joao Pedro is the Blues' top scorer in both the league (15) and all competitions (20) this season. He has been directly involved in seven of the Blues' last nine Premier League goals, scoring six and assisting one.

Chelsea have lost each of their last six Premier League games – only once in their league history have they ever lost seven in a row, doing so in November/December 1952.

They have conceded in each of their last 13 Premier League matches, shipping three goals in four of their last five, and last had a longer run without a league clean sheet between March and August 1991 (17).