MatchPre-Chelsea stats: Mo Salah looking to extend opening-weekend scoring record

The No.11 is eyeing up seven in a row and is currently the only player in the league's history to have netted in six consecutive campaign openers, after converting at Fulham last August.

In total, Salah has scored eight goals in the first round of Premier League fixtures – a joint-record also held by Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard.

A goal this weekend would also see the Egyptian take outright fifth place on the club's all-time top scorers list. He is currently level with Steven Gerrard on 186.

Read on for more facts and figures ahead of the Reds' trip to Stamford Bridge...

Liverpool have won eight and drawn two of their last 10 opening-day fixtures since a defeat at West Bromwich Albion in 2012.

They have scored at least two goals in each of the last seven opening-day outings.

Jürgen Klopp's men go into this game unbeaten in their last 11 league games (seven wins, four draws).

The Reds are two goals short of scoring 100 at Chelsea in all competitions, while the next goal scored will be the 150th in Premier League fixtures between the teams.

There have been 465 minutes played since the last goal was scored in this fixture in all competitions.

Liverpool have scored 15 times in their last four away league matches.

Ibrahima Konate is one start away from reaching 50 for the club in all competitions.

Trent Alexander-Arnold has scored two career goals against Chelsea – the most he has netted against a single club along with Leicester City.

No player has ever scored a hat-trick for Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.

The Reds are unbeaten in their last five league visits to Chelsea (two wins, three draws) since their last defeat in May 2018 and have lost just two of the last 13 encounters at Stamford Bridge, winning six.

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