MatchVirgil van Dijk's appearance milestone and nine more pre-Brentford stats
Virgil van Dijk can make his 250th appearance for Liverpool when they travel to Brentford on Saturday lunchtime.
The captain will become the 86th player in Reds history to reach the milestone if he features in the Premier League fixture at Gtech Community Stadium.
Read on for more facts and figures ahead of the showdown with Thomas Frank's Bees…
Liverpool could beat Brentford for the third successive occasion in the league for the first time in their history.
The Reds have not won in the league at Brentford since 1938 but could complete their first league double over the Bees at the eighth time of asking.
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Watch on YouTubeThe clubs have met 20 times in all competitions, with Liverpool having scored in all but one and in each of the last 17.
Jürgen Klopp's side are unbeaten in their four fixtures this season played at 12.30pm. They have defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal Palace and Everton, while drawing at Manchester City.
Only Manchester United in the last 34 Premier League matches have prevented Liverpool from scoring.
Darwin Nunez, with 36, has made more appearances for the Reds this campaign in all competitions than any other player.
Mohamed Salah, with four goals in four appearances, is the club's record goalscorer against Brentford.
The first goal of Andy Robertson's career in English football came in Hull City's 2-0 win away at Brentford (Griffin Park) in November 2015 – one of three league goals he scored for Hull.
No Liverpool player has ever scored a hat-trick against Brentford.