Luis Diaz has been in excellent kind for Liverpool this season, and one other objective in opposition to Chelsea on Sunday would see the No. 7 equal Ian Rush‘s feat.
Ought to he rating immediately Diaz will develop into the primary Liverpool participant to attain in three successive league video games in opposition to Chelsea since Ian Rush in October 1990.
Immediately Rush celebrates his 63rd birthday. He scored 10 targets in 19 Liverpool appearances in opposition to Chelsea in league and cup.
Liverpool chasing their 3,000th win
A win would see Liverpool file their 3,000th in historical past in all competitions, together with penalty shootouts.
A victory can even see them file a fiftieth Anfield success over Chelsea in league soccer, whereas one objective can be their 250th in all league encounters.
Ought to Liverpool lose, although, it is going to be their 350th top-flight defeat at Anfield.
Report vs. Chelsea
Liverpool are searching for a 3rd successive win over Chelsea in all competitions for the primary time since November 2011, once they recorded a sequence of 4.
The Reds have misplaced two of the final 19 residence and away league clashes, each by a 1-0 scoreline – at Chelsea in 2018 and at Anfield behind closed doorways three years later.
Nonetheless, they’ve received solely three of the final 14 in all competitions in opposition to the Blues on Merseyside.
Within the final 10 Anfield league encounters and in 13 in all competitions, Liverpool have managed to attain greater than as soon as on solely three events – profitable 2-0 in 2019, 5-3 in 2020 and 4-1 final season.
Within the final 13 residence league encounters the Reds have saved two clear sheets.
Kelleher’s milestone day
Caoimhin Kelleher‘s subsequent look can be his fiftieth for the membership in all competitions.
He made his debut in September 2019 and has saved 16 clear sheets, two of which got here in profitable League Cup finals at Wembley in opposition to Chelsea in 2022 and 2024.
Fifty-seven % of all Kelleher’s appearances for Liverpool have come since September 2023.
A powerful begin for Chelsea
Chelsea are one in all two groups with a 100% win file away from residence within the league this season. Liverpool are the opposite.
Going into this weekend’s fixtures, solely Man Metropolis (17) have scored extra top-flight targets this season than Chelsea’s 16.
Chelsea are undefeated of their final six away league video games since a 5-0 defeat at Arsenal in April, profitable 5 and drawing the opposite.
They’ve received their opening three video games of a league marketing campaign for the primary time since 2017/18. Not since 2008/09 have they prolonged that to 4 in a row.
Immediately’s referee
John Brooks takes cost of his seventh Liverpool sport (three earlier wins) and his fifth of Chelsea (three wins).
His final Liverpool sport was the 4-3 FA Cup defeat at Man United final season.
He has reffed only one Premier League sport this season – Tottenham vs. Brentford final month.
This season’s scorers
Liverpool: Salah 6, Diaz 5, Jota 4, Gakpo 2, Konate 2, Mac Allister 1, Nunez 1, Szoboszlai 1, Van Dijk 1
Chelsea: Nkunku 7, Palmer 6, Madueke 5, Jackson 4, Neto 2, Felix 1, Dewsbury-Corridor 1, Renato Veiga 1, personal targets 1
* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (@ged0407).
