Chelsea v Liverpool - numbers and statistics before the confrontation

Chelsea v Liverpool - numbers and statistics before the confrontation

Stamford Bridge will host a high-profile game on Sunday when leaders Liverpool visit seventh-placed Chelsea at the top of the sixth round of the Premier League.

Liverpool will be required to win in order to maintain the lead and maintain a five-point gap with Manchester City, while Chelsea are looking to take advantage of the ground and the public for a precious win to improve their position in the overall standings.

The following are the most prominent figures and statistics for this match: -

* Chelsea have won just one of their last nine Premier League games against Liverpool, with a 1-0 win in May 2018 signed by Olivier Giroud, while losing five games and drawing three.

* Having won just one of their first 16 away Premier League matches against Chelsea, Liverpool have won five of their last 11 games at Stamford Bridge.

* Chelsea have not failed to reach Liverpool in their last 20 consecutive games in all official competitions, the last time they failed against the Reds came last season with a 2-0 loss at Anfield.

* Liverpool have lost one of their last 44 Premier League games, 36 wins and seven draws, and have not lost their last 22 in a row, the longest unbeaten series in the tournament's history.

* Chelsea have suffered only one loss in their last 24 Premier League games at Stamford Bridge, having won 13 occasions and drawn ten games, and have not lost in the last 11 games.

* Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has scored at least two goals in his last three Premier League games (7 in total), the only player to do so in four consecutive games is Luis Suarez in December 2013.

* Sadio Mane has scored 49 goals in 97 Premier League appearances for Liverpool.If he scores in this match, he will become the 10th to reach 50 goals for the Reds in the tournament, surpassing Manchester United, who have nine.

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has won two of his four away games against Chelsea in the Premier League, while no Reds manager has won three games at Stamford Bridge.

* Frank Lampard is the 16th Chelsea manager to face Liverpool in the Premier League, while none of the last six coaches have won the first game against the Reds since Carlo Ancelotti in October 2009.

* English players have scored the last 11 goals for Chelsea in the English Premier League with the exception of reverse goals, the best series since they scored 11 goals in a row between September 1993 and January 1994.