42 great LFC v QPR stats

Head to head (league only):
At Anfield: Liverpool 17 wins, QPR 1 win, 2 draws.
Overall: Liverpool 28 wins, QPR 6 wins, 6 draws.

Liverpool have lost only once in 20 league meetings at Anfield - a 3-1 defeat in March 1991 with Jan Molby scoring a penalty for the Reds after they had trailed at half-time to Les Ferdinand and Roy Wegerle goals. Clive Wilson made the points safe for the visitors on 84 minutes.

Liverpool have only ever failed to score in three of the 40 league meetings between the sides.

The last meeting between the teams on this ground saw Liverpool win 1-0 thanks to a Neil Ruddock goal.

Liverpool won the return in London 2-1 with Mark Wright and Robbie Fowler scoring in a 2-1 victory.

The Reds missed two penalties during a 1-0 home win over Rangers in March 1993 - the culprits being Mike Marsh and John Barnes. Tony Roberts saved Marsh's spot-kick while Barnes hit the post.

The Reds have drawn each of the last four games at Anfield. The club record for most draws at home in succession is six set between November 1951 - January 1952.

Kenny Dalglish has lost only one of his last 53 matches at Anfield as Liverpool manager.

Liverpool clinched their 18^th league title in 1990 with a 2-1 home win over QPR with goals from Ian Rush and John Barnes (penalty).

The Reds have won just one of their last seven league games home and away against promoted teams.

At Anfield Liverpool have won four of the last nine fixtures against newly-promoted teams.

Dirk Kuyt has been waiting to score his 50^th league goal for the club since May.

Charlie Adam scored for Blackpool against QPR in a 2-2 draw in January 2010.

The Reds have conceded just three first-half goals in the league this season while in the last 12 games in all competitions have conceded only one before the 44^th minute - in the last home game against Manchester City.

No opposing team in Liverpool's last 12 games has scored more than once.

Only Liverpool and Manchester City in the top flight remain unbeaten at home in league games.

QPR have won three and lost four of their seven away games this season. They recorded victories at Everton (1-0), Wolves (3-0) and Stoke (3-2) but have lost at Wigan, Fulham, Tottenham and Norwich.

Rangers have picked up nine points on the road this season - two more than they have at home.

Like Liverpool they have won more points away than at home.

They are one of four clubs not to have drawn away from home in the league this season - the others being Liverpool, Everton and Bolton. 

They have had two players sent off this season - both at home. Clint Hill was red carded in the opening day defeat to Bolton while Armand Traore was dismissed against Aston Villa.

Their last five league games have produced 19 goals of which they have scored eight.

In the last nine games they have kept one clean sheet (against nine-man Chelsea at Loftus Road).

QPR have found the net in each of the last seven games since failing to score in a 6-0 at Fulham two months ago.

Rangers have won one of the last five games, beating Stoke 3-2 at the Britannia Stadium.

QPR have won only once at Anfield in 23 visits in league and cup.

In those 23 games Rangers have never managed to keep a clean sheet.

No player from either side has ever scored a hat-trick in this fixture.

Neil Warnock has won once as a manager in six games against Liverpool. That came in a League Cup semi-final in 2003. Sheffield United won the home leg 2-1 but were beaten 2-0 at Anfield after extra-time.

Warnock has been in charge at Loftus Road since March 2010 and has a record of 33 wins from 74 league games.

Heidar Helguson last Saturday became only the second Rangers player to score in four successive home games in the Premier League. The other was Les Ferdinand who achieved the feat between October in December 1994.

The Icelandic forward has scored all of his six league goals this season in his last seven games.

Joey Barton has been red carded twice at Anfield during his career - once each while at Manchester City and Newcastle United.

Alejandro Faurlin is the only man to have played in all 14 of QPR's league games this season.

Clint Hill's next appearance will be his 50^th in the league in a Rangers shirt.

After scoring just seven goals in his 13 years in senior football Luke Young has scored in two of his last three games.

Tommy Smith has only started one game since scoring the winner at Everton back in August.

They have been awarded one penalty this season which was scored by Heidar Helguson against Chelsea.

QPR's best season in the top flight came in 1975-76 when they finished second to Liverpool.

Last season Rangers topped the Championship with 88 points to regain their Premier League status after 15 years.

Rangers had two players sent off at Anfield in December 1993 - Simon Barker and Les Ferdinand in the last 12 minutes of a 3-2 defeat.

Leading scorers this season (league in brackets):
Liverpool: Suarez 7 (4), Carroll 3 (2), Maxi 3 (1), Adam 2 (2), Bellamy 2 (1), Gerrard 1 (1), Henderson 1 (1), Johnson 1 (1), Kelly 1 (0), Kuyt 1 (0), Skrtel 1 (1), own goals 3 (3).
QPR: Helguson 6 (6), Bothroyd 2 (2), Young 2 (2), Barton 1 (1), Campbell 1 (1), Faurlin 1 (1), Smith 1 (1), own goals 1 (1).