Liverpool v Stoke: Pre-match stat pack
Here are the vital pre-match facts and figures ahead of Liverpool's clash with Stoke City today, which marks the 16th anniversary of Steven Gerrard making his debut for the Reds.
The inspirational No.8 made his bow in a red shirt as a 90th-minute replacement for Vegard Heggem during a 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers at Anfield in 1998. The skipper could make his 687th appearance against Stoke.
These two teams have met 12 times in the Barclays Premier League, with five finishing as a draw while Liverpool have won four and the Potters three.
Liverpool have won 15 of the last 18 league meetings at Anfield, and since losing 4-3 to Stoke on home soil in March 1959 the Reds have won 25 and drawn four of the 29 clashes on this ground in all competitions.
The Reds' biggest home win against the Potters came in January 1902 when they won 7-0. The last 12 goals scored in these league meetings at Anfield have all been scored by Liverpool.
Stoke have never scored at Anfield in six Premier League visits. Burnley are the only other visiting team to fail to score at Anfield in the same era.
Glen Johnson scored his first goal for Liverpool against Stoke in August 2009 in what was his second appearance for the Reds. Kolo Toure, meanwhile, made his debut in this fixture in August 2013.
Last Sunday, Rickie Lambert became the 13th different Liverpool player to score this season - equalling the number for the whole of the last campaign.
This is Stoke's seventh successive Premier League campaign. Last season was their highest finish, ninth, in a year that saw them reach the 50 points total for the first time.
Charlie Adam played 37 times in all competitions for Liverpool, scoring twice, before his move to Stoke in the summer of 2012. Peter Crouch played 134 times for the Reds and notched 42 goals during his spell at Anfield from 2005 to 2008.
Mark Hughes has won two of 16 league games against Liverpool as a manager - once each with Blackburn Rovers and Queens Park Rangers.
Stoke have won away at both Manchester City and Tottenham this season. They have also drawn 1-1 at Hull City and 2-2 at QPR, while their two defeats came at Sunderland and Southampton.