Stats: The key facts for LFC-Rovers

The last time these sides met in the FA Cup was in January 2000, in a fourth round tie at Anfield which Rovers won courtesy of a late Nathan Blake goal. Steven Gerrard was in the Reds' line-up.

They have been drawn together in this competition nine times previously, with Liverpool prevailing five times and Blackburn on four occasions. Two of the ties have been settled only after a replay.

In all competitions, the Reds have lost only two of the last 24 Anfield meetings.

Liverpool's biggest home win over Rovers - 4-0 - has been achieved on four occasions, all in the league - in October 1896, October 1933, April 2004 and April 2009.

This is the fourth time in the last 19 seasons that the Reds have reached this stage. In the three previous years - 2001, 2006 and 2012 - they have gone on to reach the final.

Philippe Coutinho, Mamadou Sakho, Simon Mignolet and Emre Can have started all four of the Reds' FA Cup games this season.

Brendan Rodgers' side are unbeaten at home since losing in the league to Chelsea in early November. Since then, 13 games at Anfield have brought seven wins and six draws, with Liverpool winning the last five.

They have kept eight clean sheets in their last 15 games.

Rickie Lambert could make the 650th appearance of his club career.

Jordan Henderson has scored in Liverpool's last two games - a feat he has achieved for the first time.

Blackburn are the only club still in existence to have won the trophy three years in succession, doing so between 1884 and 1886.

Rudy Gestede has faced the Reds once in his career. He started for Cardiff City in the 2012 League Cup final at Wembley. His current teammate Craig Conway was an unused substitute in that game.

Rovers have lost just once in the last seven in league and cup - beaten at home by promotion-chasing Norwich City.

In their last 15 matches, Blackburn have conceded more than one goal on only two occasions.