Stoke City v Liverpool: 14 vital pre-match stats
Ahead of tonight's Capital One Cup semi-final first leg with Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium, here are 14 key facts you should know about the game from club statistician Ged Rea…
In 2000-01 Liverpool won 8-0 at the Britannia Stadium in the fourth round of this competition to record the biggest away victory in the club's history. The scorers were Christian Ziege, Vladimir Smicer, Markus Babbel, Robbie Fowler (3, 1 pen), Sami Hyypia and Danny Murphy.
The last meeting in this competition saw the Reds come from behind to win 2-1 in 2011 with two second half Luis Suarez goals.
In each of the last three League Cup clashes between the sides, Liverpool have won and gone on to lift the trophy.
The Reds have met Stoke in the Potteries on five occasions in cup competitions and have never lost – winning three in the League Cup and drawing twice in the FA Cup.
Liverpool have never lost to Stoke in a Cup game in 12 previous meetings – winning nine and drawing three. In those clashes they have scored 25 and conceded seven.
The Reds are appearing in a record 16th League Cup semi-final. They also hold the competition record for final appearances (11) and final wins (eight).
Liverpool have never lost League Cup semi-finals in successive seasons.
Only three of Liverpool's 2012 League Cup Final winning team are still at Anfield - Martin Skrtel, Jordan Henderson and Jose Enrique. However two are now at Stoke - Glen Johnson and Charlie Adam. They both took kicks in the penalty shoot-out with Johnson scoring after Adam had sent his penalty skyward.
22 players have been used by Liverpool in this cup run with Simon Mignolet, Mamadou Sakho and Christian Benteke yet to feature.
Stoke have reached the League Cup final twice. In 1964 they lost over two legs to Leicester City but eight years later lifted the trophy after a 2-1 win over Chelsea with 35-year-old veteran George Eastham scoring the winner.
This is their first League Cup semi-final since 1972.
This season Stoke have won five of their last six games at home in all competitions including victories over Chelsea (twice) and both Manchester clubs.
Stoke have kept seven clean sheets in the last 11 games.
Mark Hughes has won one and lost four in his five games against Liverpool as Stoke manager.