Liverpool v Leicester City: What the stats tell us
Liverpool host Leicester City in their first game at the newly-redeveloped Anfield this evening. Here are 10 fascinating facts ahead of the clash with the Premier League champions, courtesy of club statistician Ged Rea.
Along with Arsenal, the Reds were one of only two teams to beat the Foxes in the Premier League last season, thanks to Christian Benteke's Kop-end winner on Boxing Day. The game was Liverpool's 4,000th in the top flight, and their 2,000 in the top division at Anfield.
There have been only three goalless draws in 92 league clashes between the teams, with only one of those coming at Anfield - a game in which Liverpool clinched the title in the 1972-73 season.
Liverpool have lost only once in the last eight league meetings - last season's defeat at the King Power Stadium - winning five and drawing twice.
Home and away in the Premier League era, the Reds have won nine and lost six of their 20 games against the Foxes.
Robbie Fowler is the last Liverpool player to score a hat-trick against Leicester, doing so in a 4-1 win at Filbert Street in October 2001. The last at Anfield came in February 1987, when Ian Rush fired three in a 4-3 victory.
This will the first game staged at Anfield in 122 days since the 1-1 draw with Chelsea on May 11.
The attendance at today's match will be the largest at Anfield in nearly 40 years.The last time Liverpool played a home game in front of more than 54,000 fans was when they sealed the title against West Ham United on the final day of the 1976-77 season.
James Milner's goal at Tottenham Hotspur last time out saw him score in the 42nd Premier League game of his career. The Reds' vice-captain is yet to to be on the losing side when he has found the net, winning 34 and drawing eight.
Liverpool are three goals short of recording 100 in all competitions under Jürgen Klopp.
Claudio Ranieri has taken charge against Liverpool 13 times in his managerial career, recording five wins, five defeats and three draws. The Italian has previously coached Valencia and Chelsea against the Reds.