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...... OFFICIAL MEMBERS’ PRE-MATCHDAY STATS GUIDE ...... FC v Chelsea 08.05.2012 • Kick- off 8.00pm ...... 2011/12

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Glen JOHNSON 2 1 Petr ČECH José ENRIQUE 3 2 Branislav IVANOVIC 5 3 Fabio AURELIO 6 4 David Luis Luis SUÁREZ 7 5 8 6 9 7 Maxi RODRIGUEZ 11 8 Jordan HENDERSON14 9 Sebastian COATES16 10 Dirk KUYT18 11 Stewart DOWNING19 12 Jay SPEARING20 15 Lucas LEIVA21 16 WILSON22 17 José BOSINGWA Jamie CARRAGHER23 18 Pepe REINA25 19 Charlie ADAM26 21 Alexander DONI32 22 Martin KELLY34 23 Martin SKRTEL37 24 Gary Jon FLANAGAN38 26 Craig BELLAMY39 27 Jack ROBINSON49 34 HEAD HEAD LIVERPOOL 2FC v CHELSEA FC At : Liverpool 45 wins, 14 draws, Chelsea 9 wins. Overall: Liverpool 63 wins, 28 draws, Chelsea 46 wins.

1. Earlier this season Liverpool won 2-1 in the league at Stamford Bridge. Maxi Rodriguez opened the scoring on 33 minutes with Daniel Sturridge equalising on 55 minutes. scored the winner three minutes from time. 2. Last season Liverpool recorded their second ‘double’ over Chelsea. Today they go for their third, all within the last four seasons. 3. The Reds win at Stamford Bridge in November meant they recorded back-to-back league wins at Chelsea for the first time since 1974-75. 4. All of Liverpool’s goals against the Londoners last season were scored by current Chelsea players. Fernando Torres scored both in the 2-0 Anfield win while Raul Meireles netted the only of the game at Stamford Bridge. 5. Both sides have won 16 of the 39 Premier League 10. made his career league debut meetings with Chelsea scoring 47 and Liverpool 43. against Chelsea in November 2008. His 6. Both Steven Gerrard in 2003 and in 2006 team lost 5-0 at Stamford Bridge. have been sent off against Chelsea in the league, 11. has never lost to Chelsea as both times at Stamford Bridge. Liverpool manager in 11 league meetings with eight 7. Glen Johnson made his Chelsea debut against wins and three draws. Liverpool in 2003. He went on to appear on 72 12. scored Liverpool’s last hat trick occasions for Chelsea in all competitions from 2003- against Chelsea at Anfield in October 1997 in a 4-2 2007 scoring four times. win. was in the visitor’s line- 8. Prior to last Saturday’s Cup Final Steven Gerrard that day. had scored once for Liverpool in 32 appearances 13. Patrik Berger is one of four Liverpool hat-trick against Chelsea. His strike in October 2005 came in scorers in the league against the Londoners. The a 4-1 defeat at Anfield. others were James Stewart (1910), Fred Pagnam 9. Liverpool are looking to a fourth successive (1915) and (1930). league win over Chelsea home and away for the first 14. Liverpool‘s biggest league victory over Chelsea time since August 1974. here came in 1935 when they won 6-0. 15. There has only ever been one goalless draw between the sides in the league on this ground in 68 league meetings. It came on 9th October 1971. 16. The Reds have failed to score in only two of the last 31 home league meetings with Chelsea.

THE LAST FOUR LEAGUE MEETINGS BETWEEN THE SIDES

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17. Liverpool are looking to record a second successive 29. Of Chelsea’s five away league defeats this season home league win over Chelsea for the first time since three have come in the North-West – at 2002-03. United, and Manchester . 18. Prior to the F.A. Cup Final, had made 30. They have kept clean sheets in two of their last 11 more appearances for Liverpool against Chelsea than away league games. any other Reds player (42), while Frank Lampard has made the most for Chelsea (35) against Liverpool. 19. Fernando Torres returns to Anfield for the first time The Premier League Table as of 02/05/2012 since signing for Chelsea in January of last year. He scored seven goals in eight appearances for Liverpool against his current club. 20. Chelsea have won nine times on this ground in the league with four of those victories coming in the last eight years. 21. Prior to Saturday’s Wembley clash Didier Drogba had scored 10 times in 27 appearances against Liverpool for and Chelsea. 22. Salomon Kalou, John Obi Mikel, Fernando Torres and all made their Chelsea debuts against Liverpool. 23. Raul Meireles scored five goals in 44 games for Liverpool while Fernando Torres’ 142 games for the Reds saw him net 81 goals. 24. The Blues have scored six times against Liverpool in the last ten league meetings home and away. 25. Chelsea’s last hat-trick against the Reds was scored by George Mills in August 1937 at Stamford Bridge. 26. The two draws in the 2007-08 league season are the only ones that have been played out between the sides in the last 21 Premiership meetings. 27. This will be the 32nd meeting between the clubs, including last Saturday’s Cup Final, since the start of the 2004-05 season. 28. Chelsea are unbeaten in their last three away league games since losing at Manchester City in March. They won 4-2 at Aston Villa and drew 1-1 at Fulham and 0-0 at Arsenal.