Match12 facts to know ahead of Bournemouth v Liverpool cup tie

This game is the Reds’ 250th in the League Cup.

Their 3-1 victory over Leicester City in the last round was Liverpool’s 150th win in the competition, and they are now four goals away from reaching the total of 500 in it.

The Reds have beaten the Cherries in all of their previous cup ties, with three coming in the FA Cup and two in the League Cup (2014 and 2015).

Bournemouth reached round four after beating Swansea City 3-2 on the road and then defeating Stoke City 2-0 at home.

Of Liverpool’s current players, Joe Gomez and Caoimhin Kelleher have made the most League Cup appearances for the club (10 each).

After scoring against Nottingham Forest last weekend, Diogo Jota is three goals short of recording 50 for the Reds in all competitions.

Jürgen Klopp’s men have scored in each of their last 24 matches in all competitions since the 0-0 at Chelsea in April.

In all competitions, Liverpool have won six, drawn two and lost two of their 10 visits to Bournemouth.

Klopp’s side have lost just one of their last 11 away games and have scored 12 goals in their six fixtures on the road so far this season.

When the teams met in the Premier League earlier this season, Bournemouth took a third-minute lead at Anfield but the Reds went on to win 3-1.

Dominic Solanke, who joined Bournemouth from Liverpool in January 2019, is the Cherries’ leading scorer this season with five goals in all competitions.

The Reds have been involved in 15 League Cup penalty shootouts in their history and won 11 of those.