Match14 stats to know ahead of Liverpool v West Ham Carabao Cup tie
Liverpool are aiming to reach the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup for a record time when they host West Ham United tonight – here are 14 interesting facts and figures ahead of the Anfield tie.
The Reds have won both of the previous League Cup meetings between the sides at Anfield, with the last being a 2-1 victory in the fifth round back in January 1983.
Liverpool’s first ever League Cup triumph came against West Ham in 1981, when they won 2-1 in a replay at Villa Park following a 1-1 draw at Wembley.
The Hammers are one of only three teams to have lost both League Cup and FA Cup finals to Liverpool, with Everton and Chelsea being the others.
Jürgen Klopp’s side have won each of the last seven home meetings between the sides in all competitions; the club record is nine games, set from 1967 to 1973.
The Reds have lost only one of the last 55 home clashes in all games at Anfield since September 1963. In that sequence they have won 40.
The teams met at Anfield in the Premier League in September, with Liverpool running out 3-1 winners. Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota were on target for the Reds.
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Watch on YouTubeLiverpool have won this competition a record nine times and played in a record 13 finals. They are aiming to appear in a record 19th League Cup semi-final.
The Reds have been involved in 15 League Cup penalty shootouts, winning 11, and have won 20 of 27 in all competitions, including each of the last four.
Anfield could host its biggest ever League Cup attendance, beating the 53,051 that saw the Reds defeat Tottenham Hotspur in October 2016 – a game in which Trent Alexander-Arnold made his senior debut.
Liverpool’s defeat of AFC Bournemouth in the last round was their 250th fixture in the League Cup and they need two more goals to register 500 in the competition.
In September 2018, Harvey Elliott became the competition’s youngest ever player when he appeared for Fulham against Millwall, aged 15 years and 174 days.
Caoimhin Kelleher and Joe Gomez, each with 11, have made more appearances for the Reds in the League Cup than any current player.
Liverpool have not gone two games without scoring in all competitions since March, when they failed to find the net against both Bournemouth and Real Madrid.
The Reds’ last hat-trick against West Ham was scored by Fernando Torres at Anfield in March 2008 in a 4-0 league win. All of Liverpool’s other hat-tricks versus the Hammers came at Upton Park – Roger Hunt (1965), John Toshack (1976) and Michael Robinson (1983).
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