StatsLuis Diaz in line for Liverpool appearance milestone against Brentford

The Colombian is currently one away from a century of outings for the club he joined from FC Porto in January 2022.

Diaz, who played all of last weekend's opening-day win at Ipswich Town, has produced 24 goals and 10 assists so far during his time as a Red.

Read on for more facts and figures ahead of Liverpool's first competitive home game of the season…

Liverpool have not lost their Anfield league opener since Chelsea won 2-1 back in August 2003.

Mohamed Salah has put five goals past Brentford in 406 minutes of action. His tally against the Bees is the most by any Red in history.

In eight of the last nine meetings between Liverpool and Brentford, at least one of the teams has scored three goals.

The Reds could record a fourth successive league win over the Bees for the first time.

Kostas Tsimikas could make his 50th Premier League appearance.

Diogo Jota has scored seven goals in his last eight starts in all competitions.

Alisson Becker could register a second successive Premier League clean sheet in the same season for the first time since October 2023.

No Liverpool player has ever netted a hat-trick against Brentford.

Fabio Carvalho scored three times in 21 competitive games for the Reds before his switch to Brentford earlier this month.