MatchStats: Mo Salah chasing Robbie Fowler record against Southampton

Salah has netted seven times for the Reds in 11 previous Premier League appearances versus Saints – only Fowler (eight) has more in the era.

Overall, Ian Rush has the all-time best tally for the club in the league with 10 strikes.

Read on for more facts and figures ahead of the 2pm GMT kick-off at St Mary’s, courtesy of club statistician Ged Rea…

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Salah is also two goals shy of recording 100 away from Anfield for the Reds in all competitions.

Liverpool have won 10 of the last 12 league clashes between the sides home and away, scoring 32 times while conceding nine.

However, the Reds have not kept a clean sheet in their last five league visits to St Mary’s.

Liverpool are aiming to register their 50th league victory over Saints.

This season is the longest, by date, that the Reds have gone without defeat away from home since 1987-88, when they did not lose until March 20.

Arne Slot’s team have won all eight league games this season when scoring the first goal, and all 12 when doing so in all competitions.

Virgil van Dijk played 80 times for Southampton from 2015 to 2018, scoring seven goals.

The hosts’ four points so far this season in the Premier League have all been earned at home – drawing 1-1 with Ipswich Town and defeating Everton 1-0.

Saints midfielder Adam Lallana spent six years at Anfield (2014 to 2020) and netted 22 times for Liverpool in 178 appearances.

Southampton boss Russell Martin once scored against the Reds as a player – for Norwich City in a 1-1 league draw at Anfield in September 2015.