Harvey Elliott will attain a Liverpool century if he begins or comes off the bench towards Luton, doing so earlier than all however three gamers within the membership’s historical past.
If he options vs. Luton, Elliott will make his a centesimal look for Liverpool in all competitions.
In doing so, he would turn into the fourth-youngest participant in Liverpool historical past to succeed in the landmark on the age of 20 years, 323 days.
The one gamers to be youthful had been Michael Owen (19 years, 363 days), Raheem Sterling (20 years, six days) and Robbie Fowler (20 years, 167 days).
Fowler went on to make 369 appearances for the membership, with Owen on 297 and Sterling on 129.
Elliott would be the 234th participant to function 100 or extra instances for Liverpool, with Fowler thirty sixth and Owen sixty fourth within the all-time checklist.
Solely Swansea
Ought to Mo Salah rating on this recreation he can have discovered the online towards 28 of the 29 groups he has confronted within the Premier League – Swansea City being the exception.
And if Salah scores no less than as soon as he’ll turn into the primary Liverpool participant in historical past ever to attain 20 objectives in all competitions in seven consecutive seasons.
Squad objectives
A aim from Luis Diaz will see 5 completely different gamers attain 10 objectives in a season for Liverpool for the second time within the final eight seasons – 2021/22 being the final.
Salah (31), Sadio Mane (23), Diogo Jota (21), Roberto Firmino (11) and Takumi Minamino (10) all netted 10 or extra because the Reds performed each recreation attainable that season.
Anfield file
Liverpool are undefeated of their final 27 Anfield matches in all competitions, scoring 80 objectives in that point, and are unbeaten at dwelling within the final 24 league video games since Leeds received 2-1 in October 2022.
Liverpool have misplaced simply one among their final 54 league video games at Anfield, successful 41 and drawing 12.
Actual Madrid are the final visiting group to win at Anfield, coming from 2-0 all the way down to win 5-2 in February 2023.
Liverpool have conceded 10 objectives at dwelling this season – the bottom of any group within the Premier League.
Within the 19 video games at Anfield this season in all competitions, Liverpool have scored 59 objectives.
Worldwide Reds
Final Saturday at Brentford, Liverpool fielded a beginning XI that consisted of 11 completely different nationalities for the primary time ever within the league and for under the third time of their historical past.
The opposite events being at Yeovil within the FA Cup in 2004 and towards Bayer Leverkusen the next 12 months.
Leaving Luton
Luton have received two of their 11 away league video games this season – the 2-1 win at Everton and 3-2 at Sheffield United at Boxing Day with the assistance of two personal objectives.
Rob Edwards’ males have received three of their final eight league video games.
Tonight’s referee
Andy Madley additionally took cost of the reverse fixture at Kenilworth Street again in November (a 1-1 draw), issuing three yellow playing cards within the recreation – a kind of to Jurgen Klopp.
This season’s scorers
Liverpool: Salah 19, Jota 14, Nunez 13, Gakpo 10, Diaz 9, personal objectives 6, Jones 5, Szoboszlai 5, Gravenberch 3, Alexander-Arnold 2, Endo 2, Mac Allister 2, Van Dijk 2, Bradley 1, Elliott 1, Quansah 1, Robertson 1
Luton: Adebayo 9, Morris 7, personal objectives 4, Barkley 3, Brown 3, Ogbene 3, Chong 2, Doughty 2, Osho 2, Woodrow 2, Andersen 1, Lockyer 1, Mengi 1, Townsend 1
* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (@ged0407).
