PRE-MATCH BRIEFING: CHELSEA V LIVERPOOL

CHELSEA STATS
The Blues have won ten of our last 12 Barclays Premier League games at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal's win at Stamford Bridge three weeks ago was our first home league defeat since Liverpool won here 2-0 on 6 February.

It was also only our sixth home league defeat in 144 games stretching back nearly eight years which averages one loss every 24 games.

We ended our run of nine league games without a clean sheet at Blackburn although we are still to complete a shut out in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge this season.

Our last home Premier League clean sheet was in the rain against West Ham in April eight games ago.

Frank Lampard's winner at Blackburn was his 177th for the Blues and his 11th headed goal. He is now 16 goals away from our second highest all-time scorer Kerry Dixon.

2011/12 Premier League scorers
Lampard 6 (pen), Sturridge 4, Ramires 3, Terry 3, Mata 2, Torres 2, Anelka 1, Bosingwa 1, Drogba 1, Malouda 1. Total 24.

League games since
A home win: 1
A home draw: 5
A home defeat: 0


MILESTONES
Salomon Kalou's next appearance from the bench will be his 100th for the club as a substitute, a total not achieved by any other Chelsea player.

LIVERPOOL STATS
Formed 1892

Major trophies
18 League championships, last in 1990
7 FA Cups, last in 2006
7 League Cups, last in 2003
15 FA Charity/Community Shields (5 shared), last in 2006
5 European Cups, last in 2005
3 Uefa Cups, last in 2001
3 Uefa Super Cups, last in 2005

Their last top-flight win was in the old First Division over 21 years ago when a points total of 79 was enough to lift the trophy in 1990.

Liverpool's last piece of silverware was the 2006 FA Cup when they defeated West Ham on penalties at the Millennium Stadium.

Only Newcastle (eight) have conceded fewer than Liverpool's 10 goals. The Reds boast the third best defence away with only five goals conceded in five games.

Liverpool have won nine points from 15 away from home this term with wins at Arsenal, Everton and West Brom and defeats to Stoke and Tottenham.

They are unbeaten in eight games in league and cup since the 0-4 defeat at Tottenham on 18 September.

The Reds have not lost any of the eight Premier League games when they opened the scoring.

Manager Kenny Dalglish
Days in charge: 315
Played 37
Won 19
Drawn 9
Lost 9

Kenny's record when he was Liverpool's manager between 1985 and 1991 was 297 games, 180 wins, 76 draws and 41 defeats.

2011/12 Premier League scorers
Suárez 4, Adam 2 (1 pen), Carroll 2, own goals 2, Bellamy 1, Gerrard 1, Henderson 1, Skrtel 1. Total 14.

League games since
An away win: 0
An away draw: 7
An away defeat: 2

WINDOW WATCH
Completed summer transfers
Liverpool
Ins Charlie Adam (Blackpool, £9m), Alexander Doni (Roma, free), Stewart Downing (Aston Villa, £20m), Jordan Henderson (Sunderland, £16m), José Enrique (Newcastle, £5m), Craig Bellamy (Man City, undisclosed).
Outs Paul Konchesky (Leicester, undisclosed), Saniel Ayala (Norwich, £750,000), Milan Jovanovic (Anderlecht, undisclosed), Sotirios Kyrgiakos (Wolfsburg, undisclosed), Emiliano Insua (Sporting Lisbon, undisclosed), Joe Cole (Lille, loan), Christiam Poulsen (Evian, undisclosed), David Ngog (Bolton, £4m), Alberto Aquilani (AC Milan, loan), Rail Meireles (Chelsea, undisclosed).

THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE
The referee is Lee Probert. Chelsea have won six and drawn one of the seven matches he has officiated. The most recent was our 2-1 win at Sunderland in September.

OTHERWISE ENGAGED
There are no suspensions.

Frank Lampard and John Terry have four yellow cards and are one booking away from a domestic suspension.

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