As Chelsea prepare to compete in our second cup final of the month, in pursuit of our third trophy of the season already, we bring you all the key facts and stats ahead of Sunday's Carabao Cup tie against Liverpool at Wembley...

Chelsea vs Liverpool head to head

Liverpool have kept two clean sheets in their last 27 matches against Chelsea in all competitions.

Chelsea vs Liverpool in the League Cup

Chelsea stats

Chelsea have reached the final of a domestic cup competition without having to leave London for the first time in our history.

Since Chelsea last won this competition in 2015, all six winners have come from Manchester (City five times, United once).

Our eight previous League Cup finals1964/65 - Stamford Bridge/Filbert Street - Chelsea 3-2 Leicester City (agg)1971/72 - Wembley Stadium - Chelsea 1-2 Stoke City1997/98 - Wembley Stadium - Chelsea 2-0 (aet) Middlesbrough (aet)2004/05 - Millennium Stadium - Chelsea 3-2 Liverpool (aet)2006/07 - Millennium Stadium - Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal2007/08 - Wembley Stadium - Chelsea 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur (aet)2014/15 - Wembley Stadium - Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur2018/19 - Wembley Stadium - Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City (3-4 pens)

This season’s Carabao Cup campaignThird round - Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa (4-3 pens)Fourth round - Chelsea 1-1 Southampton (4-3 pens)Quarter-final - Brentford 0-2 ChelseaSemi-final first leg - Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham HotspurSemi-final second leg - Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Chelsea

We have now reached 21 cup finals (excluding the UEFA Super Cup) in the 19 seasons since Roman Abramovich became Chelsea’s owner. Our overall tally of finals reached now stands at 33.

Chelsea have won our last six games and have only been defeated twice in 32 matches in all competitions, winning 23 of them, including one on a penalty shoot-out.

Chelsea’s major cup final scorers32 finals, 35 matches, 46 goals: Drogba 9, Osgood 4, E Hazard 3 (2 pens), Di Matteo 3, Diego Costa 2, Havertz 2 (1 pen), Lampard 2, Tambling 2, Dempsey 1, Giroud 1, Houseman 1, I Hutchinson 1, Ivanovic 1, Kezman 1, Lukaku 1, McCreadie 1, Newton 1, Pedro 1, Pulisic 1, Ramires 1, F Sinclair 1, Terry 1, Torres 1, Venables 1 (pen), Webb 1, Zola 1, Gerrard own goal 1

Milestones

Liverpool stats

Best seasons in the League CupWinners: 1980/81, 1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1994/95, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2011/12Runners-up: 1977/78, 1986/87, 2004/05, 2015/16

Excluding Premier League games against Tottenham, Liverpool have not won any of their last five matches at Wembley, losing two and drawing three. They went on to lose all three draws in penalty shoot-outs.

This season’s Carabao Cup campaignThird round - Norwich City 0-3 LiverpoolFourth round - Preston North End 0-2 LiverpoolQuarter-final - Liverpool 3-3 Leicester City (5-4 pens)Semi-final first leg - Liverpool 0-0 ArsenalSemi-final first leg - Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool

2021/22 Carabao Cup scorersMinamino 4, Jota 3, Origi 2, Oxlade-Chamberlain 1

Liverpool are unbeaten in 12 matches since their defeat at the King Power Stadium against Leicester on 28 December. They have won their last nine games in all competitions with an aggregate score of 25-3.

Liverpool are looking to keep their fifth clean sheet in a single League Cup campaign for the first time in 35 years.

Jurgen Klopp’s managerial record against ChelseaWon: 6Drawn: 7Lost: 4

Discipline

There are no suspensions

Referee and VAR

Referee: Stuart AttwellVAR: Darren England

Stuart Attwell is refereeing his second Blues game this season. The other was our home 3-0 win over Aston Villa in September.