Liverpool vs Chelsea: Key statistics and facts

We bring you all the facts and figures you need to know ahead of Chelsea's Premier League fixture against Liverpool at Anfield...

With three Premier League games to play, Chelsea are currently ninth on 48 points. Liverpool are ten points ahead of us in fourth.

Head-to-head

Chelsea and Liverpool will face each other for the 200th time in all competitions. We have only played Arsenal more often (215). The clubs first met on Christmas Day 1907 when Chelsea won 4-1 at Anfield in Division One - our biggest-ever victory over Liverpool which we equalled in 2005/06.

After beating Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in October, Chelsea are aiming for three consecutive Premier League victories against Liverpool for the first time since 2014 (also a run of three).

The Blues are seeking a league double against Liverpool for the first time since 2013/14.

Chelsea have won one of our past ten Premier League away games against Liverpool (five draws, four defeats), a 1-0 victory in March 2021. Liverpool are unbeaten in their last four at home against us since then (two wins, two draws).

We are playing at Anfield for the 95th time, more than we have played at any other away ground in our history.

Head-to-head (all competitions)

Played: 199
Won: 67
Drawn: 49
Lost: 83

Last five meetings at Anfield (all Premier League)

Biggest win for each team:

Chelsea 6-1 Liverpool 1937/38 Division One
Liverpool 6-0 Chelsea 1934/35 Division One

Chelsea stats

Only Arsenal and Man City (32) and Tottenham (26) have won more away points in the Premier League this season than Chelsea (25).

Only Manchester City (31) have netted more Premier League goals on the road this season than Chelsea (30).

Chelsea have won eight of our past nine Premier League games kicking off at 12.30pm on a Saturday (one draw) since a 2-0 home defeat to Brentford in October 2023.

Chelsea have lost six consecutive Premier League games for the first time since November 1993 and we are aiming to avoid equalling our club-record seven consecutive league defeats set in 1952.

The Blues have conceded in each of our last 13 Premier League matches, and have let in three goals in four of the last five. Our last longer run without a league clean sheet was from March to August 1991 in the old First Division (17 games).

Joao Pedro is the 32nd Chelsea player to score 20+ goals in a season in all competitions, and the 11th in the Premier League era. Kerry Dixon, Frank Lampard and Bobby Tambling all hit that total in five separate seasons. He is also the 21st player on the list whose tally excludes penalties.

20+ goals in a season (all comps)

5 - Kerry Dixon, Frank Lampard, Bobby Tambling

4 - Roy Bentley, Jimmy Greaves

3 - George Hilsdon

2 - Barry Bridges, Diego Costa, Didier Drogba, George Graham, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Peter Osgood, Bob Turnbull, Bob Whittingham

1 - Nicolas Anelka, Hugh Billington, Jack Cock, Gordon Durie, Steve Finnieston, Hughie Gallacher, Eidur Gudjohnsen, Eden Hazard, Ian Hutchinson, Tommy Lawton, Juan Mata, George Mills, Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro, David Speedie, Jimmy Thompson, Fernando Torres, Kevin Wilson

Joao Pedro has been involved in 20 Premier League goals this season (15 goals, five assists). He is the sixth player to reach 20 goal involvements in his debut season for the club, after Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (32 in 2000/01), Eden Hazard (20 in 2012/13), Diego Costa (23) and Cesc Fabregas (21) in 2014/15, and Cole Palmer (33 in 2023/24).

Nottingham Forest’s opening goal at Stamford Bridge after one minute 38 seconds was the quickest Chelsea have conceded this season.

Premier League scorers
Joao Pedro 15, Palmer 9 (5 pens), Fernandez 8 (2 pens), Neto 5, Caicedo 3, Chalobah 3, Gusto 2, Estevao 2, James 2, Acheampong 1, Cucurella 1, Delap 1, Garnacho 1, own goal 1

Premier League assists
Joao Pedro 5, Cucurella 5, Garnacho 4, James 4, Neto 4, Fernandez 3, Gusto 3, Estevao 2, Gittens 2, Caicedo 1, Fofana 1, Guiu 1, Palmer 1, Sanchez 1

Most Premier League minutes played
Sanchez 2,861, Fernandez 2,851, Chalobah 2,741, Caicedo 2,537, Joao Pedro 2,494, Neto 2,489, Cucurella 2,440, Gusto 2,092, James 1,896, Palmer 1,696

Milestones

If selected, Trevoh Chalobah will make his 150th appearance for the club.

If selected, Reece James will make his 200th career league appearance (Chelsea and Wigan).

Pedro Neto is one game away from a half-century of games for Chelsea this season. Enzo Fernandez was our first player to play 50 games this campaign when he featured against Nottingham Forest.

Against Forest, Moises Caicedo started a Premier League game for the 100th time for the Blues, Joao Pedro made his 50th appearance for us and Tosin Adarabioyo started his 50th match for Chelsea.

Liverpool stats

This season’s Premier League stats

Most minutes played (max 3,150): Van Dijk 3,150, Szoboszlai 2,963, Konate 2,844, Gravenberch 2,757, Gakpo 2,506
Most goals: Ekitike 11, Gakpo 7, Salah 7, Szoboszlai 6
Most assists: Salah 6, Gakpo 5, Szoboszlai 5, Ekitike 4, Mac Allister 4
Most duels won: Konate 204, Van Dijk 198, Gakpo 157, Gravenberch 146
Clean sheets: Alisson 8, Mamardashvili 2
Most fouls conceded: Gakpo 41, Ekitike 35, Szoboszlai 35, Gravenberch 34
Most yellow cards: Szoboszlai 8, Konate 6, Bradley 5, Gravenberch 5, Mac Allister 5
Red cards: Szoboszlai 1

Liverpool are looking to win three consecutive home Premier League games for the first time since the opening few weeks of the season.

The Reds have the Premier League’s fifth-best home record this season, with 34 points from 17 games (10 wins, four draws and three defeats - against Manchester United, Nottingham Forest and Manchester City).

Liverpool have lost five games thanks to 90th-minute goals in the Premier League this season, the most of any side in a single campaign in the competition's history.

Liverpool have conceded 17 set-piece goals (excluding penalties) in the Premier League this season – their highest total in a single campaign, surpassing the 16 they allowed in during 1992/93.

Liverpool have suffered 11 league defeats in 2025/26, their highest total in a Premier League season since the 2014/15 campaign (12).

Liverpool have conceded 47 goals in the Premier League this season, the most by a reigning champion since Leicester in 2016/17 (63).

The Reds have conceded two or more goals in 16 different Premier League matches this season. Only in 2012/13 have they done so more often in a campaign (17 games).

Liverpool have won six of their past 10 Premier League games (one draw, three defeats), the same as their previous 20 combined (six wins, six draws, eight defeats). At home they are unbeaten in four matches in the competition (three wins, one draw).

Dominik Szoboszlai is one of three Premier League players to have both scored and assisted 10 or more goals in all competitions this season. Rayan Cherki and Jarrod Bowen are the others.

Arne Slot’s management record vs Chelsea

Won: 1
Drawn: 0
Lost: 2

Last five Liverpool results

Last Premier League line-up

Manchester United 3-2 Liverpool

Sunday 3 May
Team (4-2-3-1): Woodman; Jones, Konate (Chiesa 87), Van Dijk (c), Robertson (Kerkez 59); Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Frimpong (Ngumoha 75), Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Gakpo
Goals: Szoboszlai 47, Gakpo 56

Discipline

There are no suspensions.

Match officials

Referee: Craig Pawson
Assistants: Lee Betts, Mat Wilkes
Fourth official: Bobby Madley
VAR: Tony Harrington
Assistant VAR: Eddie Smart

Craig Pawson is officiating his second Chelsea match in under three weeks. The other was our 3-0 defeat at Brighton.