Fourteen key stats previewing Liverpool’s League Cup clash with Bournemouth…
Liverpool will be chasing a spot in the Capital One Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday evening, when they take on Championship leaders AFC Bournemouth. Here are fourteen key statistics – which come courtesy of LFC Xtra and BBC Sport – which could give an indication as to which way the game will go:
– Liverpool have reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup on 19 previous occasions, and have won 14 of those matches.
– Liverpool are the most successful team in League Cup history, with 14 semi-final appearances, 11 final appearances, and eight victories, the last of which came against Cardiff City in 2012.
– Liverpool have never lost a competitive game against Bournemouth. The two teams have met five times – all in the FA Cup – with the Reds winning three and drawing two.
– The Reds won 2-0 at Bournemouth in the fourth round of last season’s FA Cup, Victor Moses and Daniel Sturridge with the goals.