We host Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup later today, here’s all the important pre-match info…
Liverpool will be aiming for a place in the FA Cup semi-finals later today when we take on Championship high-flyers Blackburn Rovers at Anfield.
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The pair have met several times in the past, and as we count down the hours until kick-off, why not check out all the key stats and facts about the two sides’ previous meetings. LFC Xtra have been crunching the numbers:
- The teams have been drawn together in the FA Cup 9 times with Liverpool prevailing 5 times and Rovers on 4 occasions
- In all competitions Liverpool have lost just 2 of the last 24 games against Blackburn Rovers played at Anfield
- Three Reds have scored hat-tricks vs. Rovers – Dick Forshaw at Anfield in 1923, Billy Liddell in 1958 at Ewood, Ian Rush at Ewood in 1994
- LFC’s biggest home win over Rovers, 4-0, has been achieved on 4 occasions, all in the league – Oct 1896, Oct 1933, Apr 2004 and Apr 2009
- This is the 4th time in the last 19 seasons LFC have reached this stage – reached the final on the 3 previous occasions: 2001, 2006 and 2012
- LFC are unbeaten at home since losing in the league to Chelsea in early November – 7 wins and 6 draws since – winning the last 5
- Rickie Lambert could make the 650th appearance of his club career – in all competitions
- Steven Gerrard began his Liverpool career with a substitute appearance against Blackburn in the Premier League in November 1998
- Balotelli has found the net twice in 3 appearances against Rovers, scoring for Man City in both games of the 2011-12 league campaign