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- Chelsea lost their last home game when Arsenal hit five past them at Stamford Bridge to inflict a second successive Premier League defeat on Andre Villas-Boas' side. It was their only home reverse of the season so far.
- England midfielder Frank Lampard is the Blues' top goalscorer in the Premier League this season, having claimed six goals so far.
- Last time the two sides met Liverpool claimed all three points with Chelsea’s summer signing Raul Meireles claiming the winner for the Reds.
- Liverpool have managed to claim three of their five wins so far this season away from home, with victories at Arsenal, Everton and West Brom.
- The two sides will come face-to-face at Stamford Bridge twice in nine days, as they meet each other in the League Cup.