It goes without saying that one of the Reds’ players has a stellar record against Wednesday’s opponents as they look to secure a spot in the League Cup last eight.
Liverpool has won the League Cup more times than any other team, with nine victories.
The Reds’ victory over Leicester in the most recent round marked their 150th match victory overall.
In the previous round, Luke Chambers made his Liverpool debut as a substitute. After going behind early, Liverpool came back to win 3-1 thanks to goals from Cody Gakpo, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Diogo Jota.
Mo’s penalty curse?
Nine goals have been scored by Mohamed Salah in his impressive matches versus the Cherries.
He has failed to convert two penalties in a row against Bournemouth, including one on this pitch the previous season.
Jota hasn’t scored a goal this season while playing away from home. His final goal came on the penultimate day of the previous season in a 4–4 tie at Southampton, where he scored twice.
95 different players have been used by Jurgen Klopp in his 27 League Cup appearances as the manager. Alexis Mac Allister has not yet made a competitive appearance with the Reds.
Liverpool has only dropped one of their previous 11 away games across all competitions, that being the contentious 2-1 loss at Tottenham at the end of September.
In their six away games this season, the Reds have scored twelve goals while giving up eight.
League Cup reunion
In this competition, Liverpool faced Bournemouth back-to-back in 2014 and 2015, winning both times.
In their five Cup football meetings, the Reds have defeated the Cherries three times; the other three have been in the F.A. Cup.
In the ten encounters at Vitality Stadium across all competitions, the Reds have won six, drawn two, and lost two.
In their last four trips to Bournemouth, they have only let up one goal.
In their past 20 meetings with the Cherries across all competitions, Liverpool has won 15, drawn 3, and lost 2.
The Reds have only sometimes failed to score in their 20 games.
Available milestones
Liverpool’s 250th League Cup match is this one.
To reach 500 in the competition, the Reds only need to score four goals.
Jota needs three more goals to reach 50 goals for Liverpool in all competitions.
This Season’s Scorers
Bournemouth: Solanke 5, Brooks 2, Billing 1, Christie 1, Rothwell 1, Semenyo 2, Traore 1
Liverpool: Salah 10, Jota 6, Nunez 6, Diaz 3, Gakpo 3, Szoboszlai 2, Endo 1, Gravenberch 2, Robertson 1, own goals 2