LIVERPOOL V CHARLTON ATHLETIC: STAT-ATTACK
Ged Rea 13 May 2007
All the relevant stats, facts and figures ahead of Liverpool's final Premiership game of the season against Charlton Athletic.
Head to Head: (League only)
At Anfield: Liverpool 16 wins, Charlton 6 wins, 5 Draws.
Overall: Liverpool 29 wins, Charlton 19 wins, 7 Draws.
Last season here the sides drew 0-0 in the first goalless draw between the sides at Anfield.
Back in December the Reds beat Charlton 3-0 at The Valley. Xabi Alonso scored a third minute penalty, before Craig Bellamy and Steven Gerrard wrapped up the points in the last ten minutes.
Liverpool are looking to record their 12th league 'double' over Charlton and their fourth in the Premiership.
No Liverpool player has scored a hat trick against Charlton at Anfield. Albert Stubbins (1947), John Aldridge (198
and Ronny Rosenthal (1990) all scored three away from home.
Liverpool's biggest League wins over Charlton at Anfield came in 1958-59 and again in 2000-01 when they won 3-0.
Since the inception of the Premier League Liverpool have won eight and lost five of the 15 meetings.
The sides have met only once before on the final day of the league season. Then in 2001, Liverpool equalled their biggest league win over Charlton with a 4-0 win at The Valley thanks to goals from Robbie Fowler (2), Michael Owen and Danny Murphy.
Should Liverpool win here they will break through the 1,000 points barrier in their Premiership history. Only Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea have accrued more than the Reds 998.
If Liverpool keep a clean sheet it will be their 50th in the Premiership under Rafa Benitez.
Robbie Fowler has scored eight goals in ten appearances for the Reds against Charlton in all competitions.
Craig Bellamy has scored against Charlton for Norwich, Coventry, Newcastle, Blackburn and Liverpool.
Liverpool's biggest ever league wins over Charlton at Anfield came in 1958-59 and 2000-01 when they won 3-0.
The Reds will finish third in the Premiership provided they at least match Arsenal's result at Portsmouth without being a goal worse off at the end of the game.
Liverpool have won 14 league games at home this season. Only champions Manchester United with 15 have won more.
They have lost just one of their last 34 Premiership games at Anfield and no visiting team since Chelsea in October 2005 has scored more than once.
Liverpool have conceded just 13 goals in the last 37 home league games.
Provided they don't let in more than two goals Liverpool will record their best defensive home league record since 1978-79 when only four goals were scored by visitors. This season only five goals have been conceded.
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