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The Reds have met Stoke 4 times in this competition, winning 5-4 on aggregate in 1991-92 and 2-1 at home in Round 3 in 1994/5.

In 2000-01 Liverpool won 8-0 at the Britannia Stadium in Round 4 to record the biggest away victory in the club’s history. The scorers were Christian Ziege, Vladimir Smicer, Markus Babbel, Robbie Fowler (3, 1 pen), Sami Hyypia and Danny Murphy.

The last meeting saw the Reds come from behind to win 2-1 in 2011 with two second half Luis Suarez goals.

In each of the last three League Cup clashes between the sides, Liverpool have won and gone on to lift the trophy.

The Reds have met Stoke in the Potteries on five occasions in Cup competition and have never lost – winning three in the League Cup and drawing twice in the FA Cup.

Liverpool have never lost to Stoke in a Cup game in 12 previous meetings – winning nine and drawing three. In those clashes they have scored 25 and conceded 7.

They are appearing in a record 16th League Cup Semi-Final. They also hold the competition record for final appearances (11) and final wins (8).

Liverpool have scored in all but 3 of the last 57 League Cup games – a sequence going back to 1998.

Liverpool reached this stage of the competition last season, only to lose 2-1 on aggregate to Chelsea.

It was only their fourth elimination in the 15 previous semis having also been beaten by Nottingham Forest in 1980, QPR in 1986 and Middlesbrough in 1998

In the away leg of those 15 ties they have won 6 and lost 7 with 2 draws, scoring 10 goals in total.

Only twice in those games however have they scored more than once - two at Ipswich in 1982 and at Walsall two years later.

This is their third Semi-Final in the League Cup in the last 5 seasons.

Only three of Liverpool's 2012 League Cup Final winning team are still at Anfield - Martin Skrtel, Jordan Henderson and Jose Enrique. However two are now at Stoke - Glen Johnson and Charlie Adam. They both took kicks in the penalty shoot-out with Johnson scoring after Adam had sent his penalty skyward.

The Reds have won 3 of their last 9 visits to Stoke in league and cup.

Twenty-two players have been used by Liverpool in this cup run with Simon Mignolet, Mamadou Sakho and Christian Benteke yet to feature.

Since the 6-1 win at Southampton in the previous round Liverpool have scored 4 goals in 7 games.

Stoke City have reached the semi-final by beating Luton on penalties, a win at Fulham (Crouch goal), Chelsea on penalties and Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 in the quarter-final.

This is Stoke's first first League Cup semi-final since 1972.

This season Stoke have won five of their last six games at home in all competitions including victories over Chelsea (twice) and both Manchester clubs.

Stoke have kept 7 clean sheets in the last 11 games.

Ref Anthony Taylor has taken charge of meetings between the sides on four occasions including 3 of the last 4 including Stoke's 6-1 victory in May and the Reds 1-0 win in August.