MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Liverpool are unbeaten in the past 12 meetings (W10, D2).
• Norwich's last win over the Reds was by 1-0 at Anfield in the Premier League in April 1994.
• The last six meetings have produced 34 goals, an average of almost six goals a game.
• Liverpool previously hosted Norwich in the opening fixture of a top-flight campaign in 1976, winning 1-0 and going on to take the title.

Liverpool

• Liverpool ended the 2018-19 Premier League season with nine consecutive victories, and have had only four longer top-flight winning streaks.
• They're unbeaten at Anfield against promoted sides in 25 games (W20, D5), with Jurgen Klopp winning all 10 while he has been in charge.
• Roberto Firmino is two goals away from becoming the first Brazilian to score 50 Premier League goals. He scored twice in his only previous Premier League start against Norwich.
• Sadio Mane has scored in Liverpool's opening Premier League game in each of the past three seasons, as well as in nine of Liverpool's last 10 league fixtures at Anfield.

Norwich City

• Norwich's only defeat in 21 league matches in 2019 came away to Preston in the Championship in February (W13, D7).
• The Canaries have been relegated in both of their two most recent Premier League campaigns: 2013-14 and 2015-16.
• They have conceded 45 Premier League goals against Liverpool, more than against any other side.
• Norwich have won just one of their past 16 season-opening league matches (D8, L7). That was in the Championship in 2016-17, when they beat Blackburn 4-1.