This is Anfield — Liverpool FC vs Swansea City — 26 December 2017

THE VISITORS

LEN AND IAN

The leading scorers for both clubs in this fixture

are Welsh. Winger Len Allchurch scored five for

the Swans against the Reds in 13 appearances

with all his goals coming in the 1950s. Ian Rush

scored eight times for Liverpool in six outings, a

ratio better than Roger Hunt's eight in seven.

Leading goalscorer (PL)

2016/17 Fernando Llorente 15

2015/16 Andre Ayew 12

2014/15 Wilfried Bony 9

2013/14 Wilfried Bony 16

2012/13 Michu 18

Most appearances (PL)

2016/17 L Fabianski/G

Sigurdsson 37

2015/16 Lukasz Fabianski 37

2014/15 Lukasz Fabianski/

Ashley Williams 37

2013/14 Wilfried Bony/Wayne

Routledge 35

2012/13 Ben Davies/Jonathan

de Guzman 36

Last 10 League finishes

2016/17: 15th

2015/16: 12th

2014/15: 8th

2013/14: 12th

2012/13: 9th

2011/12: 11th

2010/11: 3rd (Championship)

2009/10: 7th (Championship)

2008/09: 8th (Championship)

2007/08: 1st (League One)

FERNANDEZ: LUCK WILL CHANGE

TESTIMONIAL TIME

Swansea were the opponents for

Chris Lawler's testimonial at Anfield in

October 1978. A crowd of over 20,000

saw the Reds win 3-2 thanks to a brace

from Graeme Souness and a winner

courtesy of Kenny Dalglish.

Who is the only player to score for

both clubs in league games between

Liverpool and Swansea City?

KILLER

QUESTION

Centre-back Federico Fernandez

believes Swansea can play their

way out of trouble.

The defender, who started

his first game since a defeat

at Burnley a month earlier,

has insisted the Swans must

produce the sort of promising

performance they delivered in

the first half at Goodison Park

over a full 90 minutes.

The Argentine, who returned

to captain the Swans, told the

club's website: “We started

well and played from the back.

We managed to get ahead but

then conceded a penalty. We

are not having any luck, which

was summed up by the second

penalty. We need to take the

positives from the first half -

we showed we can play good

football at a difficult place.

“It was good but not good

enough to win the game, and

that’s what we need to change.”

Jonjo Shelvey (he scored in both games in 2013/14 for Swansea and put through his own net the following season)Killer question:

FIRST MEETING

The sides first came head-to-head when

Liverpool defeated Swansea Town

1-0 in an FA Cup third-round tie at Anfield

in January 1936. Centre-forward Vic

Wright was the Reds' match-winner,

netting in the 17th minute.