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Stoke must overcome awful Anfield record to reach Capital One Cup final

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Image: Stoke haven't won at Anfield since 1959

Stoke will be looking to buck a remarkable record in front of the Kop when they face Liverpool in their Capital One Cup semi-final second leg on Tuesday.

The Potters - who trail 1-0 from the first leg - have failed to win any of their last 36 outings at Anfield and have only won three league games out of 67 in all competitions since 1894.

All three wins came between 1955 and 1959 after a previous 26-game winless run at Liverpool.

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Stoke's last victory at Anfield was more than 55 years ago in the 1958/59 second division, when a 4-3 victory closed the gap between fourth-place Stoke and third-place Liverpool.

Stoke's league record at Liverpool since 1960

Result Date Division
Liverpool 5-1 Stoke 5 March 1960 Div 2
Liverpool 3-0 Stoke 22 April 1961 Div 2
Liverpool 2-1 Stoke 23 April 1962 Div 2
Liverpool 6-1 Stoke 26 December 1963 Div 1
Liverpool 3-2 Stoke 3 April 1965 Div 1
Liverpool 2-0 Stoke 16 April 1966 Div 1
Liverpool 2-1 Stoke 4 March 1967 Div 1
Liverpool 2-1 Stoke 30 September 1967 Div 1
Liverpool 2-1 Stoke 20 August 1968 Div 1
Liverpool 3-1 Stoke 20 September 1969 Div 1
Liverpool 0-0 Stoke 26 December 1970 Div 1
Liverpool 2-1 Stoke 28 March 1972 Div 1
Liverpool 2-1 Stoke 21 October 1972 Div 1
Liverpool 1-0 Stoke 25 August 1973 Div 1
Liverpool 3-0 Stoke 21 September 1974 Div 1
Liverpool 2-0 Stoke 30 January 1975 FA Cup
Liverpool 5-3 Stoke 17 April 1976 Div 1
Liverpool 4-0 Stoke 27 December 1976 Div 1
Liverpool 1-0 Stoke 1 April 1980 Div 1
Liverpool 3-0 Stoke 3 April 1981 Div 1
Liverpool 2-0 Stoke 13 April 1982 Div 1
Liverpool 5-1 Stoke 5 March 1983 Div 1
Liverpool 2-0 Stoke 29 January 1983 FA Cup
Liverpool 1-0 Stoke 19 November 1983 Div 1
Liverpool 2-0 Stoke 23 February 1985 Div 1
Liverpool 1-0 Stoke 12 January 1988 FA Cup
Liverpool 2-2 Stoke 25 September 1991 League Cup
Liverpool 2-1 Stoke 25 October 1994 League Cup
Liverpool 0-0 Stoke 20 September 2008 Premier League
Liverpool 4-0 Stoke 19 August 2009 Premier League
Liverpool 2-0 Stoke 2 February 2011 Premier League
Liverpool 0-0 Stoke 14 January 2012 Premier League
Liverpool 2-1 Stoke 18 March 2012 FA Cup
Liverpool 0-0 Stoke 7 October 2012 Premier League
Liverpool 1-0 Stoke 29 November 2014 Premier League

Despite their dominance at home over Stoke, Liverpool can't afford to take their visitors lightly - they have a very recent experience of what Mark Hughes' team can do, after their 6-1 thrashing at the Britannia on the final day of last season.

It was the first time Liverpool had conceded six goals in a league game for 52 years and somewhat spoiled Steven Gerrard's farewell before his summer move to LA Galaxy.

Liverpool avenged that result on the opening day of the 2015/16 season, with a 1-0 win at Stoke. 

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