Liverpool did more than just continue their championship challenge with victory at Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon.
The Reds also addressed one of the few shortcomings they have experienced on the road during the Premier League era.
No club has won at more stadiums in the top-flight since 1992 than the Anfield side, having now triumphed at least once at 59 of the 61 grounds to which they have travelled.
They ticked off a significant box at the weekend with Darwin Nunez’s dramatic late winner ensuring their first victory at the City Ground in the Premier League at the seventh attempt, having previously drawn three and lost three with the first defeat, of course, coming in their first-ever Premier League game back in August 1992.
Indeed, it was Liverpool’s first league win at Forest in 13 games, a run going back to October 1984 when they won 2-0 with goals from Ronnie Whelan and Ian Rush. Only against Arsenal have the Reds had a longer barren such run on the road in the top flight, when they went 18 games without winning between 1905 and 1928.
A fortnight ago, Liverpool also ended their wait for a first win at Brentford in the Premier League era with a 4-1 triumph. They had lost and drawn on their two other visits to the Gtech Community Stadium.
The reason Liverpool have won at more venues than historically more successful Premier League sides Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City is due to their excellent record at teams either promoted for one season or who were set to move to a new ground.
For example, the Reds won at both Barnsley and Swindon Town during the pair’s sole campaigns in the top flight, and triumphed at Bolton Wanderers’ old Burnden Park, Middlesbrough’s former Ayresome Park ground and Sunderland’s ex-home Roker Park before the trio all moved to a new stadium – where Liverpool have also won.
Indeed, there remain only two stadia where Liverpool haven’t tasted victory during the Premier League era. The Reds have yet to triumph at Bloomfield Road, losing 2-1 at Blackpool on Kenny Dalglish’s first official game in charge during his second stint as Reds boss in January 2011.
And the second is the most recent new arrival to the Premier League, with Liverpool having needed a dramatic Luis Diaz injury-time equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw at Luton in November.
