Liverpool vs Everton Match Details:
This game will be played at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool – Kick Off time: 12:30 (BST)
The 243rd Merseyside derby pits Liverpool against Everton in what is expected to be a cracking match at Anfield.
Liverpool vs Everton Preview:
Everton will be looking to pick up where they left off before the international break, when they registered their first home win of the season against Bournemouth.
Liverpool have enjoyed a tremendous start to the campaign, with many tipping the side to be Manchester City’s closest title challengers.
Despite this, the Reds enter Saturday’s derby looking to snap their two-match winless run after backing up their controversial defeat to Tottenham with a 2-2 draw away at Brighton.
The Reds have dominated this fixture in recent times, with Jurgen Klopp’s men currently enjoying a four-match unbeaten run – three of those victories.
During this run, Liverpool have scored eight goals while Everton found the back of the net just once.
Everton have not won in front of fans since 1999, with their only victory coming in a behind-closed-doors Covid-era game in February 2021.
Manager Sean Dyche has experienced the fiery derby atmosphere once as Toffees boss – a 2-0 defeat in only his second match in charge – but has tasted success at the ground as Burnley manager, and significantly so as the Clarets’ 1-0 win in January 2021 ended the Reds’ 68-game unbeaten home league run.
Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo has returned to training with the squad which could put him in contention.
Argentina’s Alexis Mac Allister, Uruguay’s Darwin Nunez, Colombia’s Luis Diaz and Brazilian Alisson Becker all trained on Thursday despite having featured in World Cup qualifiers for their respective countries in South America less than 36 hours earlier.
Everton, on the other hand, won’t be able to count on Dele Alli. There are also question marks over Seamus Coleman and Andre Gomes.
The Toffees struggled in the goal scoring department in the first seven games of the season having bagged just six of them.
We’re backing Liverpool to score two goals for the third consecutive match as they look to keep pace in the title race. The Reds to win the match to nil is another enticing option in the betting.
Prediction:
- Liverpool to score two goals exactly
- Liverpool to win to nil
