Key occasions
Sides managed by Sean Dyche and David Moyes are all the time robust on set items and so it’s not a shock to see (from Opta) that Everton have scored 41% of their Premier League objectives this season from non-penalty set-pieces (13/32), a league-high ratio. Bear in mind, Beto’s opener within the reverse fixture at Goodison Park got here from a shortly taken free-kick. In contrast, Liverpool have scored the bottom share of their objectives within the competitors this season from non-penalty set performs at simply 6% (4/69).
This recreation is one among simply six Premier League video games occurring tonight. Listed below are the opposite 5, which all kick off in slightly below 10 minutes:
Bournemouth v Ipswich
Brighton v Aston Villa
Manchester Metropolis v Leicester Metropolis
Newcastle United v Brentford
Southampton v Crystal Palace
And for the Bluenoses, the final time Everton followers celebrated a winner at Anfield, again in 1999.
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Price a learn, in case you are a Purple.
Within the absence of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez, it appears to be like like Curtis Jones goes to fill in at proper again, most popular to Quansah. Alisson doesn’t make the Liverpool squad in any respect after his damage throughout Brazil’s recreation with Colombia. Kelleher is available in.
For Everton, Mykolenko is cleared to play, which is an enormous plus contemplating Moyes’ lack of choices at left again. Ndiaye is barely match sufficient for the bench, whereas McNeil and Calvert-Lewin are each nonetheless out.
The groups!
Liverpool: Kelleher, Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz, Jota.
Subs: Jaros, Endo, Nunez, Chiesa, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, McConnell, Quansah.
Everton: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Harrison, Doucoure, Alcaraz, Beto.
Subs: Virginia, Patterson, Keane, Ndiaye, Chermiti, Younger, Broja, Coleman, Iroegbunam.
Preamble
A fast look on the desk and one other at David Moyes’ report at Anfield – performed 21, received none, misplaced 14 – means that this may very well be a formality for Liverpool, who will restore their 12-point lead on the prime of the Premier League with victory tonight.
However anybody who watched the reverse fixture in February, the final ever Merseyside derby at Goodison Park that ended with James Tarkowski’s volley into the roof of Liverpool’s internet, is aware of this isn’t going to be an easy night time for tonight’s hosts. Everton haven’t misplaced since that February derby and they are going to be fired up.
It has been 16 days since Liverpool’s final recreation, the Carabao Cup closing defeat to Newcastle, and it’s exhausting to know if this unusually lengthy break has been a optimistic or a detrimental for Arne Slot. Hopefully everybody can not less than pipe down a bit about fixture congestion. There are some casualties after the worldwide break although: Slot mentioned Alisson, Conor Bradley and Ryan Gravenberch have been combating to be match for tonight, however Trent Alexander-Arnold is unavailable because of taking a look at Rightmove Madrid damage.
Moyes has carried out a positive job since returning to Everton, with the membership all-but-safe from relegation with simply 9 video games remaining, 17 factors away from the relegation locations. The Toffees even have damage considerations, notably with Iliman Ndiaye and Vitalii Mykolenko a doubt.
Kick-off: 8pm BST. Be a part of me!
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