Liverpool journey to Everton for an enormous Merseyside derby assembly on Wednesday evening, with either side determined for Premier League factors for 2 massively totally different causes.
Everton vs. Liverpool
Premier League (34) | Goodison ParkApril 24, 2024 | 8pm (BST)
The Reds steadied the ship with a 3-1 win at Fulham final Sunday, however they nonetheless probably must win their final 5 league matches to have an opportunity of clinching the title.
Everton could also be struggling this season and are nonetheless not out of the relegation battle, however kind may be irrelevant in derbies and the house devoted will likely be ferocious.
Right here’s all you must know with kickoff approaching.
1. Solely victory will do for Liverpool
Some derbies really feel even greater than others, and that is one in every of them.
Liverpool know that they’ll go 4 factors away from Man Metropolis with victory, albeit having performed two video games extra, which ought to act as a serious incentive.
Whereas the Fulham win was a welcome one, there are nonetheless some doubts relating to the Reds’ kind, and this will likely be a really totally different check.
Failure to win would absolutely spell the tip of the title dream, however victory can be an enormous shot within the arm.
2. Who’s injured for Liverpool?
Diogo Jota is out of the midweek motion after injuring his hip towards Fulham, with Klopp revealing the Portuguese is anticipated to be sidelined for 2 weeks.
It’s a bitter blow for Liverpool, with the winger arguably their most feared attacker on present kind.
Conor Bradley can be absent, having suffered an ankle drawback within the 1-0 defeat towards Crystal Palace – he’s not due again in coaching till the beginning of Might.
Joel Matip, Thiago and Ben Doak are all long-term absentees.
3. Everton out to spoil the occasion
If Liverpool have loved a wild experience in Jurgen Klopp‘s closing season, Everton supporters will likely be determined for a marketing campaign of distress to come back to an finish.
The Blues have been affected by two totally different factors deductions, placing them in actual hazard of relegation, and the takeover of the membership nonetheless hasn’t gone by.
Sean Dyche’s males picked up an important 2-0 win at dwelling to Nottingham Forest on Sunday, nonetheless, and they need to now have sufficient to keep away from the drop having put 5 extra factors on the board than Luton.
Each level nonetheless feels invaluable, although, and they’d love nothing greater than to wreck Liverpool’s title possibilities.
4. Salah & Nunez to return?
With Liverpool’s harm woes easing total, it’s now a case of Klopp choosing his strongest attainable beginning lineup at Goodison Park.
Ibrahima Konate, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Curtis Jones, Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez have been all omitted on the weekend, and will all return.
Joe Gomez is an choice in both full-back place, however in-form Trent Alexander-Arnold wants to begin, whereas Cody Gakpo arguably deserves to maintain his place.
Predicted Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Endo, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Salah, Gakpo, Nunez
5. Key Everton absentees
Everton have accidents going into the sport, not least to Beto, with the striker unavailable after struggling a horrible head harm within the win over Forest.
Lewis Dobbin, Dele Alli and Nathan Patterson are all absent, Dominic Calvert-Lewin is unsure however has not been fully dominated out by Dyche, in contrast to Seamus Coleman who will miss the derby.
Doable Everton XI: Pickford; Younger, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Gueye, Onana, Doucoure; Harrison, McNeil, Calvert-Lewin
6. Klopp’s particular phrases on Trent
Talking to the press on Tuesday, Klopp heaped reward on Alexander-Arnold, following his free-kick heroics final weekend:
“Unbelievable participant from the primary day, excellent expertise was an excellent world-class footballer.
“It’s fairly uncommon as a supervisor to be a part of such a journey for a very long time. Trent by no means had a unique supervisor, so it is going to be good for him to get new influences sooner or later, that’s undoubtedly clear.
“However he may be fairly proud of the steps he has made. What participant he’s – it’s loopy.
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“Nothing unhealthy to say about Trent, he’s one in every of these tales that not a whole lot of golf equipment can actually write, however he’s one individuals will discuss 20, 30, 40 years.
“That’s very nice for a boy from West Derby, it’s most likely one of the best you may obtain in life.”
7. Liverpool love a Goodison draw – please, not one other!
There have been 12 goalless attracts in Liverpool’s final 58 Premier League encounters with Everton, whereas 12 of the final 23 league conferences have completed in a draw.
In the meantime, 9 of the final 11 league derbies at Goodison have completed all-square, with 5 of the final 9 being goalless.
Liverpool have drawn 13 instances at Goodison within the Premier League – essentially the most away to a membership since 1992, together with Man Metropolis.
Frankly, Klopp’s males can’t afford one other one this time round!
8. Do you know?
If Liverpool prevail on Wednesday, it is going to be their one hundredth win over Everton in all competitions – the Reds can even deliver up 150 objectives away to the Blues in the event that they rating thrice.
If Salah scores twice, he’ll be part of Steven Gerrard as Liverpool’s prime scorer towards Everton within the Premier League with 9 objectives.
Liverpool have now scored of their final 20 top-flight away fixtures, which is the second-longest run of their league historical past after a 21-game run within the Second Division between February 1955 and February 1956.
9. Andy Madley takes cost
Andy Madley has been confirmed because the referee for Wednesday’s match, in what will likely be his fifth Liverpool league sport of the season.
The primary was the 1-1 draw away to Luton, adopted by the 2-1 victory at Palace – Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliott scored late objectives in these fixtures – earlier than overseeing the 4-0 win over Bournemouth on the south coast.
Madley’s most up-to-date Liverpool outing was the 4-1 win at dwelling to Luton in February.
In the meantime, David Coote is on VAR, having infamously missed Jordan Pickford’s problem on Virgil van Dijk again in 2020, and Simon Hooper is the fourth official.
10. Observe the match with TIA
Everton vs. Liverpool is stay on Sky Sports activities Major Occasion from 7pm (BST), with kickoff at Goodison at 8pm.
Henry Jackson will likely be nervously maintaining you firm on TIA’s stay weblog from 7.15pm, hoping to information to by a significant win.
Come on you Reds!
