English Premier League: Gameweek 15
Venue: Goodison Park
Time: 2230hrs
What you need to know
- The fixture had to be rearranged after Storm Darragh led to its postponement at the start of December
- Everton come into this rearranged 245th Merseyside derby against Liverpool on the back of three successive Premier League wins.
- In 54 meetings since 2000, Everton have won just six, but after victory at Goodison last season, the hosts have the chance to win back-to-back derbies for the first time in 40 years.
- Arne Slot’s men certainly seem to be in the right form to achieve that target, boasting a 19-match unbeaten league run (W14, D5), though a shock 1-0 defeat in the FA Cup to Plymouth on Sunday has slightly taken the shine of that streak.
- A loss here last season ended Liverpool’s 12-game unbeaten run in the league at Goodison, and any remaining hopes they had of lifting the title in Jurgen Klopp’s final season at the helm.
- For Liverpool, Mohamed Salah loves being a thorn in the side of Everton, with six goals in his last eight H2Hs.
Form – last six games
Everton – LWWWLW
Liverpool – LWWLWWW
Possible starting line-ups
Everton: Pickford; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Harrison, Gueye, Garner, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Beto.
Liverpool: Alisson; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Salah, Diaz, Gakpo.
Players to watch
Everton: Ilman Ndiaye
Liverpool: Mohamed Salah
Injury list
Everton: Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Armando Broja, Youssef Chermiti and Dwight McNeil.
Liverpool: Joe Gomez.
