Everton v Liverpool: Confirmed team news for massive Merseyside derby as Salah starts
The city of Liverpool comes to a standstill this afternoon for a Merseyside Derby with massive implications at the top end of the table.
David Moyes has guided Everton into the top 10, and a positive result here could move them within touching distance of the top five.
The Toffees come into the match off the back of a 2-2 draw with Brentford and are unbeaten in their last two home fixtures.
Liverpool, meanwhile, sit fifth with 52 points but arrive under pressure following a 2-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, which confirmed their exit from Europe.
Everton have won just one of their last 14 Premier League home games against Liverpool, though 10 of those games have finished level (L3).
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Everton team news
Beto gets the nod up front. He has been involved in five goals in his last five Premier League appearances (4 goals, 1 assist), with only Bruno Fernandes (7) involved in more since the start of this run on 28th February, while no player has scored more goals in that time; he’s level with Brentford’s Igor Thiago.
Everton XI: Jordan Pickford, Vitalii Mykolenko, Jarrad Branthwaite, James Tarkowski, Jake O’Brien, James Garner, Idrissa Gueye, Iliman Ndiaye, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Dwight McNeil, Beto
Liverpool team news
Striker Hugo Ekitike suffered a season-ending injury in midweek so misses out but Mohamed Salah comes back into the team. Alexander Isak also plays with Andy Robertson returning at full-back.
Arne Slot has made two changes to the starting XI that faced Fulham – Ryan Gravenberch and Isak come in today for Jeremie Frimpong and Rio Ngumoha.
Liverpool XI: Giorgi Mamardashvili, Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté, Dominik Szoboszlai, Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch, Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz, Mohamed Salah, Alexander Isak
Where to watch Everton v Liverpool: TV channel, live stream
The match will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, with streaming available via Sky Go and NOW TV.
Kick-off is scheduled for 2:00pm BST on Sunday.
The stats for Everton v Liverpool
- Everton are unbeaten in their last two home matches
- Liverpool have lost four consecutive away matches
- Liverpool have conceded in six straight away games
- Everton have lost just one of their last five matches
- Liverpool are on a run of 19 matches without a draw
- Liverpool have won 101 of the 247 meetings between the sides