Liverpool vs Everton

Anfield forms the backdrop for the latest installment of the famous Merseyside derby as Liverpool and Everton lock horns in a midweek Premier League clash.

Despite a heartbreaking Champions League elimination to PSG and a 2-1 defeat to Newcastle in the League Cup final, Arne Slot is on the verge of leading Liverpool to a record-equalling 20th English top-flight title in his first season in charge. Three consecutive two-goal margin league wins have extended the Reds’ lead at the table’s summit to 12 points over second-placed Arsenal, strengthening Slot’s incredible unbeaten ratio in top-flight matches (96.55%). The hosts are in pole position to add to their 21-win tally in the Premier League this term as they have lost just one of the last 27 Merseyside derbies at Anfield (W16, D10), including a 2-0 victory in this corresponding fixture in 2023/24. Furthermore, they’ve won four consecutive home league games via a combined score of 11-3. 

In the meantime, James Tarkowski’s 98th-minute equalizer saw Everton hold Liverpool to a 2-2 draw at Goodison Park in the most recent edition of this iconic rivalry, ensuring the Toffees could secure points in both league meetings with Liverpool in a single season for the first time since 2020/21. The visitors head into proceedings in high spirits after piecing together a nine-match unbeaten run in the Premier League for the first time since February 2010 (W4, D5). However, their last four league games have ended all square, extending their league-high total to 13 this season. A point here might satisfy manager David Moyes, who has lost on his last nine visits to Anfield, while his 19 winless PL trips there mark the joint-most by any manager against a single opponent away from home without a victory.