A pedestrian walks past a set of murals showing Liverpool legends at the back of the redeveloped Anfield Road Stand ahead of the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on January 21, 2023. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)
Liverpool vs Everton: Previewing the 242nd Merseyside Derby
Liverpool vs Everton in the Merseyside Derby is always a fiery occasion. Here’s all you need to know ahead of tonight’s EPL meeting.
A pedestrian walks past a set of murals showing Liverpool legends at the back of the redeveloped Anfield Road Stand ahead of the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on January 21, 2023. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)
Liverpool vs Everton is always a fierce battle. Tonight in the EPL, they’ll contest the 242nd Merseyside Derby. Here’s a preview of the action.
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Liverpool vs Everton: previewing a key Merseyside Derby
The Merseyside Derby has seen 22 EPL red cards, with 2 of those collected by Liverpool icon Steven Gerrard. No other EPL fixture has seen more. This derby has also produced more 90th-minute winning goals than any other H2H in the EPL, with all of these being scored by Liverpool – Ronny Rosenthal (1993), Gary McAllister (2001), Dirk Kuyt (2007), Sadio Mané (2016) and Divock Origi (2018). In other words, action is guaranteed.
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Sean Dyche working wonders already at Everton
The new Everton boss picked up a win in his first game at the helm, and it came against league leaders Arsenal. He could barely have asked for a trickier set of opening fixtures, but the ex-Burnley man enjoys a challenge.
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Liverpool in freefall
The Reds have lost three of their last four EPL matches, drawing the other 0-0 with Chelsea. In that sample of games, they’ve scored just once. A They’ve also shipped three goals in three successive away league games for the first time since November and December 1993. Nothing is going right for Jurgen Klopp. After facing a Everton in the Merseyside Derby, Liverpool travel to Newcastle before a pair of meetings with Real Madrid and a battle with the fast-improving Manchester United. Things are getting trickier.
What should we expect tonight at Anfield?
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