Jurgen Klopp has never tasted defeat at Goodison Park and with the Premier League title on the line this would be no time to change that record as he takes charge of his final Merseyside derby.
Liverpool bounced back from a rough week at home and abroad with a comfortable 3-1 win at Fulham on Sunday, which was also a good day for Everton who beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in ‘El Deductico’. That result pulled Sean Dyche’s team five points clear of the relegation zone, with home games against Brentford and Sheffield United and a trip to Luton in their final five games.
At the other end of the table, Arsenal applied the pressure with a 5-0 win over Chelsea and it is up to Liverpool to respond. Victory would put Klopp’s side level on points with Arsenal, though second on goal difference, and four points clear of Man City. City would have two games in hand, the first of which comes at Brighton tomorrow night.
Klopp will be out Diogo Jota for a “few weeks” with a muscular injury. That means Liverpool are without possibly the deadliest finisher in their squad, after a run of games in which they have been extremely profligate in front of goal. Darwin Nunez, Mohamed Salah and Alexis Mac Allister started on the bench at Fulham, and will likely come back into the team this evening.
Everton will assess Dominic Calvert-Lewin after he picked up a knock against Forest. Liverpool have had a stranglehold on this fixture, losing just one of their last 26 league meetings, with Everton failing to win at Goodison in 12 attempts. Everton have failed to score in the last four Merseyside derbies, while Liverpool are looking to record their 100th win in the history of the rivalry.
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