The 217th Merseyside Derby Sky Sports 1 8pm

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MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• This is the 217th Merseyside derby: Liverpool have 85 wins compared to Everton's 66 victories.
• The two clubs met at Anfield on this date in 1994, Reds' scoring legends Ian Rush and Robbie Fowler cancelled out Dave Watson's opener in a 2-1 Liverpool win.
• Twenty players have been sent off in 39 Premier League matches played between the two neighbours. Steven Gerrard has had two red cards, as has Phil Neville.

Liverpool

• Kenny Dalglish has won 12, drawn seven and lost three of his 22 Merseyside derbies as Liverpool manager, including two FA Cup Final wins against them in 1986 and 1989. In total he is unbeaten in his last 11 matches as Liverpool manager against Everton, since a 1-0 away defeat in March 1988.
• Liverpool have won just four of their opening 13 Premier League home matches, their least at this stage of a top flight season in 50 years, since winning four of the first 13 in 1951-52 campaign.
• It's just 10 Premier League points from the last 33 available for the Reds.
• If seleected, Steven Gerrard will be appearing in his 400th Premier League game. He is the 25th player to reach this milestone and only the fifth to achieve it for one single club after Ryan Giggs (592), Jamie Carragher (476), Paul Scholes (474) and Gary Neville (400).

Everton

• David Moyes has won three of his 19 Merseyside derbies (11 defeats). All three victories have come at Goodison Park.
• The Toffees are on a seven-match unbeaten run (W3, D4).
• Only Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool have conceded fewer than Everton but only Stoke and Wigan have scored less.
• Everton are yet to win away at a side higher than them in the table but yet to lose at a side lower than them.

Liverpool

• 25 Reina
• 03 Jose Enrique
• 23 Carragher
• 34 Kelly
• 37 Skrtel
• 08 Gerrard
• 14 Henderson
• 19 Downing
• 20 Spearing
• 07 Suarez
• 09 Carroll

Substitutes

• 32 Doni
• 16 Coates
• 38 Flanagan
• 11 Maxi
• 26 Adam
• 33 Shelvey
• 18 Kuyt

Everton

• 24 Howard
• 02 Hibbert
• 03 Baines
• 06 Jagielka
• 15 Distin
• 23 Coleman
• 22 Pienaar
• 25 Fellaini
• 26 Rodwell
• 11 Stracqualursi
• 28 Anichebe

Substitutes

• 01 Mucha
• 05 Heitinga
• 18 Neville
• 10 Drenthe
• 17 Cahill
• 21 Osman
• 07 Jelavic

One big omission is Bellamy from Liverpool



I go for a very tight home win

ASOT

Op do you have permission to use the crests ?

Iang87

I think its all gonna click tonight Liverpool 3 nil.

Or a draw

DaNiEl1994

no lads stop! pick 1 match thread and stick with it i cant arse around looking at both