Within the choose of the fixtures from a full spherical of midweek Premier League motion, Liverpool entertain Everton within the second Merseyside derby season – barely six weeks after the primary.
Liverpool can take one other huge step in the direction of the title with victory at Anfield, however Everton are in good nick beneath David Moyes, having misplaced simply considered one of their final 10 video games in all competitions.
Can the guests capitalise on any hangover from their arch-rivals Carabao Cup defeat final outing, or will Arne Slot’s Reds be again to their finest? Right here’s our choose of the stats to preview this crunch conflict.
Nonetheless fortress Anfield
Liverpool have received their final three dwelling Premier League video games, most just lately beating Southampton 3-1 (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Liverpool are likely to win at dwelling, particularly when the sport takes place on a weekday. The Reds are unbeaten in 17 such Premier League matches, successful 16 of them – they usually’ve not misplaced at Anfield within the league on a Wednesday since a 1-0 defeat to Wolves in December 2010, throughout Roy Hodgson’s ill-fated tenure.
Nottingham Forest are nonetheless the one visiting aspect to win at Anfield inside 90 minutes this time period – PSG received on penalties within the Champions League – and that 1-0 reverse stays Liverpool’s sole Premier League loss beneath Arne Slot.
Journey-weary Reds?
Alexis Mac Allister travelled additional than every other Liverpool participant through the worldwide break, that includes in Argentina’s World Cup qualifying wins away to Uruguay and at dwelling to Brazil, and scoring within the latter (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Premier League gamers headed off everywhere in the world to characterize their respective nations through the worldwide break, and Liverpool racked up significantly extra air miles than Everton.
Wanting on the gamers who began the 2 groups’ final video games – Liverpool’s 2-1 Carabao Cup closing defeat to Newcastle and Everton’s 1-1 Premier League draw with West Ham – (except for Caoimhin Kelleher, who was Liverpool’s ‘cup’ goalkeeper over Alisson) we are able to see that the Reds travelled a mean of 6,459 miles, in comparison with their native rivals’ 3,477.
Will the hosts’ be hamstrung by their stars’ newest spherical of globetrotting on Wednesday evening…?
Moyes’ Anfield hoodoo
David Moyes hasn’t received at Anfield with any of the golf equipment he is managed (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Having salvaged a degree from the ultimate Merseyside derby at Goodison Park in dramatic vogue, courtesy of James Tarkowski’s purpose deep into stoppage time, Everton will look to do one thing they by no means managed throughout David Moyes’ first spell in cost: beat Liverpool at Anfield.
The Blues’ three wins on the dwelling of their arch-rivals within the Premier League period have come beneath three totally different managers: Joe Royle in 1995, Walter Smith in 1999 and Carlo Ancelotti in 2021. However Moyes, regardless of making the journey extra usually than every other Everton boss since 1992 – 12 instances in all competitions – nonetheless doesn’t know what it’s prefer to style victory on that aspect of Stanley Park.
