Read our preview of Liverpool’s away trip to Goodison Park, with 17 things to know about the latest derby match.
Liverpool will be visiting their neighbors Everton at their home ground tonight.
In addition to striving to maintain their efforts in the title race, Liverpool also have the opportunity to secure a pivotal victory against The Toffees.
Check out our compilation of pre-match facts and figures below…
This encounter marks the 244th Merseyside derby across all competitions.
Liverpool is aiming to extend their record number of victories against their neighbors, having defeated The Toffees 99 times to date. Everton has secured 67 wins, with both teams drawing 77 times.
This will be Jurgen Klopp’s final Merseyside derby in charge of Liverpool. He has won 9 out of 16 previous meetings with Everton in competitions (6 draws, 1 loss).
No Liverpool manager has ever won 10 Merseyside derbies in the league. Klopp could also become the second Liverpool manager to win both league fixtures in a season against Everton, following in the footsteps of Sir Kenny Dalglish.
Statistics of the historical matchups in the Merseyside derby.
The Red Devils have only lost 1 out of their last 26 Premier League matches against Everton (12 wins, 13 draws), winning 4 out of the last 5 matches and keeping clean sheets in the last 4 matches.
Mohamed Salah has directly contributed to 6 goals in his last 5 Premier League appearances against Everton, scoring 5 goals and providing 1 assist – including a brace in the reverse fixture in October 2023.
Only Ian Rush (13), Steven Gerrard (9), and Harry Chambers (8) have scored more goals for Liverpool against Everton than Salah (7).
9 out of the last 12 matches between the two teams at Goodison Park in the Premier League have ended in draws, including 5 goalless draws.
Klopp’s side has won their last 12 Wednesday matches with a total score of 33-5, since their 0-1 defeat at home to Brighton & Hove Albion in February 2021.
The Red Devils have won 7 out of their last 9 away matches in the Premier League (1 draw, 1 loss) and have scored at least 1 goal in each of their last 20 away matches.
Everton has won their last two home matches in the Premier League, keeping clean sheets in both matches.
Liverpool is just 3 goals away from scoring 150 goals against Everton across all competitions.
The Reds’ four consecutive clean sheets in derby matches are their best record since 1976.
Alisson Becker has kept 7 clean sheets in 9 appearances against Everton – all in the league.
Liverpool has scored 131 goals this season. Only three times have they scored more goals in a season, two of which were under Klopp (147 goals in the 2021/22 season – club record and 135 goals in the 2017/18 season).
Everton has conceded 18 goals at home in the Premier League this season; Prior to these rescheduled matches, only three teams at the top of the league have conceded fewer goals.