Everton vs Liverpool, Premier League, 4:15pm, Sky Sports PL/Main Event

Mr.Nice Guy

Another big derby game taking place this weekend and this one holds even more significance as Liverpool look to return to top of the league with three points.

This is a fixture that's caused a lot of heartache for the blue half of Merseyside. It's nearly 9 years since Everton last won a derby and in the reverse fixture they fell to defeat via a goal from Origi in the final seconds. They could however dent their local rivals' title aspirations if they can get a result at Goodison Park.

Leighton Baines is out with a rib injury but Andre Gomes is expected to return; Roberto Firmino faces a late fitness test on his ankle problem, while Dejan Lovren and Joe Gomez look set to be out.

How do you see this one going?

I would worry for Everton as Richarlison appears to have gone off the boil and besides Sigurdsson I'm not sure there's much of a threat in their team. Liverpool on the other hand look like they could score via their attackers as well as their defenders. Silva is still under pressure and if Liverpool get an early goal I can see the crowd getting restless and Liverpool taking advantage. While these games are traditionally low scoring and tense, I expect Liverpool will have too much for this Everton side and to win it well. I'll say an away win by two or three goals.

charolais0153

Think the train is going to keep rolling. 2-1 liverpool. Mane salah and an everton set piece

Liverpool should win this without breaking sweat. The only thing that makes it interesting as a contest is the derby aspect, maybe Everton will do a Lazarus impression for one match only. Otherwise, on comparing players, managers, form etc. the only sensible conclusion involves Liverpool winning by 2 or 3.

stampydmonkey

Mane and Salah to snort their way around the box ala Robbie Fowler and Henderson to klinsman into the Everton dugout ala Suarez..




...but would take 1 - 0 Liverpool

8-10

Hate this fixture. Will take any sort of win right now.

stesaurus

Everton to massively up their game today. Fans are unhappy but a win over their big rivals will put them at ease. They'll be able to point to stopping Liverpool from winning the league if they do.
1 goal win for Everton and hopefully it's a dived for penalty that makes the difference

Turtyturd

As with the United games I think if you remove all the pomp and circumstance around it Liverpool are clearly the better team and should run out handy winners. But unfortunately it rarely works out like that.

Would take any kind of win, and hopefully no hatchet jobs on anyone, or fabricated allegations.

Liamalone

Can't be a worse outcome than the last Derby. 1-11 to 0-10 for the Toffees.

Shanotheslayer

0-0 or 1-1.

Usually a tight game in Goodison

secman

Hopefully the bad weather wind, rain, sleet will be a leveller

Bret Hart

Everton to bend over as usual, the most predictable big Derby in England.

0-3.

Harry Palmr

Wretched game as a rule, only any good after it's been won.

Scott Tenorman

Champs elect Liverpool to win this at a canter. Far, far too good for Everton

Fitz*

Liverpool to nil

NIMAN

Bret Hart wrote: »

Everton to bend over as usual, the most predictable big Derby in England.

0-3.

Also fancy an easy pool victory.

Everton are muck.

Agent Coulson

With the whole of Manchester and one half of Liverpool joining forces to cheer on the Blues of Everton today so with that kind of support there will only be on winner.


Everton by the a goal in a 4 -3 cracker of a game.

brinty

Can't believe there isn't one up already

Can everton arrest their recent poor record in the merseyside Derby or will Liverpool keep rolling on

callaway92

There is one already tho

Vicxas

Reckon it'll be a tense game but Liverpool should edge it.

jayo26

There is brinty it's down the page pal.

brinty

Sorry about that

Hadn't noticed it

Must be a very quiet thread

Turtyturd

As with the United games I think if you remove all the pomp and circumstance around it Liverpool are clearly the better team and should run out handy winners. But unfortunately it rarely works out like that.

Would take any kind of win, and hopefully no hatchet jobs on anyone, or fabricated allegations.

brinty

Agent Coulson wrote:

With the whole of Manchester and one half of Liverpool joining forces to cheer on the Blues of Everton today so with that kind of support there will only be on winner.

Don't flatter yourself
The red half of Manchester is concentrating on ourselves,improving our preformance, results squad and finishing our the season as well as we can

Widdensushi

brinty wrote: »

Don't flatter yourself
The red half of Manchester is concentrating on ourselves,improving our preformance, results squad and finishing our the season as well as we can

They must be taking a very different approach than you considering that you seem to give more time lurking in the Liverpool and the Liverpool related threads than the United ones

KERSPLAT!

brinty wrote: »

Don't flatter yourself
The red half of Manchester is concentrating on ourselves,improving our preformance, results squad and finishing our the season as well as we can

They're not mutually exclusive, and it's simply not true for any United fan I've spoken to. They're all City fans for the remainder of the season, their words not mine.

jayo26

United and pool was last week it's Everton this week probably be best to focus on them.

Mr.Nice Guy

Team news:

Everton XI: Pickford; Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Digne; Gueye, Schneiderlin; Walcott, Sigurdsson, Bernard; Calvert-Lewin.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Wijnaldum; Salah, Mane, Origi.

Richarlison and Firmino on the bench. Can't see where goals are going to come from for Everton. Maybe a sighter or two from Sigurdsson outside the box.

charolais0153

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Team news:



Richarlison and Firmino on the bench. Can't see where goals are going to come from for Everton. Maybe a sighter or two from Sigurdsson outside the box.

Idk but that seems like a fairly decent team for everton

SlickRic

Origi being particularly booed is fúcking hilarious.

Turtyturd

SlickRic wrote: »

Origi being particularly booed is fúcking hilarious.

Is that piped in? No way they can keep that up for 90 minutes every other week.

Mr.Nice Guy

If Sigurdsson went down there it had to be a pen.

Strumms

Frantic derby but not much quality so far.

j8wk2feszrnpao

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

If Sigurdsson went down there it had to be a pen.

Or not, he wasn’t fouled.

Mr.Nice Guy

munstermagic11 wrote: »

Or not, he wasn’t fouled.

There was contact. And at the speed he was going if he takes a tumble he gets the spot kick 9/10, especially at home. Too honest for his own good.

Great chance for Salah to open the scoring. Pickford makes the stop.

j8wk2feszrnpao

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

There was contact. And at the speed he was going if he takes a tumble he gets the spot kick 9/10, especially at home. Too honest for his own good.

Contact doesn’t equal foul.
It wasn’t a foul.
So def not a pen even if he goes down.

Mr.Nice Guy

munstermagic11 wrote: »

Contact doesn’t equal foul.
It wasn’t a foul.
So def not a pen even if he goes down.

I'm not arguing contact equals foul. I'm arguing contact at that pace, followed by a tumble, with home advantage, equals penalty.

Salah is a master at it btw.

the whole year inn

Points here for Everton. Liverpool not shown much bar the Salah strile.

j8wk2feszrnpao

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

I'm not arguing contact equals foul. I'm arguing contact at that pace, followed by a tumble, with home advantage, equals penalty.

Salah is a master at it btw.

It wasn’t a foul, doesn’t matter if he goes down or not.

Mr.Nice Guy

munstermagic11 wrote: »

It wasn’t a foul, doesn’t matter if he goes down or not.

Once again for those with comprehension difficulties:

I'm not arguing contact equals foul. I'm arguing contact at that pace, followed by a tumble, with home advantage, equals penalty.

j8wk2feszrnpao

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Once again for those with comprehension difficulties:

Jesus. It wasn’t a foul. It wasn’t given. You think that the player going down, when not fouled, would be a pen 9/10 times. You have the difficulties with the basics of the game.

Mr.Nice Guy

munstermagic11 wrote: »

Jesus. It wasn’t a foul. It wasn’t given. You think that the player going down, when not fouled, would be a pen 9/10 times. You have the difficulties with the basics of the game.

Yeah because every single penalty that's ever given is always 100 per cent the result of an actual foul, right?

Strumms

the whole year inn wrote: »

Points here for Everton. Liverpool not shown much bar the Salah strile.

I think it’s a very even game with maybe Everton shading it. They have a more dynamic midfield but lack having a striker of quality.... Liverpool not too dissimilar.

Ordinary man

Wonder will klopp show some ambition with subs today or play safe like he did last week?

osarusan

Everton giving the ball away too easily, but Liverpool not doing much with it.

citytillidie

Strumms wrote: »

I think it’s a very even game with maybe Everton shading it. They have a more dynamic midfield but lack having a striker of quality.... Liverpool not too dissimilar.

How are Everton shading it when Liverpool created the better chances?

Cantona's Collars

A lot of application but very little quality in this game.

Macker1

Come on you Reds

Mr.Nice Guy

Fully expected Salah to score there.

Kevin Finnerty

Poor stuff there from Salah

Ordinary man

2 great chances so far that salah made a balls of

Mr.Nice Guy

Firmino and Milner on. Expecting Liverpool to be better now, especially with the former sub. Shaqiri a nice option at some stage as well.

Good to see Richarlison on but don't like Everton's bench. Does Tosun play at all these days?