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A quick glance at the table and another at David Moyes’ record at Anfield – played 21, won none, lost 14 – suggests that this could be a formality for Liverpool, who will restore their 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League with victory tonight.
But anyone who watched the reverse fixture in February, the last ever Merseyside derby at Goodison Park that ended with James Tarkowski’s volley into the roof of Liverpool’s net, knows this is not going to be a straightforward night for tonight’s hosts. Everton have not lost since that February derby and they will be fired up.
It has been 16 days since Liverpool’s last game, the Carabao Cup final defeat to Newcastle, and it’s hard to know if this unusually long break has been a positive or a negative for Arne Slot. Hopefully everyone can at least pipe down a bit about fixture congestion. There are some casualties after the international break though: Slot said Alisson, Conor Bradley and Ryan Gravenberch were fighting to be fit for tonight, but Trent Alexander-Arnold is unavailable due to looking at Rightmove Madrid injury.
Moyes has done a fine job since returning to Everton, with the club all-but-safe from relegation with just nine games remaining, 17 points clear of the relegation places. The Toffees also have injury concerns, particularly with Iliman Ndiaye and Vitalii Mykolenko a doubt.
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