- Liverpool vs Everton
- Wednesday 2 April 2025
- Premier League
- Kick-off: 8:00pm
- Referee: Sam Barrott
- Venue: Anfield
The two rivals on Merseyside Liverpool and Everton meet once again as the red side of the city closes in on the Premier League trophy for the first time since 2020.
Everton have been on a good run recently, going six consecutive games without defeat, the first of these being the 2-2 draw against Liverpool in early February.
Liverpool, fresh off their loss to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final, will be looking to keep their momentum in the Premier League going. They currently sit 12 points ahead of Arsenal in second place.
The Anfield Advantage:
Liverpool have the home advantage for this match with Arne Slot’s side having been in formidable home form all season, only losing once in the Premier League.
Overall, the Reds have taken 35 points out of a possible 42 from the 14 home games that they have played this season so far. The dropped points came from 2 draws and the solitary loss.
The hosts have rarely failed to score at home throughout this season, the only time they have not done so, was in their loss to Nottingham Forest.
Liverpool average 2.2 goals per game at home in the PL this season with the biggest score line they’ve managed in the league being a 3-0 win over Bournemouth and a 4-1 result against Ipswich.
Everton have failed to get anything from Anfield since February 2021 and before then you have to go back to December 2017.
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Everton’s Away Form:
In addition to his side’s recent record at Anfield, a concern for David Moyes will be Everton’s away form this season.
Despite improving since the appointment of Moyes, it is clear that the better results for the Toffees this season have come inside the walls of Goodison Park.
Everton have taken fifteen points out of a possible 42 away from home so far in this PL season.
Some examples of poor results for Everton away from home this season are a 1-0 to bottom-of-the-table Southampton as well as a 3-2 loss to Aston Villa where they were two goals in the lead at one point.
The toffees have averaged less than a goal per away game this season, which is bound to be an issue against a high-scoring Liverpool side.
Key Team News:
Despite recovering well from his hamstring injury, the Merseyside Derby may come too soon for Conor Bradley.
Fellow full-back Trent Alexander Arnold is unavailable for this match alongside Joe Gomez which means Slot might opt to play Quansah on the right side of defence.
The good news for Liverpool fans is that both Ryan Gravenberch and Alisson will be available after shaking off problems sustained whilst with their respective nations.
In what is a large boost for Everton, Dwight McNeil and Iliman Ndiaye have returned to training for the Toffees, which sees them close in on a return from their injuries.
Vitaliy Mykolenko is another potentially on the sideline as he suffered a thigh injury whilst on international duty with Ukraine. He did return to training but a final decision is to be made on the day.
Liverpool Predicted Lineup:
Alisson, Quansah, Konaté, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Gakpo, Szoboszlai, Diaz, Salah
Everton Predicted Lineup:
Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Young, Gueye, Garner, Lindstrøm, Doucouré, Harrison, Beto
Prediction:
Everton have been a changed side since David Moyes came in collecting points against Liverpool, Manchester United, Brighton and Spurs.
However, Liverpool will be the favourites going into this game. Off the back of two disappointing results in the Carabao Cup finals and Champions League round of 16 stage respectively, Slot will be looking to see a response from his side.
Everton certainly are not going to make it easy for Liverpool, but the Reds should have enough quality to take all three points on the night.
Premier League Prediction: Liverpool 2 – 1 Everton