Liverpool vs Everton preview in the first Merseyside derby of the season. Liverpool have had a busy return from the international break. In gameweek four, they struggled to find the net against Burnley until a Jeremie Frimpong cross struck the arm of Hannibal Mejbri, and Mohamed Salah picked up his second goal of the season from the penalty spot.
They returned to Anfield for their opening game of the Champions League group phase against Atletico Madrid. The Premier League Champions scored twice in the opening six minutes. The first came through a heavy deflection on a Mo Salah free kick, while the second was simply wonderful dribbling and strength from Salah to score an individually great goal. Atleti brought one back just before halftime, and with 10 minutes remaining, a second Marcos Llorente goal found the back of the net with the shot being deflected away from Alisson off the heel of Alexis Mac Allister.
Everton returned to action after the international break with a home game against Aston Villa, who were yet to score a goal in the Premier League at that point. That run continued with a 0-0 draw, bringing Everton into the top six after four games with seven points.
It was Everton who applied all the pressure throughout the match, with Jack Grealish, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, and Iliman Ndiaye continuing their creative qualities. Michael Keane ended up with four shots in the game, making Emi Martínez produce one incredible save.
Liverpool vs Everton Head-to-Head Record: Last 10 matches
Liverpool 1-0 Everton
Everton 2-2 Liverpool
Everton 2-0 Liverpool
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
Everton 0-0 Liverpool
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
Everton 1-4 Liverpool
Liverpool 0-2 Everton
Everton 2-2 Liverpool
Liverpool five wins
Three draws
Everton two wins
Matchup Statistics
- David Moyes has only won six games against Liverpool in his managerial career. None of those wins have come at Anfield, and only one league win has come since 2010.
- Mohamed Salah has scored eight goals and provided two assists in 13 games against Everton. This included a goal and an assist in the final Merseyside Derby at Goodison Park last season.
Team Statistics
- Liverpool have scored in 38 consecutive Premier League games stretching back over a year. Their last goalless game came against Nottingham Forest after the first international break of the 24/25 season.
- Liverpool are the first team to win the opening four games of a season with all of their winning goals coming within the last 10 minutes of the match.
- Everton have kept two clean sheets in the Premier League this season, including the clean sheet in the last game against Aston Villa.
Player Statistics
- Jack Grealish leads the league in assists with four. All of these came in gameweeks two and three.
- Dominik Szoboszlai is the only player in the league to score directly from a free kick with his goal against Arsenal.
- Virgil Van Dijk has now scored 25 headed goals for Liverpool. Six more than any defender in Europe’s top-five leagues in that time.
- Six of the last nine 90th-minute or later winners for Liverpool have had a Mohamed Salah goal involvement. However, his goal against Burnley is the first which he has scored and all the rest have been assists.
