On Wednesday Dec 1st, Everton plays host to Liverpool in a clash of the Premier League in the anticipated Liverpool derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 12th placed Everton is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Manchester City. Raheem Sterling scored the first goal for Manchester City in the 44th minute, then Rodri added another in the 55th minute In the end, Everton was frustrated by Manchester City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Manchester City ended the match with the shutout victory. Everton is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while liverpool is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Southampton. Diogo Jota scored the first goal for Liverpool in the 2nd minute, then Diogo Jota added another in the 32nd minute on a feed from Mohamed Salah In the end, Southampton was frustrated by Liverpool’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Liverpool ended the match with the shutout victory. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Liverpool should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 5th of January, Liverpool hosted Everton in their last match together. Liverpool won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost 53000 jubilant fans. Curtis Jones struck first for Liverpool in the 71st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Everton was frustrated by Liverpool’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Liverpool ended the match with the shutout victory.
Liverpool is glad to have Diogo Jota in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. Everton hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Richarlison and Tom Davies, and they each have 1 goal
Everton will be without Abdoulaye Doucouré, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Tom Davies, André Gomes, Yerry Mina, Mason Holgate and Sylvain Distin, while Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Naby Keïta, Joe Gomez, Andrew Robertson and Curtis Jones are unavailable to play for Liverpool.