On the 1st of December, in this week 14 match, Everton will play host to Liverpool in a Premier League match in the anticipated Liverpool derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Everton sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Manchester City. Raheem Sterling struck first for Manchester City in the 44th minute on a feed from João Cancelo, then Rodri added another in the 55th minute In the end, Everton couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester City ran away with the shutout win. Everton is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while liverpool is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Southampton. Diogo Jota struck first for Liverpool in the 2nd minute on a feed from Andrew Robertson, 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 Jan 5th, Liverpool hosted Everton at the Anfield in their last match together. Liverpool won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost 53000 excited 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 couldn’t muster any offence and Liverpool ran away with the shutout win.
Liverpool is fortunate enough to have Diogo Jota in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. Richarlison and Tom Davies are the top scorers for Everton in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Rafael Benítez Maudes’s squad will be without Abdoulaye Doucouré, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Tom Davies, André Gomes, Yerry Mina, Mason Holgate and Sylvain Distin, while Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool squad will be without Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Naby Keïta, Joe Gomez, Andrew Robertson and Curtis Jones.