Everton v Liverpool preview: Team news, head-to-head and stats

TEAM NEWS

Everton will assess Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who came off with a minor injury against Nottingham Forest last Sunday.

Liverpool's Diogo Jota is unavailable after sustaining an injury in the 3-1 victory against Fulham at the weekend.

There are no other fresh injury concerns for Jurgen Klopp's side but Conor Bradley remains unavailable.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Everton are without a win in their past 12 Premier League home games against Liverpool (D9, L3), the longest such run against any team in their history.
• The Reds have lost just one of the past 26 league meetings home and away - a 2-0 Premier League defeat at Anfield in February 2021 (W12, D13).
• The Toffees failed to score in any of the last four league Merseyside derbies.
• This will be the 244th meeting between the two sides in all competitions; Liverpool are one short of registering 100 victories, while there have been 77 draws and 67 wins for Everton.

Everton

• Everton have earned six points from their last three Premier League games, as many as they mustered in their previous 13 games combined.
• Sean Dyche's side are aiming to win three consecutive home league matches without conceding for the first time since a run of five in 2019.
• However, they are without a win in all eight meetings against teams currently in the top five of the Premier League (D2, L6).
• Their 34 league goals scored so far this campaign has equalled their total from last season.
• Idrissa Gueye's strike against Nottingham Forest on Sunday was his first Premier League goal since February 2017 against Sunderland - Jordan Pickford was the opposition keeper that day.
• Dwight McNeil marked his 200th Premier League appearance with a goal against Forest.

Liverpool

• Liverpool have won seven of their past nine Premier League away games, with a 3-1 loss at Arsenal and 2-2 draw at Manchester United the only exceptions.
• Jurgen Klopp's side could equal the club record of scoring in 21 successive away matches, set in 1956.
• The Reds have rescued a league-high 27 points from losing positions so far this campaign.
• Diogo Jota's goal against Fulham on Sunday was his 100th in English club football.
• Mohamed Salah has five goals in his last five league appearances against Everton.
• Salah could become the first player since Dixie Dean in 1932-33 to score two or more goals in both Merseyside derbies in a single league campaign.
• Klopp can become the first Liverpool manager in history to reach 10 league wins against Everton.