The illustration shows the actual positioning between the club. LFC is on top and Everton will never defeat LFC.BBC Sport.com
BIG-MATCH FACTS
The 178th Merseyside league derby is also a head-to-head clash for fourth place in the Premier League and the final Champions League qualifying spot. Liverpool currently hold fourth, Everton are fifth two points behind, and both have seven to play.
Liverpool have only finished outside the top five in one of the last 13 seasons, and outside the top four once in four years; Everton have never had successive top-half finishes in the Premier League era, and are 10 points better off at this stage than last season.
The Toffees have won one more league game than the Reds this term (17 to 16), yet are one place below them.
Liverpool had won seven games on the trot (all competitions) going into last Sunday's fixture. They then dropped points for the first time in six outings when losing 3-0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford, but have won their last five at Anfield.
Liverpool need to score once to total 100 goals in all competitions this season.
Everton have won only two of the last 16 Merseyside derbies against Liverpool, and have not taken away three points from Anfield since their 0-1 victory on 27 September 1999, when Kevin Campbell got the winner.
This Merseyside derby precedes three successive clashes with Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-finals and Premier League for Liverpool, starting with the European tie at the Emirates on Wednesday.
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CLUB FORM
LIVERPOOL
(all statistics are ahead of this weekend's round of Premier League fixtures, and refer to stats and sequences in the Premier League only, unless stated otherwise)
1. Lost one of eight (all competitions).
2. Picked up 19 points from a last available 24.
3. Lost four times; only Arsenal (twice) and Chelsea (three times) have been beaten less frequently.
4. Drawn 11 - only Fulham match that.
5. Conceded 24 goals; only Manchester United (15) and Chelsea (23) have shipped fewer. Also, allowed the opposition to score first in eight games; only Manchester United can better that (five times).
6. Registered five goalless draws. Only Portsmouth have also been involved in as many as that.
7. Won only one of the last five against North-West clubs; 1-3 against Bolton at the Reebok on 2 March.
8. Won the last five at home against Sunderland, Middlesbrough, West Ham, Newcastle and Reading. Aston Villa were the last club to leave Anfield with a point (2-2 on 21 January); Manchester United are the only club this season to take all three points away (0-1, 16 December).
9. Lost one of 20 at Anfield in over a year, and scored 15 goals in the last five there.
10. The league run-in is:-
Arsenal (a) Blackburn (h) Fulham (a) Birmingham (a) Manchester City (h) Tottenham (a)
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The 178th Merseyside league derby is also a head-to-head clash for fourth place in the Premier League and the final Champions League qualifying spot. Liverpool currently hold fourth, Everton are fifth two points behind, and both have seven to play.
Liverpool have only finished outside the top five in one of the last 13 seasons, and outside the top four once in four years; Everton have never had successive top-half finishes in the Premier League era, and are 10 points better off at this stage than last season.
The Toffees have won one more league game than the Reds this term (17 to 16), yet are one place below them.
Liverpool had won seven games on the trot (all competitions) going into last Sunday's fixture. They then dropped points for the first time in six outings when losing 3-0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford, but have won their last five at Anfield.
Liverpool need to score once to total 100 goals in all competitions this season.
Everton have won only two of the last 16 Merseyside derbies against Liverpool, and have not taken away three points from Anfield since their 0-1 victory on 27 September 1999, when Kevin Campbell got the winner.
This Merseyside derby precedes three successive clashes with Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-finals and Premier League for Liverpool, starting with the European tie at the Emirates on Wednesday.
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CLUB FORM
LIVERPOOL
(all statistics are ahead of this weekend's round of Premier League fixtures, and refer to stats and sequences in the Premier League only, unless stated otherwise)
1. Lost one of eight (all competitions).
2. Picked up 19 points from a last available 24.
3. Lost four times; only Arsenal (twice) and Chelsea (three times) have been beaten less frequently.
4. Drawn 11 - only Fulham match that.
5. Conceded 24 goals; only Manchester United (15) and Chelsea (23) have shipped fewer. Also, allowed the opposition to score first in eight games; only Manchester United can better that (five times).
6. Registered five goalless draws. Only Portsmouth have also been involved in as many as that.
7. Won only one of the last five against North-West clubs; 1-3 against Bolton at the Reebok on 2 March.
8. Won the last five at home against Sunderland, Middlesbrough, West Ham, Newcastle and Reading. Aston Villa were the last club to leave Anfield with a point (2-2 on 21 January); Manchester United are the only club this season to take all three points away (0-1, 16 December).
9. Lost one of 20 at Anfield in over a year, and scored 15 goals in the last five there.
10. The league run-in is:-
Arsenal (a) Blackburn (h) Fulham (a) Birmingham (a) Manchester City (h) Tottenham (a)
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EVERTON
(all statistics are ahead of this weekend's round of Premier League fixtures, and refer to stats and sequences in the Premier League only, unless stated otherwise)
1. Won seven and drawn three of their 11 matches in 2008.
2. Conceded a total of four goals in 11 outings, keeping seven clean sheets.
3. Completed 11 matches since conceding more than a single goal in a game; it is the longest current such sequence in this league.
4. The current tally of 57 points after 31 games is six points more than the previous highest at this stage in the 2004-05 season, when they finished fourth.
5. Opened the scoring in 20 matches; only Manchester United have scored the first goal more often (25 times).
6. Picked up fewer cards than any other club from matches in this league; 33 (three red, 30 yellow).
7. Unbeaten in five against clubs from the North-West (four wins, one draw); lost one of eight away against clubs from the region (2-1 to Manchester United at Old Trafford on 23 December 2007).
8. Picked up 27 away points; only Chelsea (33) and Manchester United (30) have picked up more.
9. Kept seven clean sheets on their travels; only Chelsea have achieved more (eight).
10. The run-in is:-
Derby (h) Birmingham (a) Chelsea (h) Aston Villa (h) Arsenal (a) Newcastle (h)
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1. Won seven and drawn three of their 11 matches in 2008.
2. Conceded a total of four goals in 11 outings, keeping seven clean sheets.
3. Completed 11 matches since conceding more than a single goal in a game; it is the longest current such sequence in this league.
4. The current tally of 57 points after 31 games is six points more than the previous highest at this stage in the 2004-05 season, when they finished fourth.
5. Opened the scoring in 20 matches; only Manchester United have scored the first goal more often (25 times).
6. Picked up fewer cards than any other club from matches in this league; 33 (three red, 30 yellow).
7. Unbeaten in five against clubs from the North-West (four wins, one draw); lost one of eight away against clubs from the region (2-1 to Manchester United at Old Trafford on 23 December 2007).
8. Picked up 27 away points; only Chelsea (33) and Manchester United (30) have picked up more.
9. Kept seven clean sheets on their travels; only Chelsea have achieved more (eight).
10. The run-in is:-
Derby (h) Birmingham (a) Chelsea (h) Aston Villa (h) Arsenal (a) Newcastle (h)
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KEY PLAYER NOTES
LIVERPOOL
Fernando TORRES is Liverpool's top scorer with 27 goals, and their leading marksman in the Premier League with 20.
TORRES and GERRARD have scored a total of 30 league goals between them.
Javier MASCHERANO was the first Liverpool player to be sent off in a Premier League game in 70 matches in almost two years, when dismissed against Manchester United last Sunday. Luis Garcia was the previous Liverpool player to see red, against West Ham on 26 April 2006.
Goalkeeper Jose REINA is the only remaining player to have been on the field for every minute of every one of Liverpool's Premier League matches this season.
REINA leads the race for the Barclays Golden Glove, going into this round of Premier League fixtures, having kept 14 clean sheets.
If selected:-
REINA will be making his 100th Premier League appearance - all in goal for Liverpool.
Alvaro ARBELOA and Fabio AURELIO will be making their 50th appearances for Liverpool.
Suspended:-
Javier MASCHERANO (one match)
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LIVERPOOL
Fernando TORRES is Liverpool's top scorer with 27 goals, and their leading marksman in the Premier League with 20.
TORRES and GERRARD have scored a total of 30 league goals between them.
Javier MASCHERANO was the first Liverpool player to be sent off in a Premier League game in 70 matches in almost two years, when dismissed against Manchester United last Sunday. Luis Garcia was the previous Liverpool player to see red, against West Ham on 26 April 2006.
Goalkeeper Jose REINA is the only remaining player to have been on the field for every minute of every one of Liverpool's Premier League matches this season.
REINA leads the race for the Barclays Golden Glove, going into this round of Premier League fixtures, having kept 14 clean sheets.
If selected:-
REINA will be making his 100th Premier League appearance - all in goal for Liverpool.
Alvaro ARBELOA and Fabio AURELIO will be making their 50th appearances for Liverpool.
Suspended:-
Javier MASCHERANO (one match)
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EVERTON
YAKUBU is Everton's top scorer with 19 goals.
YAKUBU is also the clubs' top Premier League marksman with 13.
Andy JOHNSON is one short of 100 career league goals (Birmingham, Crystal Palace and Everton).
JOHNSON was the last Everton player to score in a Merseyside derby. He sealed a 3-0 home win with a 90th minute goal, his second of the match, on 9 September 2006. (Everton's goal in this season's reverse fixture was an own goal from Sami Hyypia).
If selected:-
Tony HIBBERT will be making his 150th Premier League start in an Everton shirt.
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YAKUBU is Everton's top scorer with 19 goals.
YAKUBU is also the clubs' top Premier League marksman with 13.
Andy JOHNSON is one short of 100 career league goals (Birmingham, Crystal Palace and Everton).
JOHNSON was the last Everton player to score in a Merseyside derby. He sealed a 3-0 home win with a 90th minute goal, his second of the match, on 9 September 2006. (Everton's goal in this season's reverse fixture was an own goal from Sami Hyypia).
If selected:-
Tony HIBBERT will be making his 150th Premier League start in an Everton shirt.
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HEAD TO HEAD
Liverpool are hoping to do the double over their local rivals for the third time in the Premier League, and first since 2005-06.
More red cards have been issued in Premier League matches between Liverpool and Everton than any other match-up; 16 (Liverpool six, Everton 10). The last two came in the reverse fixture in October when the Toffees ended with nine men.
Home and away League (inc PL): Liverpool 66 wins, Everton 56, Draws 55
Liverpool are hoping to do the double over their local rivals for the third time in the Premier League, and first since 2005-06.
More red cards have been issued in Premier League matches between Liverpool and Everton than any other match-up; 16 (Liverpool six, Everton 10). The last two came in the reverse fixture in October when the Toffees ended with nine men.
Home and away League (inc PL): Liverpool 66 wins, Everton 56, Draws 55
Prem: Liverpool 12 wins, Everton 8, Draws 11
at Liverpool only League (inc PL): Liverpool 37 wins, Everton 23, Draws 28
at Liverpool only League (inc PL): Liverpool 37 wins, Everton 23, Draws 28
Prem: Liverpool 6 wins, Everton 2, Draws 7
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LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME
Liverpool 0-0 Everton 3 February 2007 - Ref: Alan Wiley
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Liverpool 0-0 Everton 3 February 2007 - Ref: Alan Wiley
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THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE
Everton 1-2 Liverpool 20 December 2007 - Ref: Mark Clattenburg
Everton 1-2 Liverpool 20 December 2007 - Ref: Mark Clattenburg
Everton scorer: Hyypia 38 og Liverpool scorers: Kuyt 54 pen, 90 pen
Sent Off Hibbert 53, Neville 90 (both Everton)
1 comment:
Key element to victory: gerrard doesn't lose his head and balls and perform accordingly. Unlike in last week's game
~KhannahK
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