The 244th Merseyside derby takes place at Goodison Park on Wednesday evening, as Premier League relegation battlers Everton welcome title-chasing adversaries Liverpool.
The Toffees came out on the right side of controversy in a 2-0 success over Nottingham Forest at the weekend, while the Reds were comfortable 3-1 victors over Fulham, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for the two rivals.
EVERTON vs. LIVERPOOL
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EVERTON
Out: Beto (head), Nathan Patterson (thigh), Lewis Dobbin (ankle), Dele Alli (groin), Seamus Coleman (groin)
Doubtful: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (knock)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Pickford; Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Harrison, Onana, Gueye, McNeil; Doucoure; Calvert-Lewin
LIVERPOOL
Out: Conor Bradley (ankle), Joel Matip (knee), Ben Doak (knee), Thiago Alcantara (muscle), Diogo Jota (hip)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Endo, Mac Allister; Salah, Nunez, Diaz
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
