Liverpool - Everton

Match Preview

We all know how much this teams hate each other and it's a very special game for them and for their fans. First match between them in this season ended 3:3 and hopes are high in this time too. Everyone is waiting entertaining Merseyside Derby at Anfield Road - with goals, with fight, with show, with drama...

Bad news for Everton is that young talent Ross Barkley will not play, because of injury. Very bad news is that Brayan Oviedo seriously injured  in the FA cup game end will miss entire season.Their is a good news too - teams loan newcomer Lacina Traore is ready too play and young defender John Stones is fit again.

In the ranks of Liverpool Lucas Leiva is out for about 6 weeks. But Luis Suares, Daniel Sturridge and Steven Gerrard are fit and it's main for Brendan Rodgers. Home side knows very well that draw or lose in this game means that their hopes and chances about Champions League football will be in question.

Statistics
Roberto Martinez's side have lost only 2 games in this season. Everton lost only once in the last 15 games.
Liverpool scored 18 goals from set pieces from their 53. Most of their goals ar scored in the first halves of the matches.
Liverpool have scored 2 or more goals in the last 8 home matches.

Probable Formations:
Liverpool: Mignolet - Kelly, Skrtel, Sakho, Cissokho - Allen, Gerrard, Henderson - Suarez, Sturridge, Sterling
Everton: Howard - Coleman, Jagielka, Distin, Baines - Osman, McCarthy, Barry - Mirallas, Lukaku, Pienaar