Liverpool vs Everton Matchday Stats Preview
Liverpool have won their last three Premier League home games against Everton, each by a 2-0 scoreline. They last won more consecutive home league Merseyside derbies between 1990 and 1994 (5), while they’ve never done so without conceding.
Following a 2-2 draw at Goodison Park in the reverse fixture, Everton are looking to avoid defeat in both Premier League meetings with Liverpool for the first time since 2020-21, when they won 2-0 at Anfield after a 2-2 draw at Goodison Park.
Liverpool have lost just one of their last 24 Premier League home games against Everton (W14 D9), winning five of the last six at Anfield.
26 of the 65 Premier League meetings between Everton and Liverpool have been drawn, with only Chelsea vs Manchester United finishing level more often in the competition (27). Indeed, Everton have also have drawn more Premier League matches than any other side this season (13), including each of their last four in a row.
Everton vs Liverpool has produced more red cards than any other fixture in Premier League history (25), with the Toffees’ 17 reds against the Reds also the most one team has against another in the competition. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) and Curtis Jones (Liverpool) were both sent off late on in the reverse fixture in February.
Liverpool have scored at least twice in 26 of their 29 Premier League games this season, including each of their last nine in a row, and their last 12 in a row at Anfield. Should they score twice here, they will be the first side in English top-flight history to score 2+ goals in as many as 27 of their opening 30 matches of a campaign, a record currently held by Everton in 1894-95 (26).
Everton are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League games (W4 D5), last going longer without defeat in December 2013 under Roberto MartÃnez (10). Indeed, it’s the Toffees’ longest unbeaten run going into a league meeting with Liverpool since February 2010 (also 9), when they lost 1-0 at Anfield under David Moyes.
David Moyes has won none of his 19 Premier League away games against Liverpool, the joint-most any manager has faced an opponent on the road without a single victory in the competition (Moyes also 19 vs Chelsea). As Everton boss, he drew six of his 11 league visits to Anfield (L5), including his last one in May 2013 (0-0).
Everton have scored 41% of their Premier League goals this season from non-penalty set-pieces (13/32), a league-high ratio. By contrast, Liverpool have scored the lowest share of their goals in the competition this season from non-penalty set plays at just 6% (4/69).
Mohamed Salah has been directly involved in eight goals in his last seven Premier League Merseyside derbies for Liverpool against Everton (6 goals, 2 assists), both scoring and assisting in this season's reverse fixture at Goodison Park. The only players to score and assist in both of their Premier League matches against Everton in a single season are Chris Sutton in 1993-94 and Alan Shearer in 1994-95.
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