This Saturday, Liverpool will play again against Everton, and they might have a surprise hero on hand at Anfield.
The most-played derby match in English football history will be played for the 243rd time this season. It will also be the 209th time in the league, all of which have taken place in the top division.
Three consecutive league games at Anfield have never had the same score in history. Liverpool has prevailed 2-0 in the last two encounters at Anfield.
The Reds need one more goal to reach 50 in the Premier League match against Everton at Anfield.
Reasons to be optimistic
The Reds have only lost once in the previous 28 games in all competitions, and they have only lost four of the last 47 matches in the Premier League, both at home and away.
In all competitions, Liverpool has won 98 of the matches, with 77 ties and 67 losses. In the league, Liverpool leads Everton 81-58.
Liverpool has won 27 games in the Premier League, Everton has won 10, and there have been 25 ties.
Liverpool has won 16 of those games at Anfield, with three losses and 12 ties.
They have won 13 and drawn nine of their last 23 Premier League games at Anfield, losing just one, bringing their league home-and-away winning streak to 25 games without a loss.
In all competitions, Jurgen Klopp has only lost one of the 17 Merseyside derbies, a 2-0 loss at a deserted Anfield in February 2021.
Secret weapon?
In his three league starts versus Everton, Alexis Mac Allister has three goals.
For the first time since 1980–81, Liverpool may score three goals or more in each of their first four home league games.
Igor Biscan (2001), Milan Baros (2005), Steven Gerrard (2006), and Sotirios Kyrgiakos (2010), all of whom received red cards for Liverpool in league games between the teams, all occurred in matches that Liverpool ultimately won. The latter three occurred at Anfield.
The Reds have drawn more Premier League games (12) with their Anfield city neighbours than any other opponent.
Liverpool has missed their last two league-district penalties: Daniel Sturridge in front of the Kop in January 2014 and Dirk Kuyt at Goodison in 2011.
In the Premier League era, Liverpool has defeated Everton five times with a victory in stoppage time, with Divock Origi scoring the most recent one in December 2018.