Key events
Half-time reading. You didn't get this sort of carry-on with Hafnia.
HALF TIME: Everton 0-0 Liverpool
Level pegging seems about right on balance of play, though Liverpool lead 2-1 in terms of woodwork bothering.
45 min +1: Iwobi pings a ball in from the left. Davies and Gray combine crisply, and almost spring Maupay clear down the middle. Alexander-Arnold was on point to put a stop to the caper.
45 min: That's woken Liverpool cf. Diaz slips Tsimikas into the Everton box down the left. Tsimikas chips into the center and wins a corner. Van Dijk wins a header but Tarkowski blocks and clears. There will be two added minutes.
43 min: Now Liverpool go so close! Twice in a few seconds! Nunez chases a long pass down the inside right channel. He chests down and shoots across Pickford, who tips spectacularly onto the crossbar! The ball breaks to Diaz on the left. He drops a shoulder and curls a screamer across the keeper and towards the top right. The ball absolutely crashes off the inside of the post, across the face of the goal, and away! How did that stay out?!
42 min: Carvalho is back on, but limping.
40 min: The set piece is worked wide right, the ball curled back in. Nunez rises at the far post and heads over the bar.
39 min: Klopp isn't happy about that challenge. He has an exchange of views with the fourth official, as Carvalho rubs a sore leg. He hops off momentarily as Liverpool prepare to swing a free kick into the mixer from the left.
38 min: The first booking of the afternoon as Onana arrives late on Carvalho and knees him in the trousers. Carvalho stays down as the home fans question the referee's professionalism via the medium of song.
36 min: Nunez and Salah have achieved very little so far, while Carvalho has been anonymous. Everton will be very happy with the way this has gone so far.
34 min: Alexander-Arnold crosses from the right. Nunez makes a clumsy effort at a bicycle kick. Fresh air is swiped. His dignity takes a further knock as he turns to chase the ball, only to slide into the corner flag, legs akimbo. Oof, ooyah, right in the swingers.
32 min: Patterson crosses from the right. Gomez clunks a clearance. Maupay's presence ensures that the ball squirts to Davies, just to the right of the penalty spot. Davies smashes a shot across Alisson … and off the left-hand upright! So close to the opener! A lovely effort with the outside of his right boot.
31 min: Two-pass sequences at a premium here.
29 min: Gordon, who has been busy at both ends of the pitch, swings a deep cross in from the left. Goal kick. This is turning properly scrappy now.
27 min: Tsimikas curls a free kick in from the left. Diaz almost gets a telescopic leg to it, but only flicks fresh air. Pickford claims.
25 min: Tsimikas clips Gordon. Foul. Gomez nicks Gray. No foul. Gordon clips Tsimikas. Foul. Gordon elbows Tsimikas in the ribs. Foul. The Goodison faithful aren't happy, although they serenade Gordon once the booing subsides. A Merseyside derby, right here.
23 min: Gray swings it in from the left. It's half cleared. Gordon tries to steer a low curler into the bottom right. Alisson reads it and claims confidently. Liverpool attempt to counter, but Nunez can't control and the chance of a three-on-one break is gone.
22 min: Tsimikas comes through the back of Gray and Everton have a chance to pump the resulting free kick into the box. Van Dijk is forced to head out for Everton's first corner of the game.
21 min: Merseyside derbies are often scrappy. This one is scrappy all right...but it's pretty open, too, and a decent watch nonetheless. Both sides are giving it a good go in attack.
19 min: That was a decent chance for Nunez, who was a bit tentative in the aerial battle with Patterson. Up the other end, Patterson crosses from the right. The ball hits Tsimikas, and the home fans scream for a penalty, but the Everton players don't, as the cross hits the Liverpool defender on the seat of his pants.
18 min: Liverpool pass it around with great patience. Then suddenly Alexander-Arnold digs out a cross from the byline on the right. Nunez rises above Patterson at the far post, but can't get a header on target. Goal kick.
16 min: Alexander-Arnold slices a simple pass out for a throw. The home fans enjoy themselves.
15 min: Alexander-Arnold batters a speculative pass down the inside-right channel. Diaz heads past the out-rushing Pickford, but the ball's traveling at such speed that it flies out for a goal kick. The Everton keeper gets away with a rush of blood.
14 min: A little bit of space for Nunez down the left. He's got options, but chooses to cross to nobody in particular and the ball sails harmlessly through to Pickford.
13 min: Patterson takes a handful of Diaz's shirt. Diaz swings in irritation and claps him on the back. The referee pulls them up and tells them both to behave. And so it begins?
11 min: Liverpool have enjoyed 83 percent of possession so far. It's Everton who have created the two half-chances, though.
9 min: Fabinho is down getting some treatment after being winded. He'll be OK to continue. Meanwhile Goodison rises as one in loving memory of Olivia Platt-Korbel.
8 min: Coady rakes a pass down the right for Gray, who stuns the ball with his first touch, then whips it through the Liverpool box with his second. There's nobody in there to take advantage for Everton. Then Davies wins a ball in the midfield, Gray slips Maupay into the area down the right, and the new boy crosses, again to nobody. This is better from the hosts after a slow start.
6 min: Everton launch their first attack, Maupay rolling a pass down the inside-left channel for Onana, who dribbles a low shot-cum-cross towards Alisson. An easy pick-up for the Liverpool keeper.
5 min: Tsimikas and Diaz combine down the left. The latter tries to find Nunez with a low cross, but Liverpool old boy Coady intercepts and clears. The visitors have started brightly and have quietened the crowd ... a little.
3 min: Alexander-Arnold's throw from the right wins the first corner of the game. He takes it himself. The ball breaks to Tsimikas, who has a belt from distance. Tarkowski blocks and Everton clear their lines.
2 min: A fairly high-octane start. No big surprise there. Liverpool are seeing more of the ball during these early exchanges.
Liverpool get the ball rolling. They're kicking towards the Gwladys Street End in this first half.
The teams are out! You don't need me to tell you this, but Everton are in blue, Liverpool order. Goodison is absolutely rocking. You didn't need me to tell you that, either. We'll be off in a couple of minutes!
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Anyone for a classic Joy of Six? Of course you are. Happy to oblige!
Jurgen Klopp explains the selection of Nunez over Firmino to BT Sport. "It was not a difficult one. Bobby came back from injury and played a lot, and Darwin is obviously fresh. Then we had to change in midfield, it was clear. We decided Fabio, because Milly is the one who can come on in five positions! Then Kostas for Robbo... Robbo plays a lot and when we can make an unforced change, we should do it. Everton did really well in the last few games, they should have more points, it is true. They will play long balls, that will not change because of Maupay, they just have extra quality."
A febrile atmosphere outside Goodison. Frank wasn't wrong, the fans are behind Everton all right.
Frank Lampard talks to BT Sport. "We know the fans are behind us. We're thankful for that against a team like Liverpool, who will have their moments. We didn't try to change the world in one transfer window. We tried to build through the spine of the team, get some personalities in there, and we've done that. Some more energy, some more legs. Now we need to get to work with the squad. We have to be realistic where we were last year, and understand how ruthless they are Premier League Shoo. It has to be step by step, game by game, but this Premier League doesn't give you much time."
He also tells former Everton backroom stalwart Duncan Ferguson, standing by on the BT panel this lunchtime, that he's "sorely missed ... we do miss your presence". The genuine bond is clear, all broad smiles and eye contact, and it's a lovely moment.
Everton make just one change to the side named for the 1-1 draw at Leeds. Neal Maupay makes his debut for the Toffees, with Dwight McNeil dropping to the bench. Returning hero Idrissa Gueye is named as a sub.
Liverpool make three changes after the tumultuous 2-1 win over Newcastle United. Midweek matchwinner Fabio Carvalho was rewarded with a start, alongside Kostas Tsimikas and Darwin Nunez, the latter off the naughty step and straight back into the team. Roberto Firmino and Andy Robertson drop to the bench, while Jordan Henderson is hamstrung. New loan signing Arthur Melo has received his work permit in time for a spot on the bench.
The teams
Everton: Pickford, Patterson, Coady, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Davies, Onana, Iwobi, Maupay, Gray, Gordon.
Subs: Keane, Allan, McNeil, Begovic, Coleman, Gueye, Ruben Vinagre, Rondon, Mills.
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Elliott, Fabinho, Carvalho, Salah, Nunez, Diaz.
Subs: Milner, Firmino, Adrian, Jota, Robertson, Arthur, Matip, Bajcetic, Phillips.
Referees: Anthony Taylor (England).
Preamble
The Merseyside Derby is always hotly contested. It's seen 22 red cards in the Premier League era, a record no other rivals can beat. There's a fair chance this one could kick off, too, seeing both clubs, for slightly different reasons, are desperate for a result. Everton are still looking for their first win of the season; Liverpool can't afford to cede much more ground to Manchester City, Arsenal, Spurs et al. Throw in some recent brouhahas between the two teams - mainly that ill-tempered 2-2 here in October 2020 – plus Liverpool's desire to maintain a high tempo compared to Everton's willingness to break up play, and this has all the makings of another full-throttle rumble. Plus: added Neal Maupay and Darwin Nunez! Two strikers with a track record in comedy confrontation! It all starts at 12.30pm BST. It's on!