PREVIEW: LIVERPOOL VS EVERTON

When is the big game?

Liverpool host Everton at Anfield with kick-off scheduled for 2:15pm GMT,3:15 pm BST on Sunday, December 10.

Jurgen Klopp and Sam Allardyce will both head into Sunday’s Merseyside derby full of confidence as Liverpool host Everton at Anfield.

Liverpool are on a superb run of form having scored 15 goals in their last three games in all competitions, but still trail Premier League leaders Manchester City by 14 points.

Everton initially looked to be heading for a relegation battle after a terrible start to the season following a summer spending spree, but the Toffees have won their last two League games without conceding a goal to quickly climb to 10th in the table.

Sam Allardyce has been drafted in at Goodison Park, and the former England boss is the last manager to claim an away win at Anfield having shocked Liverpool with Crystal Palace last season.

Early Team News

Alberto Moreno is doubtful for the derby after sustaining an injury in Wednesday’s 7-0 Champions League win over Spartak Moscow.

Should the Spaniard miss out, James Milner will likely deputise at left-back. Simon Mignolet is expected to return in goal after Loris Karius started against Spartak.

Allardyce is unlikely to switch from the Everton XI which has beaten West Ham 4-0 and Huddersfield 2-0, though Michael Keane is in contention to start.

How they could line up

Liverpool starting XI: Mignolet, Gomez, Lovren, Klavan, Milner, Mane, Wijnaldum, Can, Coutinho, Salah, Firmino

Everton starting XI: Pickford, Kenny, Holgate, Williams, Martina, Gueye, Lennon, Davies, Rooney, Sigurdsson, Calvert-Lewin

Who Said What?

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admits an injury to Alberto Moreno has cast a “shadow” over his side’s emphatic midweek win in the Champions League.The Reds smashed seven unanswered goals past Spartak Moscow at Anfield on Wednesday night to secure top spot in Group E and safe passage to the knockout stage of the competition.However, the victory was marred by an injury to Moreno, who was forced off shortly before half-time after turning his ankle.

The Spaniard, who has received praise from his manager for his improved performances this season, left the pitch in tears but Klopp is hopeful the defender will be fit to face Everton in the Merseyside derby on Sunday.

“We had a little shadow on the night when Alberto Moreno needed to get substituted. It was a strange situation,” said Klopp.

“He is a tough guy and if he cannot continue the game then you should consider it could be something serious.

“In the treatment room then, he was a little bit more positive, so maybe we are lucky and it’s not too serious. We will see.

“We need all the boys, we need all the boys for the next few weeks, but especially in this week for the next game on Sunday.”

Philippe Coutinho scored a hat-trick in the win over Spartak, while Sadio Mane (2), Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah also got on the scoresheet as Liverpool recorded their second 7-0 European win of the campaign.

“We showed tonight that we learned from the mistakes we made in Sevilla – now we have to show we have learned from the mistakes after Maribor when we faced Tottenham,” said Klopp.”We will be ready again on Sunday and if the crowd is ready to help us it would be nice again.”

Key Battles

Coutinho v Gueye

Liverpool’s Brazilian playmaker Coutinho has been in scintillating form of late, notching his first hat-trick for the club in midweek. His return to top form has been the catalyst for the Anfield club’s six-match unbeaten Premier League run (W5, D1) since their 4-1 defeat at Spurs.

Idrissa Gueye has made more than twice as many tackles than any other Everton player this season, and will be looking to make sure Coutinho doesn’t get any freedom in that hole between Everton’s midfield and defence.

Lovren v Rooney

Everton’s top goalscorer Wayne Rooney will be looking forward to his first Merseyside derby since 2004, during his first stint at his boyhood club. He’s sure to be fired up and full of confidence after scoring from inside his own half against West Ham last weekend. Dejan Lovren looks to have been playing through the pain barrier lately, but has been central in Liverpool’s three clean sheets during their six-match unbeaten run of late.

How have Toffees fared at Merseyside Derbies recently?

Last time Everton won was at the Goodison Park in 2010-11 season.Since then they have been searching for a win after losing seven of their last fourteen Derbies and drawing the rest seven.Last time these two sides met at Anfield Liverpool came out victorious 3-1 thanks to goals from Mane,Coutinho and Origi.Liverpool are unbeaten in their last five games and Everton has lost only once in their last five games.

Any other facts?

Everton are winless in 17 successive Premier League visits to Anfield (D8 L9), since a 1-0 win in September 1999 thanks to a Kevin Campbell goal.

Liverpool have scored four 90th minute winning goals against Everton in the Premier League – no side has scored more against a specific opponent in the competition.

Should Everton win, Sam Allardyce would have defeated Liverpool in the Premier League as a manager with four different clubs (previously with Crystal Palace, West Ham and Bolton) – the only manager to have done this so far is Harry Redknapp.

Everton’s Wayne Rooney has scored only two Premier League goals at Anfield but both were winners in 1-0 victories for Man Utd (January 2005 and January 2016).

Telecast Details

Here are the telecast details of the following countries –

Algeria beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD

Andorra SFR Sport 1

Angola SuperSport 3 Africa

Anguilla Flow Sports Premier, Flow Sports App

Antigua and Barbuda Flow Sports App, Flow Sports Premier

Argentina DIRECTV Sports Argentina

Aruba DIRECTV Sports Caribbean

Australia Optus Sport

Austria DAZN Europe

Bahamas Flow Sports Premier, Flow Sports App

Bahrain beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD

Bangladesh Star Sports Select HD1

Barbados Flow Sports Premier, DIRECTV Sports Caribbean, Flow Sports App

Belgium VOOsport World 1, Play Sports 2

Benin Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa

Bermuda Flow Sports App, Flow Sports Premier

Bhutan Star Sports Select HD1

Bosnia and Herzegovina SportKlub 1 Serbia

Botswana SuperSport 3 Africa

Brazil ESPN Brasil, Watch ESPN Brasil

British Virgin Islands Flow Sports App, Flow Sports Premier

Brunei beIN Sports 1 Thailand, beIN Sports Connect Thailand, Astro Go

Bulgaria Diema Sport 2

Burkina Faso Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa

Burundi Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa

Cambodia beIN Sports Connect Thailand, beIN Sports 1 Thailand

Cameroon SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique

Canada Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet West, Sportsnet World Now

Cape Verde Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa

Cayman Islands Flow Sports Premier, Flow Sports App

Central African Republic SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique

Chad beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa

Chile DIRECTV Sports Chile

China PPTV Sport China, QQ Sports Live, Ssports Live, BesTV

Colombia DIRECTV Sports Colombia

Comoros SuperSport 3 Africa

Congo Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa

Congo DR SuperSport 3 Africa

Costa Rica Sky HD, SKY Planeta Fútbol

Cote D’Ivoire Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa

Croatia Sportklub 1 Croatia

Curacao DIRECTV Sports Caribbean

Cyprus Cytavision Sports HD, Cytavision Sports 3

Denmark Viaplay Denmark, 6’eren, Eurosport Player Denmark

Djibouti beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, SuperSport 3 Africa

Dominica Flow Sports App

Dominican Republic Sky HD, Flow Sports Premier, SKY Planeta Fútbol

Ecuador DIRECTV Sports Ecuador

Egypt beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia

El Salvador Sky HD, SKY Planeta Fútbol

Equatorial Guinea SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique

Eritrea SuperSport 3 Africa

Estonia Viasat Sport Baltic

Ethiopia SuperSport 3 Africa

Finland Viaplay Finland, Viasat Football HD, Viasat Sport Premium

France SFR Sport 1

Gabon SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique

Gambia Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa

Germany DAZN Europe

Ghana SuperSport 3 Africa, Citi FM, Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique

Greece Cosmote Sport 1 HD

Grenada Flow Sports Premier, Flow Sports App

Guatemala Sky HD, SKY Planeta Fútbol

Guinea SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique

Guinea-Bissau SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique

Honduras Sky HD, SKY Planeta Fútbol

Hong Kong Now 621, LeTV Sports Hong Kong, 620 PLTV

Hungary Spíler TV

Iceland Stöð 2 Sport

India Star Sports Select HD1, Hotstar, Star Sports Select 1

Indonesia beIN Sports 1 Indonesia

International LFCTV GO, TalkSport Radio World, evertontv

Iran beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD

Iraq beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD

Ireland Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Go UK, TalkSport Radio UK, NOW TV UK, SKY GO Extra, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Premier League Ireland

Israel Sport 2

Italy Sky Sport 3 HD Italia

Jamaica Flow Sports Premier, Flow Sports App

Japan J Sports 4, SportsNavi Live, DAZN Japan

Jordan beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD

Kazakhstan Setanta Sports Kazakhstan

Kenya SuperSport 3 Africa

Korea Republic SBS ESPN Korea

Kosovo SuperSport Kosova 1

Kuwait beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD

Laos beIN Sports Connect Thailand, beIN Sports 1 Thailand

Latvia Viasat Sport Baltic

Lebanon beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia

Lesotho SuperSport 3 Africa

Liberia SuperSport 3 Africa

Libya beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD

Liechtenstein DAZN Europe

Lithuania Viasat Sport Baltic

Luxembourg DAZN Europe, SFR Sport 1

Macau Ssports Live

Macedonia SportKlub 1 Serbia

Madagascar SuperSport 3 Africa

Malawi SuperSport 3 Africa

Malaysia Astro Go, Astro SuperSport 3

Maldives Star Sports Select HD1

Mali SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique

Malta Go Sports 2

Mauritania beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD

Mauritius SuperSport 3 Africa, SFR Sport 1

Mexico Sky HD, SKY Planeta Fútbol

Monaco SFR Sport 1

Mongolia SPS HD

Montenegro SportKlub 1 Serbia

Montserrat Flow Sports App, Flow Sports Premier

Morocco beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD

Mozambique SuperSport 3 Africa

Namibia SuperSport 3 Africa

Nepal Star Sports Select HD1

Netherlands Ziggo Sport Select

New Zealand beIN Sports Connect New Zealand, beIN SPORTS 1 New Zealand

Nicaragua SKY Planeta Fútbol, Sky HD

Niger SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique

Nigeria Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique, SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 3 Nigeria

Norway TV 2 Norway, TV2 Sumo

Oman beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD

Pakistan Star Sports Select HD1

Palestinian Territory beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia

Panama Sky HD, Flow Sports Premier, Flow Sports App, SKY Planeta Fútbol

Peru DIRECTV Sports Peru

Philippines beIN Sports 1

Poland Canal+ Sport Online, Canal+ Sport 2 Poland, nc+ GO

Portugal Sport TV3

Puerto Rico DIRECTV Sports Puerto Rico

Qatar beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD

Romania Telekom Sport 2 Romania

Russia NTV+ Sport Online, Match TV Football 1

Rwanda SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique

Saint Kitts and Nevis Flow Sports App, Flow Sports Premier

Saint Lucia Flow Sports App, Flow Sports Premier

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flow Sports Premier, Flow Sports App

Sao Tome And Principe SuperSport 3 Africa

Saudi Arabia beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia

Senegal SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique

Serbia SportKlub 1 Serbia

Seychelles Flow Sports Premier, SuperSport 3 Africa, Flow Sports App

Sierra Leone SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique

Singapore 102 (HD) mio Stadium

Slovenia SportKlub 1 Slovenia

Somalia beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD

South Africa SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport Maximo, SuperSport 3

South Sudan SuperSport 3 Africa, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia

Spain Movistar TV Fútbol, Movistar+

Sri Lanka Star Sports Select HD1

Sudan beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD

Swaziland SuperSport 3 Africa

Sweden Viaplay Sweden, Viasat Sport Premium

Switzerland SFR Sport 1, DAZN Europe

Syria beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD

Taiwan Eleven Taiwan

Tanzania SuperSport 3 Africa

Thailand beIN Sports 1 Thailand, beIN Sports Connect Thailand

Togo SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique

Trinidad and Tobago Flow Sports App, Flow Sports Premier, DIRECTV Sports Caribbean

Tunisia beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD

Turkey S Sport, Digiturk Play

Turks and Caicos Islands Flow Sports Premier, Flow Sports App

Uganda SuperSport 3 Africa

Ukraine OLL.tv, Futbol 2

United Arab Emirates beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia

United Kingdom TalkSport Radio UK, NOW TV UK, SKY GO Extra, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Go UK, Sky Sports Premier League

United States NBCSports.com, Telemundo, NBCSN, NBC Sports Live, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, SiriusXM FC, fuboTV

Uruguay DIRECTV Sports Uruguay

Venezuela DIRECTV Sports Venezuela

Vietnam K+PM, Bongda TV

Yemen beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD

Zambia SuperSport 3 Africa

Zimbabwe SuperSport 3 Africa

Match Officials

Referee: Craig Pawson

Assistants: Lee Betts, Adam Nunn

Fourth official: Martin Atkinson

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