Everton’s Goodison Park will host its first-ever Women's Super League Merseyside derby next month.

Fifth-placed Everton, currently level on points with fourth-placed Manchester United but with a game in hand, defeated their local rivals 1-0 in front of a a derby record crowd of 23,500 at Anfield in November.

The reverse fixture on Sunday Feb 9 will take place on the same day as the North London derby at Arsenal’s Borehamwood and Manchester United’s home game against Chelsea, both potential title race deciders. The previous North London derby broke the league's attendance record when 38,262 attended the game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in November, breaking the previous WSL record attendance of 31,213 for Manchester City's meeting with Manchester United at the Etihad on the opening weekend.

Everton manager Willie Kirk said: “We’re delighted we have the opportunity to play at Goodison Park. Big games like Merseyside derbies are the ones you want to be involved in as a player and manager and we have the opportunity to play this historic fixture on the biggest stage.

“Everton is a club renowned for its great support and that was on show when we went to Anfield earlier this season. Now the reverse fixture is at Goodison, we have a chance to introduce our women’s team to even more Blues.”