Everton vs Liverpool LIVE: Merseyside derby ends in stalemate as understrength Reds hold on
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Your support makes all the difference.The Merseyside derby kicks off a busy day of Premier League action that could end with Manchester City lifting the title, but first all eyes will be on Goodison Park as Everton host Liverpool with the Reds coming off their incredible Champions League victory in midweek.
But that breath-taking 3-0 win over City has resulted in Jürgen Klopp resting a number of key players including top scorer Mohamed Salah, with one eye on Tuesday’s second leg at the Etihad Stadium. Danny Ings and Dominic Solanke both start for the Reds, while Nathaniel Clyne makes his first appearance of the season.
Everton meanwhile are at full strength for the derby, with Cenk Tosun leading the attack and Wayne Rooney, Yannick Bolasie and Theo Walcott also starting, but local boy Dominic Calvert-Lewis is named on the bench,
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Teams
Everton: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Jagielka, Baines, Schneiderlin, Davies, Rooney, Bolasie, Walcott, Tosun
Subs: Robles, Martina, Gueye, Niasse, Funes Mori, Calvert-Lewin, Baningime.
Liverpool: Karius, Clyne, Van Dijk, Lovren, Klavan, Henderson, Milner, Wijnaldum, Mane, Ings, Solanke
Subs: Mignolet, Firmino, Moreni, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Masterson, Alexander-Arnold, Jones.
What time does it start?
Everton vs Liverpool kicks off at 12:30 BST on Saturday 7 April.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event from 11:30 BST.
Good morning and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool, with a busy day of Premier League action kicking off at Goodison Park and ending at the Etihad Stadium with the Manchester derby where City can potentially lift the title.
Klopp explains Firmino and Salah omissions
"Mo is injured. Hopefully it's not serious and he can be available for Tuesday. It's the same with Robert. Bobby is out. He's played a lot of games for us and we have two fresh strikers there [Solanke and Ings] so it makes sense to make that change."
Everton boss Sam Allardyce this week outlined how his players must approach today's match to emerge with a positive result:
“We did a good job in the away match – and today is about how we defend against their attack, then us having to improve our possession rate and quality on the ball to cause Liverpool as many problems as possible.
"Having studied Crystal Palace’s game against Liverpool last week, Palace created some excellent chances but missed them, which you cannot afford to do in any Premier League game.
“We need to be very clinical at the top end and creative with our possession to get those opportunities."
Everton vs Liverpool - last five Premier League meetings at Goodison Park
- Everton 0-1 Liverpool, December 2016
- Everton 1-1 Liverpool, October 2015
- Everton 0-0 Liverpool, February 2015
- Everton 3-3 Liverpool, November 2013
- Everton 2-2 Liverpool, October 2012
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