Everton vs Liverpool Betting Preview

Saturday’s early Premier League clash looks set to be a historic affair, as it is likely to be the last Merseyside Derby played at Goodison Park (12:30 kick-off, live on TNT Sports 1).

It is the 245th meeting between the city rivals, with Liverpool once again well ahead of Everton in the Premier League standings, as Arne Slot seeks a title in his first season in charge at Anfield.

The Reds are top of the table, 21 points ahead of the Blues, but they have failed to score on their last two visits to Goodison and this looks likely to be another tough test.

Slot needs a positive response from Reds

Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the standings to nine points with last Sunday’s 2-0 victory over Manchester City, but less than a week later that advantage is down to seven.

A dramatic 3-3 draw at Newcastle on Wednesday was a rare setback for Slot, although his side are still yet to lose on the road this season.

The Reds have scored in every away game of this campaign and have found the net 11 times in their last four road matches in all competitions.

In stark contrast, Everton have the fourth-worst scoring record in the Premier League with just 14 goals in their 14 games.

The Toffees scored four of those goals in Wednesday’s crushing 4-0 victory over Wolves, but it is worth noting that two of those were own goals from Craig Dawson.

Prior to that win, Sean Dyche’s men hadn’t scored in four games and Dwight McNeil remains their leading scorer with just three goals.

Tip 1: Anytime Goalscorer – Mohamed Salah @ 11/10 with bet365

Another two goals for Mohamed Salah against Newcastle at St James’ Park mean he has now leapfrogged Manchester City’s Erling Haaland in the goalscoring charts.

It’s 13 goals in 14 league appearances for the Egyptian star and he is now just five goals behind Thierry Henry in the all-time Premier League stats.

Salah was on the scoresheet twice the last time Liverpool won at Goodison with a 4-1 success in December 2021.

Meanwhile, Salah has scored three goals in Liverpool’s last three meetings with their rivals from the other side of Stanley Park.

Tip 2: Curtis Jones to be carded @ 19/4 with TalkSport Bet

Liverpool will be forced to make at least one change to their starting line-up following the midweek draw with the Magpies.

Alexis Mac Allister collected a yellow card on Tyneside, his fifth of the season, so the World Cup winner is suspended for the derby.

That means it’s highly likely that Curtis Jones, who scored in the 3-3 draw on Wednesday, will start at Goodison Park.

As a Scouser, Jones will be more intent than most to put one over on the opposition and playing in the centre of midfield, it’s likely to see him involved in plenty of challenges.

That makes the 23-year-old a prime candidate to collect a caution from Michael Oliver, who has been appointed to referee this high-profile fixture.