Liverpool will be hosting Everton in a very passionate Liverpool Derby on Saturday, April 1st. This is a match that will judge which team will have bigger chances to make the top 5. Liverpool are already sitting at the 4th spot of the Premier League, while Everton are just 2 points behind the 5th spot, and they will be looking to go against the terrible history when hosted by Liverpool.
Liverpool (16-5-8) are coming into this match after grabbing a solid 1-1 draw against Manchester City on the road. Liverpool were actually pretty good at the first half, but they opened the score at the 51st minute. However, City were improved at the second half, as they managed to equalize at the 69th minute for the final 1-1. Liverpool are now sitting at the 4th spot of the Premier League with 56 points, while also featuring the best offense in the league with 61 goals so far. They are sitting just one point behind Manchester City and 3 points behind the 2nd Tottenham, so they could even move up to 2nd if results go their way. They have been solid at home so far, where they have only lost to Swansea (10-1-3), but they have defeated Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City. They have scored 36 goals at home, which is the best home offense of the league, while they also feature the 4th best home defense with 13 conceded goals. They will be coming into this match with a handful of absences, as Lallana, Sturridge, Ings and Ejaria are unavailable, while Henderson is still listed as questionable to participate.
On the other hand, Everton (14-7-8) were in excellent form just before the international break, as they had lost just 1 of their last 9 matches (6-1-2). In their most recent match they totally dominated Hull City, whom they demolished by 0-4 at home. It was a strange match, as despite Everton’s dominance, the score was 0-1 till the 78th minute. That’s when Valencia doubled Everton’s lead, while Belgian forward Lukaku scored twice in the stoppage time for the final 0-4. Prior to that they had also demolished West Brom by 0-3 at home, but it was a much more comfortable victory, as they had already taken a 2 goal lead by the end of the first half, and sealed the deal with Lukaku at the 82nd minute. Everton are now sitting at the 7th spot of the Premier League with 50 points, just as many as Arsenal above them, while both teams are just 2 points behind the 5th Manchester United. They have a 4-6-4 record on the road, where they have scored 17 goals against 20 conceded. They will be coming into this match with a handful of injuries, as Bolasie, Coleman and Mori are injured, while McCarthy and Schneiderlin are still listed as questionable.