Liverpool vs Everton – FA Cup – Preview

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Sreya

Liverpool vs Everton – Liverpool hosts Everton at the Anfield on 5th January, Friday in the third round of the FA Cup.

The Merseyside derby has been a bitterly fought contest over the years and this meeting in the world’s oldest club competition will add another dimension to this fierce rivalry. Liverpool are placed in the English Premier League standings while Everton are placed.

Virgil van Dijk’s arrival to Anfield has shored up Liverpool’s defense and the world’s costliest defender is likely to make his full debut tonight.

Team News

Liverpool will be without the injured Jordan Henderson, Daniel Sturrdige, Alberto Moreno, Marko Grujic, Nathaniel Clyne and Adam Bogdan. Mohamed Salah remains a doubt.

Ramiro Funes Mori, Seamus Coleman, Maarten Stekelenburg and Leighton Baines remain sidelined through injuries. Ross Barkley has returned to training although there has been rumors of his transfer.

Liverpool Possible Starting Lineup: Loris Karius, Joseph Gomez, Ragnar Klavan, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, Adam Lallana, Emre Can, James Milner, Georginio Wijnaldum, Roberto Firmino, Alex Oxlaide Chamberlain.

Everton Possible Starting Lineup: Jordan Pickford, Jonjoe Kenny, Michael Keane, Ashley Williams, Cuco Martina, Idrissa Gueye, James McCarthy, Aaron Lennon, Wayne Rooney, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

“We have to stay focused and must have patience that we will create chances. We have to hope we score the chances we get, because [our last] game at home was really frustrating – we had a lot of possession and created a lot of chances but we didn’t score the goals. It’s going to be the same possession-wise. The only thing we have to change is to score the chances we get.”

– Georginio Wijnaldum, Liverpool.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Liverpool vs Everton H2H Stats, Liverpool have won three and drawn one of their previous five matches against Everton in all competitions. In fact, Everton have not defeated Liverpool in any of their last fifteen encounters.

A 2-1 win for Liverpool is the most likely result.