Hello and welcome to the official match thread for the 216th Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool. Preview. I'll start with the home team. Everton have had a solid start to the season. They sit 11th with 7 points from 5 games. Depsite David Moyes having to sell key players again, they have picked up some good results this season. The deadline-day departures of Mikel Arteta to Arsenal and Jermaine Beckford to Leicester City have weakened a sqaud already low on numbers but Everton still have players like Tim Cahill and Marouane Fellaini who are quality players. And onto the away team. Liverpool have also had a solid start to the season. We are sitting in 5th position with 10 points from 6 games. Good results against Arsenal and Bolton early in the season gave Liverpool a good foundation to bulid on but disappointing results against Stoke City and Spurs mean that the three points are vital to make sure that we keep the chase for the Champions League places. If we are unchanged from last week, there will be six players who will be experiencing the Merseyside derby for the first time. However, players like Charlie Adam will have been in the Old Firm derby and Jose Enrique, Jordan Henderson and Andy Carroll have all been involved in the Tyne-Wear derby. Team/Injury News. Everton boss David Moyes is hopeful that Tim Cahill will recover from the bruised shin he suffered during last week's 2-0 defeat by Manchester City. Victor Anichebe is the Toffees' only long-term casualty with a groin injury. Steven Gerrard is likely to be on Liverpool's bench, but Daniel Agger is set to miss out despite returning to training after suffering a broken rib. Glen Johnson is also back in training as he recovers from a hamstring problem, but will be absent again. Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool Goalscorers: Liverpool... Andy Carroll: 71st minute. Liverpool... Luis Suarez: 82nd minute. Everton: Howard Jagielka Distin Baines Neville Fellaini Rodwell Drenthe Cahill Vellios Saha SUBS: Mucha Bilyaletdinov Coleman Stracqualursi Osman Barkley Neville Drenthe on for Coleman. Neville on for Osman. Vellios on for Hibbert Liverpool: Reina Kelly Carragher Skrtel Enrqiue Kuyt Henderson Gerrard Bellamy Suarez Carroll SUBS: Doni Coates Adam Lucas Downing Flanagan Spearing Gerrard on for Adam. Bellamy on for Downing. Henderson on for Lucas Hope you all enjoy the game. YNWA.
If we win this game we would have the same amount of points as Utd did after 7 games last season. How did they do again?
Chelsea were running away with it at this point. **** we are going to lose anyway. I ruined another result.
Excited. Team predictions? -------------------Reina---------------------- Kelly----Carra---------Skrtel-------Enrique Kuyt-------Lucas----Spearing-------Downing ---------------Carroll----Suarez Possibly Adam will retain his place, and Henderson, but that's quite a likely team isn't it? I'd like us to attack Everton, they haven't much firepower to counter with at the moment. -----------------Reina----------------- Kelly---Carra-----Skrtel-----Enrique ------------Lucas---Spearing------- Kuyt----------Suarez----------Bellamy -----------------Carroll----------------- Would be my team.
I suspect it might be the first line up but with Adam in for Spearing and Hendo in for Kuyt I hope Gerrard starts, unlikely though due to the fact it could be a hard fought derby...
The derby is always a hard fought fixture and today is not going to be any different. Proper looking forward to the game the derby and utd are my main fixtures where the build up starts from the Monday before the game There is a lot riding on this game pride, Bragging rights and with there being several BS in the family it is always a pleasure to beat them BRING IT ON
Starting XI : Reina, Kelly, Carragher, Skrtel, Enrique, Lucas, Adam, Kuyt, Downing, Suarez, Carroll Subs : Doni, Flanagan, Coates, Spearing, Stevie G., Henderson, Bellamy
Yep AFD nearly got it spot on minus Spearo... -------------------Reina---------------------- Kelly----Carra---------Skrtel-------Enrique Kuyt-------Lucas----Adam----------Downing ---------------Carroll----Suarez Good lineup. I hope Adam and Carroll have the game of their lives.
