please log in to view this image Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is serving the second of his 10-match ban. Veteran defender Jamie Carragher is set to play in his 30th and final Merseyside derby before he retires at the end of the season. Everton are hoping midfielder Darron Gibson can shake off stiffness after missing the win over Fulham. Tony Hibbert, who was an unused substitute last weekend, could also feature for the first time since suffering a calf surgery. MATCH PREVIEW This may not be the most significant occasion for a fixture which can boast FA Cup and League Cup finals in its long history, but to those at the eye of the hurricane it is sure to be as competitive as ever. It's a fixture which has sometimes been a celebration of unity between fans who may be divided by their footballing loyalty but who have been united by injustice. It has sometimes been a celebration of the city itself; after all footballing dominance kept the city off its knees in the gloom of the economic and social catastrophe of the early 1980s. It has also sometimes been brutal and toxic on the pitch. Famously the Merseyside derby has produced more red cards than any other Premier League fixture, 20 in all. The club captains, Steven Gerrard and Phil Neville, have each been sent off twice. In short, it matters - a lot. Everton are also on the brink of something quite special, parochial perhaps, but special nonetheless. Not since Bill Shankly dragged Liverpool into the top flight of English football in 1962 have Everton finished above their neighbours in successive seasons. If Everton were to win at Anfield on Sunday, it would not only be David Moyes' first-ever win there, it would also guarantee that Everton end that 50-year sequence. Last season Everton were seventh and Liverpool eighth; this season it looks likely that Everton will finish sixth with Liverpool seventh. Both would have to agree that it's a long way from the days when the two clubs looked like adding European supremacy to their domestic grip on the honours. The 1985 ban on English clubs in Europe put paid to that. In those days, winning this fixture often meant winning silverware - these days winning the derby means just winning the derby; but on Sunday that will be enough. MATCH FACTS Head-to-head •Liverpool are unbeaten in their last four league meetings with Everton (five in all competitions). •Everton have won just one of the last 12 Premier League meetings with Liverpool (W1, D4, L7). •The Toffees have also failed to win on their last 12 league visits to Anfield (14 in all competitions). Their last victory there came in 1999, courtesy of a Kevin Campbell goal that earned Everton the three points. •Liverpool v Everton has seen more red cards than any other fixture in Barclays Premier League history (20). Liverpool •Liverpool have lost just one of their last nine league matches (W5, D3, L1). •The Reds have kept a clean sheet in three of their last four league matches. •Liverpool have scored nine goals in the two Premier League games Luis Suarez has missed this season. •Steven Gerrard is just two goals short of 100 in the Premier League. Everton •Everton have lost one of their last eight league matches (W5, D2, L1). •The Toffees have come from behind to win five times in this season's Premier League. •Everton manager David Moyes has won just four of his 24 meetings with Liverpool in all competitions (13 defeats). All of those victories were at Goodison Park. •Phil Jagielka has made 499 career club appearances, while Seamus Coleman has played 99 times for Everton.
Better effort than expected. Suppose I have to say thank you It's even more exciting because I'm there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Surely, if I was going to say anything, it would be thank you? You would say "you're welcome" #abuseofmodpowers
Can't wait to get out of the office. CInco de mayo weekend! ( why we celebrate it, no idea but mexican food and beer is always a plus!!!)
Reina Coleman Jagielka Distin Baines Gerrard Fellaini Mirallas Barkley Pienaar Moyes You're **** and you're going get ****ing battered 0-0.
Nice one Shogs, it will probably be a **** game with loads of incidents probably a good thing that Suarez is out.
