Everton have lost only one of their last eight Premier League fixtures
The last five Merseyside derbies have featured two goals or fewer
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Late goals have been the order of the day for Premier League leaders Liverpool, but the pace-setting Reds could suffer a setback in the Merseyside derby with fierce rivals Everton on Saturday lunchtime.
Arne Slot’s side are four from four in the Premier League but they needed a stoppage-time penalty to see off 10-man Burnley last Sunday, having also left it late to record one-goal successes over Arsenal and Newcastle prior to the international break.
The theme continued in Liverpool’s Champions League opener at home to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday evening as clutch captain Virgil van Dijk rose highest in the final moments to reward them with a 3-2 victory at Anfield.
Liverpool have dominated derby dust-ups with Everton at Anfield but the Toffees look a much stronger outfit this season following a summer revamp and they could be a tougher nut to crack than the form and prices suggest.
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Team news
Liverpool remain without Stefan Bajcetic and Curtis Jones but Alexis Mac Allister and Milos Kerkez should be restored to the starting line-up after being on the bench in the midweek win over Atletico Madrid.
Federico Chiesa is also back in contention having been omitted from the Champions League squad while Alexander Isak played 58 minutes on Wednesday and is working his way back to full fitness.
Everton could remain without centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite while Nathan Patterson is also out. However, summer signing Adam Aznou is back in contention and David Moyes has an almost fully-fit squad to choose from.
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The stats
Liverpool have lost just one of their last 28 home games against Everton in all competitions, winning 17 times with 10 draws.
The Merseyside derby has seen more red cards than any other fixture in Premier League history with 25 dismissals.
Seven of Liverpool's nine Premier League goals this season have come in the second half of games.
Everton have won six of their last 11 away Premier League matches.
The Toffees have lost only one of their last eight Premier League fixtures.
The last five Merseyside derbies have featured two goals or fewer and both teams have scored in only two of the last 10 rivalries.
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Prediction
Liverpool have been picking up wins without playing particularly well and, having needed late goals to win all five of their competitive matches this season, there is a sense that they could soon come unstuck.
The Reds have scored seven of their nine league goals in the second half of matches and Everton, having taken seven points from their four top-flight outings, could frustrate their neighbours.
The Toffees have bolstered their quality over the summer with the arrivals of Jack Grealish, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Tyler Dibling and Thierno Barry and if they can stay tight and compact then they have the weapons to hurt Liverpool on the counter-attack.
With the last five Merseyside derbies going under 2.5 goals, this could be tightly-contested and a low-scoring encounter gives Everton a great chance of avoiding defeat.
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