Everton enter the derby in solid form, having drawn 2-2 at Brentford last weekend and taken 10 points from their last 15 available in the Premier League. They are one point behind sixth-placed Chelsea in the table and could reach over 50 points for the first time since the 2020-21 season with a win, bolstered by back-to-back home victories against Chelsea and Burnley at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Liverpool, meanwhile, are looking to rebound from a 4-0 aggregate defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals, though they beat Fulham 2-0 last weekend in the league.
They have lost four of their last five matches in all competitions but hold a four-point advantage over fifth-placed Chelsea in the Premier League table. A victory at Hill Dickinson Stadium would see Liverpool become the first club to win league matches at 60 different Premier League venues, having already won at 59. In team news, Everton are missing only Jack Grealish due to a foot injury, while Carlos Alcaraz has returned.
Liverpool have been hit hard by Hugo Ekitike's Achilles rupture. The exact kick-off time for the match on Sunday and predicted starting lineups for both teams remain unclear, as does the injury status of other key players not mentioned, such as for Liverpool.