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Liverpool vs Everton - LIVE!

Liverpool turn their attention back to the Premier League with the small matter of a Merseyside derby against Everton tonight.

The Toffees are unbeaten in nine Premier League matches, but they have won just once at Anfield since 1999.

Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below!

Liverpool vs Everton latest news

Kick-off: 8pm BST | Anfield How to watch: Sky Sports Liverpool team news: Jones starts at right-back Everton team news: Mykolenko fit to start Standard Sport prediction17 seconds agoNot long now!

Warm-ups ongoing at Anfield, just over 15 minutes to go until kick-off.

Defeats to PSG and Newcastle before the international break for Liverpool, leaving their full focus on the Premier League.

They are firmly in control of the title race, but another loss here and it could start to get nervy...

9 minutes agoSlot explains Alisson absence

Arne Slot has been asked about Alisson missing out on the squad tonight.

He returned to Liverpool after sustaining a concussion while on international duty with Brazil, and he has not yet fully recovered.

"We as a club follow the protocol and he had to tick all the boxes and yesterday he didn't tick the last box, so that means he cannot start,” Slot says of Alisson.

"The good thing for us is we've got Caoimhin Kelleher, who has shown many times this season and in previous seasons that he's maybe even too good to be Ali's back-up."

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16 minutes agoMoyes: Everton further away from Liverpool than ever

Everton are looking for only their second win at Anfield since 1999.

David Moyes is in his second spell as Everton boss, having left the club in 2013, and he admitted at his pre-match press conference that the Toffees have a massive gap to close to their rivals.

"We might be further away from Liverpool than we've ever been at the moment," Moyes said.

"I think by the time we left here 12 years ago, I think we were much closer to Liverpool.

We were competing in the same areas of the league at the time.

“I think at the moment it's probably the biggest gulf between the two clubs."

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23 minutes agoFerdinand: Alexander-Arnold should be thanked

Liverpool fans should be thanking Trent Alexander-Arnold and wishing him good luck for his impending move to Real Madrid, according to Rio Ferdinand.

After months of speculation, January offers and his contract expiring in the summer, news emerged during the recent international break that Alexander-Arnold - currently sidelined with an ankle injury - was on the verge of agreeing to join the LaLiga giants.

Former Manchester United and England captain Ferdinand believes any ire felt by Liverpool fans over Alexander-Arnold’s likely exit should be aimed at the club.

“You should be saying thank you and good luck.

He came through your academy, he’s one of your own and he won it all,” he said on the latest episode of the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast.

“This kid has been there, worn the shirt, been one of your best players, most productive players in one of the most successful periods in recent years.

“And because he's choosing to go and leave the club, not for a rival, not for a team in the Premier League, he's going to the biggest club right now in the world, which is Real Madrid.

That’s a bold call.

The likes of Nunez, Gakpo and Chiesa again have to settle for spots on the bench.

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54 minutes agoEverton team news

Starting XI: Pickford, O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Alcaraz, Doucoure, Harrison, Beto

Subs: Virginia, Patterson, Keane, Ndiaye, Chermiti, Young, Broja, Coleman, Iroegbunam

58 minutes agoLiverpool team news

Subs: Jaros, Endo, Nunez, Chiesa, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, McConnell, Quansah

1 hour agoLandmark night for Tarkowski!

Some big numbers being brought up by the Everton centre-back tonight, assuming he starts.

We’ll have all the team news from Anfield in just under ten minutes.

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