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As per the Daily Mail, both Everton and Liverpool saw benefits in shifting their clash to April 1 — perhaps both with an eye on that Arsenal game, given that the Reds are in a title race with the Gunners.

The Premier League unveiled the April fixtures selected for UK TV on February 28, featuring the Merseyside Derby on Sky Sports and Everton vs Arsenal on TNT Sports — and has seen no need to change the arrangements, with the Toffees afforded more than the minimum 60 hours' gap between fixtures.

For its part, Liverpool has a reasonable turnaround after the Everton game, not facing Fulham until the following Sunday.

Despite leading the pack, it entered the international break on the back of consecutive losses for the first time this season.

Following its European exit at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool then lost 2-1 to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final.

Arsenal managed to halt a three-match winless streak in the league just before the international break

He had to be substituted just 24 minutes into a match against Crystal Palace due to injury.

"We play a top opponent and the team played with an unbelievable spirit and now we go to the international break," Arteta shared with Sky Sports after the Chelsea triumph

The Reds have only lost 17 points in their first 29 league games, and were on a three-match league winning streak heading into the international break, despite their cup disappointments.


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