Everton vs Liverpool LIVE - Blues unchanged as Alexander Isak and Mohamed Salah start for Reds

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Not a lot of choice for Slot in some areas.Today12:49 BSTNo surprises over Everton line-upNo real surprises from an Everton point of view as David Moyes names an unchanged line-up from the side that drew 2-2 at Brentford last time out.With Charly Alcaraz fit enough to return on the bench, only on-loan Jack Grealish is out for the Blues.Today12:46 BSTLiverpool team v Everton confirmedThe Liverpool team is locked in.Mamardashvili; Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak.Subs: Woodman, Pecsi, Kerkez, Mac Allister, Chiesa, Frimpong, Nyoni, Ngumoha.Four changes.Today12:45 BSTEverton team confirmedEverton's line-up for the first Merseyside Derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium has been confirmed.Content cannot be displayed without consentToday12:45 BSTEverton XI: Blues go unchanged for the derbyBeto after scoring for Everton against Brentford(Image: (Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images))Same XI that started at Brentford for Everton today.Here we are:Pickford; Mykolenko, Branthwaite, Tarkowski, O'Brien; Garner, Gueye; Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, McNeil; BetoToday12:38 BSTStreet full up for coach welcomeRegent Road was a sea of humanity and a sea of blue for the Everton fans' coach welcome.Today12:31 BSTMore coach welcome picturesHere are some more close-up photographs from the Everton fans' coach welcome.Today12:29 BSTCoach welcome close upsI've just been out in the thick of it myself capturing footage from the Everton fans' coach welcome but here are some photos from the crowds.Today12:24 BSTHill Dickinson Stadium ready to make historyAn aerial shot of Hill Dickinson Stadium looking back towards Liverpool city centre ahead of today's historic first Merseyside Derby at Everton's new home.Today12:22 BSTDerby memoriesBy my memory and count, this is the 76th Merseyside derby I have attended.They've nearly all been rubbish.Today12:17 BST'A rousing welcome'Incredible scenes outside Hill Dickison Stadium, and our man Chris Beesley has been right in the middle of itContent cannot be displayed without consentToday12:15 BSTCarragher's thoughtsJamie Carragher has been speaking to the ECHO in the build-up to today's game and the boyhood-Blue-turned-Liverpool-legend does not believe the hosts should be considered favourites today.He said:"I don't think Everton are the favourites," Jamie Carragher tells the ECHO. "I still believe that if Liverpool play well they will win."It's interesting because even though Liverpool have a really good record of late, probably going back 10-15 years at Goodison, it was always a tight pitch with people on top of you."And I know they have done that brilliantly at the new stadium, it's really steep the fans are on top of you but it's nothing like Goodison."But I just think the size of the pitch means that you can't get after the opposition as much and that's what the derby is for Everton.

They tend not to.Today12:01 BSTWelcome very muchA very actually warm welcome to the latest game in Liverpool's season.Yes, it's the derby and it's Everton.And it's also the first visit for the Reds to (the) Hill Dickinson Stadium.Not my first visit, though, as I was here for the rugby league in November. I was gutted for the lad Ekitike though, that’s a very bad injury he’s got."Given the way Liverpool’s season has gone, I think Everton get the win here."Today11:21 BSTMorning allMorning all and welcome to Hill Dickinson Stadium on a famous day for Merseyside sport as Everton host Liverpool for the first time at their brand new, all-singing, all-dancing home on the banks of the River Mersey.A slice of history for the hosts today as they welcome the Premier League champions for the first time to this venue.How are those derby-day nerves then?Stick with us throughout for all coverage for the rest of the morning and into the early afternoon.Today11:18 BSTPoet and lifelong Everton supporter shares work with ECHOThe Liverpool ECHO always like to hear from our readers about what they read on our sports pages, but ahead of today's historic Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool (2pm kick-off), which is the first to be played at Hill Dickinson Stadium, one got in touch to share some of his own work.Gareth Owen is a lifelong Evertonian, who watched his first game in the 1940s, against Burnley, and who recently turned 90.A writer by trade, he has had six poetry collections published, plus novels and plays, and for a number of years presented the BBC's 'Poetry Please!' programme on Radio 4.And before what could a pivotal match in the battle for European qualification between Everton, who are 10th, and Liverpool who are five points further up the table in fifth, Gareth has shared some of his work with the ECHO.He said: "I was brought up in Ainsdale so aged 12 it was a bit of an adventure to go to Everton.

It's interesting because even though Liverpool have a really good record of late, probably going back 10-15 years at Goodison, it was always a tight pitch with people on top of you."And I know they have done that brilliantly at the new stadium, it's really steep the fans are on top of you but it's nothing like Goodison."But I just think the size of the pitch means that you can't get after the opposition as much and that's what the derby is for Everton. And I just think there's a lot of space on that pitch."Today11:11 BSTGareth Barry: Everton should be full of confidence Gareth Barry, the former Everton midfielder, has been speaking to Connor O'Neill ahead of kick-off.“If you look at previous years, there haven’t been too many games where both clubs are in different sort of form,” the former England international, speaking via BetMGM, told the ECHO.“Liverpool are struggling, while Everton have literally nothing to lose; they are playing some good football and have had some good results at home.“I don’t see why Everton can’t go into the game really confident that they can beat Liverpool and it would be great to see a derby victory on the Everton side.“There haven't been too many wins for Everton over the Premier League years, but this one they are in a good spot compared to Liverpool, who are out of shape.”Today11:08 BSTAlan Shearer's Everton vs Liverpool predictionAlan Shearer, the Premier League's all-time leading goalscorer, is predicting a draw this afternoon.He told Betfair: "It's a tough one.