Premier League Action is Back!
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Konate, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Jota, Diaz, Salah.
Everton XI: Pickford, Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Onana, Doucoure, Garner, Harrison, McNeil, Calvert-Lewin.
Ryan Gravenberch makes his first Premier League start for Liverpool this afternoon.
And it comes in the Merseyside derby.
Liverpool have had DOUBLE the amount of 12:30 kick-offs following an international break in the last five-seasons than any other Premier League side.
And they have the early kick-off after November’s break as well.
Liverpool’s record when playing the early kick-off after an international break over the last five seasons:
◎ Played: 6
◉ Won: 4
◉ Drew: 1
◉ Lost: 1
And four of those games have come away from home.
The Merseyside derby has seen more red cards than any other fixture in Premier League history.
Ashley Young is the 23rd player to be sent off in a PL game between Liverpool and Everton.
1 - Ashley Young is the first player to be sent off for two yellow cards in a Premier League game against Liverpool since Sadio Mané in October 2015, while playing for Southampton. Exit.
Everton have had 16 players sent off against Liverpool in the Premier League - more than one side has had against another in the competition’s history.
Ashley Young is the first Everton player to receive his marching orders in this fixture since Richarlison in October 2020.
Virgil van Dijk for Liverpool in the first half:
◉ Most touches (58)
◉ Most accurate passes (44)
◉ Most duels won (10)
◉ Most aerial duels won (9)
Dominating in the air.
James Tarkowski is the first player to make 15+ blocks in the Premier League this season.
Mohamed Salah has now either scored or assisted in each of his last 13 Premier League home games:
vs Everton
vs Wolves
vs Man Utd
vs Arsenal
vs Forest
vs Spurs
vs Fulham
vs Brentford
vs Villa
vs Bournemouth
vs Villa
vs West Ham
vs Everton
Starting and ending with the Toffees.
Mohamed Salah is the first player to be directly involved in 30 Premier League goals in 2023:
◎ 31 games
◉ 18 goals
◉ 12 assists
And he’s only failed to score or assist in one Premier League home game in that time.
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Liverpool have been awarded a penalty in a Premier League match against Everton for the first time in almost ten years — their last one came on 23 January 2014, and was missed by Daniel Sturridge.
Mo Salah, however, managed to find the net today.
Liverpool have now kept 27 clean sheets against Everton in the Premier League, more than against any other opponent.
8 - Mohamed Salah has been directly involved in eight goals in 10 Premier League appearances against Everton for Liverpool (seven goals, one assist). Indeed, only Steven Gerrard (9) has scored more goals for the Reds than Salah (7) in this fixture in the competition. Winner.