Overview
Early Premier League games are often quite boring, but that will be unlikely when Liverpool host Everton at Anfield. Rarely has a Merseyside derby been bored.
With a very impressive start to the season, Everton can see this as an opportunity to win away against The Kop after a long time. Especially when Liverpool has not yet regained their best form despite a perfect start in terms of results. However, history is against Everton.
Everton won at Anfield away from home in 2021 - their only win at Liverpool since 1999. Since then, they have not scored any goals in their next four visits.
Liverpool's 3-0 derby winning streak ended last season with the home team winning by only 1 goal. The decisive goal was also Diogo Jota's last goal before he tragically passed away in July.
That goal came in the 57th minute, and the goals in the second half were always a regular highlight in Liverpool's derbies. Of the Reds' previous nine home goals against Everton, only one came in the first half. They also saw Divock Origi score the decisive goal in the 96th minute in 2018.
This season, Liverpool continues to maintain that trend. Seven of their nine Premier League goals came in the second half, including five in the final 10 minutes.
The Reds have scored more goals in the final 10 minutes of the game than any other team9) since the start of last season. Atletico Madrid are the latest team to suffer the impact of Liverpool's endurance, with Virgil van Dijk's decisive goal in the 92nd minute in the Champions League. The dramatic final minutes of the match seemed to have become the brand of The Kop.
Liverpool entered this match as the only team in the Premier League to have won all 4 matches after 4 rounds of the 2025-2026 season. If they continue to win, they will have won 15 points for the third time after the first 5 matches in the Premier League, after the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 seasons.
Despite missing some recent advantages, Liverpool have yet to lose a single match in 6 matches in all competitions this season. If they keep a clean sheet against Everton, it will be the third consecutive time they have done so in the league.
There are many statistics showing that Liverpool's ability to win at home is very high. And David Moyes's achievement is a typical example. The Everton coach has never won a match at Anfield in the Premier League after 20 confrontations. He will return to Anfield after a run of nine consecutive defeats to Liverpool.
However, Moyes will also bring a squad in good form away from home. Everton have won six of their last 11 away games in the Premier League (losing three), equal to the total number of wins in their previous 30 away games combined. In their most recent away match, they beat Wolves 3-2.
Of course, Liverpool also have players in good form. In addition, there is the record contract of Alexander Isak, who can play for the second time after playing nearly an hour in the Champions League.
Mohamed Salah has scored eight goals against Everton for Liverpool in the Premier League, behind only Steven Gerrard with nine. The Egyptian striker has also scored in 2 of the 3 matches of the "Red Brigade" in all competitions at Anfield this season.
Head-to-head record
Few derbies have been as one-sided as the Merseyside derby in the 21st century.
Liverpool have lost just one of their last 28 home games against Everton in all competitions, winning 17, including their last four. However, since the 1930s, The Kop have not won 5 consecutive matches at Anfield against their opponents.
Everton's derby record has not been very positive, even in matches at Goodison Park. They have won just two of their last 29 Premier League games against Liverpool and have failed to score in five of their last seven.
Score prediction: Liverpool 2-0 Everton
The match between Liverpool and Everton takes place at 6:30 p.m. on September 20 (Vietnam time).
