Mo Salah’s return doesn’t mean Liverpool will beat Everton in Goodison Park’s final Merseyside derby Liverpool make the short trip across Stanley Park to play for the final time in what could be a pivotal match in their quest to win a 20th top-flight title.
Mohamed Salah returns to action after being rested at the weekend and tops the Premier League scoring charts with 21 to his credit, two ahead of Erling Haaland, and can celebrate his sixth strike in five matches by tucking away the first goal, as he did when bagging a double at Bournemouth in Liverpool’s last league appearance, at 23/20 with Unibet.
Victory in their game in hand over the chasing pack will ease the Reds nine points clear of Arsenal ahead of Saturday’s home meeting with lowly Wolves and tougher challenges at Aston Villa and Manchester City, before they entertain Newcastle in a prelim to the Carabao Cup final between the two clubs next month.
Everton are still enjoying a renaissance with David Moyes back at the club for a second stint as manager and wins against Tottenham, Brighton and Leicester put them in fine fettle before Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at home to Bournemouth in the FA Cup.
Everton have lost only two of the last dozen home league games against their neighbours, drawing nine times with 12 of the last 16 yielding under 2.5 goals.
