Cody Gakpo has registered 5 goal contributions across his last 5 appearances across all competitions, the 25-year-old has managed to nail down a consistent spot in Arne Slot’s side and has improved as a result.

Gakpo has had at least 1 shot on target in each of his last 5 Premier League appearances, further emphasising how effective he has been for Liverpool in recent weeks. Gakpo is averaging 1.17 shots on target per 90 across the season as a whole which is a metric that has improved steadily as the season has progressed.

Liverpool have been really ruthless in front of goal this season, Arne Slot’s side are averaging 6.9 shots on target per game in the Premier League this campaign.

Tarkowski has been a reliable member of Everton’s backline this season, he’s started all 23 of Everton’s games this season whilst averaging 1.09 fouls committed per 90 across these appearances.

Tarkowski is the aggressor of the Everton centre back partnership, he isn’t blessed with the most pace in the world but is very physical with his challenges and often pushes up to engage with the opposition striker, whilst his partner in Jarrad Branthwaite is instructed to watch for any runs in behind with the younger of the duo having more speed to catch up with Liverpool’s quick forwards.

Tarkowski has committed at least 1 foul in 3 of his last 5 Premier League appearances with 2+ fouls committed in 2 of these games. He’ll be up against Luis Diaz who is averaging 1.25 fouls won per 90 across his 22 Premier League appearances this campaign.

Liverpool are far and away the most dangerous attacking force in the Premier League, they’re averaging 6.9 shots on target per 90 across their 23 Premier League games this season which is the highest in the division. They’re also the top scorers in the league having found the back of the net 56 times this campaign.

Everton have kept 9 clean sheets in the Premier League this season, a record only bettered by Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. A large portion of this defensive success can be attributed to Jordan Pickford who is averaging 3.0 saves per game, an average we can expect to rise slightly here against the most effective attacking line in the division.

Liverpool have drawn 4+ saves from the opposition keeper in 14 of their 23 Premier League games this season (61%) – they are testing the opposition keeper more than any other side in the league.

The Merseyside Derby is often quite a feisty affair with cards for both sides. Liverpool are averaging 11.5 fouls per game in the Premier League this season, whilst they aren’t the same pressing machines that they were under Jugen Klopp there is still certainly some of that thinking in how Liverpool press, resulting in a notable fouls committed per game average.

This average hasn’t directly translated into a high number of cautions for Liverpool indicating they are quite clever with their challenges but Arne Slot’s side are still averaging 2.08 yellow cards per game, an average that should hold true here in this derby game.

Liverpool have been shown 2+ cards in 14 of their 23 Premier League games this season (61%), the added element of the derby could see this total rise further. The referee for this game is Micheal Oliver who is averaging 4.72 cards per game in the Premier League across his 18 appointments in the competition.

Aside from Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah is the most reliable player to back for shots on target in the Premier League. The winger is averaging 2.04 shots on target per 90 across his 23 appearances in the English top-flight.

Salah has had at least 1 shot on target across his last 5 Premier League appearances which consolidates his numbers across the season as a whole. Liverpool are averaging 6.9 shots on target per game in the Premier League this campaign, Salah can match his average here when looking at the volume of chances that Liverpool are creating at the moment.

Salah has had at least 2 shots on target in 12 of his 23 Premier League appearances for Liverpool this season (52%).

Whilst a lot of Liverpool’s praises have come as a result of their attacking play this season, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister have also been crucial to their success. This is usually due to the fact that both players are aggressive in their challenges and stop the opposition from counter-attacking them quickly by breaking up play.

This is reflected in their foul numbers this season, Mac Allister is averaging 2.31 fouls committed per 90 across his 22 Premier League appearances this season and has committed at least 1 foul in each of his last 5 Premier League appearances with 2+ fouls committed landing in 4 of these games.

Mac Allister will be up against Idrissa Gueye who is just as combative as the Argentine, setting up a real battle in midfield here. Gueye is averaging 1.48 fouls won per 90 across his 22 Premier League appearances this season.

Everton have collected 48 yellow cards across their 23 Premier League games this season (2.08 per game).

David Moyes’ side have seen a recent rise in their card count over the last few months with 9 of their last 10 games producing at least 2 yellow cards for the Toffees, this total has risen to 3 cards in 6 of these games suggesting that a mixture of frustration and eagerness to get the Goodison crowd on side under a new manager are factors in regularly collecting cards for this Everton team.

Liverpool are averaging 9.65 fouls won per game across their 23 Premier League games this season, this is a total we can expect to rise when factoring in the added dimension of this game being a derby. This adds an extra layer of ferocity to the encounter which should see Everton pick up at least 3 cautions, a pick reinforced by their recent record in the Premier League.

Everton are averaging 4.09 corners per game in the Premier League this season, this is a total that rises slightly to 4.50 corners per game when looking at their games at Goodison Park this season.

Corners could present a viable route to goal for an Everton side that can still struggle to create chances from open play against sides that do have a level of defensive organisation making set pieces something that David Moyes could look to use as an avenue to goal here.

Liverpool are conceding 2.92 corners per game in their away games in the Premier League this season. When factoring in Everton’s positive corner record at home, the Toffees can cross this line with David Moyes likely to look to corner situations to disrupt this resolute Liverpool backline.