Everton v Liverpool

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Everton handed themselves what could prove to be a crucial lifeline in their bid to escape the drop in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon when The Toffees recorded a vital 2-0 home win against relegation rivals Nottingham Forest in what was a real ‘six-pointer' towards the bottom of the English top flight table, while Liverpool bounced back from two games without a win in the top flight with a 3-1 win away from home at Fulham which has lifted The Reds into second place but level on points with leaders Arsenal.

Everton were previously dealt a heavy 6-0 thrashing at the hands of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and many people were wondering if Sean Dyche's side could produce a positive response but the merseyside club duly delivered in front of their faithful and noisy fans with Sunday's win.

The hosts had collected a 1-0 home win against Burnley earlier in the month and The Toffees will now face their old local rivals Liverpool in this upcoming merseyside derby on Wednesday night in much better spirits after having had to endure a fruitless run of 13 games without a win in the Premier League beforehand.

Sean Dyche's side will be keen to make it three home wins on the trot but the hosts are expected to be up against it as they will be facing a highly motivated Liverpool side.

Onto Liverpool then, and Jurgen Klopp's side captured the all-important three points in Sunday afternoon's 3-1 win away from home against Fulham at Craven Cottage which has kept the merseyside visitors in the hunt for a possible Premier League title in Jurgen Klopp's final season with Liverpool.

Having been dumped out of the Champions League by Italian Serie A side Atalanta, Liverpool can now fully focus on their title challenge and although this upcoming clash at Goodison Park is one of the most famous local derbies in world football, The Reds will still be expecting to not only take the spoils but also the bragging rights on Wednesday night.

Liverpool have suffered just the single defeat within their last 10 league games in the English top flight which was the unexpected 1-0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace but The Reds have also captured seven wins in the process which includes picking up wins on the road at Brentford, Nottingham Forest and the aforementioned Fulham, so the visitors look in good shape to push Arsenal for top spot with a win here.

Everton v Liverpool Verdict

Despite whatever is happening to either Everton or Liverpool's form in the Premier League, this merseyside derby is always keenly contested but Liverpool have won three of the last four meetings while interestingly, only one or less team has scored in these last four meetings as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 2.05

Other side bets worth considering:

Liverpool win & Under 3.5 goals @ 2.50

Correct Score: Liverpool 1-0 @ 9.50