Everton vs Liverpool Predictions

• Liverpool have won four of their last five meetings with Everton.
• The Reds have conceded in four of their last five away games.
• Everton have scored in each of their last five at home.

Reds season hanging by a thread

Liverpool’s dreams of sending Jurgen Klopp off into the sunset on the back of an unprecedented quadruple have crashed and burned over the past month or so, and now they face a crucial Merseyside Derby to keep them in the hunt for the Premier League title.

First, the Reds were sent crashing out of the FA Cup at the hands of Manchester United in March, and last week their Europa League ambitions were ended by Atalanta.

In terms of the Premier League, Liverpool sit behind Arsenal on goal difference but both frontrunners have Manchester City breathing down their necks, with the defending champions a point adrift but with a game in hand.

Toffees looking good for survival

Everton would never make life easy for their arch-rivals, but they have even greater motivation on Wednesday as they look to strengthen their survival prospects.

A hard-fought win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday saw them move five points clear of the drop zone and they would probably count themselves as safe if they could extend that to an eight-point cushion on Wednesday.

Salah can make the difference at Goodison Park

Despite back-to-back home wins, a three-point haul against Liverpool is an unlikely prospect. The Toffees have lost four of their last five derby meetings with Liverpool and the visitors have won seven of their last ten league away games.

However, they have conceded in four of their last five trips away and Everton have scored in each of their last five at home, making an away win and both teams to score an appealing prospect.

Liverpool have scored exactly two goals in each of their last three wins over Everton and the hosts have scored exactly once in three of their last four at Goodison Park, so a 2-1 correct score prediction makes the most sense.

Mohamed Salah could be in the thick of it, too. The Egyptian was only used off the bench at the weekend and has scored eight and assisted five in his last nine starts, while he also has seven goals in ten meetings with Everton.