Liverpool vs Everton

Liverpool Football Club
Founded - 1892
Ground - Anfield
Capacity - 45,276
Head Coach - Brendan Rodgers
League - Premier League

Everton Football Club
Founded - 1878
Ground - Goodison Park
Capacity - 39,572
Head Coach - Roberto Martinez
League - Premier League


Liverpool vs Everton or the Merseyside derby  is one of the best derby matches in the English Premier League with both sides located in Liverpool the fans are divided in the city. Both clubs have a huge fan base and the atmosphere at the derby games is electrifying however it might not reach the atmosphere at Celtic vs Rangers matches but the emotion and passion from both sets of fans can encourage their team onto victory.

·         The longest unbeaten derby game run in all matches is 14, held by Everton, this was between the 1941/42 and 1951/52 seasons.

·         The longest unbeaten derby game run in home matches is held by Liverpool when Everton failed to beat them in the League for 14 games between the 1970/71 and 1984/85 seasons, and again, between the 2000/01 and 2013/14 seasons.

·         The longest unbeaten derby game run in away matches is held by Everton with a 16 match run at Anfield between 1899 and 1920 which included 10 victories.

·         The longest unbroken winning run at home belongs to Liverpool with 5 between 1932/33 and 1936/37.

·         The longest unbroken winning run away from home belongs to Everton who scored 7 consecutive victories at Anfield between 1908/09 and 1914/15.

·         Recent games have been marred by sending offs, and the fixture has seen 20 red cards in the Premier League, the highest tally for any fixture (though the 20th of these was subsequently rescinded by the FA). Current club captain Steven Gerrard and former Everton captain  Phil Neville have both seen red twice in derby games.

The following are records just for the City of Liverpool derby itself:

·         The record home victory in a league match is 6–0 recorded by Liverpool at Anfield in the 1935/36 season.

·         The record away victory in a league match is 5–0 recorded by both Everton at Anfield in the 1914/15 season and by Liverpool at Goodison Park in the 1982/83 season.

·         The highest scoring match was in 1932/33 when Liverpool won 7–4 at Anfield

·         Neville Southall of Everton holds the record for most derby appearances.

·         Ian Rush of Liverpool holds the mark for the most derby goals with 25, overtaking Dixie Dean of Everton's long-standing record when he scored two goals in Liverpool's 3–2 win over Everton in the second all - city of Liverpool F.A. Cup Final in 1989.

·         William C. Cuff of Everton holds the record for the most wins as a manager with 16 wins over Liverpool from 1901–18.

·         Tom Watson of Liverpool holds the record for the most losses as a manager with 21 defeats to Everton from 1896–1915.

The first meeting between Liverpool and Everton in the 14/15 season took place on the 27^th of September 2014. At a very early stage of the season the Merseyside derby was held at Anfield. The match finished a 1-1 draw. Everton were going into the game knowing that they haven’t won at Anfield in 15 years and that run still continues. The game itself started at a high tempo with incidents happening early on during the match as tackles were flying in and players getting booked for it. With the players knowing that this was a special game their emotions were running high. Liverpool opened the scoring through Captain Steven Gerrard on the 65^th minute from a curling free kick that Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard could not keep out. The match looked like Liverpool were going to take all three points but in the dying seconds of the match Everton had one last attack from a corner kick which was headed clear but fell to Phil Jagielka who half volleyed the ball right into a back of the net.

The most recent Merseyside derby took on the 7^th of February 2015, at a later stage of the season the game was held at Goodison Park. The match finished 0-0, both derby matches in the 14/15 this season has finished in a draw. The game itself was crucial for both sides as Everton have been in poor form and have seen themselves fallen to the bottom half of the table, whereas Liverpool look to get into the top four in the league which would mean champions league football. The next Merseyside derby will not take place until the 15/16 season which both sets of fans will look forward to.