For the second time in less than month the two giants of Merseyside football face off, this time in the third round of the FA Cup.
Everton picked up a 1-1 draw when they travelled to Anfeld back in December as the Toffees frustrated Liverpool for long periods before Wayne Rooney's equaliser from the penalty spot.
Since then, though, the Reds have won four of their six matches, though injuries to key players could be vital to whether they can progress to the next stage.
Game | Liverpool vs Everton |
Date | Friday, January 5 |
Time | 19:55 GMT / 14:55 ET |
Stream (US only) | fuboTV (7-day free trial) |
TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM
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In the United Kingdom (UK) the game is being shown live on television on BBC One and can be streamed live online on the BBC Sport website.
UK TV channel | Online stream |
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BBC One | BBC Sport website |
In the United States (US), the FA Cup can be watched live and on-demand with fuboTV (7-day free trial).
New users can sign up for a free seven-day trial of the live sports streaming service, which can be accessed via iOS, Android, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Roku and Apple TV as well as on a web browser.
SQUADS & TEAM NEWS
Position | Liverpool players |
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Goalkeepers | Mignolet, Karius |
Defenders | Gomez, Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Matip, Van Dijk, Lovren, Klavan |
Midfielders | Can, Milner, Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Coutinho, Lallana |
Forwards | Firmino, Salah, Mane, Sturridge, Solanke, Ings, Woodburn |
Mohamed Salah and Philippe Coutinho are both major doubts having missed Monday's win over Burnley with injuries.
Virgil van Dijk is eligible to make his Reds debut following his £75 million move from Southampton, but it remains to be seen whether he will be thrown into such a big match.
Potential Liverpool starting XI: Mignolet; Gomez, Matip, Klavan, Robertson; Milner, Can, Wijnaldum; Mane, Firmino, Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Position | Everton players |
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Goalkeepers | Pickford, Joel |
Defenders | Martina, Kenny, Keane, Jagielka, Holgate, Williams |
Midfielders | Schneiderlin, Gueye, McCarthy, Sigurdsson, Barkley, Davies, Besic, Klaassen, Vlasic, Baningime |
Forwards | Rooney, Calvert-Lewin, Niasse, Bolasie, Lennon, Lookman, Mirallas, Sandro |
Idrissa Gueye sat out Monday's defeat to Manchester United and faces a race against time to be fit for the trip across Stanley Park.
Ross Barkley is closing in on a return to action having missed the first half of the season with a hamstring injury but is unlikely to be risked at Anfield.
Potential Everton starting XI: Pickford; Kenny, Holgate, Jagielka, Martina; Schneiderlin, McCarthy; Lennon, Rooney, Sigurdsson; Calvert-Lewin.
BETTING & MATCH ODDS
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Liverpool are 2/5 favourites to win according to dabblebet, with Everton priced at 13/2 to beat the Reds at Anfield. A draw is available at 7/2.
Mohamed Salah is priced at 3/1 to score first, while Wayne Rooney is the favourite among the Everton players to open the scoring at 17/2.
GAME PREVIEW
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Just when Liverpool's season looked to be picking up momentum it again threatens to come crashing down yet again in January.
Though they snuck past Burnley thanks to a 94th minute goal from Ragnar Klavan, the Reds were disappointing without Mohamed Salah and Philippe Coutinho, and Jurgen Klopp will be hopeful he can count on both of them against Everton.
Coutinho, in particular, will be under sharp focus should he start given the speculation that his dream move to Barcelona may actually come to fruition in the January transfer window.
Across Stanley Park at Everton, the optimism with which Sam Allardyce's first matches in charge were met has quickly evaporated, with the Toffees failing to register a win over the festive period.
The Toffees failed to register a shot on target against Chelsea and Manchester United in their two home games around Christmas while a draw at West Brom and defeat at Bournemouth suggested Allardyce still has plenty of work to do over the January window.