Dis Sunday afternoon, di Hill Dickinson Stadium go hot as Everton and Liverpool go clash for Premier League Merseyside derby. Everton dey look close di gap for top five, while Liverpool dey lick wound after Champions League exit.
Di Reds suffer big blow for Tuesday when dem crash out of Champions League to Paris Saint-Germain. Now, dem only get top-five finish as target for dis season wey don dey disappoint. To make matter worse, Liverpool forward Hugo Ekitike tear im Achilles tendon for dat match and im don rule out for di rest of di campaign and even World Cup.
Liverpool coach Arne Slot confirm say Alexander Isak no fit play full 90 minutes yet as im just return from near-four-month injury. Di treatment room full for Liverpool side. Alisson Becker, Wataru Endo, Conor Bradley, Stefan Bajcetic, Jayden Danns and Giovanni Leoni all dey dia. Joe Gomez join dem after im come off for di PSG match.
Everton side get better news. Dem only miss Jack Grealish wey dey out for season with foot injury. Charly Alcaraz don return to training after missing last six matches. Blues boss David Moyes talk say dem dey close to full fitness.
Everton dey chase European football for next season. Dem dey eighth for table, just behind Brentford on goal difference. Moyes talk say, “With six games to go, we’ve got something to play for here. Over di recent years it’s been di wrong thing wey we dey play for.”
Di stats no favour Liverpool at all. Dem don lose four of dia last five matches for all competitions. For away matches, dem don lose four straight, and dem no score for three of dem. Recent away losses to Wolves and Brighton show di problem.
Everton dey in better form. Dem win dia last two home games to nil against Burnley and Chelsea. From last 12 available points, dem collect seven. Dem only lose once for dia last five fixtures.
For Liverpool, Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister could reach 100 Premier League appearances for di club dis match. But with all di injury problems and poor form, dis derby look like prime opportunity for Everton to wound dia wounded rivals.
Di match kick off 2pm BST Sunday. Everton dey eye di bragging rights and di chance to close gap to just two points behind Liverpool for di table. Liverpool journey short to Hill Dickinson Stadium, but dem know say tough time dey wait dem.
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