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Merseyside Derby: Five things to watch for

By Scott Stewart

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 19: The tunnel at Goodison Park before the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park on December 19, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Tony McArdle/Everton FC via Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 19: The tunnel at Goodison Park before the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park on December 19, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Tony McArdle/Everton FC via Getty Images) /
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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 04: Danny Ings of Liverpool and Phil Jagielka of Everton in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park on October 4, 2015, in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 04: Danny Ings of Liverpool and Phil Jagielka of Everton in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park on October 4, 2015, in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) /

4. A tight affair

Fans on the red side of the park will remember the most recent Merseyside Derby finely – a 4-0 win over Everton at Anfield that was only dampened by the injury to Divock Origi on a challenge from Ramiro Funes-Mori that saw him earn a clear red card.

However, the story at Goodison has been different recently with all four of the last meetings ending in a draw.

Last time out at Goodison, Danny Ings opened the scoring for Brendan Rodgers’s side before a last-gasp bit of brilliance from Phil Jagielka earned the Blues a point. The match would prove the end of Rodgers’ reign as he was sacked just over an hour after the full-time whistle. Both managers enter this match with quite a bit of job security.

While neither Klopp or Koeman have their jobs on the line today, there is more than city bragging rights at stake tonight. It’s a tense Premier League encounter to be sure.

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