English top-flight football's most historic derby has increasingly less local representation. Can the trend be reversed?

Everton have been hit harder with injuries in recent weeks and go into the game with a number of key players sidelined. Moyes is at least boosted by the return to training of first choice left-back Vitalii Mykolenko, who missed the FA Cup defeat to Bournemouth through injury.

The Quadruple dream was brought to an end in unlikely fashion at the hands of Plymouth on Sunday, but Liverpool are favourites in the remaining three competitions in Arne Slot’s first season in charge;