Everton vs Liverpool preview, team news, kick-off

Team news and stats ahead of Everton vs Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday (kick-off 12.30pm).

Team news

Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti expects Yerry Mina and Lucas Digne to be fit for his table-topping side's hotly-anticipated Merseyside derby against Liverpool.

Centre-half Mina missed Colombia's match in Chile in midweek with a thigh niggle, but he was back in training on Friday, meaning new arrival Ben Godfrey may have to wait for his chance. Full-back Digne had an injury scare with France, but also looks ready.

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Allan and Andre Gomes are back to challenge for midfield places, but Mason Holgate, Jonjoe Kenny, Jarrad Branthwaite and Jean-Philippe Gbamin remain on the sidelines.

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Sadio Mane and Thiago Alcantara are set to return for Liverpool after a period of Covid self-isolation.

However, midfielder Naby Keita is unavailable after an outbreak of coronavirus within the Guinea squad while on international duty.

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Captain Jordan Henderson, who has not played in the Reds' last four matches because of a knee injury, proved his fitness with England this week and should start, with Adrian continuing in goal as Alisson Becker remains out with a shoulder injury.

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Opta stats

• Everton are winless in 19 Premier League meetings with Liverpool (D11 L8), since a 2-0 win in October 2010.
• Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 22 meetings with Everton in all competitions - against no side have they ever had a longer run without defeat in their history (also 22 vs Aston Villa between 1981-1992).
• The last three Premier League meetings between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park have finished 0-0 - no specific fixture in English top-flight history has ever finished goalless in four consecutive matches before.
• This is the first top-flight Merseyside derby with Everton starting the day top of the table since September 1989, when Liverpool won 3-1 at Goodison Park thanks to goals from Ian Rush (2) and John Barnes.
• Everton are looking to win their opening five league games for the first time since the 1938-39 campaign - their fifth game that season was a 2-1 victory against the reigning top-flight champions (Arsenal).
• Liverpool have conceded 11 goals in their four Premier League games this season, including seven at Aston Villa last time out. Last season, it took the Reds 13 games to concede 11 goals.
• Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored nine goals in six appearances for Everton in all competitions this season, making him the top scorer for a player in the top five European leagues so far this term. He could become the first player to score in each of Everton's first five league games in a season since Tommy Lawton in 1938-39.
• This game marks five years to the day since Jürgen Klopp took charge of his first ever Liverpool game (0-0 vs Tottenham). The German has faced Everton without defeat more often than any other side in all competitions in his tenure with the Reds (11 - W7 D4).

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