Tune in at 9:30 AM ET as Everton takes on Liverpool. Dan Frankel will be liveblogging for your enjoyment.
Thanks for joining me today for the always entertaining Merseyside derby, as Liverpool take on Everton. Please feel free to send in your comments and questions.
Everton looks to continue their hot start to the season. The club has earned 15 points in their first 8 matches. South African midfielder Steven Pienaar is forced to watch this game from stands today, having been red-carded in the 1-1 draw with QPR last Sunday.
Liverpool are looking to get on a roll now after a poor start to the season (9 points in 8 matches). The club has picked up two wins in their previous three Premier League clashes, including a 1-0 home win over Reading in their last outing. The big injury concern for Liverpool is the fitness of goalkeeper Pepe Reina. The Spaniard will not start a third consecutive game with a hamstring strain.
Notes: From the previous 218 encounters between the two clubs, Liverpool hold the upper hand with 88 wins to Everton's 66. There have also been 64 draws.
Liverpool starting 11: Jones, Wisdom, Skrtel, Agger, Jose Enrique, Fernandez Saez, Sahin, Gerrard, Allen, Sterling, Suarez.
Bench: Reina, Assaidi, Henderson, Coates, Downing, Carragher, Shelvey.
Everton starting 11: Howard, Coleman, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Naismith, Osman, Neville, Mirallas, Fellaini, Jelavic.
Bench: Mucha, Hibbert, Heitinga, Oviedo, Hitzlsperger, Gueye, Vellios.
We are just a few minutes away from kick-off
Everton in blue, Liverpool in red
1 min: An early chance for Everton right from the opening kick-off. Jelavic finds himself behind the Liverpool defense and swings one in that is headed out for a corner from Enrique
1 min: On the counter attack, Enrique has a big gap to play Sterling through but he takes one too many touches and gives it away.
2 min: Liverpool with a good spell of early possession. Everton not giving much time and space to Liverpool, but Liverpool looking composed on the ball early on.
3 min: Long spell of possession results in a corner. Gerrard to take it.
4 min: Gerrard hits a corner too deep and over everybody but Sahin is able to track it down. Sahin then with a poor delivery floats the ball over the net for a goal kick.
5 min: Suarez tries to beat Jagielka but he is defended well. Ball bounces back out to Suso and his near post cross is handled easily by Howard.
6 min: Fellaini looks to get behind Enrique but Enrique does well to win the one on one battle and wins a throw in for Liverpool.
7 min: Everton has looked to attack down the right side at Enrique a lot here in the first 7 minutes.
8 min: Suarez with pressure on Howard's first touch. Howard with a poor ball, right back to Liverpool in possession.
9 min: Brilliant run from Mirallas showing his pace, goes past three Liverpool defenders, his cross is then blocked and out for a corner.
10 min: Off of the corner Jones does well to come out strong and gets a fist on the ball and out for another corner.
10 min: This corner goes to the back post and an off balanced Jelavic has his header go off target.
11 min: Suarez and Sahin work a great one-two but in the end Suarez is well offside.
12 min: Naismith with a sloppy touch almost gives it away to Gerrard at midfield but he recovers well.
13 min: Everton attack down the right side again, Enrique up to the task
14 min: Suarez with very high pressure on the Everton defenders, causing some havoc at the moment. Everton look a little disorganized coming out of the back
Enrique drills it in front from the left side of the box, Suarez meets it at the back post and unleashes a rocket which goes off of Baines and into the net.
A very unfortunate own goal from Baines, had no chance to react quickly enough to avoid that result.
16 min: Everton looking to equalize attacking down the right, but Agger is there to clean up the mess and win the ball back for Liverpool.
