...  our last two outings on December 4th were both against Man Utd!

- we drew 1-1 at Goodison in 2016
- with Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s 42nd minute opener being dramatically cancelled out by Leighton Baines’s 89th minute penalty

- prior to that we won 1-0 at Old Trafford in 2013 against David Moyes’s Man Utd
- Bryan Oviedo scored that wonderful 86th minute winner!

- back in 1993 we played Southampton at home on December 4th
- our lowest home Premier League attendance, 13,667, watched us win 1-0
- but it was Howard Kendall’s last match as manager in his second spell in charge - he left the club later that day

- in 2010 we drew 1-1 at Chelsea in a December 4th game
- it was our 4th successive away draw in the Premier League, our joint longest such run

- oh, and a happy 57th birthday on December 4th to Kevin Richardson!
- one of the unsung heroes of our 1980’s glory years, midfielder Kevin scored 20 goals in 145 matches for us!

- this will be the 201st League meeting between Liverpool and Everton, the 101st at their place
- in the Premier League it will be meeting number 55 (the 28th at Anfield)
- and in all competitions it will be the 234th encounter and the 108th at Anfield

- we have an appalling recent record against our near neighbours!
- we’ve won 0 of our last 19 meetings at all venues in all competitions - W0 D10 L9!
- in the League, that’s 0 wins in 17 games – W0 D10 L7

- both sequences are our longest without a win in Merseyside derby history!

- at Anfield alone we are winless there since September 1999
- that was when Kevin Campbell scored the only goal in our 1-0 victory

- since then our record is W0 D10 L11 in 21 trips in all competitions!
- just in League visits the record is W0 D9 L10 in our last 19 trips

- again, both runs are the longest in history without a victory for us against Liverpool

- our full dismal Prem record at Anfield is W2 D12 L13 - F18 A40

- we’ve failed to score in our last 3 Premier League derby meetings, home and away - that’s a club record too!

- Wayne Rooney was the last player to score for us against Liverpool in the League
- his 77th minute penalty earned us a 1-1 draw at Anfield in December 2017
- that was after Mo Salah had put the reds ahead just before half-time

- oh, and we haven’t kept a Premier League clean sheet at Anfield in 6 visits - that’s another unwanted record too!
- our last one was in a 0-0 draw in May 2013

- you can see a wealth of Derby stats by clicking here
- here's a taster:

- Most Derby Appearances
- All comps: 41 – N Southall, 36 – I Rush
- Lge Only: 31 – N Southall, 30 – S Gerrard
- Prem: 30 – S Gerrard, 27 – J Carragher, 18 – T Howard, L Baines, T Hibbert, L Osman

- Most Derby Starts
- All comps: 41 – N Southall, 34 – B Grobbelaar
- Lge Only: 31 – N Southall, 28 – I Callaghan
- Prem: 27 – S Gerrard, 26 – J Carragher, 18 – Tim Howard

- Most Derby Goals
- All comps: 25 – I Rush, 19 – W Dean
- Lge Only: 18 – W Dean, 13 – I Rush
- Prem: 9 – S Gerrard, 6- R Fowler, 5 – T Cahill, D Kuyt

- Most Derby Clean Sheets
- All comps: 15 – R Clemence, N Southall
- Lge Only: 14 – R Clemence, 10 – N Southall
- Prem: 8 – J Reina, 4 – T Howard, S Mignolet, N Southall

- Derby Sendings Off
- 27 in total, 18 x EFC players and 9 x LFC players
- First = Alf Milward (EFC) in November 1896
- Last = Ramiro Funes Mori (EFC) in April 2016
- Most recent LFC = Sotirios Kyrgiakos in February 2010

- that total of 27 is the highest number of dismissals in any Everton fixture
- 26 in our meetings with Chelsea comes next in the list
- and the 18 Everton sendings-off is our largest total against any club, with Chelsea again next on 12

- Derby Hat-Tricks
- 11 in total, 4 x EFC players and 7 x LFC players
- First = Sandy Young (EFC) in April 1904
- Last = Steven Gerrard (LFC) in March 2012

- Derby Penalties
- 16 to EFC (12 scored) and 27 to LFC (20 scored)

- since WW2, EFC have had just 2 penalties at Anfield
- both were scored: Wayne Clarke in December 1988 and Wayne Rooney in December 2017

- in the same period, LFC have had 9 penalties at Goodison!

- in all comps, at all venues, only Blackburn can match the 27 penalties that Liverpool have been awarded against us
- they‘ve had 27 too
- Liverpool have converted 20 of their 27 spot-kicks
- nobody has scored more penalties against us!

- will Liverpool score a penalty against us this time?
- if they do, it will be the 50th successful spot-kick against us in all of our away Prem games!
- and if we score one it will be our 450th converted penalty in all of our games ever in all competitions at all venues!

- Derby Own Goals
- 10 by EFC players (5 at home, 5 away)
- most recent = Leighton Baines in October 2012
- 3 by LFC players (all at EFC)
- most recent = Sami Hyypia in October 2007

- Played For Both Sides
- 33 players have played for both EFC and LFC
- but only 12 players have played for both EFC and LFC in the Merseyside derby
- and only 2 have scored for both sides - Dave Johnson and Peter Beardsley

- a number of Everton appearance milestones may be reached at Anfield:

- Cenk Tosun needs 1 more appearance to reach 50 for us in all comps - he's currently made 25 starts + 24 as a sub
- Richarlison needs 1 more app to reach 50 for us in the Premier League - at the moment he's on 46 starts + 3 as a sub
- Lucas Digne also needs 1 more app to reach 50 for us in the Prem - so far he's made 47 starts + 2 as a sub
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin needs 1 more start to reach 50 for us in the Prem - he's on 49 at the moment

- will Dominic Calvert-Lewin make a substitute appearance at Anfield?
- if he does it will be the 49th time he’s come off the bench for us in all games
- that would match James Vaughan’s total and they would be in joint 9th place on our all-time subs chart
- that list is headed by Victor Anichebe with 95!

- if he does come on as a sub and scores it will be his 8th Everton goal as a substitute in all competitions
- that’s the same as managed by Duncan Ferguson and Adrian Heath
- and only Victor Anichebe (13) has scored more for us from the bench!

- meanwhile keep an eye on Divock Origi, if he’s on the Liverpool bench!
- Origi has scored 2 goals against Everton as a substitute
- and only 4 players have scored more than that after coming on as a sub against us
- they are Olivier Giroud, Tomas Rosicky, Ian Rush and Daniel Sturridge, who all managed 3 goals

- Mason Holgate has now played 45 Premier League games for us without a goal!
- will he play and remain scoreless against Liverpool?
- if so, he'll move 1 ahead of Nuno Valente and into 4th place alone on our ‘Most Prem Games Without A Goall’ chart!

- that list is headed, of course, by Tony Hibbert
- Hibbo racked up 265 Prem appearances for the club (and 329 in all competitions!) without a goal!

- also above Mason would be Earl Barrett (74 Prem games for us and no goals) and Richard Dunne (60)

- we’ve kicked-off matches at all sorts of weird and wonderful times
- but this will be the first occasion that any competitive Everton fixture has started at 8.15pm!

- the nearest is 8.10pm.
- we beat Preston 2-0 at Goodison in October 2004 in the League Cup in a game that was scheduled to start at 8.00pm
- but it was delayed by 10 minutes due to crowd congestion

- our only game that started at its scheduled time of 8.10pm came in February 2009
- it was an FA Cup 4th Round Replay against ….. Liverpool!
- this was the famous ‘Dan Gosling’ derby
- with the young midfielder scoring the only goal of the game after 118 minutes to give us a famous victory!

- COYB!

- here's a reminder of the most recent additions to the site:

- what was our oldest ever starting line-up? And the youngest?
- which seasons were our oldest and youngest? Which managers went with youth and who went wth old codgers?!
- it's all here in the new 'Average Staring Line-Up Ages section'!

- which Everton player made the most substitute appearances in a single season?!
- in all competitions and in the League alone?
- the new 'Most Sub Apps In One Season' section has the answers!

- which Everton substitute has scored the most goals for us?
- which opposition sub has scored the most against us?
- the new 'Goals by Substitutes' section will let you know!

- Test cricketers have a small number on their shirt or cap
- it shows where they fit in in terms of the historical chronology of their country
- now you can see what number every Everton player would wear!
- have a look at the 'Everton Players Numbered Chronologically' section!

- who's managed the most times against Everton?
- who's managed the most clubs against us?!
- well, there's a new 'Opposition Managers' section that will tell you everything you need to know!

- the 'Goals in Most Consecutive Matches' section has been updated!
- it now includes details of which Everton players have scored in the most successive home & away games too!

- who was the last Everton man to play 50 or more games in a season?
- who has played the most games in one season?!
- the new '50 or More Appearances in a Season' section will tell you!

- on the flip side, which players only ever managed 1 game for the club?!
- find out in the new Just One Appearance section!

- we used 39 different players last season in all competitions and 15 of them scored a goal
- is that a lot?! how does it compare to other seasons?
- find out in the new 'Number of Players Used and Goal Scorers - Season-by-Season' section!

- who was the last Everton player to feature in every game in a season?!
- have a look at the new Ever Presents section to find out!

- and how often have we completed League 'doubles' over our opponents in the past?
- alternatively, how often have we been on the receiving end of a double?!
- you can now find out in the new League Doubles For and Against section

- ever wondered which Everton player has been substituted the most times?!
- well, now you can find out - have a look at the new Subbed Off section for full, fascinating details!

- Ademola Lookman was the last Everton player to score on his debut
- who else has managed that feat for the club?!
- have a look at the new Scored on Their Debut section to find out!

- Wayne Rooney has now departed, of course, but who else has had 2 separate spells at the club?!
- the new Two or More Spells at Everton section will tell you!

- Jordan Pickford looks like he'll be our keeper for some years to come
- but who else has appeared for us between the sticks in the past?!
- the new Goalkeepers section has all the details!

- and don't forget there's also a new History In Short section too!
- you can see at a glance how many times we've finished in each position in the League
- and where exactly we've been knocked out of the various cup competitions
- have a peek!