Everton v Liverpool: live

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13.16: Just 15 minutes to go. Predictions? Hyperbole to be man of the match.

From Opta Joe on Twitter: "12 - Only once before have Liverpool and Everton had fewer than 12 points between them after 7 games in the top flight (11 in 1926/27). Slow"

13.11: From Chris via email (See 12.59): "It’s like the possibility of being de-bagged in front of everyone and hoping that your new underpants don’t let you down too?"

13.06: So both the owners are at Goodison after claiming their first appearance would be at Anfield!! Liars!

Tom Werner: "It's a stunning day in Liverpool. We're football fans and we're here to just root on the team. Our team has been having a bit of a bad patch but we're here to support Roy [Hodgson] and support the team. The future all starts tomorrow."

13.04: Sky going with a Johnny Cash version of Bridge Over Troubled Water to soundtrack their pre-game montage. It works quite well. What works even better is having Scouse legend Robbie Fowler in the studio. Great work.

12.59: I'm trying to find a real-life parallel to the context of this match. How about this?

It's like getting a new boss who promises to pay off your overdraft then two days later he comes along to watch you try and execute an everday workplace task to a better standard than your worst enemy. Does that work? (No - Ed)

12.50: Teams are in! Phil Jagielka is fit to start after missing the England match midweek, while Maroune Fellaini is out injured, with Jonny Heitinga replacing him. For Liverpool Fernando Torres starts up front, while Paul Konchesky, Maxi Rodriguez and Lucas come in for Glen Johnson (hamstring), Christian Poulsen (absent) and Dirk Kuyt (ankle).

Everton: Howard, Neville, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Coleman, Heitinga, Arteta, Osman, Cahill, Yakubu.
Subs: Mucha, Hibbert, Bilyaletdinov, Beckford, Gueye, Mustafi, Baxter.

Liverpool: Reina, Carragher, Skrtel, Kyrgiakos, Konchesky, Gerrard, Lucas, Meireles, Cole, Maxi, Torres.
Subs: Jones, Aurelio, Jovanovic, Babel, Ngog, Spearing, Kelly.

12.47: Tom Werner was interviewed on BBC 5 Live earlier today. You can go here to read the best bits. Still worried about American owners? You needn't be according to Werner. "We've been voted the last two years the best owners in baseball. We're thoughtful and our track record speaks for itself," he said.

12.40: Before we're in full flow can I just establish an impartiality policy. The other week while on a road trip across the UK I spent an afternoon in Liverpool. While I was there I walked past a cafe that had both the Everton and Liverpool flags flying high outside. And that's what we're going to do here too, both clubs equal and jacket potatoes sold for £2.95.

12.35: Here's what was said in Friday's press conferences:

David Moyes: "Parts of derbies are the challenges, sometimes not so good challenges. That is the way it always has been. It is always a feisty occasion.

''We don't want the bad tackles but this is why people talk about the derby and are excited about it. What they expect from managers and players is a bit of commitment."

Roy Hodgson: "It's a sad day if after a bad start of six or seven games people think the solution is to find someone else with a magic wand – we all know the magic wand solution doesn't exist.

"I know that I can turn the situation around but I have to be given support and I have to be given the patience and the time to do it."

12.30: From Henry Winter at Goodison Park: "John W Henry arriving. Arsenal legend Alan Smith, doing Sky piece, just ambushed by Goodison sprinklers - and after all he did for Everton spirits at Anfield in 1989"

12.25: It's arrived. Finally. The biggest party Liverpool Football Club has had since 2005 is almost upon us. The venue? Oh, just the home of their biggest rivals. The dress code? Red (cards-a-plenty). The theme? America. I'm not strictly invited but I'm going to crash anyway. Would you like to join me? Of course you would. Let's go!

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Actual football preview stuff

Everton v Liverpool team news

Everton Howard, Neville, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Coleman, Heitinga, Arteta, Osman, Cahill, Yakubu.
Subs: Mucha, Hibbert, Bilyaletdinov, Beckford, Gueye, Mustafi, Baxter.

Liverpool Reina, Carragher, Skrtel, Kyrgiakos, Konchesky, Gerrard, Lucas, Meireles, Cole, Maxi, Torres.
Subs: Jones, Aurelio, Jovanovic, Babel, Ngog, Spearing, Kelly.

Referee: Howard Webb. Matches: 4. R 0 Y 16.

Last season: Everton 0 Liverpool 2, Liverpool 1 Everton 0

Bet of the game: A draw looks best at 7-4.

Fact: There have been 19 red cards in games between these two rivals, the most in the Premier League.

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