Everton vs Liverpool live score, result, updates, stats, lineups from 244th Merseyside derby in Premier League

GOODISON PARK, LIVERPOOL — Everton host Liverpool in a Merseyside derby that could have huge consequences at both ends of the Premier League table.

Jurgen Klopp heads into his final installment of this feisty local affair with the Reds three points behind leaders Arsenal, who hammered Chelsea 5-0 on Tuesday. Manchester City are four points back in third and will have two games in hand on both of their title rivals at the end of tonight, meaning the destiny of the league is in the champions' hands.

Everton took a huge step towards securing Premier League survival with a battling 2-0 weekend win over Nottingham Forest. Sean Dyche's side are five points above the drop zone with five matches to play, with this being their game in hand on third-from-bottom Luton Town.

The Sporting News is following Everton vs. Liverpool live, providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.

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Projected lineups:

Everton (4-5-1 right to left): Pickford (GK) — Young, Branthwaite, Tarkowski, Mykolenko — McNeil, Gueye, Gomes, Onana, Harrison — Calvert-Lewin.

Liverpool (4-3-3, right to left): Alisson (GK) — Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson — Szoboszlai, Endo, Mac Allister — Salah, Nunez, Diaz.

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1 hr 45 mins before kickoff: Everton have problems in attack and could be forced to go into the game without a natural centre-forward. Beto suffered a head injury late on during the 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest and will not be available for this game of the meeting with Brentford. The Portuguese forward replaced Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who had missed the 6-0 thrashing at Chelsea due to a hamstring