Liverpool vs Everton live score, updates, highlights, and result from 243rd Merseyside derby

ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL — They may have managed just one point from their two games prior to the international break, but Liverpool can have few complaints over their start to this new season.

Inside the top four and just three points off top spot in the Premier League, the Reds appear to be firmly back on track after a woeful 2022-23 campaign.

Of course, the form book is often said to go out of the window when it comes to derbies, and that's what makes today's meeting with rivals Everton at Anfield so intriguing.

That said, the Toffees have only won once here since 1999 — in an empty stadium due to Covid restrictions — and so victory would represent something of a shock.

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Lineups:

Liverpool lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Alisson (GK) — Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Matip, Tsimikas — Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch — Salah, Nunez, Diaz

Everton lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Pickford (GK) — Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko — Harrison, Garner, Onana, McNeil — Doucoure — Calvert-Lewin

1.5 hrs to kickoff: Some early team news emerging from the Liverpool side of things, with Trent Alexander-Arnold part of the pre-match walk despite reports emerging this morning that he may have been involved in a car accident overnight. Reds youngster Calum Scanlon also involved - perhaps a chance for him to be on the bench in the absence of Andy Robertson.

2 hrs to kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' live coverage of Liverpool vs Everton in the Premier League. The hosts are out to build on what has been an encouraging start to the new season but come up against opponents whose underlying numbers suggest they may have deserved better