'I am 100% thinking we can get something out of Wednesday'

This is a big week for The Wombats drummer and lifelong Everton fan Dan Haggis.

The band's sixth album, Oh! The Ocean, is out on Friday but, before then, Wednesday sees the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.

"I am 100% thinking we can get something out of Wednesday," Haggis told BBC Sport. "It's going to be a tough game but I actually feel really positive heading into it after our run of results in the Premier League.

"Even in the 2-0 loss to Bournemouth in the FA Cup, we hit the post a few times and had the ball cleared off the line, so that was not all doom and gloom.

"Plus, it's the derby and, every year, no matter how badly we are playing at that moment, you always feel like anything can happen when we play Liverpool. Every player might just be up for it that little bit more, and that could make the difference.

"So, yes I am excited about it and in a way, as an Everton fan, the pressure is off. No-one expects us to win so, if we lose - although I will be disappointed - it is not as if this is a game where we are expected to get anything.

"From that point of view, a draw would be a bonus, but I am actually confident we will do better than that, and my prediction is that we will win 2-1.

"With Iliman Ndiaye, and the way the whole team is playing at the moment, we are looking pretty good. Carlos Alcaraz also looked pretty good in his first game on Saturday, so we have got players who could have a special moment or two. All it takes is to get a couple of those in the game."

The Wombats start a six-date UK arena tour in March