Team news
Everton left-back Vitalii Mykolenko could feature despite missing the FA Cup defeat by Bournemouth at the weekend with a minor calf issue.
New signing Carlos Alcaraz made his debut as a substitute during that match.
Nathan Patterson, Seamus Coleman, Dwight McNeil, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Armando Broja and Youssef Chermiti all remain sidelined.
League leaders Liverpool will be without defender Joe Gomez, who limped off 11 minutes into his return from a hamstring injury in Sunday's FA Cup defeat by Plymouth.
However, Trent Alexander-Arnold has resumed training after a two-match injury absence and might return.
Match facts
Head to head
Everton are aiming to win consecutive Merseyside league derbies for the first time since 1985.
Victory over the Reds last April was their first Merseyside league derby win at home in 13 attempts since October 2010 (D3, L9).
The Merseyside derby has produced 23 red cards during the Premier League era, the most of any fixture in the division.
The last three meetings have ended 2-0, with the Reds winning twice and the Blues once.
Everton
Everton are aiming for a fourth consecutive league win for the first time since December 2023.
The Toffees have scored just 23 goals in as many Premier League matches this season - only the bottom two, Ipswich and Southampton, have fewer.
However, only Liverpool and Nottingham Forest have kept more than Everton's total of nine clean sheets in this season's top flight.
Everton have led 3-0 at half-time in both of their last two Premier League home games.
David Moyes won just three of his 22 Premier League Merseyside derbies in his first stint in charge of Everton between 2002 and 2013 (D7, L12).
Iliman Ndiaye could become the first Everton player to score in four consecutive Premier League appearances since Richarlison in March 2021.
Liverpool
Liverpool are unbeaten in 19 Premier League matches, winning 14 and drawing five.
They are yet to lose a top-flight away fixture this season, earning 30 points from a possible 36.
Arne Slot's team have scored in each of their past 19 league games.
Liverpool have scored at least five more second-half goals than any other side in the Premier League this season, despite playing a match fewer than all but one of them.
Mohamed Salah has been directly involved in 21 goals in Liverpool's 12 Premier League away games this season, scoring 13 times and providing eight assists.
