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Trent Alexander-Arnold slices a pass out of play. The home crowd very much enjoy the moment.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Goodison Park

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Everton are being roared on by a fervent Goodison Park and they almost had a moment of joy when Fabinho lost possession. Liverpool are trying to play a more composed game in a typically frantic atmosphere but Everton supporters enjoying what they are seeing so far.

Still waiting for the first real bit of quality in the game. Luis Diaz is picked out by a long ball forward from Trent Alexander-Arnold. He nods the ball past the onrushing Jordan Pickford but can't keep it in play.

Maz Farookhi
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

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We have just had a minute's applause in honour of Olivia Platt-Korbel - the nine-year-old from this city murdered in her own home.

Fans of both clubs regardless of their allegiance marking the memory of her short life.

In the early stages it has been quite nervy here on the pitch.

There is no shortage of red cards in this fixture. Don't bet against another today.

Words from the referee for Nathan Patterson, who leaves a little bit on Luis Diaz following a challenge. No backward step.

Nine minutes on the clock and Merseyside rises as one to applaud nine-year-old Olivia Platt-Korbel, who was shot and killed and her mother was injured after a gunman chased a man into her home in Dovecot on 22 August.

Read more here.

Looks like Fabinho is going to be OK for now at least.

Fabinho is down now.

He took a blow to the chest from Tom Davies.

Chance!

Everton have burst into life.

Demarai Gray drives forward and feed in Neal Maupay in the box. He drags his shot just wide. It almost turned into a tap-in for Anthony Gordon, but the winger couldn't get there.

Anthony Gordon's first involvement is to go crashing to the turf to win a free-kick.

His second is to fly into a tackle high up the pitch to prompt huge cheers from the home fans.

Everton's first charge forward comes through new signing Neal Maupay, who carries the ball towards the Liverpool box and then finds Amadou Onana. He shot (was it a shot or cross to nobody?) is very weak, though, and Alisson gathers.

It remains all Liverpool.

Harvey Elliott gets in down the right but his pull-back is punted clear of the box.

Do you think Conor Coady will be in Darwin Nunez's ear? The Everton centre-back is never short of a word and he must surely see an opportunity to get a psychological edge over the Liverpool striker.

It has been mainly Liverpool on the front foot.

Liverpool win the game's first corner.

Trent Alexander-Arnold's delivery is headed away as far as Kostas Tsimikas, but his first-time shot from range is blocked.

Looks like there are fans still outside the ground waiting to get in. They're gonna be fuming.

JoeD: Wait for Everton to try and kick Liverpool off the pitch, and for Gordon to fling himself to the ground at every opportunity.

A.R.P: If there’s a fixture where you probably start Milly, it’s this one. With the experience he has… Little risky from Klopp, but Everton will let us have the ball - be interesting to see how the young’uns cope.

Boos straight away for the Liverpool possession, followed by cheers when a pass goes astray.

Liverpool do the honours and get the latest Merseyside derby under way, plunging us into 90 minutes of what is sure to be ferocious, gripping stuff.

Alan Shearer
Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

I would have said the title was over for Liverpool, if they hadn't have scored that last-minute winner against Newcastle, such is the greatness of their opponents [Manchester City].

We have seen how tight it has been over the last few years, whether it has been a point that has decided it [the title], so every point is crucial.

I wasn't impressed with the way they played. Anfield was quiet, something seemed amiss. Virgil Van Dijk didn't look anywhere near what we saw last season and the season before. Andy Robertson has paid the price for that. Trent Alexander-Arnold didn't, Mo Salah didn't.

They are going to have to improve a lot to get back into the title race and get a result today.

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