Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has played down the significance of Sunday’s Merseyside derby by claiming that it does not matter if his team finish below Everton in the Premier League this season.
Everton visit Anfield on Sunday knowing that victory will guarantee they finish above their city neighbours for the second season in a row.
Venue Anfield, Sunday 1.30pm
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Last season Liverpool 3 Everton 0
Referee M Oliver
- The Merseyside derby has seen more red cards than any other Premier League fixture, with 20.
- Liverpool have scored nine goals in their two league games without Luis Suarez this season.
- Of the 10 midfielders included in the last England squad, only Frank Lampard has scored and assisted more goals per minute than Jordan Henderson this season (one every 132 minutes).
- Lucas Leiva (pictured right) has made more tackles per minute than any other player in the league this season (one every 14.9 minutes).
- Everton have only won one of their last 12 Premier League games against Liverpool, drawing four and losing seven.
- The Toffees are without a win at Anfield in 12 Premier League games, losing five of the last eight.
- David Moyes is yet to win a single one of his 44 away games against the traditional "big four", taking just 17 points from a possible 132.
- The visitors have won 56 per cent of their games this season with Johnny Heitinga in the side and just 10% without him.
This season’s matches 20 Y56, R1, 2.85 cards per game
