Liverpool is a divided city – make no mistake about that. In terms of football, the rivalry between Liverpool Football Club and Everton Football Club is one of the longest-standing ones and one that has so many stories built into it. Even though this season’s results, the teams’ quality or league position don’t reflect it, these two clubs are neck-and-neck in terms of support, love and passion in the city by the River Mersey.🔥 Lampard is up for the fight against Liverpool! 🔵 pic.twitter.com/kQq3AWqfmk— Everton FC News (@LivEchoEFC) April 23, 2022 We know that Liverpool are chasing Manchester City in a relentless title race, but the Blue part of Merseyside has battles of their own to fight. With the team hovering dangerously close to the relegation zone, their young manager Frank Lampard knows that he needs points – even if the rivalry itself has to take the back seat for a while.”Everton is a club steeped in history that families and generations adore. I understand what a win will mean for them. It is twofold for me. Firstly it is the points. The points are so crucial for us. If we were sitting in eighth or 10th, I could think about what this might mean. I could walk through the blue half of the city, and it would be great the next day. But at the moment I am just thinking about the points. It would be a great feeling to give the fans that moment.” Everton and Liverpool will meet for the 206th time in a league game today – and all of those matches came in England’s top division. If Everton fail to stay in the Premier League, who knows when would the 207th edition of this fiercely-contested derby will arrive.The Merseyside derby awaits… ✊🔴 #LIVEVE pic.twitter.com/N1yTG1FAqI— Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 24, 2022 These games are often steeped in emotion and passion, but Liverpool’s Cameroonian defender Joel Matip says that his team must remain calm to get the much-needed win.”I really enjoyed every game against Everton because you see how it means a lot to the people and the Liverpool supporters here in the town. Everywhere, you meet Everton fans, and you know these kinds of talks. We can give our fans a big pleasure, a big favour if we win again. It’s a more emotional game, but we have to concentrate on playing our game.”PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 34SaturdayArsenal – Man.Utd. 3-1 (2-1)/Tavares 3, Saka 32 pen, Xhaka 71 – Ronaldo 34/Leicester – Aston Villa 0-0Man.City – Watford 5-1 (3-1)/Jesus 4, 23, 49 pen, 53, Rodri 34 – Kamara 28/Norwich – Newcastle 0-3 (0-2)/Joelinton 35, 41, Guimaraes 49/Brentford – Tottenham 0-0Sunday16:00: (2.30) Brighton (3.25) Southampton (3.50)16:00: (2.90) Burnley (2.90) Wolverhampton (2.75)16:00: (1.60) Chelsea (4.00) West Ham (6.50)18:30: (1.22) Liverpool (7.00) Everton (15.0)Monday22:00: (2.10) Crystal Palace (3.50) Leeds (3.80)***odds are subject to change***
