Everton vs Liverpool - Live match updates

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James Garner takes over after a shot is blocked and blasts in a cross that finds Beto, who is bang in form with three goals in his last two.

The striker meets it with an excellent flicked header, which the Liverpool goalkeeper dives to his left in a flash to push away!

Sky Sports' Adam Bate at Hill Dickinson Stadium:

"Say it every time I come to Everton but they have the best pre-match routine in the Premier League, for me. Grand Old Team and Spirit of the Blues even before you get to the business end of it.

"Massive tifo just gone up reminding their visitors who Everton think built this city. Now Z-Cars. The Toffees doing everything they can to crank this up but which team will deliver when we kick-off?"

Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher at Hill Dickinson Stadium:

"Arne Slot said 'We'll see how we line up'. The fact we questioned him about Szoboszlai tells me that maybe Szoboszlai will be in midfield and it may be Curtis Jones [at right-back].

"That has happens more of late, with Jones finding himself in the right-back position.

"That's an area Liverpool need to rectify in the summer - they need more energy in midfield. If you put Szoboszlai in a central midfield role, he gives you that."

Analysis from Sky Sports News' Vinny O'Connor:

“Amazing” is how David Moyes looks back on last season’s finale in the last ever Merseyside Derby at Goodison Park. James Tarkowski’s late equaliser an enduring image with celebrations to match.

Again Super Sunday is one of those occasions you simply dare not lose given the significance of the first ever Merseyside Derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

David Moyes says he was privileged to have been in charge of Goodison’s final chapter against their neighbours and clearly feels the same about this weekend. Embracing the pressure of the occasion as well as the potential to make it three consecutive wins for the first time at their new stadium.

“All we can do is try and catch whoever’s above us,” were Moyes’s thoughts on the potential to still finish above Liverpool and snatch a top five finish. A win moves them to within two points.

But he also stressed the importance of making sure they’re not caught by those below them with a place in Europe at stake.

What a difference compared to recent times, however, with now dramas yet plenty to play for.

“I think that’s the biggest thing for me,” admitted Moyes. “With six games to go we’ve got something to play for. Over recent years it’s been the wrong thing we’ve been playing for.”

That change in fortunes should be enough to earn Moyes a contract extension. He currently has just over a year left on the deal he signed when he returned.

However, he’s take the view that talks can wait. If a Merseyside Derby in isolation isn’t enough to occupy his time, the race for Europe is.

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