Everton v Liverpool
Introduced by Jimmy Hill Live soccer action at one of the classic 'derby' matches of the season: Merseyside's 135th League derby, all of them in the First Division, kicks off with honours exactly even: 47 wins for Everton, 47 wins for
Liverpool and 40 games drawn. Only in goals scored do Liverpool have the edge -184 to 171. But in terms of Championship success, the men of Anfield stand head and shoulders above everyone. They have won the title 16 times, with Everton and Arsenal sharing second place at eight apiece.
The clubs on centre stage at
Goodison Park this afternoon dominated the domestic scene last season, when Liverpool pulled off the League Championship and FA Cup double and Everton finished second in both.
Question of the hour, or the next 90 minutes, is: can
Everton stop IAN RUSH adding to his tremendous goals' tally against them - a total of 16 in all competitions?
Commentator JOHN MOTSON Series producer JOHN SHREWSBURY Editor BOB ABRAHAMS