Everton vs Liverpool LIVE - latest score, Blues unchanged, Isak and Salah start for Reds

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Victory for Everton would lift them up to sixth in the table and just two points behind their fifth-placed neighbours, who occupy the final Champions League qualification spot.But should Liverpool emerge triumphant in their maiden trip to their rivals' new waterfront home, that would lift them seven points clear of sixth-placed Chelsea.A draw would not be a bad result for either team but the momentum gained by winning would be huge going into the final five games of the campaign.Joe Thomas, Chris Beesley, Connor O'Neill, Paul Gorst and Ian Doyle are at Hill Dickinson Stadium to bring you all the build-up to kick-off, including team news when it drops at 12.45pm, followed by an in-game commentary stream and the best post-match reaction and analysis.Details on how you can watch the game can be found HERE.Today14:08 BSTEarly Liverpool ponderingsNo suggestion Liverpool haven't been up for the fight yet, but it's clear Everton want Liverpool to have the ball then force a mistake or a set-piece.Today14:07 BSTBeto deniedJames Garner did well to get the angle for a smart right-footed cross from the left wing which is met by a Beto header.Everton's number nine was denied by an athletic save by Giorgi Mamardashvili, the derby debutant in Liverpool's goal.Today14:06 BSTSmart saveThat's a really smart save from Mamardashvili to deny Beto, who headed goalwards from a cross from Garner. Liverpool could enjoy some early joy if the Blues start getting ahead of themselves in the opening stages of the game.Today13:56 BSTEnough is EnoughThere are two banners in the away end that are aimed at the rise in ticket prices planned at Liverpool.One reads: Enough is Enough.The second: Stop Exploiting Loyalty.Today13:55 BSTHere come the teamsZ-Cars plays over the PA system as the Everton and Liverpool teams take the field for the first Merseyside Derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium.Today13:55 BST'Originals' Tifo raisedJack Grealish takes his seat and the 1878s raise their 'Originals' Tifo in front of the South Stand.Today13:55 BSTNot tongue in cheekGoodison was louder, Joe.

This place will be rocking in 15 minutes.Today13:45 BSTEverton familyA family of Everton supporters in the stands at Hill Dickinson Stadium before kick-off.The two sides have just returned to their respective changing rooms to prepare for the game and we got a bit of a taste for the potential volume levels inside the Blues' new home today.Today13:44 BSTBoosLoud boos around Hill Dickinson for what I think is the sight of Steven Gerrard on the big screen as they replay a derby from Goodison Park in October 2010 when David Moyes's side beat Roy Hodgson's 2-0. The good thing was if you let him start he has 15 minutes to rest at half-time and go again."For me it makes complete sense if you have a number nine that is able to play 60-75 minutes depending on the intensity of the game to play him - and that's what we do."On the game, Slot said:"One of the reasons we came up with the line-up, we all know how special this game is, so to have a little bit of experience can help.

Let’s hope we can show that today.”Today13:29 BSTJust one Scouser on the pitchIt's an historic day for sport in the city but in terms of Merseyside Derby personnel, we've gone back to where it all started some 132 years ago.Everyone likes to see local lads in the team and both the Blues and Reds have each had their fair share of home-grown heroes in their teams but today, as Hill Dickinson Stadium hosts its first Merseyside Derby, there is just one Scouser on the pitch, just as it was all the way back in 1894, when Everton faced Liverpool first the first time in a league game and triumphed 3-0.Back then it was Liverpool who named the solitary Scouser, Harry Bradshaw, in a line-up otherwise entirely comprised of Scottish players 'The team of Macs.'Again it's the visitors who have the solitary Scouser in the shape of Curtis Jones, who once scored the winning goal in this fixture.David Moyes could have picked Harrison Armstrong - the first Scouser to play in a competitive match at Hill Dickinson Stadium - but the West Derby prospect is not in the Blues' squad today.Today13:27 BSTBoos for the away sideLiverpool's players have just run onto the pitch, welcomed - as you would expect - by a chorus of boos from the home fans already in their seats.Today13:18 BSTTeam musingsSo with Jones expected to start at right-back and probably not likely to get tonnes of help off Mohamed Salah, it's a huge afternoon for the midfielder against the local rivals in an unfamiliar position. Back in the goals last week and as bright as anyone against PSG, his final Merseyside derby might have a flourish in him.Today13:13 BSTPickford applauseEverton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford receives a generous round of applause from the home fans in the South Stand as he comes out for his pre-match warm-up.As always, the respective goalkeepers could play a big part in how today's game goes.It's just been mentioned in Everton's pre-match 'Higher or Lower' game that the England number one has made 19 previous appearances in this fixture but for Liverpool's Giorgi Mamardashvili, this is his Merseyside Derby debut.Today12:56 BSTA perfect stage for a breakthrough momentDavid Moyes has settled on his first XI for the run-in, that much is now clear.