Goodison Park will soon stage another Merseyside derby as fixture details confirmed

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Everton may have relocated to the Hill Dickinson Stadium last summer, but Goodison Park will soon play host to another Merseyside derby.The Toffees moved across the city to Bramley-Moore Dock a year ago after completion of the 52,769-capacity arena, where Liverpool won 2-1 in April thanks to a stoppage-time Virgil van Dijk header, although their former home continues to see plenty of usage.Everton’s women’s team played their home fixtures at the Stanley Park venue last season, and it was also used for the Carabao Cup game between Preston and Huddersfield at the weekend, as the Lilywhites’ new pitch at Deepdale wasn’t yet ready.Goodison Park to host under-21 Merseyside derbyLiverpool’s official website confirmed fixture details for the Reds’ under-21 side as they prepare to embark upon the 2026/27 Premier League 2 campaign, which begins with an eye-opening clash later this month.Rob Page’s team get their season underway with a Merseyside derby against their Everton counterparts at Goodison Park on Friday 21 August, with kick-off at 7pm, followed by a home clash against Leeds at the Kirkby Academy on Sunday 30th at 1pm.Want more Empire of the Kop coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustGoodison Park has held another derby in the past yearIt isn’t the first Goodison derby since the opening of the Hill Dickinson Stadium – Liverpool won 3-2 on the away side of Stanley Park in the Women’s Super League in March of this year – although it’s quite the way for the Reds’ under-21s to begin their season!The fixture will be held 18 months on from the final senior men’s game at the venue, which of course was the tempestuous 2-2 draw in which James Tarkowski netted a stoppage-time equaliser and four red cards were shown by Michael Oliver, including one to Arne Slot after the final whistle.Page’s team finished seventh in the 29-team table in Premier League 2 last season (five places above eventual champions Brighton), only to be knocked out on penalties by Crystal Palace in the round of 16.The objective will obviously be to finish higher in the league phase and progress further in the knockout stages, all whilst providing young talents at Liverpool with valuable minutes on the pitch and a vital stepping stone towards eventual first-team integration.We’ll have to wait until the final weekend of November for the next men’s Merseyside derby (unless there’s a potential Carabao Cup tie before then), but the under-21 game at Goodison Park later this month could nicely whet the appetite!