Two clubs in the bottom half of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Liverpool and Everton. The Merseyside derby scheduled for 7:45 a.m. ET will be held at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Sky Sports): "There is no comparison between the two [Luis Suarez and Mario Balotelli] as players. Luis was brilliant for me in his time here and developed to become a player who consistently delivered in terms of scoring and creating. Mario is different. He's got a lot of experience for 24. He has come here as an established international."
"World-class is about being at the highest level consistently, being at that level in your game consistently. That's what takes you there," he added. "I think Mario is potentially world-class. You can't compare Suarez and him, but Mario is coming in as an international striker and he's a talent, no doubt."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Everton's Steven Naismith has been the lone bright spot in the club's shaky start to the league campaign. The 28-year-old has three goals in five appearances and is averaging 1.6 shots per match.
Liverpool's Albion's Projected Lineup (4-3-1-2): Mignolet; Moreno, Lovren, Skrtel, Manquillo; Lallana, Gerrard, Henderson; Sterling, Balotelli, Sturridge
Everton's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Howard; Baines, Jagielka, Distin, Coleman; Barry, McCarthy; McGeady, Naismith, Mirallas; Lukaku
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Chelsea |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
7 |
9 |
13 |
|||
|
2 |
Southampton |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
|||
|
3 |
Aston Villa |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
|||
|
4 |
Arsenal |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
9 |
|||
|
5 |
Swansea City |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
|||
|
6 |
Manchester City |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
|||
|
7 |
Leicester City |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
|||
|
8 |
West Ham United |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
|||
|
9 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
|||
|
10 |
Hull City |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
|||
|
11 |
Liverpool |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
-1 |
6 |
|||
|
12 |
Manchester United |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
|||
|
13 |
Stoke City |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
5 |
|||
|
14 |
Everton |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
13 |
-2 |
5 |
|||
|
15 |
Crystal Palace |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
-2 |
5 |
|||
|
16 |
West Bromwich Albion |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
5 |
|||
|
17 |
Sunderland |
5 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
4 |
|||
|
18 |
Queens Park Rangers |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
-8 |
4 |
|||
|
19 |
Burnley |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
3 |
|||
|
20 |
Newcastle United |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
-6 |
3 |
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