One final act.
Goodison Park will host its last Merseyside derby this Wednesday—a fixture soaked in blood, noise, and footballing mythology.
It’s the 296th clash between Everton and Liverpool. And the Reds? They’re chasing something poetic: their 100th win over their city rivals.
Everton, now under the familiar glare of David Moyes, are roaring into the fixture. Three straight league wins. Eight goals scored.
A dressing room brimming with fire and memory. But none of that changes the script they fear—Liverpool arrive as league leaders, ferocious and unforgiving.
This isn’t just about three points. It’s legacy. Liverpool haven’t lost back-to-back league games at Goodison since the early ’90s. But they did fall 2-0 here last April, their first away derby loss in over a decade according Liverpoolfc.com.
So yes, there’s tension.
Arne Slot walks into his first derby knowing the stakes. History warns him—no Liverpool manager since Kenny Dalglish has won their debut away derby. But this side, built on counter-pressing and Salah’s relentless brilliance, isn’t following old patterns.
Salah, with 21 goal contributions in 12 away league games, is having a season few can match.
Everton, meanwhile, are stretched. Calvert-Lewin, Broja, Chermiti—all out. Beto leads the line. Iliman Ndiaye? Electric in recent weeks. Three goals in three games. The kind of form that tests even Van Dijk.
But form doesn’t shake fate.
Liverpool have scored more 90th-minute winners against Everton than any team has against any other Premier League side.
And if they win on Wednesday, they become just the fifth English team to hit 100 wins over a single opponent.
Fate, history, and narrative all pull in one direction.
Prediction? A clean, clinical 3-0. Liverpool don’t just want to win.
They want to sign off Goodison’s final derby chapter with authority.