Everton enticing for victory against Liverpool in Merseyside derby

The Merseyside derby takes centre stage on the Sky Sports schedule this Sunday, with Everton hosting an early kick-off and having every reason to believe they can end a lacklustre recent record versus local rivals Liverpool.

This fixture is usually fraught and fiery, and these bitter cross-town competitors have ended evenly in three of their past six frays. So, odds of 21/10 for another splitting of the spoils look favourable, following a duo of derby draws last season.

However, as Coral experts detailed earlier this week, Roberto Martinez’s men have perhaps their best chance of triumph in this tussle, as the Toffees seek a first victory against the Anfield outfit since 2010.

Everton, excellent value at 9/5 for victory, have been defeated in just one of the past four derbies at Goodison Park, with only one Premier League loss against Manchester City this campaign highlighting their prowess at home.

After a brief blip last term, it appears the Merseyside Blues are back to their bold best under Catalan coach Martinez’s stewardship, and this may be the best opportunity to beat an out-of-sorts Liverpool.

Club-record striker signing Romelu Lukaku could be crucial, and has bagged a brace in this fixture before. Having also hit a deadly double last time out against West Bromwich Albion, customers can back the big Belgian at 7/1 to score two or more again, or 5/1 to fire home first.