Hello and welcome to LIVE commentary of the derby between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park. The Reds will be on cloud nine after thrashing Man City in midweek while Big Sam will be looking to get sections of the crowd off his back. Kick-off is at 12:30 BST.

KICK OFF: A minutes applause was held in honour of Ray Wilkins who died on Wednesday aged 61. The home side get the game underway in the rain at Goodison Park.

There has been a late change to the visitors bench with Rafa Camacho now among the subs with Alberto Moreno dropping out due to a thigh injury.

It is a shame that there will be no Salah or Firmino on the pitch today but its understandable with the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday. Although Big Sam may have looked at that teamsheet and thought his side have a better chance today of the bragging rights.

STAT ALERT: There have been 21 red cards in Premier League meetings between these sides, the most of any fixture. And the Toffees have been shown 14 of those red cards, also the most for one side against another in the Premier League.

Everton, who have won only one of their past 22 league matches against the Reds, make one change with Tom Davies in for Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

EVERTON TEAM: Pickford, Baines, Keane, Jagielka, Coleman, Schneiderlin, Rooney, Davies, Bolasie, Walcott, Tosun...Subs: Robles, Martina, Gueye, Niasse, Mori, Calvert-Lewin, Baningime.

The Reds make five changes to the side that thrashed Man City 3-0 with Danny Ings and Dominic Solanke up front..