The teams have ben confirmed for the crunch clash at Goodison Park.
Liverpool and Everton have both confirmed their teams for this season’s second Merseyside derby and possibly Steven Gerrard’s last.
Brendan Rodgers has handed a shock start to youngster Jordan Ibe, whilst the talismanic Liverpool captain Gerrard also starts in possibly his last derby bout.
Confirmed #LFC team v @Everton: Mignolet, Can, Skrtel, Sakho, Lucas, Henderson, Gerrard, Moreno, Ibe, Coutinho, Sterling
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 7, 2015
Confirmed #LFC subs v @Everton: Ward, Johnson, Lovren, Lambert, Sturridge, Allen, Markovic
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 7, 2015
Meanwhile, McCarthy returns for the Toffees but Baines is missing completely from the Everton squad.
Everton (to face Liverpool): Joel, Oviedo, Jagielka (c), Stones, Coleman, Besic, Barry, McCarthy, Mirallas, Naismith, Lukaku. #EFCvLFC
— Everton (@Everton) February 7, 2015
Everton subs: Griffiths, Gibson, Kone, Barkley, Lennon, Browning, Alcaraz. #EFCvLFC
— Everton (@Everton) February 7, 2015