This weekend, on talkSPORT, Liverpool and Everton will rekindle their rivalry in a Merseyside derby.

There’s more at stake than just pride this time around as Liverpool and Everton fight it out at the Premier League’s bottom.

Currently sitting in fourth place in the Premier League, Liverpool has only lost one of the last 25 Merseyside derbies they have participated in.

However, despite a promising start, the team has only won once in their last six games and must go back to winning ways.

Everton, on the other hand, has won two of their past three league games following a lackluster start.

Liverpool

Several prominent players have suffered catastrophic injuries, leaving Klopp with difficult considerations over his starting lineup.

Andy Robertson is expected to miss a significant amount of time after suffering a shoulder injury in Scotland’s match against Spain.

It’s possible that Klopp will simply switch him out for his current deputy, Kostas Tsimikas.

The Greek international has been all hype in the Europa League this season, and he was the primary cause of Leicester’s opening goal in Liverpool’s 3-1 comeback triumph in the Carabao Cup at Anfield last month.

Joe Gomez, who made his Liverpool debut under Brendan Rodgers, might get the nod to start at left back.

Because of Everton’s penchant for counterattacks, it would be wise to have Gomez, who filled in well for Trent Alexander-Arnold when the latter suffered a hamstring injury, back in the lineup.

If he were on the field, his England teammate could play to his strengths in a reversed role and try to break the deadlock for the Toffees.

While summer additions Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai have established themselves in Jurgen Klopp’s three-man midfield, captain Virgil van Dijk has been paired with Joel Matip rather than Ibrahima Konate.

After receiving a red card in the 2-1 loss against Tottenham, Curtis Jones is still serving the second of a three-game ban.

In the 2-2 draw with Brighton, Harvey Elliott came on as a substitute but was replaced by Ryan Gravenberch at halftime.

Despite not being selected for international duty by the Netherlands, the former Bayern Munich star Gravenberch is poised to be given his first start in the Premier League after another impressive performance off the bench.

It’s conceivable that Mohamed Salah’s attacking partners, Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz, will return for another go around.

Last month, while the two were in South America for international duty, Klopp decided to rest them both for the 12:30 p.m. game.

The rivalry will prevent any further trip that the Colombian winger Diaz and the Uruguayan striker Nunez would have to do and increase their chances of participating.

With Cody Gakpo only just returning to training this week, Klopp may feel he has no choice.

Diogo Jota has returned from his suspension and can replace either Diaz or Nunez in the starting lineup. He can play on the left or in the middle.

Everton

After benching Dele Alli, Seamus Coleman, and Andre Gomes, the Toffees have a clearer picture of their lineup.

Dyche has started the same defensive five—including goalkeeper Jordan Pickford—in each of the Blues’ previous four Premier League contests.

Together, Jarrad Branthwaite and James Tarkowski have been quite effective, while the other four players—Vitaliy Mykolenko and Ashley Young—have provided solid support.

After being named to Dyche’s starting XI, Idrissa Gana Gueye was forced to withdraw from the 3-0 victory over Bournemouth due to an injury sustained in pregame warmups.

Gueye will likely return to Everton’s starting lineup soon after dealing with a minor injury.

After Gueye was hurt against Bournemouth, Amadou Onana was supposed to be the one to take the bench.

The Belgian international isn’t as physical as James Garner, but he’s nonetheless favored in the middle of the field when the team is playing on the road.

Garner, a former Manchester United prospect who has been forced to play on the wings this season, scored in his first start in center midfield against the Cherries. This performance may have been enough to sway Dyche’s mind.

Dyche’s other choices, with Jack Harrison and Dwight McNeil in the background, are also very black and white.

And since Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s return to full health, Abdoulaye Doucoure has been enjoying playing alongside him once again.