Everton vs Liverpool: Writer Prediction League

Everton are halfway through the toughest two-week span of its season. Last week, the Toffees picked up all three points against Arsenal, surprising the majority of our writers.

This week, Ronald Koeman’s side takes on Liverpool in the first Merseyside Derby of the season. Surely the Toffees cannot take another three points, right?

That was certainly the attitude of the majority of our writers last week against the Gunners, but we were made to look like fools for doubting Everton! Our picks from last week are below, with correct guesses in bold.

Only Brian and Sean correctly predicted that Everton would win, and both of them also picked the correct scoreline! Five writers correctly selected Alexis Sanchez as the match's first goalscorer, and another five picked Idrissa Gueye correctly as Everton's man of the match.

With a few writers having big weeks, we have a substantially different prediction league table on our hands.

Sean, powered by a five-point week, launched to the top of the standings, two points clear of Tyler and Calvin. Darren and I are lurking nearby as well, but a small gap is opening up between the top half and bottom half for now.

This week, with Liverpool coming to Goodison Park, our writers are surprisingly confident.

Five writers are predicting an Everton victory on Monday, with four selecting the scoreline of 2-1. Brian alone has Everton winning by a different score, 3-2.

Scott and Tyler both foresee 2-2 draws, while the rest of us have Everton losing to Liverpool.

The opening scorer and man of the match predictions are pretty varied. Lukaku is the leading vote-getter for the first goal of the match, but only three writers chose him. Similarly, no Everton player received more than two votes for man of the match, so there's a very good chance one of us will get some points from that category this week!