3. Home advantage
Liverpool have an outstanding record at home this season having won 9 and drawn 1 of the 11 matches they have played at home this season. The only games in which they have dropped points at Anfield this season have been the 1-0 defeat at the hands of Southampton in September and the 2-2 draw with Aston Villa last game week. Along the way, they have managed to 29 goals and conceded only 8, and kept 4 clean sheets.
Everton have a terrible record at Anfield in the recent past – previous manager David Moyes failed to win a single game at Anfield during his 8 year tenure. In fact their last win at Anfield came in 1999 when Steven Gerrard was sent off for a wild challenge. With 40,000+ fans backing up their players, the crowd can become a very important factor in such a big game when the referee’s every decision will be pressurized by a fervent home support.