English top-flight football's most historic derby has increasingly less local representation. Can the trend be reversed?

Everton have been hit harder with injuries in recent weeks and go into the game with a number of key players sidelined. Moyes is at least boosted by the return to training of first choice left-back Vitalii Mykolenko, who missed the FA Cup defeat to Bournemouth through injury.

Everton and Liverpool will play out a moment of history as the sides meet in the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on Wednesday night (2000 GMT).