23.02.2002 - Merseyside Derby - team news

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Liverpool play Everton at Anfield this afternoon in the 166th League Merseyside Derby. The Reds still have Jerzy Dudek out of action, and he is joined by on the sidelines by Steven Gerrard, who is expected to be out for 3 weeks after picking up a groin strain on Wednesday night. Abel Xavier is likely to keep his starting place, allowing him to face his former club less han a month after crossing Stanley Park.

A match report will be added this evening.