David Moyes now has ideal weapon for Everton to achieve historic victory vs Liverpool
David Moyes will need his team at their absolute best if Everton are to go unbeaten in four consecutive matches.
As well as beating Mansfield Town in the Carabao Cup, the Toffees have risen to sixth in the Premier League table with wins over Brighton and Wolves, and most recently drawing with Aston Villa.
Iliman Ndiaye has continued to star for Everton, scoring twice in his first four matches, but he has been aided significantly by the additions of Jack Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall over the summer months.
Jarrad Branthwaite is yet to return from injury, but even so, Moyes’ current squad have more than enough talent for Everton to claim just their fourth win over Liverpool at Anfield since 1992 on Saturday, 20 September.
Jack Grealish loves to play against Liverpool
As already discussed, a win for the Toffees at Anfield has been a very rare achievement during the Premier League era, but many will feel that this is their best chance in quite a while.
Everton last won against their rivals away from home in February 2021, with goals coming from Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson, but luckily for Moyes, he has a new weapon up his sleeve.
Throughout his entire career, Grealish has recorded the most goal contributions against the Reds out of any team he has faced, whether that be at Villa or with Man City.
| Jack Grealish vs | Games played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals | Assists |
| Liverpool | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Brighton | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Southampton | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| West Ham | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| West Brom | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Sadly, he fell down Pep Guardiola‘s pecking order, making just a handful of starts over the last two seasons, but after moving to Merseyside, Grealish is loving life at Everton.
How have Liverpool done in 2025-26 so far?
Slot’s team are absolutely flying, sitting atop the Premier League table after four games, with nine goals scored and four goals conceded.
The most concerning thing about Liverpool is that the team are not even at their best yet, needing Rio Ngumoha to score in the 10th minute of added time, a world-class free-kick from Dominik Szoboszlai, and a penalty against Burnley.
However, that is exactly what champions are made of, and after lifting the Premier League title during his first season in England, Slot will be hoping to achieve even more in his second.
His first two meetings with the Toffees have been full of chaos, controversy, and incredible moments. The latter is what Grealish will need to create if the Reds are to be handed their first defeat of the season.