For David Moyes, Anfield has change into the stuff of nightmares.
Twenty one matches managed there, no wins, 14 defeats and 36 targets conceded – and the Everton boss is not anticipating life to get any simpler when the Toffees go to runaway league leaders Liverpool within the Premier League on Wednesday.
Moyes, 61, whose Everton aspect are 36 factors behind Liverpool, stated: “We is perhaps additional away from Liverpool than we now have ever been in the mean time.
“Once we left right here, we have been a lot nearer to Liverpool, we have been aggressive, competing across the similar areas within the league. In the mean time it’s most likely the most important gulf between the 2 golf equipment.”
A have a look at the historical past books exhibits Moyes is correct. That is the most important factors hole there has ever been earlier than a Merseyside derby that Moyes has been in command of Everton in.
Earlier than this season, the most important factors hole earlier than a Merseyside derby that Moyes was concerned in was the 18 factors Everton trailed the Reds by again in March 2006, and this may solely be the sixth time the distinction has been in double figures.
Moyes’ Everton have really been forward of Liverpool earlier than eight of these 19 derbies, with them degree going into each derbies in 2010/11.
There has solely been an even bigger factors distinction than this earlier than any Merseyside derby twice in Premier League historical past, with Liverpool main Everton by 47 factors in April 2022 and by 45 in June 2020.
Everton additionally trailed Liverpool by the identical 36-point margin in April final season.
When it comes to funds, the gulf can also be fairly huge, with Everton’s squad costing within the area of £200m to assemble – in comparison with Liverpool’s circa £550m.
Moyes’ 19 Premier League video games with out a win at Anfield can also be the longest any supervisor has gone within the competitors with out victory on the floor.
A dozen of these matches got here throughout his first spell in command of Everton, together with his aspect gaining seven attracts and 7 defeats. He additionally misplaced in his solely match at Anfield when Manchester United boss and once more when in command of Sunderland.
Whereas West Ham supervisor, he was in command of seven video games at Liverpool, dropping all of them, together with his most up-to-date go to there seeing the Reds safe a 5-1 thrashing within the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup in December 2023.
He stated: “Yeh. I do not need it [the record]. I need to win. I need to make certain I do away with it.
“Everytime we go there, it presents one other probability to take action.
“I might be mendacity if I stated I stay up for going there on a regular basis as a result of it’s such a tough place to get outcomes. It’s nothing to do with the environment or the pitch, they’ve at all times produced good groups.”
