FA Cup Opta Stats: Liverpool v Everton

Opta / Richard / 12 April 2012 / Leave a Comment

Stewart Downing's goal against Stoke booked Liverpool's last-four place

Steven Gerrard's hat-trick settled the last Merseyside derby but Everton's recent form suggests this is going to be a much closer affair...

This will be the fifth FA Cup semi-final between these two Merseyside giants. Everton won the first (in 1906), but Liverpool have since progressed through the last three. To qualify

No other fixture in FA Cup history has seen more than three semi-finals.

On all three occasions Liverpool have beaten Everton in an FA Cup semi-final, the Reds have gone on to lose the final. FA Cup winner

Liverpool and Everton have been drawn together 16 times before in FA Cup history, with The Reds emerging victorious on nine occasions and the Toffees on seven. To qualify

The Reds are appearing in the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the 23rd time. Of the previous 22, they have made it to the final 13 times and been eliminated nine times. To qualify

Since 1986, however, Liverpool have won seven of their eight FA Cup semi-final ties, with Crystal Palace (1990) the only team to eliminate them from the last four in this period. Match odds

Everton have appeared in 24 FA Cup semi-finals, progressing to the final 13 times. Match odds

David Moyes' side have been eliminated at the semi-final stage more often than any other team in the history of the competition (11). To qualify

The Toffees have reached the final the last six times they have made it to the FA Cup semi-finals: three times in extra time and once on penalties (vs Man Utd in 2009).To qualify

Only Manchester City (seven) have played more FA Cup semi-finals since they were last eliminated at this stage than the Toffees (six). Match odds

Liverpool v Everton has seen more red cards than any other Premier League fixture (20), while the Reds were reduced to 10 men in their last FA Cup tie against the Toffees. Sending off?

Everton have won four and lost none of their last five matches in all competitions. Match odds

Only three teams have previously won the League Cup and FA Cup in the same season: Arsenal in 92/93, Liverpool in 00/01 and Chelsea in 06/07. FA Cup winner

With a victory against Everton, Liverpool would be take one step closer to becoming the first team to achieve two FA/League Cup doubles, after they won both cups in 2000/01. FA Cup winner

Liverpool have only kept one clean sheet in their last 12 games in all competitions, but that was against Everton (3-0 in the Premier League). Liverpool clean sheet?