Virgil van Dijk reassures Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp he is ‘100 per cent fit’

Defender picked up an ankle injury playing for the Netherlands against Turkey

Leeds peg back Everton twice to earn a point at Elland Road

Demarai Gray on target for visiting Toffees but Raphinha has the last say in thriller

Virgil van Dijk in line to make Liverpool return on Thursday

Dutch defender has been out nine months with serious knee injury

Everton sign Andros Townsend and Asmir Begovic

Townsend was available on a free transfer after his deal at Crystal Palace expired

Southgate’s England prove they’re capable of dealing with adversity

England manager gives them strength and clarity to overcome yet another hurdle

TV View: If football’s coming home, it’s taking the long way round

On ITV, Roy Keane reveals how he once got into an argument at a Neil Diamond concert

England end Denmark dream and set up Euro final showdown with Italy

Harry Kane’s injury-time goal after controversial penalty award for foul on Raheem Sterling

England cruise past Ukraine into Euro 2020 semi-finals

Jordan Henderson and Harry Maguire among the goals as Harry Kane scores two

England beginning to louden themselves to Pickford’s pitch

England’s number one has handsomely rewarded his manager’s faith

The Joachim Löw era fizzles out as Germany flop at Wembley

If Germany had asserted themselves consistently, this tie was there to be won

Saka stars to give England warm-up win over Austria

Arsenal prodigy scores the winner but Alexander-Arnold limps off injured late on

Daniel Jebbison makes history as Sheffield United beat Everton

Everton produce the worst Premier League campaign at Goodison Park since 1993-94

El Ghazi puts a dent in Everton’s European hopes

Aston Villa win at Goodison Park to rekindle their own hopes of qualifying for Europe

Kane and Sigurdsson double up but draw little comfort to sides at Goodison

England captain goes past 20-goal mark for a fifth time in the Premier League

Harry Kane on target in Albania as England make it two from two

Captain ends international goal drought as Mason Mount completes job in Tirana

When Pelé, Stallone, and Ipswich Town took on the Nazis at the beautiful game

Escape to Victory a cult classic despite Stallone wanting the goalie to score winner

Chelsea’s resurgence continues as they brush past Everton

Thomas Tuchel’s fine start to life at Stamford Bridge continues with easy win over Toffees

Another Richarlison goal wins it for Everton at West Brom

Brazilian scores a fourth goal in as many Premier League games for in-form visitors

Richarlison strikes as Everton bury their home blues against Southampton

Ralph Hasenhüttl’s side poor run goes on with eighth defeat in nine league games

Everton win first derby match at Anfield since 1999

Klopp’s depleted champions lose Jordan Henderson as defensive injury crisis deepens

Fear is the key to winning latest Merseyside derby, says Ancelotti

Everton arrive at Anfield to face Klopp’s champions hurting after third league defeat

Klopp says Van Dijk revenge far from Liverpool minds ahead of derby

‘We are all human beings and of course it was not nice but now it is long gone’

Manchester City go 10 points clear with win at Everton

Catalan manager’s team win 17th match in a row to increase lead

Guardiola praises ‘exceptional’ job done by Klopp

City boss predicts a rise in Covid cases in Premier League due to upcoming international break

Bernard’s brilliant strike sinks Tottenham as Everton edge nine-goal thriller

Harry Kane had earlier come off the bench to force extra-time at Goodison Park

Ken Early: Liverpool have crumbled without Virgil van Dijk

Liverpool have to be more cautious without defender, leading to a system breakdown

Michael Keane’s rises highest to keep Everton’s top-four push on track

Defender scores winner as Carlo Ancelotti’s side get over misfiring strike force

Everton impress again as they exploit Leicester City’s weak points

Richarlison and Mason Holgate grab the goals as the Toffees move up the table

Chelsea’s unbeaten runs comes unstuck against Toffees at Goodison

Gylfi Sigurdsson’s first-half penalty enough to earn Everton all three points

Raphinha picks a fine time to break his Leeds duck in win over Everton

Brazilian scores the only goal in a game that saw a total of 38 shots

Southgate’s stodgy selection helps Belgium gain England revenge

Jack Grealish shines again but early goals see visitors’ Nations League hopes ended

TV View: Ireland unable to answer the call against England

‘I think England would have had tougher training days, we didn’t even have a booking!’

Southampton stop Everton in their tracks at St Mary’s

Impressive Saints subject Carlo Ancelotti’s Toffees to their first defeat of the season

Liverpool without their best defender and leader look fallible

For the first time in three years the champions could be vulnerable without Van Dijk

Virgil van Dijk facing lengthy spell out with cruciate injury

Liverpool defender requires surgery after he was forced off during Merseyside derby draw

Ancelotti confident as Everton bid to end dismal derby sequence

Leaders host a Liverpool side still smarting from humiliating defeat at Aston Villa

Saturday’s Merseyside derby is the most fascinating in years

This time, with Liverpool champions and Everton top of the league, it is different

Harry Maguire sees red early as Denmark win at Wembley

Man United captain sent off after 32 minutes as Eriksen seals victory from penalty spot

Spirited England make the most of limited opportunities

Goals from Rashford and Mount enough to overcome highly-rated Belgium

Southgate worried young England players harming squad’s reputation

Tammy Abraham, Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho latest to breach Covid-19 rules

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