The Merseyside derby is on the of the most anticipated fixtures on the football calendar for Liverpool and Everton but supporters of both clubs may feel themselves enveloped by an impending sense of dread.
It has largely been a winter of discontent with unhappiness not solely restricted to matters on the pitch as frustrations over ownership and transfer activity boil up.
The Blues have won four games in the league all season and currently sit in the relegation zone, a point away from safety.