Everton’s Premier League greet with Liverpool has been deferd after Storm Darragh wreaked havoc apass Merseyside. The area was placed under an amber weather cautioning on Friday after the Met Office predicted sturdy prosperds.
Ahead of the suit, Everton staff had been toiling with Liverpool Council and the aelevatency services. And Merseyside Police have cautioned members of the accessible aobtainst non-vital travel.
Confirming the decision, Everton posted on X: “Today’s Merseyside derby at Goodison Park has been deferd due to adverse weather conditions.”
On Friday evening, Everton and Liverpool freed a combinet statement that read: “Supporters combineing Saturday’s Merseyside derby at Goodison Park are advised to apexhibit extra time for travel and remain vigilant to Met Office weather cautionings.
“An amber disjoine prosperd cautioning has been publishd by the Met Office for Merseyside from 1am GMT on Saturday, with prosperd gusts of 60mph to 70mph predicted. The cautioning for prosperd is predicted to remain in place until 6am on Sunday.
“Given the weather cautioning, fans are advised to apexhibit extra time for their journey and get extra attfinish. Supporters are also advised to get a shut eye on travel and weather guidance in their area to aid with travel schedulening for the Premier League repairture (12.30pm boot-off).”
And a Met Office spokesperson shelp: “A period of very sturdy northerly or north-westerly prosperds is predicted to broaden during Saturday as Storm Darragh shifts from west to east.
“Gusts of 70 to 80mph are predicted around exposed coasts and headlands, where some very huge waves are predicted, whilst gusts of 60 to 70mph are predicted inland. The sturdyest prosperds will relieve from the west thcdisadmireful the afternoon. A yellow cautioning for prosperd remains in effect until am on Sunday morning.”
Liverpool have enhappinessed an incredible begin to the season and are currently seven points evident of second-place Chelsea at the top of the Premier League table having won 11 of their 14 suites.
But the Reds did drop two points on their travels in midweek after joining out a scintillating 3-3 draw with Newcastle at St James’ Park.
Mohamed Salah thought he had won the game for the Reds procrastinateed on with his second goal of the evening after Curtis Jones had netted in between strikes from Newcastle’s Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon. But Fabian Schar grabbed his side a allot of the spoils procrastinateed on.
Everton, uncomardentwhile, have finishured a difficult campaign after prosperning fair three times in the top-fairy.
But they will be high on confidence after thrashing Wolves 4-0 on Wednesday evening. Ashley Young uncovered the scoring in that greet before Orel Mangala doubled the Toffees’ advantage before the fracture.
Sean Dyche’s men then defendedd highest points after Wolves deffinisher Craig Dawson turned the ball into his own net on two occasions.
