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Everton get the second half underway.

And so ends an enjoyable opening 45 minutes at Anfield. Two early penalty shouts, one at each end, but Gareth Barry, booked in the first minute, could have gone if his was given. 0-0

Two minutes to be added on to a breakneck first half.

Barry mugged for the ball and Henderson with a superbly-weighted pass to Sterling, whose shot evades the lunge of Stones but Howard tips it away!

Liverpool starting to set up camp in the Everton final third. Balotelli curls one into the mitts of Howard.

Five of those seven goalless draws in Merseyside PL derbies have come at Anfield – the joint-most goalless draws in an exact PL fixture, along with Everton home v Tottenham, Bolton home v Fulham & Tottenham’s home meetings with Aston Villa.

This fixture has seen seven goalless draws in PL history – the joint-most in the division, along with Everton’s meetings with Tottenham.

Now Skrtel's on the floor, clutching his ankle. Treatment break #2.

Balotelli again fires wide. That one should have been a ball to a team-mate really.

Lallana is having a great game with the ball at his feet, almost impossible for Everton to dispossess.

Manquillo powers in a low centre but Stones is on the line to intercept and clear just before Balotelli can pounce.

Here's that forced Everton switch as the injured Mirallas is replaced by Aiden McGeady.

Game continues with Everton a man shy, and a forward-roaming Jagielka is caught in possession, but Lallana's cross is easy for Howard.

At the other end Mirallas pulls up short on a good run forward. Looks like he's done his hamstring. He's not going to continue here.

Henderson tries his luck.... stings the palms of Howard!

Markovic takes a loose ball into the area from the right wing but his attempt to cut inside Jagielka is clumsy and allows it to be cleared.

Tony Hibbert is making his 18th PL appearance in this fixture, the joint-most by an Everton player along with Leon Osman (who is on the bench for Everton today and can make his 19th later today).

Baines mugs Moreno as he tries to fully clear a half-cleared Everton attack, but his low centre is hacked away just ahead of the goal line. Mignolet was beaten, having committed at the near post.

Martinez will likely be pleased that Everton have emerged from that hot start, which was 75% Liverpool on the front foot, with the scoreline still blank.

Gerrard extends his record as holding the most appearances in this Premier League fixture (29th today, Jamie Carragher next on 27). With his start today, Gerrard moves alongside Carragher as having made the joint-most starts in this PL fixture (both 26).

A failure to score today would see Liverpool record blanks in front of goal in successive PL home matches for the first time since 1-0 home defeats v West Brom and Fulham in April-May 2012.