It's all over at Goodison as the Blues avenge last season's defeats to the Reds. Liverpool were poor in attack but suicidal defending cost them all three goals and their unbeaten start to the campaign.

JOHNSON makes it 3-0 to Everton after poor keeping from Reina who fails to clear on his own goal line.

Hyypia is booked.

Arteta is replaced by Nuno Valente.

Gary Naysmith sees a shot fly over the bar after his first effort is saved by Reina.

James Beattie is on for Osman.

Riise has been booked after fouling Arteta but he came off worse and has left the pitch.

Gerrard hits the post and then Everton survive a penalty appeal after Hibbert appears to handle Kuyt's pullback.

Liverpool are piling the pressure on but Everton are managing to hang on for the time being.

Leon Osman's wicked cross flies across the face of goal but Johnson should have buried the chance to kill the game off.

The Toffees seem happy to sit on their two-goal lead and so far the ploy is working to perfection.

Gerrard goes close from a tight angle after great close control from the midfielder.

Fowler makes way for Riise who is returning from a short injury lay-off.

Steve Finnan flashes a shot wide from 25 yards after Everton fail to deal with a corner.

The game has reached the hour mark and Liverpool are fast running out of time if they are to get back into the match.

Xabi Alonso fires over from 20 yards after good work down the left by Kuyt who is looking lively. Aurelio is now down injured and needs treatment.

Liverpool don't have much urgency in their play which is surprising given the fact they are two goals down.

Crouch is replaced by Dirk Kuyt as Liverpool look to freshen up their attack.

Yobo has just done well under pressure from Crouch as the England man tried to latch on to a long ball.

The home fans are subdued at the start of the second half and it takes a foul on Arteta to spark them into life.

For all their possession, Liverpool's strikers have been quiet so boss Rafa Benitez may have to start thinking about changes soon.

Everton have made an excellent start to the game although Liverpool have been the architects of their own downfall with terrible defending for the goals.

Everton have the lead against the run of play but it's dreamland stuff for the home fans.

JOHNSON has made it 2-0 to Everton after making fools out of Carragher and Hyypia before sliding the ball home.

Joseph Yobo is the first player to be booked for a foul on Gerrard.

Gerrard has flashed a 20-yarder just wide of the target and the Reds skipper is starting to have a growing influence.

Luis Garcia has forced a save out of Howard and Steven Gerrard can only hit the rebound against the post at full stretch.

Everton's goal has sparked them back into life but Liverpool are holding firm.

TIM CAHILL has grabbed the opener to make it 1-0 after defensive uncertainty in the Reds defence following Mikel Arteta's cross from the right.

Liverpool are starting to get on top and Johnson has not seen much of the ball for a while for the home side.

After a frantic start, the pace has slowed a little but neither side is demonstrating a masterclass in fluid passing yet.

Luis Garcia has tested Howard who spills the shot and eventually claims the ball at around the fourth attempt as Crouch tries to get a foot in.

Liverpool have forced a couple of corners as they look to open the scoring but Crouch is just wide with a shot from the latest flag kick.

Everton are the better side at the moment with Johnson looking dangerous every time the ball is played forward by the home side.

Fowler has just gone down in the box but the penalty appeal only comes from the Reds fans and not their players.

Everton have just put the best passage of play together so far without really threatening Reina's goal.

Johnson's pace has exposed Carragher but the defender recovers and Sami Hyypia clears the danger.

It's end-to-end stuff at Goodison but no real pattern to the game as you'd expect in a derby clash.

Lee Carsley breaks forward but his cross is cut out by Jose Reina as Everton threaten the Reds goal.

Referee Graham Poll is already trying to stamp his authority on the game. Andy Johnson has just gone down but the ref is not interested.

It's a full-blooded start to the match with the tackles already flying in from both sides.

Robbie Fowler has the first shot of the match but it is from distance and Tim Howard gets down to make the save.

Liverpool get the game underway and we're now just waiting for the first action of the match.

Both sides are unbeaten this season in the Premiership but Everton have played a game more. The big talking point ahead of the game is Craig Bellamy being left out of the Liverpool squad. The Reds did the double over Everton last season.

Liverpool welcome Jamie Carragher back after injury, Momo Sissoko also returns to central midfield and Robbie Fowler partners Peter Crouch up front.

Everton defender Tony Hibbert makes his first start of the season in the Merseyside derby against Liverpool at Goodison Park after shaking off a tropical illness so Phil Neville is pushed forward into a five-man midfield.