Everton Face Injury Crisis Ahead of Crucial Merseyside DerbyThe final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park is set to be a memorable occasion, but Everton manager David Moyes faces a daunting task as

Everton could be without eight players heading into the Merseyside derby next week and added to those numbers over the weekend with Vitalii Mykolenko and Nathan Patterson sustaining fresh problems.

The turning point actually came away at the Riverside Stadium, with an abject cup defeat to Middlesbrough finally ushering in the Moyes era. A particular high was a 3-1 victory over Chelsea under Roberto Martinez in blazing sunshine, playing progressive football, and a perfect hat-trick from Steven Naismith.

From 1906, there was match-winner Alex Young (‘Sandy’ rather than his later ‘Golden Vision’ compatriot who graced Goodison in the 1960s). From Everton’s triumph on their first Wembley trip in 1933, captain and goalscorer in a 3-0 rout of Manchester City, Dixie Dean.