Liverpool/Everton double could go into GW25

Now that the dates for the carabao cup are confirmed, Liverpool play their second leg tie against Spurs on the 6th of February 2025.

It’s been rumored that the fixture between Everton and Liverpool will go into GW24 as the fixture has been given a date (11th of February). However, with the current scheduling of the Carabao cup, the FA cup 4th round puts a spanner into things.

According to @talha_nadeem_90 on X, if Everton draw Spurs at home in the fourth round, and Liverpool are drawn at home to anyone, then they both can’t play on the 9th of February since both of them would be at a home, and it’s down to a Police issue I think. That being said, if Liverpool get beat by Accrington Stanley in the 3rd round, then none of this matters.

It can still be scheduled on the 12th of February and still be a DGW24, it all comes down to TV scheduling and preferences for which games they will televise. Scheduling it into GW24 is a lot harder, and it would be easier to schedule it in GW25 instead.

I’m not too well versed when it comes to fixture scheduling, but the point of this post is to be patient, and for anyone wanting to TC this week, i’d suggest holding off. People might consider bringing in Everton assets too so i’d suggest holding off as people were thinking of taking advantage of the LEI (H) fixture, but that could change.

Here’s a link to the tweet in case anyone needs more context. Ben Crellin has agreed with Talha:

https://x.com/talha_nadeem_90/status/1871222630826582133?s=46&t=BEh2SMp3oNvGOjChDj9fdw