Ian Wright: Adam Lallana’s injury will prove decisive in Liverpool v Everton

Ian Wright believes the absence of Adam Lallana will help Everton to find a way past Liverpool in Saturday’s Merseyside derby.

Liverpool suffered a blow earlier this week when it emerged that Lallana would miss a month of Premier League action due to injury.

The England attacking midfielder picked up a hip problem during the international break to leave Jurgen Klopp without one of his key players for the visit of Everton.

Lallana has scored seven goals and has made seven assists in 27 games in the 2016-17 Premier League season.

Everton, meanwhile, will be without their captain Seamus Coleman after the right-back broke his leg during the Republic of Ireland’s goalless draw with Wales in their World Cup qualifier on Friday night.

Speaking to The Sun Goals podcast about the Merseyside derby, former Arsenal striker Wright backed Everton to beat Liverpool for the first time at Anfield this century.

“I fancy Everton simply because they haven’t won there for so long and Adam Lallana is going to be a big miss,” Wright said.

Romelu Lukaku has scored nine times in his last six Premier League games.