Everton news: Fan memories before final Goodison derby

Chris, who has been attending Goodison for 48 years, contacted BBC Sport and said: “It would be fantastic to sign off the last possible derby here with a victory and it’s going to happen because of the David Moyes factor and the form the side have been in. They will start plummeting after this game and we’ll give a boost to Mikel [Arteta] because he did well for us.

“Through the 1970s it was frustrating, the 80s were fantastic and we were getting on top of them but then English clubs got banned from Europe and that put the boot in to us. We have had a few disasters against them here though, like the 5-0 defeat in 1982.”

Guy and his son Sammy wrote: “A win on Wednesday would go down in history, I think we will stay in the league by the end of the season but to sign off with a win is something I cannot put into words. Just beating them on any occasion is amazing but to beat them on Wednesday would be immense. It would also mean bragging rights this side of the city.

“The memory of playing Liverpool here last season is good, but we have not had a good time of it over the years. It has been tough. With the new owners, things are stable for the first time in a long time and we are moving in the right direction. I was happy getting David Moyes in, we were here for the third round game against Peterborough when Sean Dyche got sacked and I wanted Moyes in then.”