Sam Allardyce knows the fixture calendar has presented Everton with what could be a golden opportunity to end their long winless run in the Merseyside derby.
It is more than seven years and 16 matches since the blue half of the city was able to celebrate victory over their closest rivals, with Liverpool winning four of the last five encounters.
But the derby is the filling in the sandwich of Liverpool's Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City and, after the Reds' stunning 3-0 victory at Anfield on Wednesday, they head into Saturday's match with more than half an eye on the second leg.