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Everton and Liverpool have created a spectacle with four goals in the Merseyside derby, played at Hussein Park Stadium. The clash ended 2: 2, as the “candies” drew twice and thus continue without losing after 5 days in the Premier League.
Sadio Mane opened the scoring in the 3rd minute, but in the 19th Michael Keane leveled after an error by Adrian. Then both teams missed good opportunities to take the lead, and in the 72nd minute Mohamed Salah again gave the lead to the guests. A little later, however, Dominic Calvert-Lewin brought the point for the “blues.” In the continuation, Jordan Henderson’s goal was canceled by an ambush with millimeters on Manet, which was ruled out after the intervention of the VAR.
In the standings, Everton remains the leader with 13 points, while Liverpool has 10. In the next round, Carlo Ancelotti’s former students visit Southampton, while the “reds” play Ajax in Amsterdam for the Champions League, then they host Sheffield United.
Alan and Andre Gomez returned for the “candy” after missing the 4: 2 victory over Brighton due to injuries. They replaced Tom Davis and Gilfi Sigurdsson, respectively. Jerry Mina managed to recover for the derby, which left newcomer Ben Godfrey on the bench. The attack was led by Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who has not stopped scoring since the beginning of the season: 6 goals. Joining him were Richardson and new team star Hames Rodríguez.
Sadio Mane returned to Liverpool after suffering a coronavirus. This was the Senegalese star’s first match since a 3: 1 win over Arsenal in late September. Thiago Alcantara and Jordan Henderson also started for the guests, with Joel Matip preferred over Joe Gomez as central defender alongside Virgil van Dyke.
The Merseyside derby started fantastically for Liverpool. In the 3rd minute, Andrew Robertson found Sadio Mane, who with a relentless shot in the upper left corner beat Jordan Pickford 1: 0. In the 11th minute, the “Reds” took a heavy hit. Virgil van Dyke was forced to leave and was replaced by Jurgen Klopp.
This immediately opened holes in the defense of the guests and the dangers for Adrian were not long in coming. Dominic Calvert-Lewin hit his head first, but inside the out. Subsequently, the goalkeeper killed a dangerous shot from the scorer of the “candies”. From the next corner, Michael Keane jumped the highest and sent the ball under the crossbar. Adrian didn’t intervene well and she flew into his net by 1: 1!
In the middle of the half, Liverpool failed to regain the lead. Trent-Alexander Arnold shoots from a foul, but Pickford kills with a famous intervention. Then the champions continued to create hazards and dangerous shots from Thiago Alcantara and Manet flew dangerously close to the target.
At the end of time, the “reds” dominated, the statistics showed 12: 6 chances to score for them, but the last one was for Everton. Reserve Ben Godfrey surprisingly tried and found Richardson, who didn’t knock on the door. Three minutes after the restart, Jordan Henderson intercepted a play, but the Everton goalkeeper saved.
A little later, Jaime Rodríguez found Luca Dean on the other flank with a long pass like a textbook. The winger crossed parallel to the goal line, but Adrian managed to overtake attacker Calvert-Lewin. After an hour of play, Richardson could have made a complete turn, but this time the crossbar saved the champions.
Everton continued to create dangers after the break and Adrian saved a long shot from Hames. In the 72nd minute Liverpool took the lead again. Jeri Mina cleared with a fifth right to the feet of Mohamed Salah, who with a kick from a play left no chances for Pickford by 2: 1! It was also a №100 goal for the Egyptian star for the 19-time champion of England.
Carlo Ancelotti’s reaction was immediate and he removed Andre Gómez at the expense of Gilfi Sigurdsson. Liverpool were then able to put an end to the dispute, but Pickford first with brilliant intervention put Joel Matip in despair, and then saved a powerful performance from Salah.
This led to the 81st minute, when Everton showed they will not give up and for the second time in the derby they drew. The scorer was the usual suspect Calvert-Lewin, who headed Adrian 2: 2!
The crash remained very heated and 120 seconds later Mane was close to his second goal. However, he could not make a good shot from close range and missed the opportunity.
There were more dramatic moments until the end. In the 90th minute, Richardson was sent off with a direct red card, and then Henderson threw the Merseyside ‘red’ part in ecstasy with a third goal. However, it was annulled by an ambush with millimeters on Manet after the intervention of the VAR and the crash ended 2: 2.
Everton – Liverpool 2: 2
Goal scorers: 0: 1 Melena (3), 1: 1 Keane (20), 1: 2 Salah (72), 2: 2 Calvert-Lewin (81)
Everton: Pickford, Dean, Coleman (32-Godfrey), Keane, Mina, Alan, Dukure (78-Youobi), Gomes (73-Sigurdsson), Rodríguez, Richardson, Calvert-Lewin
Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
Liverpool: Adrian, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dyke (11-Joe Gomez), Robertson, Fabinho (90-Vainaldum), Tiago, Henderson, Manet, Salah, Fimino (78-Jota)
Manager: Jurgen Klopp
S t.: Goodison park
Judge: Michael Oliver
Yellow cards: Hames, Fabinho, Alan (Everton); Manet (Liverpool)
Red card: Richardson 90 ‘(Everton)
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