The Szoboszlais were in a very difficult situation, Everton won the derby on the Merseyside – Everton-Liverpool 2-0

And even that alone would not be enough, since in case of equal scores, the goal difference decides, and since Arsenal has a high lead in this (they scored 13 more than Liverpool and 12 more than In the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Manchester City was eliminated on penalties against Real. In addition, the fate of the team is not in their own hands, since City, which has played two games less, has 73 points, i.e. it would be enough for them to win their remaining 6 games, and they would be champions – of course, this is not so easy in the PL, since any team can beat any of them.

Even 16th-placed Everton have second-placed Liverpool, as it turned out tonight. And the fans in the blue half of Liverpool can be happy, as the team is 8 points away from the relegation zone at the end of the league with 4 games to play. And this is very important for them, because

This is how the two teams stood in the league before the match (source: Premierleague.com):

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You can read our coverage of the match here.

2-0

Everton FC – Liverpool FC

English league match, Premier League round 29 (previously postponed match)

Location: Goodison Park Conducted by: Andrew Madeley

Scorers: Jarrad Brandtwaite (27th), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (58th)

Everton: Jordan Pickford – James Tarkowski, Vitalij Mykolenko, Ben Godfrey, Jarrad Brandtwaite – Dwight McNeil, Jack Harrison, Idrissa Gueye, James Garner – Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Abdoulaye Doucouré

Replacement: Michael Keane, Amadou Onana, Arnaut Danjuma, João Virgínia, Ashley Young, André Gomes, Youssef Chermiti, Lewis Warrington, Mackenzie James Hunt

Manager: Sean Dyche

Liverpool: Alisson Becker – Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson – Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis MacAllister, Curtis Jones – Luis Díaz, Darwin Núnez, Mohamed Salah

Replacement: Caoimhín Kelleher, Joe Gomez, Kostas Tsimikas, Wataru Endo, Harvey Elliott, Bobby Clark, Jayden Danns

Manager: Jurgen Klopp

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1st minute: Everton started the ball. Dominik Szoboszlai is the starter in the Liverpool team.

2nd minute: Alexander-Arnold tries to pass to Díaz, but Pickoford was alert and took it down.

3rd minute: After Harrison’s pass, Doucouré misses Liverpool’s goal.

6th minute: PENALTY?, YELLOW CARD. Alisson pulled down his opponent, and referee Madley responded by giving the Liverpool goalkeeper a yellow card and awarding a penalty to Everton.

8th minute: STILL NOT A PENALTY, Andrew Madley asked for the help of the video referee and after reviewing what happened, he revoked the verdict.

9th minute: Andrew Robertson’s promising pass was poorly received by Mohamed Salah, so it didn’t turn into a scoring chance.

10th minute: Salah’s pass is headed by Everton’s defender, Liverpool get a corner. The administration is explained again.

11th minute: Alexis Mac Allister pulls down his opponent, Everton can take a free kick from a dangerous position.

13th minute: Ben Godfrey arrives at Mc Neil’s free-kick at a good pace, but heads inches wide of the post – from outside.

15th minute: Curtis Jones pulls down the opponent’s player, the referee warns the player.

17th minute: GOAL POSITION James Tarkowski curled beautifully into the middle and Dominic Calvert-Lewin headed into the top corner from close range, but Alisson made a brilliant save.

18 min: Liverpool have a huge possession advantage, 73% – 27% in favor of the Reds.

21st minute: Everton are forcing the corners; James Tarkowski tried from Dwight McNeil’s pass, but Alisson easily saved the header.

23rd minute: Liverpool kicked two corners in quick succession, but none of them resulted in a dangerous situation, which is primarily the result of Everton’s good defense.

25th minute: Dwight McNeil’s Ávoli free kick does not reach the Everton players, Liverpool’s defense is in place and they get the ball.

27th minute: GOAL! After Ben Godfrey’s poor shot, the ball somehow bounced to Jarrad Brandtwaite, who fired into the bottom right corner. Even though Alisson threw himself, he just managed to get in, and Everton scored a goal. (1-0).

29th minute: Referee Andrew Medley indicated that they would check the validity of the goal with the help of VAR, but after examining the video referee, he awarded Everton’s goal, giving the home team the lead against Liverpool.

30th minute: Andrew Robertson’s pass is intercepted by the defense inside the penalty area.

32nd minute: Luis Diaz tries to pass, but Everton’s defense prevents him from reaching his teammates.

34th minute: Trent Alexander-Arnold’s beautiful cross is also headed by the defense.

35th minute: Salah makes a good pass to Núnez, but the Uruguayan shoots the ball into the Eveton keeper in a huge scoring opportunity.

37th minute: YELLOW CARD, It was silly – Virgil van Dijk is shown the yellow card by the referee for complaining.

40th minute: Luis Díaz is fouled, Liveprool gets a free kick on the left wing, but it doesn’t lead to a scoring chance.

42nd minute: Vitaly Mykolenko, Everton’s defender, is injured, the medical staff is treating the footballer on the pitch.

44th minute: Luis Díaz shoots at goal inside the penalty area, but Pickford makes a good save. Liverpool get a corner, but the goalkeeper saves the ball.

45th minute: There will be 6 minutes of extra time.

45+1. minute: Mohamed Salah’s great position did not result in a goal. The Egyptian attacker practically shot at the goal from the penalty area, but his attempt was blocked by Everton’s defender, Salah was able to take down the rebound, but his next shot went over.

45+3. minute: Dominic Calvert-Lewin ran offside.

45+5. minute: Salah again! After the Egyptian’s excellent reception of the ball, he tried to get the ball into the goal inside the penalty area, but his shot was again blocked by an Everton defender.

45+6. minute: Andrew Robertson could have gone one-on-one on goal, but Pickford was able to save his shot with a brave throw, the one-goal lead remains. The first half is over.

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46th minute: Livepool starts the second half, Szoboszlai starts the ball. Everton made a substitution at the break, the injured Mykolneko was replaced by Ashley Young.

48th minute: Virgil van Dijk headed from close range, but the ball went into the middle, straight into Pickford’s hands.

51st minute: Liverpool’s corner is headed by Jarrad Brandthvaite to Alexis MacAllister, but the Argentine world champion’s shot was blocked by the defense.

52 min: Mac Allister passes to Curtis Jones, but his attempt is also blocked; another angle follows.

53rd minute: Szoboszlai shoots at the goal from the penalty area, but a defender intervenes.

55th minute: Harrison passes to Idrissa Gueye, but the Senegalese midfielder’s shot is saved by Alisson.

56th minute: Mohamed Salah scored a ball inside the penalty area, but his flat shot went to the middle, easily saved by Jordan Pickford.

57th minute: Dwight McNeil’s shot is pushed into the corner by Alisson.

58th minute: GOAL! Dwight McNeil’s corner was met well by Dominic Calvert-Lewin and headed into the bottom left corner. Liverpool’s goalkeeper had no chance to get there (2-0)

63rd minute: SUBSTITUTION Jürgen Klopp replaces three players, Elliott replaces Jones, Endo replaces Szoboszlai, and Jarrel Quansah replaces Konaté.

65th minute: Everton took three corners in quick succession, but Liverpool’s defense cleared them all.

67th minute: Jarrad Branthwaite heads wide in a good position.

69th minute: Trent Alexander-Arnold’s good cross was pulled away by Pickford.

70th minute: Luis Díaz hit the post in a great situation.

71st minute: Mac Allister’s shot was also blocked by the defense.

75th minute: SUBSTITUTION at Everton, Idrissa Gueye goes off, Onana comes on.

79th minute: Mohamed Salah shot over the akput from a distance of 10 meters.

80th minute: On the other side, following Doucouré’s cross, Jack Harrison attempted a header, but the ball went wide of the goal.

81st minute: Trent Alexander-Arnold tried a shot, but it didn’t work very well, the ball left the playing field far from the goal.

84th minute: SUBSTITUTION at Liverpool, Trent Alexander Arnold is replaced by Joe Gomez.

85th minute: Jürgen Klopp makes another substitution, Robertson is replaced by Tsimikas.

88th minute Endó committed a foul, Everton can take a free kick from a good position.

89th minute Ashley Young shot over.

90th minute: Tsimikas’ cross is cleared by the defense. There will be 5 minutes of extra time.

90+3. minute: YELLOW CARD Luis Díaz received a yellow card for complaining.

90+4. minute: Liverpool missed a great opportunity, Mo Salah shot from the net, but Pickford saved it brilliantly.

90+7. minute: End of the match, Everton won.