Everton vs Liverpool, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueEverton deal Liverpool big blow with shock derby victory
Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored in a pulsating 2-0 home victory over Liverpool in the Merseyside derby on Wednesday that could prove to be the death of the visitors' withering Premier League title hopes.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 3': Attempt blocked. Dwight McNeil (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 3': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a cross.
- 5': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 5': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Offside, Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is caught offside.
- 8': VAR Decision: No Penalty Everton.
- 10': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 11': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 11': James Tarkowski (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 13': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Ben Godfrey (Everton) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 16': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 16': Jack Harrison (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James Tarkowski with a headed pass.
- 18': Foul by Ben Godfrey (Everton).
- 18': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 20': Attempt saved. James Tarkowski (Everton) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dwight McNeil.
- 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 22': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jack Harrison.
- 25': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 26': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 26': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Ben Godfrey (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Harrison.
- 27': Goal! Everton 1, Liverpool 0. Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 35': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 37': Dwight McNeil (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 37': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Foul by James Tarkowski (Everton).
- 38': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by James Tarkowski (Everton).
- 39': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez with a headed pass.
- 44': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 45': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 45': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 45'+3': Offside, Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is caught offside.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+5': Attempt saved. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 45'+6': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Everton 1, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Everton 1, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Substitution, Everton. Ashley Young replaces Vitalii Mykolenko because of an injury.
- 47': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Idrissa Gueye.
- 48': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
- 51': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jarrad Branthwaite.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 52': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
- 53': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
- 53': Offside, Liverpool. Andy Robertson is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt saved. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Harrison.
- 55': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 57': Attempt saved. Dwight McNeil (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Harrison.
- 57': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
- 58': Goal! Everton 2, Liverpool 0. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
- 61': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
- 62': Foul by Jack Harrison (Everton).
- 62': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Curtis Jones.
- 63': Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 63': Substitution, Liverpool. Jarell Quansah replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Dwight McNeil (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Harrison.
- 64': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Ben Godfrey (Everton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 66': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 66': Offside, Everton. Jarrad Branthwaite is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 68': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 69': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 70': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Substitution, Everton. Amadou Onana replaces Idrissa Gueye.
- 76': Offside, Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is caught offside.
- 77': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Dwight McNeil (Everton).
- 79': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 80': Attempt missed. Jack Harrison (Everton) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré with a cross.
- 81': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jarell Quansah.
- 84': Substitution, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Andy Robertson.
- 84': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 86': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 87': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 87': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Ashley Young (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jack Harrison following a set piece situation.
- 89': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.
- 90': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 90'+1': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 90'+1': Jack Harrison (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Ashley Young (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
- 90'+3': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Everton. Youssef Chermiti replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a headed pass.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Everton 2, Liverpool 0.
- 0': Match ends, Everton 2, Liverpool 0.
Statistics
 LIV |
EVE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 6 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 13 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 7 |
| 76.1 | Possession | 23.9 |
| 23 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 634 | Accurate Passes | 141 |
| 717 | Passes | 227 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 37 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.7 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 14 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 44 |
| 8 | Clearances | 44 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 38,222
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 38,222
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 36 | +60 | 83 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 35 | +54 | 82 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 36 | +43 | 78 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 36 | +20 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Everton (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 32 | Jarrad Branthwaite |
| 6 | James Tarkowski |
| 19 | Vitalii Mykolenko |
| 22 | Ben Godfrey |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 37 | James Garner |
| 7 | Dwight McNeil |
| 11 | Jack Harrison |
| 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
| 16 | Abdoulaye Doucouré |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk  |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 26 | Andy Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 9 | Darwin Núñez |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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