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Everton vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today

Everton and Liverpool shared the points after fantastic displays from goalkeepers Jordan Pickford and Alisson

Saturday 03 September 2022 10:08 EDT

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Liverpool hit the woodwork three times and Everton once but both sides had to settle for a point from a sometimes feisty goalless Merseyside derby. Tom Davies found the outside of a post for Everton midway through the first half before Jordan Pickford pushed a Darwin Nunez shot on to the crossbar and Luis Diaz hit the frame with a follow-up effort. Then in stoppage time Pickford made a superb save to push Mo Salah’s shot on to the upright. Conor Coady had the ball in the net in the 70th minute but when his goal was chalked off by VAR for an offside there were ugly scenes as a bottle appeared to be thrown, narrowly missing Jurgen Klopp, while another fan ran on to the pitch from the Gwladys Street End to confront referee Anthony Taylor.

But the day belonged to the goalkeepers, with both Pickford and Alisson Becker making fine saves in the second half. The result kept Everton winless to start the Premier League season though they were probably happier with the result than Liverpool, who are still yet to win away this campaign and have already dropped nine points from their opening six games. Everton debutant Neal Maupay got the first real chance but dragged his shot wide after being played in by Demarai Gray. Davies and Amadou Onana were winning the midfield battles for Everton while Gray and Anthony Gordon interchanged on the flanks and got plenty of joy against Konstantinos Tsimikas, preferred to Andrew Robertson at left-back. Gordon, kept out of the clutches of Chelsea in the final days of the transfer window, tested Alisson with a drilled shot when Liverpool could only half-clear Gray’s corner, but the shot was too close to the goalkeeper.

Everton should have gone in front in the 32nd minute. Nathan Patterson’s cross missed the intended target but it came back to Maupay. His shot was blocked but the ball sat up for Davies, who saw his shot spin off the outside of the far post. But Liverpool finished the half on top. Nunez had just wasted a second chance with a header at the far post when he brought a superb save from Pickford with a looping shot which the England goalkeeper pushed on to the crossbar. Luis Diaz won the race to the ball and cut back in from the left but bent his shot against the post. The game became end-to-end as the second half went on. Tsimikas blazed wastefully over for Liverpool, then Gordon brought down a long ball and slipped it inside for the on-rushing Patterson, who saw his shot deflected wide by Virgil van Dijk. Pickford got down smartly to turn Roberto Firmino’s goalbound drive away then made a reaction save to keep out the Brazilian’s header from the resulting corner. Seconds later, the goalkeeper did well to block Fabinho’s shot at the expense of another corner. Then it was Alisson’s turn as Everton countered down the left. Gray pulled the ball back looking for Gordon but instead found Maupay, who could hardly believe he failed to score as Liverpool’s goalkeeper made the block. After Coady’s disallowed goal sparked ugly scenes, Van Dijk was booked after catching Onana on the foot with his studs. Dwight McNeil replaced Gordon with eight minutes to go and almost made an immediate impact when his deflected shot brought another fine save from Alisson. Pickford was not to be outdone, denying Firmino from close range in the 87th minute, before getting quickly down to his left to deny Salah with the best save of the match at the death.

Pre-match thoughts of Frank Lampard

The Everton boss spoke to BT Sport before kick off saying: “Our performances have been good. we’ve lacked a little something along the way to get that win. We’ve deserved it. It is a big opponent in front of us today, big derby. We focus on the game in hand.

“We couldn’t register him [Maupay] for the last two. But he is in now and has trained with us all week, which he helps. He can bring to the table what we brought him to the club for, which is hold up play and hopefully goals. It has been a protracted transfer [Gueye], where he has been travelling a lot. We would like to have got him straight in but we need to be sensible and to be fair to the midfield at Leeds, they worked really hard.

“Liverpool are always dangerous in any moment. That is the style they have worked on over many years. Intense team, always a threat on the counter and build-up. And they will keep going. That is what top teams do. We have to do the same.”

Michael Jones3 September 2022 12:25

Salah enjoys Goodison Park

Mo Salah has scored 144 goals and assisted 49 in the Premier League since making his debut in February 2014.

During this period Raheem Sterling is the only player to reach 100 goals and 50 assists (107 goals, 53 assists) despite Salah spending two and a half seasons in Serie A.

Three of Salah’s four Premier League goals for Liverpool against Everton have come at Goodison Park. Only Michael Owen, with four, has scored more away goals for the Reds against the Toffees in the competition.

Michael Jones3 September 2022 12:24

Three in three for Gordon?

At 21-years-old Anthony Gordon can become the youngest Everton player to score in three consecutive Premier League games since Romelu Lukaku did so aged 20 in October 2013 and the youngest Englishman since 19-year-old Francis Jeffers in September 2000.

He scored in both draws against Brentford and Leeds.

Michael Jones3 September 2022 12:21

Will Coleman feature for Everton?

Seamus Coleman is set for his 18th Premier League appearance in Merseyside derbies, equalling the Everton record held by Tim Howard, Tony Hibbert, Leighton Baines and Leon Osman.

But he’ll have to come off the bench to do so.

Michael Jones3 September 2022 12:18

Reds on target

Liverpool have scored in 52 of their last 53 Premier League matches. The exception was a 1-0 defeat at Leicester City on 28th December 2021.

Michael Jones3 September 2022 12:15

Everton’s home form

In 2022, all six of Everton’s Premier League defeats at Goodison Park have been by a single-goal margin (four 1-0, two 3-2).

The most recent club to win a top-flight away fixture versus the Toffees by more than one goal were Liverpool, in the 4-1 victory last season.

Everton can remain winless in each of their opening three home matches for the first time since 2014/15 under Roberto Martinez.

Michael Jones3 September 2022 12:12

Lampard vs Klopp

Frank Lampard has lost all four of his Premier League meetings with Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp, with his sides conceding at least two goals each time.

Lampard has had 80 Premier League matches as a manager (57 for Chelsea, 23 for Everton). He picked up 69 points in his first 40 games, but only 49 points in the 40 fixtures since.

Michael Jones3 September 2022 12:09

Can Liverpool win away from home?

Liverpool could lose consecutive Premier League away fixtures for the first time since February 2017 - when they lost 2-0 at Hull City and 3-1 at Leicester.

The Reds last failed to win any of their first three away league games in a single campaign in 2010, when they went four without a win under Roy Hodgson.

Michael Jones3 September 2022 12:06