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
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.
Aston Villa 0-0 Man City
17 mins: Lucas Digne floats a free kick into the box for Aston Villa and picks out Tyrone Mings who heads the ball back across goal. Ollie Watkins is around but the ball falls to Gundogan and City boot it clear.
Aston Villa 0-0 Man City
14 mins: Chance! Huge opportunity for Man City. Kevin De Bruyne drifts out to the right wing and receives the ball before whipping an incredible cross into the box.
Ilkay Gundogan spilts the Villa centre-backs, lunges at the ball and just misses it. A touch from the midfielder there and it’s a goal.
Aston Villa 0-0 Man City
11 mins: Nice work from Bernardo Silva to shift the ball away from Tyrone Mings and lay it off to Rodri. He flicks a pass over to Phil Foden on the left side of the box but Foden handles the ball.
It bounces to Matty Cash who plays it away from the box and the referee lets play go on as Aston Villa regain possession.
Aston Villa 0-0 Man City
8 mins: Gundogan makes a run into the box and Kevin De Bruyne attempts to pick him out with a cross field pass from the right-back position.
It’s a decent ball but too far away from the midfielder who can’t reach it as it lands inside the box. Emi Martinez watches it safely out of play.
Aston Villa 0-0 Man City
5 mins: There it is! The ball comes to Erling Haaland who has his back to goal. He knocks it back to Ilkay Gundogan who rolls the ball into the right side of the box to meet Kyle Walker’s run.
Haaland’s spun off his marker and made it into the six-yard box waiting for the pass but Walker goes for goal and blasts it over the top.
Aston Villa 0-0 Man City
3 mins: It’s been a slow start from both teams. Aston Villa have been unable to play through Man City with the visitors patiently waiting for their opportunity to strike.
Kick off: Aston Villa 0-0 Man City
Villa get the ball rolling in this final Premier League match of the day.
Aston Villa took a two-goal lead against Man City on the last day of the 2021/22 season to send shivers down the spines of the City fans. Pep Guardiola’s men came back though and beat them 3-2 to win the Premier League by a point.
Can Villa start quickly again today?
Aston Villa vs Man City
Here come the teams. John McGinn leads out a very defensively looking Aston Villa. They’ll have a lot of questions to answer today but the main one is how to deal with Erling Haaland?
Kick off is up next...
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