English Premier League

Liverpool vs Everton, 2025-26 English Premier League

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Liverpool
  • 10': Ryan Gravenberch
  • 29': Hugo Ekitike
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2 - 1
Everton
  • 58': Idrissa Gueye
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Liverpool hold off Everton in derby, maintain winning start

Liverpool maintained their perfect start to the Premier League season with a narrow 2-1 victory over Everton in Saturday's Merseyside derby.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
  • 3': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Delay in match (Liverpool).
  • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Goal! Liverpool 1, Everton 0. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 18': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
  • 18': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Conor Bradley (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 20': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
  • 20': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a fast break.
  • 26': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
  • 27': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 28': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
  • 28': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Goal! Liverpool 2, Everton 0. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch with a through ball.
  • 32': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
  • 37': Attempt missed. Beto (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye with a cross.
  • 40': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
  • 40': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
  • 41': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
  • 41': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Everton 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 2, Everton 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Everton. Thierno Barry replaces Beto.
  • 48': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Kerkez.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
  • 58': Goal! Liverpool 2, Everton 1. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
  • 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Florian Wirtz replaces Cody Gakpo.
  • 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 63': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
  • 64': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
  • 65': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
  • 65': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by James Garner (Everton).
  • 67': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexander Isak replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
  • 68': Alisson Becker (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Thierno Barry (Everton).
  • 69': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
  • 69': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 72': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
  • 73': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by James Garner (Everton).
  • 74': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 76': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
  • 76': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
  • 76': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
  • 76': James Tarkowski (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
  • 77': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
  • 79': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 81': Offside, Everton. Thierno Barry is caught offside.
  • 81': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
  • 81': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  • 85': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
  • 86': Substitution, Everton. Tyler Dibling replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
  • 86': Substitution, Everton. Charly Alcaraz replaces Vitalii Mykolenko.
  • 90': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Milos Kerkez.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Garner.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Tyler Dibling (Everton).
  • 90'+3': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Everton 1.
  • 90'+4': Jack Grealish (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Everton 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 1
42.8 Possession 57.2
9 SHOTS 11
2 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
263 Accurate Passes 404
345 Passes 475
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 2
20 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.2
61 Long Balls 43
23 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 5
13 Effective Tackles 7
18 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 12
23 Effective Clearances 37
23 Clearances 37

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,342

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 8 +12 19
2 Manchester City 8 +11 16
3 AFC Bournemouth 8 +3 15
4 Liverpool 8 +3 15
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
5 Ibrahima Konaté
6 Milos Kerkez
12 Conor Bradley
8 Dominik Szoboszlai Yellow Card
10 Alexis Mac Allister
38 Ryan Gravenberch
22 Hugo Ekitike
18 Cody Gakpo
11 Mohamed Salah
Liverpool Substitutes:
Curtis Jones, Rio Ngumoha, Jeremie Frimpong, Andrew Robertson, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Alexander Isak, Wataru Endo, Florian Wirtz, Joe Gomez.

EVE Everton (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
5 Michael Keane
6 James Tarkowski
16 Vitaliy Mykolenko
15 Jake O'Brien
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Yellow Card
37 James Garner
27 Idrissa Gueye
9 Beto
18 Jack Grealish Yellow Card
10 Iliman Ndiaye Yellow Card
Everton Substitutes:
Seamus Coleman, Nathan Patterson, Thierno Barry, Adam Aznou, Tyler Dibling, Carlos Alcaraz, Tim Iroegbunam, Dwight McNeil, Mark Travers.

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