Everton vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Calvert-Lewin lands title race blow
Everton 2-0 Liverpool: A famous derby win at Goodison Park looks to have brought the end to Jurgen Klopp’s title challenge
Everton claimed their first win over Liverpool at Goodison Park since 2010 as they dealt Jurgen Klopp’s side a major blow in the title race and all but secured their Premier League status in a frantic Merseyside derby.
Liverpool could not deal with Everton’s aerial bombardment as goals from Jarrad Branthwaite and an inspired Dominic Calvert-Lewin lifted Sean Dyche’s side to just their second win over the Reds in 14 years.
The result was catastrophic for Liverpool’s title hopes, with Klopp’s side now three points behind Arsenal with four games to go. Manchester City would go five points clear of Liverpool should they win their two games in hand.
Everton made a blistering start and took a deserved lead midway through the first half when Branthwaite scrambled in after Liverpool failed to clear their box following a set-piece.
Liverpool responded but Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah wasted promising opportunities before half-time, before Calvert-Lewin rose from a corner to powerfully nod in at the back post.
There would be no comeback as Everton celebrated a famous derby win and Liverpool looked to crash out of the title race. Follow live updates and reaction from Everton vs Liverpool in the Premier League
Report: The moment Liverpool surrendered their Premier League title challenge
So now Jurgen Klopp has another reason why he will not to miss the Merseyside derby. His last trip to Goodison Park was his worst. On a night when Everton had multiple reasons to celebrate, they saw off Klopp with the result that all but secures them a 71st consecutive season of top-flight football and may in effect finish off Liverpool’s title challenge. “You lost the league at Goodison Park,” chorused the Evertonians. Klopp has caused them untold pain over the last eight years. Finally, he was given a taste of how painful Merseyside derbies can be for the losers.
The moment Liverpool surrendered their Premier League title challenge
Everton 2-0 Liverpool: Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s towering header wrapped up a first Merseyside derby win at Goodison Park in almost 14 years as the Reds were all but knocked out of the title race
Jurgen Klopp speaks after his side’s Merseyside derby defeat
Jurgen Klopp told Sky Sports: “I’m very disappointed. We let it happen to become the game Everton wanted. Two goals from set pieces. They are really strong. But we created a lot and didn’t score. Then in the second half we were emotional and in a rush, not really clear enough. Then we concede a second goal with a routine they do the whole season - we knew the ball was going there we just didn’t defend it well enough. It was free-kick after free-kick. That was part of the story. But we wasn’t good enough.
“I didn’t expect that performance but it happened. It’s not the greatest moment we’re in but you have to fight through it, use your moments to get your momentum. We had a bit of that after Fulham but our two strikers, one is injured [Jota} and the other is a father [Gakpo]. That’s not helpful.”
Virgil van Dijk questions Liverpool’s hunger after Everton defeat: ‘We have to look in the mirror’
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk questioned his side’s hunger to win the Premier League and said “everyone has to look in the mirror” a 2-0 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park all but ended their title hopes under Jurgen Klopp.
Everton’s physical approach overwhelmed Liverpool as goals from Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin earned the hosts a famous win in the Merseyside derby.
Liverpool are just three points behind leaders Arsenal with four games to go, but Manchester City have two games in hand on Klopp’s side and would go four points above them if they win both.
Virgil van Dijk questions Liverpool’s hunger after Everton defeat
Van Dijk said Liverpool have ‘no chance’ of winning the title if they repeat their Goodison Park performance in their final four games of the season
‘This is the end’: Jamie Carragher declares Liverpool’s title challenge over after Everton defeat
Jamie Carragher believes defeat to Everton “is the end” of Liverpool’s hopes of winning the Premier League title in Jurgen Klopp’s final season at the club.
Liverpool were beaten 2-0 at Goodison Park in the Merseyside derby as goals from Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin proved too much for the visitors.
Branthwaite opened the scoring in the first half, tapping the ball in at the near post after Liverpool failed to clear.
After the break, Calvert-Lewin headed the ball powerfully into the back of the net, and his physical presence caused a problem for the Reds all night.
Liverpool are three points behind leaders Arsenal in the title race, while Manchester City can go four points clear if they win their two games in hand.
‘This is the end’: Carragher declares Liverpool’s title challenge over
Liverpool were second best at Goodison Park as Virgil van Dijk questioned his team’s hunger to win the league
Everton 2-0 Liverpool
Van Dijk said: “It’s a combination of a lot of things that are not falling into place and obviously the last game I think the Fulham game was still an improvement but in so many ways we have to do much better.”
When asked if they were out-fought, he said: “yes, unnecessarily. These games are always a big fight and something that we shouldn’t have lost in my opinion but we did and now we have to pick ourselves up and be ready for the early kick off on Saturday.”
Everton 2-0 Liverpool
Van Dijk added: “I think you try to force things, and we did so many crosses where they could clear it quite easily. I still think in the first half we had clear-cut chances that we should have scored, but eventually we weren’t good enough.
“We start with a fight we all have to do much better and we can’t let things happen like tonight. We have to do much better in every sense and it’s a tough one.”
He added: “I wish I had a proper answer (for why it’s not working) we are in this situation because we have been very consistent throughout the whole season, even with all injuries that we had, the players that came in did a job and the young players that came in did well and we were in a good position.
“I think everyone at the start of the season would never have been thinking that we would be competing for the title but I don’t care what everyone says at the start. We are here now and we have to do much better, and it starts with the fight, it starts with the will to win you challenges and be confident in scoring goals and that’s what we have been lacking a little bit.”
Everton 2-0 Liverpool
Virgil Van Dijk said to Sky Sports: “Listen, very disappointed in so many ways and I think everyone has something to look in the mirror and looking at their own performances and did they really give everything, and do they really want to win the league and obviously we are fighting and there are still games left after tonight, but if we play like we did overall in a game like today.
“And not really winning challenges and giving the ref an opportunity to give a free kick like he did many times then we have no chance to win the title and it’s a tough one and we have to do much better against a side that’s playing against relegation and it’s time to focus on the 12.30 kick off.”
Everton 2-0 Liverpool
Calvert-Lewin said to Sky Sports: “It (being Everton number 9) is everything, it’s what I’ve worked for, it’s where I wanted to be. I just see it as a great privilege, pressure is a privilege and I just think it’s a great thing to carry that and it’s nice when you work hard and you get the reward with a goal.
“It (scoring on derby nights) is extra-special isn’t it, local derby, I’ve been here long enough to know what it means to the fans, what it means to me, a great result given the circumstances.
“Where we are in the league we needed the three points, and gave everything out there tonight.”
Everton 2-0 Liverpool
Jordan Pickford spoke to Sky Sports after the final whistle: “This is my first time winning the derby at home, great atmosphere, great application from the lads and thoroughly deserved it, it was a massive win for club, for the rivalry and in the league as well and hard work pays off.”
Everton 2-0 Liverpool
Jamie Carragher said to Sky Sports: “This is the end of the title run for Liverpool.
“It almost feels like the end. They just have to make sure they finish the season strongly.
“They are not clinical enough in both boxes.”
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