Everton vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight
Follow all the post-match reaction from the Reds’ comprehensive victory at Goodison Park
Liverpool secured a comprehensive Merseyside derby win against Everton on Wednesday evening, firing four impressive goals past the Toffees at Goodison Park as Rafael Benitez suffered a tough night against his old club.
Jordan Henderson got the scoring under way with a firm first-time finish from the edge of the area inside the first 10 minutes, before going on to produce a stellar performance. Mohamed Salah doubled the visitors’ lead at the end of a thrilling counter-attack, but Demarai Gray would pull one back for Everton later in the first half, slotting a calm finish under Alisson.
Salah sealed his brace after the break, however, pouncing on a terrible error by Seamus Coleman to run through on goal and tuck a low shot past Jordan Pickford – who, despite the eventual scoreline, impressed with numerous top saves throughout the game. Diogo Jota would round out the scoring as the final 10 minutes approached, turning his man with an inventive first touch before slamming a finish high into the Everton net. The result kept Jurgen Klopp’s third-placed Liverpool one point behind second Manchester City and two points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea – with City and the Blues both also winning on Wednesday night.
Follow all the post-match reaction below:
Virgil Van Dijk may find Merseyside derby injury ‘difficult to forget’, Jurgen Klopp believes
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits it may be difficult for Virgil Van Dijk to forget what happened to him on his last visit to Goodison Park for a Merseyside derby.
Just over 13 months ago the Holland captain lasted just 11 minutes before an unpunished reckless challenge by Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and prematurely ended his season in mid-October.
Virgil Van Dijk may find derby injury ‘difficult to forget’, Jurgen Klopp believes
The Dutchman suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament on his last visit to Goodison Park
Everton vs Liverpool: Jota’s on fire in front of goal
Diogo Jota has scored eight goals in his last 11 Premier League starts including a brace against Southampton last time out.
Everton vs Liverpool: Bad signs for Everton
Everton are one short of becoming the first club to lose 400 Premier League matches. A 10th home defeat of 2021 would equal the club top-flight record at Goodison Park in a calendar year.
The Toffees can fail to score in four successive Premier League games for the first time since April 2006 under David Moyes but they have only lost one of their last 13 midweek league fixtures with seven wins and five draws.
Everton desperate for a result against Liverpool, Abdoulaye Doucoure admits
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure admits Everton need a result in the 239th Merseyside derby.
Tonight’s match will see Jurgen Klopp’s high-flying side make the short trip across Stanley Park to face former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez at Goodison.
The injury-ravaged home side have not won in seven matches, taking just two points from a possible 21 and have slipped to 14th, five points off the bottom three.
Everton desperate for a result against Liverpool, Abdoulaye Doucoure admits
Everton have taken just two points from a possible 21
Everton vs Liverpool: Liverpool’s attacking prowess
Liverpool have won four league games by four or more goals this season - twice as many as in the whole of last season and one more than in their title-winning season of 2019-20.
They could become only the second Premier League team - after Manchester United in 2020 - to score at least twice in 10 successive away matches.
Which is doable as Liverpool have netted 498 Premier League goals under Jurgen Klopp.
Everton vs Liverpool: Benitez vs Klopp
Napoli’s 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the 2013-14 Champions League is Rafa Benitez’s only victory in seven matches versus Jurgen Klopp. Klopp was also sent off in that game.
Benitez was in charge of 350 competitive games for Liverpool and guided them to winning the 2004-05 Champions League, 2005 European Super Cup and 2005-06 FA Cup.
His three defeats in 14 Merseyside derbies as Liverpool manager all came at Goodison Park.
Thiago Alcantara and Diogo Jota help paint picture of Liverpool’s tactical evolution
In the aftermath of Storm Liverpool, Ralph Hasenhuttl was still a little shook, still a lot in awe. The Southampton manager was at pains to try and paint how “hard it is to defend against a team on fire,” whose final-third play was “unbelievable” and underlined why they are “one of the very best in the world”.
What the Saints were subjected to at Anfield, beyond coming unstuck by their change of system, was the utter ferocity of Liverpool’s offensive play. The Merseysiders have scored twice or more in 17 consecutive games. Their 13 league matches have produced 39 goals for the 2020 champions; their highest total at this stage of a top-flight campaign.
Thiago and Jota help paint picture of Liverpool’s tactical evolution
Jurgen Klopp has inspired the pair to hit new heights for the Reds in recent weeks as Liverpool manager eyes glory at home and in Europe once more
Everton vs Liverpool: Records for the Reds
Liverpool are just the second team in Football League history to score at least twice in 17 consecutive matches in all competitions, emulating Sunderland in 1927.
The Reds have scored 39 league goals this season, their highest-ever total at this stage of a top-flight campaign. They have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 10 Premier League victories, including all eight this campaign.
Everton vs Liverpool: Struggling Toffees
Everton are winless in seven Premier League games, their longest sequence since April 2016 under Roberto Martinez. The Toffees have only scored four goals and conceded 13 during that run.
Their tally of two points from those seven fixtures is the lowest of any Premier League team.
Merseyside derby a chance for Everton to ‘put things right’, Rafa Benitez claims
Everton’s former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez sees Wednesday’s 239th Merseyside derby as an opportunity to “put things right”.
Benitez’s side have not won in seven matches, taking just two points from a possible 21, and if the Spaniard’s troubles were not significant enough he now has to find a way of stopping the club across Stanley Park he managed for six years.
“With Newcastle, Chelsea – even with Valencia in the past – I’ve played against Liverpool. Now it’s Everton and this time it is different,” he said.
Merseyside derby a chance for Everton to ‘put things right’, Rafa Benitez claims
The Toffees have not won in seven matches with Liverpool heading to Goodison Park on Wednesday
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