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.
Will Coutinho get on the score sheet?
Philippe Coutinho has netted in five of his seven league games against Manchester City.
Aston Villa vs Man City
Warm-ups are underway at Villa Park.
Villa’s key man
Ollie Watkins has scored five goals in four top-flight appearances versus the reigning champions. The Villans will need him to be on target again today if they hope to defeat Man City.
Aston Villa vs Man City
Manchester City are unbeaten in 20 Premier League away games with 15 wins and five draws in that run. There have only been four instances of longer such runs in the competition, will Aston Villa end it today?
Premier League scores
What a finish to the 3pm Premier League kick offs. Goals, drama, offsides they’ve had it all. Here’s how the six top-flight matches ended:
Brentford 5-2 Leeds
Chelsea 2-1 West Ham
Newcastle 0-0 Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Bournemouth
Tottenham 2-1 Fulham
Wolves 1-0 Southampton
Seven goals in the Brentford match versus Leeds, Bournemouth came from two goals down to win against Forest and West Ham Utd have lost a point against Chelsea due to a dodgy VAR decision that disallowed a goal from Maxwel Cornet.
Villa vs Premier League champions
Aston Villa have lost 15 of their last 16 Premier League games against the reigning champions, with the exception the 7-2 victory over Liverpool in October 2020.
Gerrard on facing Man City
Steven Gerrard was asked about how Aston Villa will go about taking on Manchester City today as they look to move out of the relegation by picking up three points.
“It goes without saying that you’re playing against one of the best teams in the world. They’re littered with world class stars and arguably the best manager out there.” said the Villa boss,
“That’s the challenge for us. We’ve run this Manchester City side close on both occasions that I’ve personally competed against them with this team.
“The plan will be to make it extremely hard for them and to take them to places where they don’t want to go. We don’t want to go into the game – because of what’s happened so far this season – with any fear around the place.
“We need to have belief and confidence and make it as hard as we can for them. When the time comes to show our quality, like we have done against Manchester City last year when we had an opportunity in the final minutes with young Carney (Chukwuemeka), to snatch something.
“We know we can hurt this team. We’re looking forward to the game.”
Villa under Gerrard
Since March Aston Villa have won just three of their 16 league games with three draws and 10 defeats in that run. They have lost half of their 32 top-flight fixtures under Steven Gerrard.
His top-flight record in charge of Villa is 11 wins, five draws and 16 defeats.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says too much expected of striker Erling Haaland
Pep Guardiola believes that unrealistic expectations are already being made of Erling Haaland after scoring consecutive Premier League hat-tricks.
The Manchester City striker hit three inside 38 minutes against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night, just days after a second-half hat-trick earned the champions a 4-2 comeback victory over Crystal Palace.
Haaland has scored nine goals in his first five Premier League games - a top-flight record - and is the first player in the post-1992 era to score nine times in August alone.
Pep Guardiola says already too much expected of Erling Haaland
Haaland has scored nine goals in his first five Premier League games, including two hat-tricks
City of fire
Manchester City’s haul of 19 goals is their highest after five games of a league season.
They are vying to score multiple goals in a 15th successive Premier League fixture, which would equal the record set by Liverpool in 2019.
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