Liverpool vs Everton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Liverpool face Everton in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after a dominant 2020/21 season and Pep Guardiola's side are favourites to win it again boasting as they do one of the best squads in Europe.
European champions Chelsea have proven they have what it takes to dethrone City, however, having done it in last season's Champions League final and will be hoping to add a domestic title to the one won in Porto.
Liverpool were winners back in 2020 ending a 30-year wait for league glory and Jurgen Klopp is sure to have them back challenging again at the sharp end this season too while Manchester United will be looking to be back in the title picture with Cristiano Ronaldo returning to his former club in the summer.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Norwich, Watford and Brentford promoted to the top tier for 2020/21 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Liverpool vs Everton
Origi makes a great run through the middle before playing a one-two with Salah to try and open up space in the box. He runs straight into Keane, going to ground, but the referee waves the claims away.
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Everton have only won once against Liverpool in the Premier League when they've conceded first, with that victory coming in December 1992 (2-1) - they're winless in the last 31 games against the Reds when conceding first.
Liverpool vs Everton
CLOSE! Gordon does brilliantly to hold off Matip before laying it off to Iwobi. He squares it to Gray just outside the D, and he rifles an effort towards the top corner, but it's just wide.
Liverpool vs Everton
Diaz wrongfoots Coleman as he cuts inside from the left again, and he decides to go for goal himself. He's trying to pick out the near post, but it's blocked for a corner, which comes to nothing.
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Everton just can't get out at the moment and Alexander-Arnold is starting to get a lot of joy down the right. He clips another good cross into the middle, but Origi flicks his header wide.
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OFF THE LINE! Pickford comes out a long way to punch Alexander-Arnold#s cross away, but it goes straight back to the defender. He picks out Matip with his second attempt, but Allan blocks his effort on the line. It reaches Salah on the edge of the box, but he fires over.
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It's a lovely first touch from Diaz and he knocks it past Coleman before putting a teasing cross into the near post. There's a bit of a scramble from everyone to reach it and eventually it's put out for a corner.
Liverpool vs Everton
Alexander-Arnold's cross is flicked on by Keita before Coleman scuffs it away. He only gets it as far as Robertson, who drills a low shot on goal, but Coleman sticks out a leg to block it.
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Gordon breaks forward from a Liverpool corner and Alexander-Arnold sprints from the centre circle across to him. He slides in, but Gordon has already knocked the ball past him, and he's booked for the late tackle.
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