Liverpool vs Everton LIVE: Premier League result and final score after Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo goals
Liverpool 2-0 Everton: Salah and Gakpo struck in either half as the Reds ended a run of four Premier League games without a win
Liverpool belatedly secured their first Premier League win of 2023 as goals from Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo condemned Sean Dyche to a first defeat as Everton boss in the Merseyside Derby at Anfield.
Salah fired Liverpool into the lead as he finished a counter-attack just 17 seconds after Everton defender James Tarkowski hit the post at the other end.
And Gakpo doubled the Reds’ lead shortly after half time with his first Liverpool goal, finishing a cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold at the back post.
Everton, who remain in the bottom three, barely threatened after going behind but Tom Davies missed a free header at the back post late on.
Jurgen Klopp’s side move above Chelsea into ninth in the Premier League table while Everton remain in trouble in the relegation zone ahead of a six-pointer against Leeds on Saturday.
Follow all the reaction from the Merseyside Derby below:
Liverpool vs Everton prediction
It’s hard to see where a good Liverpool performance comes from at the moment, but Anfield will not allow the same level of performance that the Reds have put in on the road in recent weeks, especially against Everton.
That said, Sean Dyche will have the visitors organised and up for the fight and against this Liverpool team that may be enough to get a result.
Liverpool 1-1 Everton.
Liverpool vs Everton predicted line-ups
Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Matip, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Bajcetic; Salah, Nunez, Gakpo
Everton XI: Pickford; Coleman, Coady, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Iwobi, Onana, Gueye, Doucoure, McNeil; Maupay
What is the early team news?
Thiago is the latest Liverpool player to join their lengthy injury list, with the midfielder set to be out for a few weeks with a hip injury. He joins Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Luis Diaz, Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota on the sidelines, although the Portuguese is nearing a return.
Everton are set to be without Dominic Calvert-Lewin due to injury while Nathan Patterson and Michael Keane are also out.
How to watch Liverpool vs Everton
The Merseyside Derby will kick off at 8pm GMT on Monday 13 February.
Liverpool vs Everton will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football, with coverage starting from 7pm. If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.
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Liverpool vs Everton
Hello and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s Merseyside Derby as Liverpool take on Everton at Anfield. The match comes at a crucial time for both clubs with Jurgen Klopp’s Reds struggling in the league since the turn of the year.
Liverpool have won just one match from seven across all competitions in 2023 and have picked up a solitary point in the Premier League thanks to a goalless draw against Chelsea in January. The sit 10th in the table and need to reignite their campaign if they have any hopes of finishing the season in the European spots.
Everton, meanwhile, are in the midst of a relegation battle. Sean Dyche has replaced Frank Lampard as manager and earned the Toffees their first win in nine games last time out when they defeated Arsenal 1-0. Everton are currently 18th in the table but a victory over their closest rivals tonight would shoot them above both Leeds and West Ham.
We’ll have all the build-up, team news and updates throughout the evening before live action from the Merseyside Derby which kicks off at 8pm.
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