Liverpool lose grip in title race after goalless draw in Merseyside derby against Everton

Re-live the action from Goodison Park

Premier League match preview: Everton v Liverpool

Liverpool blinked first in the title race as they failed to regain top spot from Manchester City after being held to a goalless draw in the 233rd Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.

A rare off day for Mohamed Salah, who wasted the visitors' best two chances, coincided with an Everton performance of effort and energy.

And, while the Toffees' wait for a win in his fixture was stretched to 17 matches, Blues fans took great delight in putting a significant dent in their rivals' hopes of ending a 29-year wait for a title.

Jurgen Klopp's side now trail City by a point with nine matches remaining. Re-live the action below:

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Key Points

• Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Gueye, Schneiderlin, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Bernard, Calvert-Lewin
• Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Mane, Salah, Origi

[3 March 2019 12:09 · Kishan Vaghela]

9 min: Watford 1-0 Leicester City

Leicester look incredibly vulnerable at the back so far again, and this time it is Pereyra who is played through but Schmeichel is out quickly to clear.

A sluggish start from the Foxes if we're being honest here.

[3 March 2019 12:12 · Kishan Vaghela]

12 min: Watford 1-0 Leicester City

Good reaction from the visitors though.

Barnes has got into some decent position in the box after some lackluster Watford defending, but they have managed to shut the door just the time. 

[3 March 2019 12:13 · Kishan Vaghela]

First blood to Deeney. 

[3 March 2019 12:15 · Kishan Vaghela]

  ↵15 min: Watford 1-0 Leicester City

Jamie Vardy has been in the wars the last couple of minutes.

He is brought down for a free-kick by Adrian Mariappa following a poor touch from the Watford man.

The resulting free-kick is cheekily chipped in by Maddison into the forward's path, but Ben Foster comes out and clears but collides with him and both are down receiving treatment for facial injuries.

[3 March 2019 12:17 · Kishan Vaghela]

Deeney's fourth goal in 17 against Leicester City.

[3 March 2019 12:19 · Kishan Vaghela]

19 min: Watford 1-0 Leicester City

That's a big chance for Barnes.

An excellent crossfield switch from Tielemans finds Chilwell, who first time plays an accurate low ball into the box.

It finds Barnes but he cannot sort his feet out and it goes harmlessly out for a goal kick. 

[3 March 2019 12:23 · Kishan Vaghela]

23 min: Watford 1-0 Leicester City

Both players have been able to continue, but here is that collision between the two.

It's been similarly as tenacious on the rest of the pitch as Leicester are really starting to fight their way back into the match.

[3 March 2019 12:26 · Kishan Vaghela]

Another partnership brewing nicely at Vicarage Road

[3 March 2019 12:30 · Kishan Vaghela]

30 min: Watford 1-0 Leicester City

Another sighting of Antonio Conte in the stands with glasses that make him look more like a civil servant than someone who led Chelsea to a league title.

He does look smart though, more tidy than some of the play on the field right now, with loud jeers coming from the crowd after some misplaced passes from the visitors.

[3 March 2019 12:33 · Kishan Vaghela]

33 min: Watford 1-0 Leicester City

Deulofey looks to join his striking partner in scoring today, and after swiftly cutting inside from the left he fires at goal, but the shot is straight at Schmeichel.

The Hornets seem to have staved off the Leicester fightback for now.