A goal by James Tarkowski said that the final derby of Merseyside between Liverpool and Everton in Goodison Park ended with a 2-2 draw.
The Reds looked at the way to get the victory at their neighbors’ house thanks to the goals of Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah who canceled the Beto strike.
But James Tarkowski’s brilliant strike in the eighth minute of injury leveling things before the full -time ugly scenes saw Abdoulaye Doucoure, Curtis Jones and Arne Slot all the cards.
As it unfolded
With Goodison Park, generating noise worthy of the occasion, it was inevitable that the sides would put a breath and chaotic start.
But it was a time of cooling that saw the score opened in the 11th minute, Jarrad Branthwaite cheated on a Liverpool defense waiting for a free lack to be launched. Alisson.
Unfortunately, for home supporters, they had little opportunity to enjoy leadership, with Mac Allister responding almost instantly to go home with a Salah cross from the right.
The hopes of Everton’s victory took place once again when the key man Iliman Ndiaye got rid of tears with an apparent knee injury.
But there was little chance of talking before half the time, apart from Jordan Pickford, he almost spilled a Dominik Szoboszlai shot on Luis Diaz’s path and rescue by a good Tarkowski challenge.
There was a feeling that Liverpool was beginning to control things before the break, but it was Everton who started the second half brighter.
They approached when Abdoulaye Doucoure headed wide after the restart, before Jack Harrison dragged a shot after showing good feet in the box.
And Everton thought they had taken the lead just at the time mark, as Branthwaite turned the ball home from a corner, just because the flag off the place would be denied.
However, as is often the case in football when one side does not have its possibilities, a goal for the opposition was in fact around the corner.
Inevitably, he came from Salah, who produced an excellent touch to kill Branthwaite’s head permit before throwing the ball home with his right foot.
This goal seemed to be all the belief of Everton, who could not approach the happy Liverpool to maintain possession safe thanks to his advantage of a goal.
But its great moment came to the added eight minutes, the ball fell to Tarkowski in the box, which broke the end of the center in the upper corner.
And he followed Bedlam, with Jones who had an exception to Doucoure’s decision to celebrate the goal in front of the end of the outside, giving rise to the two men see Red, before the slot was also sent after returning – It is to be proved.
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It is not just because it was Everton’s last derby that would have been a traverse if they had been hit here.
Rather, it is because the Blues probably had the best of a playing game in which they brilliantly fed a passionate multitude of Goodison Park.
They “won the XG” with 0.98 in their opponents “0.65, made more traits (10-6) and seemed to win most of the challenges across the pitch.
A Liverpool victory would have been definitely once
No matter how much it hurts, it is a draw that guarantees that Liverpool sets up seven points at the Premier League summit with all the teams involved in the title race now at the matches level.
Yes, it could have been new, but the reds will surely like the possibilities of turning this huge advantage into a title coveted in the coming months.
It’s not only that they are so forward, but it is also difficult to see an injury affected by the arsenal doing enough to eat the deficit.
He thought when Jurgen Klopp abandoned Liverpool a new manager who could restrict his deals with the referees.
And yet, Slot was so angry at Michael Oliver’s performance in which he collected the first red card of his time in English football.
The Dutchman may feel that he has a point after a clear scam in Konate in the accumulation of the late equaltier was unpunished, while the 20 Liverpool count of 20 in front of the nine committed by a physical Everton offers a fair summary of the management of Oliver of the game.
Liverpool would surely be better served, simply from a forgotten evening.
