Liverpool vs Everton, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLiverpool hold off Everton in derby, maintain winning start
Liverpool maintained their perfect start to the Premier League season with a narrow 2-1 victory over Everton in Saturday's Merseyside derby.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 3': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Delay in match (Liverpool).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Goal! Liverpool 1, Everton 0. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
- 16': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 18': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 18': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Conor Bradley (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 20': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
- 20': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 24': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a fast break.
- 26': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
- 27': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 28': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
- 28': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Goal! Liverpool 2, Everton 0. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch with a through ball.
- 32': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
- 37': Attempt missed. Beto (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye with a cross.
- 40': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 40': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
- 41': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 41': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 43': Attempt blocked. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Everton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 2, Everton 0.
- 45': Substitution, Everton. Thierno Barry replaces Beto.
- 48': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Kerkez.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 56': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 58': Goal! Liverpool 2, Everton 1. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
- 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Florian Wirtz replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
- 63': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 64': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 65': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 65': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by James Garner (Everton).
- 67': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexander Isak replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
- 68': Alisson Becker (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Thierno Barry (Everton).
- 69': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 69': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 72': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
- 73': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by James Garner (Everton).
- 74': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 76': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
- 76': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 76': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
- 76': James Tarkowski (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 77': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 79': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Attempt missed. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 81': Offside, Everton. Thierno Barry is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
- 81': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 85': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Everton. Tyler Dibling replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
- 86': Substitution, Everton. Charly Alcaraz replaces Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 90': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Milos Kerkez.
- 90': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Garner.
- 90'+3': Foul by Tyler Dibling (Everton).
- 90'+3': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Everton 1.
- 90'+4': Jack Grealish (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Everton 1.
Statistics
 EVE |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 42.8 | Possession | 57.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 263 | Accurate Passes | 404 |
| 345 | Passes | 475 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 20 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 37 |
| 23 | Clearances | 37 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,342
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,342
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 10 | +10 | 27 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | +19 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 10 | +8 | 21 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 10 | +4 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 6 | Milos Kerkez |
| 12 | Conor Bradley |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai  |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 22 | Hugo Ekitike |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Everton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 5 | Michael Keane |
| 6 | James Tarkowski |
| 16 | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 15 | Jake O'Brien |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 37 | James Garner |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 9 | Beto |
| 18 | Jack Grealish |
| 10 | Iliman Ndiaye |
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