On April 25, Beijing time, the 34th round of the Premier League, Liverpool defeated Everton 2-0 at home, still one point behind the leader Manchester City, and the competition between the red and blue males is still very fierce.
In the last round of the Premier League double red club, Liverpool beat Manchester United 4-0 at home, and the point gap with Manchester City was still only 1 point. Yesterday, the Blue Moon swept Watford 5-1, taking the lead and leading by four points in one more game, so the pressure came to Klopp's side again.
Sitting at Anfield, ushering in the Merseyside derby, Liverpool played the main force, Salah, Mane and Jota fired three arrows. Lampard's tactics, however, are very clear: swinging the bus and defending back. As a result, throughout the first half, the home team's possession rate was as high as 86%, and the visiting team only had 69 passes, but both teams shot 3 times, all 0 shots on target.
In the second half, Everton youngster Gordon counter-attacked several times, constantly threatening Liverpool's goal. At the crucial moment, Uncle Scum replaced "Koi" Origi, and in the 62nd minute, Origi made the ball, Salah crossed from the right side of the penalty area, Robertson nodded the ball and broke the goal, 1-0! Liverpool are finally taking the lead.
In the 85th minute, Henderson crossed from the right, Díaz barbed back, Origi's header broke the goal, and Klopp replaced 3 substitutes to join forces to seal a 2-0 victory!
The data shows that first, Liverpool have only lost 1 of their last 26 matches in all competitions, and the Premier League has remained unbeaten in 14 rounds!
Second, Liverpool are 21 unbeaten at home in the Premier League, winning 12 straight! In 2022, he won all eight home games and kept clean sheets in seven games, scoring 23 goals and conceding only 1.
Third, liverpool have lost only one of the last 26 Merseyside derbies and only 1 of their last 23 Premier League derbys (10 wins, 12 draws and 1 loss). Fourth, this is also the second time in the last 10 seasons that Liverpool have completed a double against Everton, the first time in the 2016-17 season.
Fifth, Everton suffered their 19th league defeat of the season, setting a new all-time high in the 20-team Premier League era, with only 6 points away from home in the Premier League this season, the fewest in the league, and 8 consecutive away defeats in all competitions, the first since November 1948!
After the thrilling win, Liverpool accumulated 79 points in 33 rounds, still only one point behind Manchester City. And next week, both teams have champions league semi-finals to play, Manchester City is at home against Real Madrid, Liverpool is at home to Villarreal; next weekend, the Reds will be away to Newcastle and the Blue Moons will be away to Leeds United.