At 23:30 Beijing time on April 24, the 34th round of the 2021-2022 Premier League Merseyside Derby, Liverpool 2-0 Everton at home, Robertson broke the net with a hammer, and Origi, who came on as a substitute, made a miracle, and 2 goals were related to him. Liverpool scored an important three points in this campaign, which is still one point away from Manchester City at the top of the table.
Competition focus
It was the 240th Merseyside derby, with Liverpool beating Everton to all three points. After this campaign, Liverpool still trail Manchester City by 79 points, with the last 5 rounds of the league remaining (Liverpool and Manchester City are 1 game less), and the competition for the Premier League title is still very fierce. Everton lost to relegation.
Mr. Key! With Liverpool unable to score for a long time, it was Robertson on the left who stepped up for the team, who opened the door to victory with a header, which was Robertson's second goal of the season.
Miracles! In the 60th minute, Origi came off the bench, Liverpool's two goals today were related to him, and in the 85th minute he scored a goal that sealed the win, and it was indeed a "feng shui striker"!
Boom derby! The Merseyside derby saw a number of clashes, with the final moments of the first half being chaotic, with both Mane and Ducure being cautioned for yellow cards. Arnold and Richardson also topped the game.
Wonderful review
In the 15th minute, Gray took the ball and got rid of it continuously, and his forced foot attack in front of the box was blocked. In the period after the opening, both sides only had some tentative attacks, and the pace was not fast. In the 25th minute, Gordon broke free from the penalty area, he crashed into Keita and fell to the ground, the referee believed that Gordon showed a yellow card warning for a fake fall, and there were some skirmishes between the players on both sides.
In the 31st minute, Robertson crossed from the left and Jota deflected the ball with a push from inside the penalty area.
In the 34th minute, Richarlison passed the ball and Dukure inserted a small angle diagonal shot from the right side of the box, and the ball was only slightly off the line! There were holes in Liverpool's defence, but Ducure missed the opportunity.
In the 45th minute, after Ducuré brought down Fabinho, there was a large-scale clash between the players of the two sides, Ducure was warned of a yellow card, Mane was also yellow, and the atmosphere of confrontation in the derby came out at once.
In the 56th minute, Iwobi passed the ball and Gordon inserted it into the penalty area from a tight angle on the left. In the 62nd minute, Origi inserted the ball into the box, Salah rubbed the pass, Robertson broke the net with a hammer in front of the goal, 1-0!
In the 66th minute, Matip's header was blocked and Salah's left-footed volley in front of goal was slightly high. In the 72nd minute, Gray tried a long-range shot from outside the box, but the ball was only slightly deflected, which was of high quality.
In the 85th minute, Liverpool crossed from the right, Diaz barbed the ball in front of goal, origi scored a close-range header in front of goal, 2-0! Origi came off the bench and made a miracle!
The game ended with Liverpool beating Everton 2-0 at home to complete a double-header against the city's sworn enemies this season.
Statistics
Player ratings
Robertson received a score of 7.6.
Appearances line-up
Liverpool(433):
Goalkeeper: 1 - Alisson
Defenders: 66-Arnold, 32-Matip, 4-Van Dijk, 26-Robertson
Midfielders: 8-Keita (27-Origi 60'), 3-Fabinho, 6-Thiago
Forwards: 11 Salah, 20 Jota (14 Henderson 82'), 10 Mane (23 Diaz 60')
Everton (433):
Goalkeeper: 1 - Pickford
Defenders: 23 Coleman, 4 Holgate, 22 Godfrey, 19 Mikolenko
Midfielders: 6-Allan (36-Alli 73'), 16-Dukure, 17-Iwobi
Forwards: 24-Gordon, 7-Richarlison, 11-Gray (Rondon 77')