At 23:30 Beijing time on April 24, a match in the 34th round of the Premier League began to compete, and Liverpool faced Everton at home. Liverpool have had a very good record this season, reaching the final in the FA Cup and the semi-finals in the Champions League. In the league, Liverpool have a very strong opponent, Manchester City. The league title will be produced between Manchester City and Liverpool. For Liverpool, it takes constantly winning to avoid being left behind by Manchester City. This time Liverpool are playing Against Everton, who are 17th. Liverpool won big against Everton in the first leg. Now in another meeting, Liverpool, which has home advantage, once again beat Everton to complete the double.
Liverpool lined up 433 attacking formations in this game. Alisson served as the starting goalkeeper. Alexander Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk and Robertson are paired at 4 defenders. Thiago, Fabinho and Nabi Keita make up the 3 midfield. Salah, Mane and Jota's offensive trident combined. Luis Díaz, Henderson and Milner sat on the bench. Everton are also in the 433 formation, with Gray, Risalisson and Anthony Gordon starting out.
Everton played conservatively, shrinking defensively after the game began, and the dense defence left Liverpool with some of the directions they could not find and it was difficult to create decent chances. Everton, on the other hand, created a threat with sporadic counter-attack opportunities, with neither Gray nor Ducure scoring on goal. Liverpool striker Jota also wasted a good chance. At half-time, the score was still 0-0! Liverpool had 86% possession in the first half, but only had three shots on goal and 0 shots on target. Everton also had three shots on goal in the first half, again without a shot on target.
In the second half, Liverpool had to step up their attack, after all, a draw did not make sense for Liverpool and had to win! Liverpool's attacks went from wave to wave, with Klopp sending Díaz and Origi in the 60th minute, replacing Mane and Keita. Liverpool broke the deadlock two minutes later when Salah assisted Robertson to score. After scoring, Liverpool were able to play very relaxed. Origi seized the opportunity to score another goal in the final moments. The final score was set at 2-0, and Liverpool beat Everton. Klopp celebrated boxing after the game. Liverpool led Everton by 50 points, tying the record for the largest premier league lead over Everton in the team's history.
Liverpool had 83% of the ball in this game and was crazy, with 18 shots on goal, 4 shots on target and 2 goals. Everton, on the other hand, shot 1 of the 9 shots on target and failed to score. In the post-match whoscored rating, Matip scored a game-high 7.8 points, and he had five steals and one free throw, doing well on the defensive end. Robertson scored a crucial goal and scored 7.6 points. Mane's performance was a bit worse, with no shots on target on target and only 6.2 points.