In the middle of the season, the Premier League giants Liverpool, who once competed for the title on four lines, won the English League Cup, and then went out of the FA Cup and the Europa League one after another, which also made them the only title they could fight for this season was the Premier League, but it was not easy to let Klopp, who left at the end of the season, leave with the league title, Arsenal and Manchester City's championship prospects are brighter than Liverpool, so if you want to come from behind, Liverpool has no other choice, you must win all the remaining Premier League games, and wait for Arsenal and Manchester City to make mistakes, this week the 29th round of the Premier League is in full swing, Liverpool went to the away side, ushered in the Merseyside derby with Everton, the latter has not performed well this season, and is not as good as Liverpool in morale and fighting spirit, which is also the reason why fans are optimistic that Klopp can lead the team and take away three points from away before the game!
Liverpool, who have already won the Merseyside derby twice in a row, in order to be able to continue their strong performance, put on the team's best 4-3-3 formation on the road, Alisson appeared as the starting goalkeeper to guard the team, the back four are Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk and Robertson, in midfield McAllister in the middle, Szobosloy and Jones on the flanks, and the attacking trident is the strongest trio of Nunez, Salah and Dias.
After the start of the game, Liverpool was mainly anti-guest, with a super high possession rate, constantly infiltrating the hinterland of Everton, putting pressure on the opponent's goal, and the home team played very smart, relying on defensive counterattacks and stronger Liverpool, and in the 6th minute to create a killing chance, Calvert-Lewin counterattacked into the Liverpool penalty area, and then was knocked down by Alisson, the referee awarded a penalty for the first time, but after reviewing VAR, it was determined that Lewin was offside first, and the penalty was canceled.
Everton made a comeback in the 17th minute, Calvert-Lewin completed a close-range header after receiving a cross from a teammate, which was defused by Alisson, who was in great form, but Liverpool, who was sleepwalking at the back, was still hit hard after 10 minutes, Everton's free kick caused chaos in the Liverpool penalty area, and Branswaite's shot was saved by Alisson, but it still hit the post and went into the net, helping Everton take a 1-0 lead.
In the 35th minute, McAllister sent a through stopper, Salah stopped the ball to Nunez, but the latter's single shot was saved by Pickford, and at half-time, Liverpool could only return to the dressing room with a score of 0-1.
After returning to the field, Liverpool continued to press heavily to besiege Everton, but the Toffees' tenacious defense defended again and again, and took advantage of set-piece opportunities to extend the lead in the 58th minute, Calvert-Lewin received a corner kick from a team-mate, jumped high at the back post to head home, and Everton extended the advantage to two goals.
Liverpool, who was unwilling to lose, then launched a crazy counterattack, in the 69th minute, after Dias dribbled the ball into the penalty area on the left side, shook off the defenders, and shot directly into the far corner, but unfortunately it was unlucky, the ball hit the goal frame and was ejected, and in the following time, both sides did not achieve anything, and Everton got three points at home as he wished.
Prior to this game, Everton had not beaten Liverpool in 12 consecutive Premier League home games, which was also the longest winless streak against the same team in team history, but after slashing Liverpool in this game, Everton ended this humiliating record and turned this season's Premier League title race from a triwizard to a two-man turn!