In the early morning of April 25, Beijing time, the 29th round of the 2023-24 Premier League ushered in the second leg of the Merseyside derby, and Everton faced Liverpool at Goodison Park. In the first half, Calvert Luin made a penalty but it was cancelled out for offside before Branswaite broke the deadlock with a goal, and in the second half, Calvert Luin sealed the win with a header and Dias hit the post. In the end, Liverpool lost 0-2 to Everton away, and only won one win in the last four league rounds, three points behind Arsenal at the top of the table, and only one point ahead of Manchester City, which has two games less, and the title situation has become very passive.
In the 3rd minute, Everton's 45-degree cross from the right side of the field was cleared, and the ball was taken on the left side of the penalty area and then crossed, and Doucoure's push shot was missed. In the 6th minute, Harrison picked up a pass from the right side of the field at 45 degrees, Calvert Luin was tripped by Alisson after stopping the ball in the middle of the penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty. However, VAR intervened and ruled that Luin was offside and the penalty was cancelled.
In the 13th minute, Everton won a free-kick from the left side of the box, the ball was hoisted into the box, and Godfrey's header at the back post was deflected wide. In the 17th minute, Everton lobbed the ball into the box, Tarkovsky's header was crossed, Luin's header was relayed, and Alisson saved the close-range header.
In the 27th minute, Everton hoisted the ball into the penalty area in front, and the first shot was blocked, but the Liverpool defender was not effective in the penalty area, and the ball bounced to the feet of Branswaite in front of the small penalty area, who easily pushed it, Alisson saved, and the ball hit the post or rolled into the goal, Everton 1-0 Liverpool.
In the 35th minute, Liverpool went straight in the middle of the field, Salah sent a wonderful pass, Nunez received the ball to form a single knife, he volleyed vigorously on the right side of the penalty area, and the ball was blocked by Pickford. In the 44th minute, Liverpool took the ball to the penalty area, Salah and Nunez headed in succession, and Dias in the small box shot from close range, and the ball was saved by Pickford. At the end of the first half, Everton took the lead temporarily.
In the second half, Robertson drove a corner from the left into the box, and Van Dijk's header from the middle was saved by Pickford. In the 51st minute, Everton counter-attacked from the back, Luin dribbled the ball into the center circle, and Alisson got the ball. In the 55th minute, Harrison crossed from the right side of the penalty area, and Gueye's low shot was not powerful and was saved by Alisson.
In the 57th minute, McNeil fired a long-range shot in front of the penalty area, and Alisson saved the ball with both hands. In the 58th minute, McNeil drove Everton's left-hand corner into the box, and Calvert Lein at the back post jumped high and headed the ball into the near corner unguarded, Alisson couldn't save, Everton 2-0 Liverpool.
In the 68th minute, Luis Dias dribbled the ball into the box from the left, cut inside and shook the defender and then fired into the far corner, the ball hit the far post and bounced back into the field, which was cleared by the Everton defender.
In the 90th minute, Liverpool's corner kick from the left side was cleared in the penalty area, Elliott stopped the ball on his chest in front of the penalty area and volleyed with his left foot, and Pickford lifted the ball off the crossbar with one palm. In the end, the game ended with Liverpool losing 0-2 to Everton.