Impressive Everton win to hit Liverpool title hopes
BBC Sport - 4/25/2024 1:02:33 AM - GMT (+4 )

Everton took a giant step towards Premier League safety and delivered a huge blow to Liverpool's title aspirations with a thoroughly deserved victory at a raucous Goodison Park.

Jurgen Klopp's side were aiming to go level on points with leaders Arsenal, but another off-key performance now sees them chasing Mikel Arteta's side with four games to go.

Jarrad Branthwaite netted in the first half, squeezing an effort in at the near post and the Toffees doubled their lead in the second period courtesy of Dominic Calvert-Lewin's towering header.

The Reds looked to get back into the game but could not find a way past an inspired Jordan Pickford, who made crucial saves to deny Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz, with the Colombian also rattling the post.

Everton would already be assured of safety had they not been deducted eight points, but Sean Dyche's side lie eight points above the drop zone.

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Everton

Starting XI

  1. Squad number1Player namePickford

    Average rating

    6.58

  2. Squad number22Player nameGodfrey

    Average rating

    6.89

  3. Squad number6Player nameTarkowski

    Average rating

    7.09

  4. Squad number32Player nameBranthwaite

    Average rating

    7.56

  5. Squad number19Player nameMykolenko

    Average rating

    6.92

  6. Squad number11Player nameHarrison

    Average rating

    6.90

  7. Squad number37Player nameGarner

    Average rating

    6.85

  8. Squad number27Player nameGueye

    Average rating

    6.99

  9. Squad number7Player nameMcNeil

    Average rating

    7.03

  10. Squad number16Player nameDoucouré

    Average rating

    6.96

  11. Squad number9Player nameCalvert-Lewin

    Average rating

    7.32

Substitutes

  1. Squad number8Player nameOnana

    Average rating

    7.63

  2. Squad number18Player nameYoung

    Average rating

    7.15

  3. Squad number28Player nameYoussef Chermiti

    Average rating

    7.12

Liverpool

Starting XI

  1. Squad number1Player nameAlisson
    Average rating

    4.25

  2. Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold
    Average rating

    3.96

  3. Squad number5Player nameKonaté
    Average rating

    3.61

  4. Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
    Average rating

    4.33

  5. Squad number26Player nameRobertson
    Average rating

    4.17

  6. Squad number8Player nameSzoboszlai
    Average rating

    3.75

  7. Squad number10Player nameMac Allister
    Average rating

    4.14

  8. Squad number17Player nameJones
    Average rating

    3.63

  9. Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah
    Average rating

    3.21

  10. Squad number9Player nameNúñez
    Average rating

    3.44

  11. Squad number7Player nameDíaz
    Average rating

    4.45

Substitutes

  1. Squad number2Player nameGomez
    Average rating

    2.96

  2. Squad number3Player nameEndo
    Average rating

    3.06

  3. Squad number19Player nameElliott
    Average rating

    3.27

  4. Squad number21Player nameTsimikas
    Average rating

    2.73

  5. Squad number78Player nameQuansah
    Average rating

    3.17

Line-ups
Everton

Formation 4-4-1-1

  • 1Pickford
  • 22Godfrey
  • 6Tarkowski
  • 32Branthwaite
  • 19Mykolenko

    Substituted forYoungat 45'minutes

  • 11Harrison
  • 37Garner
  • 27Gueye

    Substituted forOnanaat 75'minutes

  • 7McNeil
  • 16Doucouré
  • 9Calvert-Lewin

    Substituted forRamalho Chermitiat 90+4'minutes

Substitutes
  • 5Keane
  • 8Onana
  • 10Danjuma
  • 12Neves Virgínia
  • 18Young
  • 21André Gomes
  • 28Ramalho Chermiti
  • 51Warrington
  • 58Hunt
Liverpool

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Alisson
  • 66Alexander-Arnold

    Substituted forGomezat 84'minutes

  • 5Konaté

    Substituted forQuansahat 63'minutes

  • 4van DijkBooked at 37mins
  • 26Robertson

    Substituted forTsimikasat 84'minutes

  • 8Szoboszlai

    Substituted forEndoat 63'minutes

  • 10Mac AllisterBooked at 90mins
  • 17Jones

    Substituted forElliottat 63'minutes

  • 11Salah
  • 9Núñez
  • 7DíazBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
  • 2Gomez
  • 3Endo
  • 19Elliott
  • 21Tsimikas
  • 38Gravenberch
  • 42Clark
  • 62Kelleher
  • 76Danns
  • 78Quansah

Referee:
Andy Madley

Attendance:
38,222

Match Stats

Second Half ends, Everton 2, Liverpool 0.

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