Everton vs Liverpool 2021-22 English Premier League
Mohamed Salah's brace leads Liverpool past Everton in Merseyside rout
Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool beat Everton in the Merseyside derby on Wednesday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Goal! Everton 0, Liverpool 1. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 16': Andros Townsend (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
- 19': Goal! Everton 0, Liverpool 2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson following a fast break.
- 31': Allan (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Goal! Everton 1, Liverpool 2. Demarai Gray (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Richarlison.
- 39': Thiago (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Lucas Digne (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Demarai Gray (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Substitution, Everton. Anthony Gordon replaces Salomón Rondón because of an injury.
- 63': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Goal! Everton 1, Liverpool 3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
- 73': Substitution, Everton. Fabian Delph replaces Andros Townsend.
- 75': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Thiago.
- 79': Goal! Everton 1, Liverpool 4. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 80': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 84': Substitution, Everton. Cenk Tosun replaces Demarai Gray.
- 88': Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Diogo Jota.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Everton 1, Liverpool 4.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 39,641
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 39,641
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +25 | Arsenal | 19 | 45 | 2 |
| +26 | Manchester City | 19 | 41 | 4 |
| +7 | Aston Villa | 19 | 39 | 4 |
| +4 | Liverpool | 19 | 33 | 6 |
Statistics
 LIV |
EVE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 68.7 | Possession | 31.3 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 489 | Accurate Passes | 168 |
| 599 | Passes | 269 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 21 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 15 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 14 | Clearances | 18 |
Everton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 5 | Michael Keane |
| 22 | Ben Godfrey |
| 12 | Lucas Digne  |
| 23 | Seamus Coleman |
| 6 | Allan |
| 16 | Abdoulaye Doucouré |
| 11 | Demarai Gray |
| 14 | Andros Townsend |
| 33 | Salomón Rondón |
| 7 | Richarlison |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 6 | Thiago Alcantara |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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