Everton put out a dominant and impressive show in Saturday’s Merseyside derby performance to beat Liverpool at Anfield for the first time since 1999, lighting up the Everton dressing room and all but compounding the Premier League defending champion’s miseries which have now lost four successive home matches for the first time since 1923.
When Gylfi sealed it… π
— Everton (@Everton) February 20, 2021
What. A. Night. pic.twitter.com/ABwjFbsisM
— Everton FC News (@LivEchoEFC) February 20, 2021
All those taunts. All those jibes. All that one-sided coverage.
— Royal Blue Mersey (@RBMersey) February 20, 2021
Big Dunc is every one of us tonight. #EFC #LIVEVE #MerseysideDerby pic.twitter.com/WSw90jTktt
4 – Liverpool have lost four consecutive home league games for the first time since December 1923, while they are also the first reigning top-flight champion to lose four consecutive home league games since Everton in the 1928-29 season. Nightmare. pic.twitter.com/sJGOMfeP2R
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 20, 2021
The visitors took the lead three minutes into the game courtesy of Richarlison’s strike. A leader, the Blue half of Merseyside, maintained into the break.
Strike first. Strike hard. No Mersey. π₯π
— Everton (@Everton) February 20, 2021
Hey @WilliamZabka, got any room in the dojo for @richarlison97? #CobraKai pic.twitter.com/E0p35C2Mne
WHAT. A. START.
— Everton (@Everton) February 20, 2021
James Rodriguez plays in Richarlison with a perfect pass and it's a cool finish into the bottom corner inside the opening three minutes. GET INNNNN!!
π΄ 0-1 π΅ #LIVEVE https://t.co/HX1gvcVJWf
HT. Richarlison's early strike has us ahead in the 238th Merseyside derby – big 45 coming up!
— Everton (@Everton) February 20, 2021
π΄ 0-1 π΅ #LIVEVE pic.twitter.com/GkJS4VbdsL
After the break, the host tried to get into the game, but Sadio Mane wasted two while Pickford kept out Salah’s effort with a superb save.
68' Jordan Pickford! π
— Everton (@Everton) February 20, 2021
Superb goalkeeping to deny Salah from close range.
π΄ 0-1 π΅ #LIVEVE
Everton got the chance to increase the tally with seven minutes left to play, and Gylfi Sigurdsson made no mistakes from the spot, and that was just enough to seal a first derby win for Everton in 24 attempts.
YES THE BLUES!
— Everton (@Everton) February 20, 2021
Sigurdsson slots home the penalty after Calvert-Lewin was tripped in the box.
Into the final stages. Come on! π
π΄ 0-2 π΅ #LIVEVE https://t.co/a9GjGshU3R
GOAL Liverpool 0-2 Everton (83 mins)
— Premier League (@premierleague) February 20, 2021
Gylfi Sigurdsson converts from the spot to give Everton a two goal advantage at Anfield#LIVEVE
5 – Gylfi Sigurdsson has scored five away goals against Liverpool in all competitions – more than he has away at any other opponent in his career in England. Regular. pic.twitter.com/2eN4qa1fwZ
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 20, 2021
24 – Everton picked up their first win over Liverpool in 24 meetings in all competitions (D12 L11) β ending what was Liverpoolβs longest ever unbeaten run against a single opponent. Finally. pic.twitter.com/fpEqMwX5Ki
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 20, 2021
As the saying you are as good as your last game couldn’t save Klopp’s men who went into the game on the back of midweek victory in the champions league, they’ll be looking for redemption when they travel to Sheffield United on Sunday, February 28 while Everton will host Southampton on Monday, March 1.