The’Merseyside Derby’ victory at Anfield went to Everton.
[골닷컴] Reporter Basion = Liverpool played the’Merseyside Derby’ with Everton in the 25th round of the 2020/21 English Premier League (EPL) at Anfield’s home stadium on the 20th (local time). In the 3rd minute of the first half, after the opening goal of Hyssalison in the early hours, Sigurdsson scored in the second half, and Everton won 2-0 at Anfield.
The home team Liverpool started with a 4-3-3 formation. Alison Becker, Andrew Robertson, Jordan Henderson, Ozan Kabak, Trent Alexander Arnold, Curtis Jones, Giorgio Binaldum, Thiago Alcantara, Sadio Manet, Roberto Piruminu and Mohamed Salah were the starters.
Everton faced a 4-3-2-1 formation. Jordan Pickford, Ben Godfrey, Michael Keane, Mason Holgate, Shamans Coleman, Andre Gomes, Tom Davies, Abdulaye Ducure, Luca Digne, James Rodriguez, and Hishari Song were selected.
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In the 3rd minute of the first half, Everton scored the opening goal early. After a sharp pass from James, Hyshalisong scored lightly, leading 1-0.
Liverpool continued their fierce attack to make up for after conceding. In the 18th minute of the first half, Piruminu’s attack missed the side of the goal and did not lead to an equalizer. Soon after, Henderson’s shooting was also struck by Pickford’s hand and bounced off.
The bad news came for Liverpool, who was busy keeping up with the score. In the 25th minute of the first half, Henderson complained of pain after colliding with his opponent during the dribbling process. Eventually, Henderson was replaced by Nathaniel Phillips.
In the 32nd minute of the first half, Alisson blocked Coleman’s strong header shot and blocked the extra goal. Four minutes of extra time were given for the first half, but the score did not change. The first half ended with Everton leading 1-0.
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Liverpool did not have time to delay for the equalizer. In the 20th minute of the second half, Arnold aimed to shoot from the flank but missed Everton’s goal. Liverpool’s equalizer didn’t come off easily.
Then Everton had a chance to score an extra goal. In the 38th minute of the second half, a mistake by the Liverpool defense in a counterattack situation gave Everton a chance to take a penalty. Gilby Sigurdsson scored as the kicker, and Everton advanced 2-0.
Additional time in the second half was given 5 minutes. Liverpool tried to reverse until the end, but the match ended with Everton’s 2-0 victory.