Everton 1-2 Liverpool: Premier League – live reaction
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He opens his body … and sweeps over the top.90+7 min And when Ngumoha does get the ball, he looks to pass infield and picks out Gueye.90+6 min It’s still frantic but neither side look likely to find any quality; Liverpool haven’t really managed to get Ngumoha on the ball, and with Gakpo up front, also lack a reference point.90+5 min Tammy Abraham has put Villa 4-3 up on Sunderland!90+4 min O’Brien’s touch is poor, he catches Mac Allister on the way down, and there’s a brief pause.90+3 min Given the number of long balls Everton play, I’m not sure why they don’t try a second big target up top. Either way, his team lead 3-1 and Burnley are almost down, while Spurs are likely to be a point off West Ham and five off Forest.77 min It’s frantic now, both sides hunting a winner, and when Dewsbury-Hall slips in behind to meet the run of McNeil, the cross, lamped across the box, is nowhere near anyone.75 min Van Dijk waits for a ball to drop, shepherding back, but he’s under pressure from Barry and Mamardashvili has to come out and head clear.
Liverpool need to feed him as soon as they can, and get Robertson up in support.73 min And off goes Beto, to be replaced by Barry.72 min Change for Liverpool, the anonymous Isak replaced by Ngumoha.71 min Beto, who now has swelling under his eye, takes a knee then sits down, and from his gesticulations we can probably discern that he’s struggling to see properly. Spurs fans will be looking up routes to Sincil Bank.69 min Eeesh, Konate headed Beto, a sair yin for both players, but both should be good to continue.68 min Ndiaye wins a throw off Jones and Tarkowski moves to the front post, but the ball goes by him and Van Dijk does enough to avert immediate danger, then Konate goes down having banged his head.66 min Another playing his final derby, Andy Robertson, moves forward and, with no challenge forthcoming, explodes into a shot … which flies a yard or two wide of the far post.64 min Liverpool fail to feed Isak in then Ndiaye takes a long kick away from Jones, who misjudges, and makes his way from touchline to goal, shooting hard from a narrow angle … and Mamardashvili saves above his head.64 min The wonderful Morgan Gibbs-White has equalised for Forest against Burnley.
It’s taken a while, but we might now have a derby-style contest on our hands.60 min Suddenly, it’s end to end, McNeil dropping a shoulder to escape the idling Wirtz and cutting infield, before leathering a miserable shot high and wide.59 min Gravenberch turns well in midfield and, though, he’s cleaned out by Garner’s slide, the ball breaks to Gakpo who swivels, shooting low … and wide.58 min Mamrdashvili is stretchered off with Freddie Woodman replacing him. If they move Dewsbury-Hall deeper and perhaps bring on George for McNeil, with Garner going wide and Ndiaye up front, they might find it easier to create.50 min It’s been a slow start to the half, Everton with possession but not purpose.49 min At Villa, the home side have scored again, Morgan Rogers giving them a 3-1 lead over Sunderland.48 min Gueye bounds through midfield after a Jones pass is intercepted, spreading to Ndiaye, who whacks a ball through the corridor and to no one.47 min “Game is really showing what a season of transition this is for Liverpool,” reckons Gary Meyler.