Virgil van Dijk earns late Liverpool win in first derby at Everton’s new home

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Virgil van Dijk’s 100th-minute winner brought victory and relief for Arne Slot as Everton’s hopes of christening Hill Dickinson Stadium in style were punctured by another late Liverpool show.The 248th Merseyside derby was petering out towards a forgettable draw when the Liverpool captain held off James Tarkowski to head home a Dominik Szoboszlai corner. Everton could not contain them for ever.Mohamed Salah scores the first Merseyside derby goal at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium.

The Everton centre-forward then lost his footing when played through on goal by Dwight McNeil and produced a howler when spinning away from the Liverpool defence to collect Jarrad Branthwaite’s long ball out of defence. Liverpool’s goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili had to go off after being injured in the incident.

It was Isak’s only contribution of note before being replaced by Ngumoha in the 73rd minute.Quick GuideEverton 1-2 Liverpool key factsShow• Liverpool have now scored six 90th-minute winners against Everton in the Premier League – the most one side has against a single opponent in the competition's history.• At 99:53, Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk scored the joint-third latest winning goal on record (from 2006-07) in a Premier League match (pictured), after Chelsea v Man Utd in April 2024 (100:41) and Newcastle v Leeds in January 2026 (101:48).• David Moyes has won just four of his 41 Premier League games against Liverpool (D10 L27). His points-per-game rate of 0.54 against the Reds is his lowest against any opponent in his managerial career in the competition.• In his final Merseyside derby, Liverpool’s Mo Salah equalled Steven Gerrard's nine goals to be the joint-top scoring player in this Premier League fixture.Photograph: Nick Potts/PALiverpool’s authority did not last long into the second half.