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The high-stakes game at Anfield occasionally threatened to boil overLiverpool moved back to within one point of Premier League leaders Manchester City and left neighbours Everton languishing in the bottom three after victory in the Merseyside derby.
Struggling Everton made Liverpool fight for their win with a well-organised and disciplined performance that will give them hope they can still avoid the drop but was not enough to deny Jurgen Klopp's quadruple-chasing side.
Liverpool can find different ways to get the job done and after blowing Manchester United aside on Tuesday they demonstrated patience to finally break down Everton's stubborn resistance in what could prove to be a priceless win.
The deadlock was broken after 62 minutes when Andy Robertson arrived at the far post in front of the Kop to head home Mo Salah's cross.
Everton could not respond, although the outstanding Anthony Gordon shot across the face of goal, and Liverpool wrapped up the win when substitute Divock Origi tormented the neighbours once again when he headed in Luis Diaz's bicycle kick with six minutes left.
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Liverpool
Squad number1Player nameAlisson
Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold
Squad number32Player nameMatip
Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
Squad number26Player nameRobertson- Squad number8Player nameKeïta
- Squad number3Player nameFabinho
- Squad number6Player nameThiago Alcántara
Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah
Squad number10Player nameMané- Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota
Squad number14Player nameHenderson- Squad number23Player nameDíaz
- Squad number27Player nameOrigi
Everton
Squad number1Player namePickford
Squad number23Player nameColeman
Squad number4Player nameHolgate
Squad number5Player nameKeane
Squad number19Player nameMykolenko
Squad number16Player nameDoucouré
Squad number6Player nameAllan
Squad number17Player nameIwobi
Squad number11Player nameGray
Squad number7Player nameRicharlison
Squad number24Player nameGordon
Squad number33Player nameRondón
Squad number36Player nameAlli
Line-ups
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Alisson
- 66Alexander-ArnoldBooked at 58mins
- 32Matip
- 4van Dijk
- 26Robertson
- 8KeïtaSubstituted forOrigiat 60'minutes
- 3Fabinho
- 6Thiago Alcántara
- 11Salah
- 10ManéBooked at 45minsSubstituted forDíazat 60'minutes
- 20JotaSubstituted forHendersonat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Konaté
- 7Milner
- 12Gomez
- 14Henderson
- 17Jones
- 21Tsimikas
- 23Díaz
- 27Origi
- 62Kelleher
Everton
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Pickford
- 23Coleman
- 4Holgate
- 5Keane
- 19Mykolenko
- 16DoucouréBooked at 45mins
- 6AllanBooked at 66minsSubstituted forAlliat 73'minutesBooked at 89mins
- 17Iwobi
- 11GraySubstituted forRondónat 77'minutes
- 7RicharlisonBooked at 90mins
- 24GordonBooked at 25mins
Substitutes
- 2Kenny
- 8Delph
- 15Begovic
- 31Lonergan
- 32Branthwaite
- 33Rondón
- 34El Ghazi
- 36Alli
- 60Price
Live Text
Match ends, Liverpool 2, Everton 0.
Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Everton 0.
Attempt saved. Richarlison (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Richarlison (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dele Alli (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dele Alli (Everton).
Hand ball by Divock Origi (Liverpool).
Attempt blocked. Salomón Rondón (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Goal! Liverpool 2, Everton 0. Divock Origi (Liverpool) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz following a corner.
Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
Attempt saved. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Diogo Jota.
Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mason Holgate (Everton).
Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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