(Everton – Liverpool 2–0) Little worked for Liverpool in Jürgen Klopp’s last Merseyside derby.
Wednesday 24 April at 23:09
– This is the end of the title race for Liverpool. It feels like the end. Now they have to make sure to finish the season strong. Today they are not good enough in any of the boxes, says Sky Sports expert and former Liverpool stopper Jamie Carragher.
Jarrad Branthwaite, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and a good Everton collective ensured that Liverpool dropped vital points in the title race against Arsenal and Manchester City.
Liverpool and Arsenal were level on points before the round – with one game more played than City. But after Arsenal humiliated Chelsea on Tuesday, Martin Ødegaard & co. pressure on competitors.
Jürgen Klopp’s men could not cope with that pressure.
Liverpool are now three points up on Arsenal in 1st place, and only one point down on Manchester City – with two more games played.
The temperature was high right from the start, and the home team came out of the gates the best. Liverpool came more into the game later in the half and clearly had the most possession. But Everton were best in front of goal.
- On 1–0 Liverpool screwed it up with their clearances in their own box. The ball eventually ended up in the legs of Jarrad Branthwaite, who via Allison and the bar got the ball into the goal.
- On 2–0 Dominic Calvert-Lewin stood all alone at the back post on a corner. The forward went sky high and thumped the ball into the goal.
– Calvert-Lewin is currently the world’s best head player, said Jan Åge Fjørtoft in the Viaplay studio – before Calvert-Lewin’s goal.
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