The game ended in a 2–2 draw after Jordan Henderson’s strike to make it 3–2 to Liverpool in second half injury time was controversially ruled out by VAR. Of all the league hat-tricks, only two (Young's in 1904 and Rush's in 1982) were managed at Goodison; all the others were at Anfield. Part of the rivalry is due to the two clubs' home grounds having less than a mile between them and being within sight of each other across Stanley Park, with Everton at Goodison Park and Liverpool at Anfield. Everton took a first half lead as Sami Hyypia skewed a left footed clearance into his own goal from a corner. Unlike other local derbies, violence between Everton and Liverpool supporters in Liverpool itself is a rarity. They have occasionally faced Everton and Liverpool in cup competitions. Politics and disputes over money meant that Houlding was increasingly at odds with other members of the Everton board. This includes Premier League matches, its predecessor the Football League First Division, FA Cup, League Cup and Charity Shield. Scoring in consecutive matches: Between May and September 1986, Ian Rush scored for Liverpool in four consecutive derbies, none of them League games (Cup final, Charity Shield and two Super Cup finals). The first Merseyside derby of the season came at Goodison Park on 21 September 1985 and was won 2–3 by Liverpool, who stood second behind Manchester United while Everton occupied sixth place. It is unclear how, if at all, this influenced the support bases of the two clubs and research conducted in 2013 indicated that it was more likely to have been a political allegiance that influenced support. [68][69] Testimonial matches are listed separately. Everton vs Liverpool. [27], The next notable city derby came on 18 October 1997, when Everton triumphed 2–0 at Goodison in a victory that ultimately saved them from relegation (they only stayed up by having a greater goal difference than Bolton Wanderers) and helped end Liverpool's title bid.[28]. In 2006–07, Everton recovered to finish in the top six, while Liverpool finished third, and there was an early season triumph for the blue half of Liverpool as Everton beat Liverpool 3–0 at Goodison Park in early September, in a game that saw an uncharacteristic mistake from Liverpool 'keeper Pepe Reina. Most importantly, the actual clubs themselves did not act to strengthen sectarian divides, and both stem from Methodist origins. Premier League. Liverpool's pressure against the 10 men eventually told, as Liverpool were awarded a second penalty when Neville handled a goal bound shot from derby debutante Lucas Leiva. Irish roots and religion are also sometimes considered as theories for the split on the grounds that Houlding was a prominent Orange Order member, while Everton's new chairman George Mahon was a rival Liberal Home Rule-advocating MP. Liverpool hat-tricks have come from Chambers (1922), Forshaw (1925), Barton (1933), and Howe (four goals in 1935). * Not including game(s) played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 virus. A standing ovation was then given before "You'll Never Walk Alone" was played. Formations, lineups and stats for Everton vs Liverpool FA Premier League 2002/2003 With the score goalless after 90 minutes, Virgil Van Dijk volleyed a speculative effort towards goal which skewed off his boot and high into the air. After a brilliant run of form saw Liverpool top the Premier League in October, an 11-match winless league run followed their 2–0 home win over West Ham United in early November and during that barren spell they drew 0–0 at home to an Everton side who were briefly above them in the table after several seasons of persistent relegation battles. Liverpool's final game of the season came on 23 May when they lost 1–0 to Everton (who still had two games left to play) at Goodison Park. Liverpool and Everton were drawn for the FA Cup fifth round at Anfield on 17 February 1991. The Anfield derby in early November saw Liverpool triumph 3–0, while the clash at Goodison Park four months later ended in a 1–1 draw. Upon the vindication of Liverpool fans related to the Hillsborough disaster in August 2012, Everton hosted Newcastle United at Goodison Park, and the sides were led out by two children wearing Everton and Liverpool shirts with numbers 9 and 6 on the back; an announcer read out the names of all 96 Hillsborough victims while "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" played to a standing ovation. [1][2], The Merseyside derby was traditionally referred to as the "friendly derby" because of the large number of families in the city with both Everton and Liverpool supporters,[3] and it was one of the few that did not enforce total fan segregation. [18] Everton triumphed 0–2 in the return match at Anfield five months later, by which time Everton had just taken over from Manchester United as league leaders and Liverpool were eight points behind them in second place. [44] Liverpool won the match 5–2 despite playing a rotated side, and soon after Everton sacked their manager, Marco Silva. The longest unbeaten derby game run in all matches is 23, held by Liverpool (2011–present). [43] The return game in March 2019 ended in a 0–0 draw at Goodison Park and saw Liverpool move down to second place, where they remained until the end of the season. [13], 1983–84 was the season when Everton (who won the FA Cup at the end of the campaign) really started to emerge as a serious threat to Liverpool. [45] The return league fixture, delayed by the COVID-19 virus, was played on 21 June 2020 behind closed doors at Goodison Park, and ended in a 0-0 draw. [21] The League Cup quarter final on 21 January 1987 saw Liverpool win 0–1 at Goodison Park. Sadio Mane scored an injury time winner at Goodison Park in December 2016, following a Daniel Sturridge left footed shot that rebounded off the post. On 7 December 1992, Everton defeated Liverpool 2–1 at Goodison Park in a game where Peter Beardsley became only the second man in history to score for both clubs in the derby. 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The first meeting took place on 1 October 2011, with Liverpool winning 0–2 in the league at Goodison Park (goals from Andy Carroll and Luis Suárez) against an Everton side depleted by Jack Rodwell's early, controversial red card, which was later rescinded by The Football Association. Everton had been crowned champions by this stage, while Liverpool had rallied since their terrible start to the season to occupy second place. Liverpool have achieved the most Premier League doubles over their city rivals Everton, doing so four times in the last ten years. [40] The second meeting was a more straightforward affair for the Reds, with goals from Mane, Coutinho and Origi. It was also the last season of "replays of replays" as penalties after extra time took over as the competition's ultimate tie winner decider for the 1991–92 season. Both teams enjoyed strong campaigns in the premier league, as Liverpool challenged for the title and Everton qualified for Europe finishing in fifth place and 9 points adrift of the Champions League places. Everton also progressed to the 2009 FA Cup Final, but lost to Chelsea, despite taking the lead through a Louis Saha goal after just 25 seconds - the fastest goal ever in an FA Cup Final. Several board members of Everton were members of the Liberal Party, who were associated with the National Temperance Federation, whilst Houlding was a Conservative Party member and a brewer whose business interests were diametrically opposed to the temperance movement. In the 2017–18 season, Mohamed Salah scored a curling left footed effort which was awarded the 2018 FIFA Puskás Award winning 38% of the vote. Liverpool’s 23 games undefeated against Everton is also the longest unbeaten run against an opponent in club history. [23] On 20 May, the two sides met at Wembley for the second all Merseyside FA Cup final in four seasons. Several players have scored in three consecutive games: Hardman (E, 1905–06), Freeman (E, 1909–10), Parkinson (L, 1910–11), King (E, 1978–79), Lineker (E, 1985–86), Barnes (L, 1989–90) and Fowler (L, 1995–96).