Liverpool and Everton draw in Premier League derby

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Everton and its guest Liverpool missed a large series of opportunities, to draw 0-0, on Saturday evening, in the opening of the sixth round of the English Premier League.

Liverpool ranked fifth temporarily, after collecting its ninth point, while Everton raised its score to 4 points in 14th place.

Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp relied on the usual 4-3-3 game, and on the other hand, Everton coach Frank Lampard, resorted to the same method of play.

Everton surprised its red guest with a counter-attack in the 6th minute, when Neil Maupai passed the ball to Amadou Onana, who hit a weak ball that was easily saved by Liverpool goalkeeper Alison Becker.  

The game calmed down a little before Arnold directed a cross from the right, which was met by the giant Nunez with his head over the goal in the 18th minute.

The ball reached Anthony Gordon on the edge of the Liverpool penalty area, and the Everton player shot accurately, but goalkeeper Alison was in the right place and controlled the ball In the 23rd minute.

Everton came close to opening the scoring in the 32nd minute when Gordon advanced the ball before the ball reached Mobay inside the penalty area, and Liverpool defender Van Dyck cut the ball in front of the French striker before it reached Tom Davis, who hit the outside foot in the post.

Liverpool responded in the 40th minute when Salah sent a cross from the right side, and Reds striker Darwin Nunez raised his head to hit it over the goal.

In the 43rd minute, Liverpool almost scored the goal, when Nunez controlled the ball on the right side, then hit a ball that was saved by goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and then the ball bounced off the crossbar, but the Everton defenders failed to remove the ball, which reached Luis Diaz, who dodge before the shot In the stand!

Roberto Firmino entered the Liverpool squad between the two halves instead of Carvalho, and Diaz went from the left side, and passed to Nunez, who did not improve the handling of the ball and shot away from the goal in the 47th minute.

Elliott directed a low ball that Firmino could not reach, to settle at Tsimikas who shot Away from the goal from a narrow-angle in the 49th minute.

An acrobatic back shot from Mobay passed over the Liverpool goal in the 50th minute, then Everton goalkeeper Pickford controlled a shot from Nunez in the 54th minute.

Andy Robertson and James Milner later joined Robertson and Arnold in the Liverpool squad.

Gordon made a dangerous start from the left wing, before passing to Patterson, who shot a shot that stopped Reds defender Gomez in the way, in the 63rd minute.

One minute later, Pickford starred in stopping two shots from Firmino, before the Toffees goalkeeper took Fabinho’s shot away to a corner.

Goalkeeper Allison prevented Mobay from scoring the opening goal for Everton in the 65th minute before the hosts scored a goal through Cody, which was later canceled by video technology due to the presence of infiltration.

Coach Klopp put Diogo Jota’s card in Nunez’s place in the 80th minute.

Everton’s substitute, Dwight McNeil, almost put his team ahead in the 84th minute, but his rebound shot from the defense was pushed out by Alisson with his fingertips over the goal.

Liverpool almost scored the winning goal in the 87th minute, when Mohamed Salah passed the ball on the outside of the foot to Firmino, who followed it with one “elegant” touch, and the brilliant Pickford kept it away.

In added time, Salah hit the near post, without Jota being able to follow the ball in front of the goal, and the match ended in a goalless draw.

 

 

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