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The wait continues for Liverpool as the 10th of the last 16th Merseyside Derby ends in a draw. Everton had the best chance in the second half but Liverpool survived.
FULL-TIME! THE MATCH ENDS!
90+3' SUBSTITUTION FOR EVERTON- IN- Moise Kean | OUT- Calvert-Lewin
90+2' SAVEEEE!! Fabinho with the spot kick and it's parried over by a flying Pickford. What a save!
90+1' FREE-KICK! Late free-kick for Liverpool and from a dangerous position. It was a reckless tackle from Richarlison.
Three minutes have been added to the second half.
88' SUBSTITUTION FOR EVERTON- IN- Bernard | OUT- Iwobi
86' YELLOW CARD for Origi.
Well, well, well! What a passage of play has it been for Everton. The team hasn't won this Derby for over a decade and it had its best chance to.
82' SAVED! Richarlison with another threatening run down the left and yet again, Lovren gets turned with ease. Richarlison cuts in sharply and shoots on goal, only to be saved by Alisson.
80' SOOOO CLOSSEEEEE!! Tom Davies, with THE chance of the game! Everton, so close yet so far. Andres Gomes starts the brilliant counter-attacking moves and threads a great through ball to Richarlison down the left. He squared the ball to Calvert-Lewin from the centre of the box by Alisson and the deflection falls to Tom Davies at a tight angle, who misses goal from close range.
73' SUBSTITUTION FOR LIVERPOOL- IN- Dejan Lovren | OUT- Joel Matip
71' Matip pulls up under no apparent pressure. Liverpool has already used four substitutions. He is back up on his feet. He has a trial run and it doesn't look good. Lovren has been summoned.
5 goals in 7 games against Everton for Origi. If there is one man The Toffees did not want to see, it's this man. Can he make a difference?
64' SUBSTITUTION FOR LIVERPOOL- IN- Georginio Wijnaldum, Divock Origi | OUT- Keita, Firmino
62' Free-kick in a dangerous position for Liverpool. Right outside the box. TAA lifts it over the wall but the ball is deflected for a corner. Nothing comes off it. Yellow card for Digne.
61' MISSED! Beautiful through lob from Dominic to free up Richarlison down the right. The Brazilian's second touch is poor, he forces himself wide and then takes a wild crack at goal.
60' SUBSTITUTION FOR EVERTON- IN- Gylfi Sigurdsson | OUT- Gordon
54' BLOCKED AND LIVERPOOL CORNER! Mane is freed down the left wing and he zips down to the byline, while waiting for support in the centre. Alex Chamberlain is late and Mane is forced to wait. In the mean time, Coleman charges in with a brilliant tackle. Nothing comes off the corner.
51' MATIP! FIRMINO! KEITAAAA- WIDE!! Nice movement from Liverpool. Matip plays the ball to Keita on the edge of the box, who pats to Firmino. The Brazilian chests the ball back to Keita, whose volley is wide of the right upright.
49' FIRST CORNER of the game belongs to Liverpool. TAA curls the ball in but Pickford punches the ball clear off danger.
The second half is underway!
Half-time Substitution for Liverpool: IN- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain| OUT- Takumi Minamino.
The players back on.
A very average first half comes to an end. Not even a single corner in the first corner. The match, literally, is yet to take off.
END OF FIRST HALF
Two minutes have been added on
The former Man City man limps off due to issues in his hamstring.
SUBSTITUTION FOR LIVERPOOL- IN - Joe Gomez | OUT- James Milner
41' SAVED!!! TAA, as expected, whips the ball low into the right corner but Pickford was up to the task he dives on time to make the save.
40' FREE-KICK! Mane's spledid run is cut short by a wrestling-like tackle from Keane. TAA to take the spot kick.
34' DRAGEED WIDE! Firmino, from the cusp of the box , fails to get contact on the shot and drags the ball wide of the left upright off his left foot.
32' JUST OVER! Richarlison heads cross from the right-wing just over the cross-bar.
30' WIDE! TAA whips the ball into the box from a free-kick on the right wing and Matip rises above his marker with ease to head the ball, but heads the ball wide.
25' Play resumes with an Everton throw-in.
23' The players taking a cooling break. A simmered start from the sides.
62% possession for Liverpool. As expected, the leader is dominating the possession but yet to beak the deadlock.
20' YELLOW CARD FOR MILNER! That was harsh. Richarlison gets past Fabinho and Mane but his thrown out of bounds by a huge shove from Milner.
18' GLOVED! Minamino and TAA combine on the right-hand side to trouble the Everton defenders. Eventually, TAA's deep cross, seeking Firmino, is intercepted and caught by Pickford.
16' WASTEFUL! A brilliant phase of passing between Iwobi, Andres Gomes and Richarlison in the midfield. Digne on the left wing receives the ball and his attempted cross into the box flies over goal.
11' FREE-KICK TO Liverpool: Richarlison fouls Fabinho and the ball is on the cusp of a reasonable range. TAA flicks the ball in but it comes off horribly. Goal kick to Everton. Klopp still trying to work out what happened there.
10' CLOSE! Gordon loses the ball in the midfield to Mane, who sets Minamino free on the right. Takumi takes a crack at goal from the edge of the box but the ball flies into the stands. Gordon breathes a sigh of relief.
9' CLEARED! Mane plays a quick ball to Firmino inside the box near the byline. The Brazilian striker's cut-back is cleared away by a sliding Holgate.
4' CLOSE! Fabinho's attempted back pass through a header is loose as Richarlison latches on to the ball. He darts down left wing and squares the ball quickly off his left-foot. The ball beats the defense line and also the man the cross was seeking, Calvert-Lewin.
3' Pouched! TAA attempts a cross into the box but Everton 'keeper Jordan Pickford intercepted.
MATCH BEGINS!! The Merseyside Derby, the first-ever without a crowd, is underway!
The referee blows the whistle and all the players, including the referee, take a knee.
The players are out on the pitch. A minute's silence is now being observed for the COVID-19 victims.
LIVE UPDATES:
23:20 The break was a welcome one for Liverpool, as it had lost four of its six matches before the coronavirus hiatus.
23:18: Everton's definitely been an improved side since Ancelotti's arrival. The Toffees have lost just three games and won in their last 11 matches.
23:15: Since the first game between the two sides was played at Goodison Park in October 1894, there has never been an official attendance lower than 18,000. Today it will be 0.
23:02: Liverpool has not lost a Merseyside Derby for a decade now. It has already beaten Everton twice in this season.
22:58- Liverpool comes into this match with a 22-point lead at the top and needs just six more points to secure the title.
22:51- Big news coming from the Goodison Park that Salah has been benched.
STARING XIs are here:
Everton: Jordan Pickford, Seamus Coleman, Mason Holgate, Michael Keane, Lucas Digne, Anthony Gordon, Andres Gomes, Alex Iwobi, Tom Davies, Richarlison, Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Liverpool: Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Virgil van Dijk, Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Fabinho, Naby Keita, Takumi Minamino, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane
POSITION IN TABLE:
Everton: 13th (M-W- D-L-POINTS)--29-10-7-12- 37
Liverpool: 1st (M-W- D-L-POINTS)--29-27-1-1- 82
Head-to-Head:
Liverpool: 121
Everton: 82
Draws: 83
FORM GUIDE:
Everton: DWWLDL
Liverpool Premier League form: WWWWLW
MATCH PREVIEW:
Everton will have to play a perfect game to beat Liverpool in Sunday's derby at Goodison Park and home advantage no longer exists without fans in the stands, manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday.
Premier League leader Liverpool needs six points to clinch its first title in 30 years and will be a formidable opponent, having beaten Everton this season already in the league and FA Cup.
“We have to play a perfect game showing character, showing sacrifice, showing personality. To beat Liverpool you have to do more than 100%,” Ancelotti told reporters.
The match was confirmed at Goodison, rather than a neutral venue, last week after concerns about supporters gathering outside.
Merseyside derbies are always passionate affairs, with the home crowds creating a special atmosphere that will now be lacking.
“I am pleased that the game is at Goodison Park, I'm not pleased that we have to play without supporters,” said Ancelotti.
“The fact that we play home without supporters is a disadvantage for us, it will be a disadvantage for Liverpool, this is for sure.
“Nobody knows how the players are going to react without supporters. We will see,” added the Italian.
“Everyone in football says your supporters are the 12th man and we know how our fans supported us during home games but you have to respect the rules, the procedure. I think it is the right procedure.”
Everton will be without Yerry Mina and Fabian Delph due to injury, while Jean-Philippe Gbamin and Theo Walcott are long-term absentees.
Midfielder Andre Gomes, who had surgery after fracturing his right ankle in November, is available.
“Gomes is really important for us,” said Ancelotti. “He came back before the lockdown, he needed time to perform at his best. But now he's fit, in good condition and comfortable on the pitch.”
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