LIVERPOOL. Everton had a surprising win over Liverpool with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Branthwaite (27′) and a goal from D. Calvert-Lewin (58′). Liverpool was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (77%).​

The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 38,222 spectators.​ The referee was Andy Madley who was helped by Harry Lennard and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 9.95 degrees Celsius or 49.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 77% while Everton was struggling with a 23% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was putting more pressure with 87 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyway, Everton succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Everton shot 16 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Liverpool shot 23 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Everton didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Liverpool received 3 yellow cards (Luis Díaz, Alexis Mac Allister and Virgil van Dijk ).

Standings

After playing this contest, Everton has 33 points to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Liverpool will stays with 74 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Everton will host Brentford on the 27th of April with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Everton (2 draws).

Liverpool will play away against West Ham United on the 27th of April with a 26-6 head to head in favor of Liverpool (8 draws).

Everton – Formation

Everton started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Sean Dyche decided to play with the following team: Jordan Pickford (8.8), Ben Godfrey (8.1), James Tarkowski (8.4), Jarrad Branthwaite (8.4), Vitaliy Mykolenko (7.0), Jack Harrison (7.9), James Garner (7.7), Idrissa Gueye (7.5), Dwight McNeil (8.1), Abdoulaye Doucouré (7.1) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: André Gomes, Michael Keane, Amadou Onana (6.4), Arnaut Danjuma, João Virgínia, Youssef Chermiti, L. Warrington, M. Hunt and Ashley Young (7.0).

Everton could not rely on the presence of Ashley Young (injured).

Substitutions

Everton made 3 changes: Vitaliy Mykolenko for Ashley Young (46′), Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Youssef Chermiti (90′) and Idrissa Gueye for Amadou Onana (75′).

Player of the match: Jordan Pickford​

The most impressive player for Everton was the goalkeeper: Jordan Pickford. His rating is 8.77. He performed 7 saves.

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Jürgen Klopp played with: Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota , Alisson  (7.1), Trent Alexander-Arnold  (7.0), Ibrahima Konaté (6.3), Virgil van Dijk  (7.5), Andrew Robertson (7.5), Dominik Szoboszlai  (6.7), Alexis Mac Allister (7.5), Curtis Jones  (6.7) and Mohamed Salah (7.9), Darwin Núñez  (6.7), Luis Díaz (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryan Gravenberch, Joe Gomez (6.8), Konstantinos Tsimikas (6.8), Bobby Clark, Caoimhín Kelleher, J. Danns, Jarell Quansah (6.7), Harvey Elliott (7.3) and Wataru Endo  (6.3).

Substitutions

Liverpool made 5 changes: Dominik Szoboszlai  for Wataru Endo  (63′), Curtis Jones  for Harvey Elliott (63′), Trent Alexander-Arnold  for Joe Gomez (84′), Andrew Robertson for Konstantinos Tsimikas (84′) and Ibrahima Konaté for Jarell Quansah (63′).

Player of the match: Mohamed Salah​

The most impressive player for Liverpool was Mohamed Salah.

His rating is 7.9 with 26 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Wolverhampton Wanderers – AFC Bournemouth – 0-1
• Manchester United – Sheffield United – 4-2
• Everton – Liverpool – 2-0
• Crystal Palace – Newcastle United – 2-0