VAR denies Everton winner in feisty derby draw with Liverpool
Everton had been denied a second-half winner following a lenghty VAR evaluate in a feisty 0-0 draw with Merseyside rivals Liverpool within the Premier League on Saturday.
Both sides hit the woodwork within the first half at Goodison Park, with Tom Davies denied by the upright for Everton, earlier than Darwin Nunez and Luiz Diaz each noticed efforts come out off the body of the objective for the guests.
The sport opened up after the break, with Jordan Pickford pressured into a number of wonderful stops within the house objective, whereas Neal Maupay, making his Everton debut after signing from Brighton & Hove Albion in midweek, ought to have scored from shut vary.
Then got here the second Everton followers had been ready for after Conor Coady tapped house on the far publish however with pandemonium ensuing at Goodison, the objective was dominated out for offside after a prolonged VAR evaluate.
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Both sides pressed for a winner, with Everton substitute Dwight McNeil’s deflected shot nearly catching Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson out and Mohamed Salah firing in opposition to the publish in stoppage time, however the rivals needed to accept some extent every.
The stalemate means Liverpool stay in fifth, six factors behind leaders Arsenal forward of their journey to Manchester United on Sunday, whereas Everton keep 14th, winless from their six matches up to now.
Coming into the match after incomes back-to-back house victories, Liverpool headed to a floor the place they’d not tasted defeat within the Premier League in 12 years on Saturday assured of additional derby glory.
But even with big-money shut season signing Nunez again up entrance, Liverpool struggled to get going at Goodison.
When they did create a gap, Liverpool discovered England goalkeeper Pickford in impressed kind, along with his save to tip Nunez’s effort onto the crossbar the choose of his first half stops.
Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp threw on a fourth attacker in Roberto Firmino for the second half, with Pickford pressured into three saves in fast succession to disclaim the Brazilian.
The sport opened up from there on in. Maupay ought to have damaged the impasse from shut vary, firing too near Alisson, earlier than the striker performed a giant half in what he thought was the opening objective within the 69th minute.
Coady thought he had timed his arrival on the again publish to perfection for his first Everton objective, solely to be judged offside in a decent name, a lot to the away followers’ delight.
Just as they did of their dramatic midweek win over Newcastle United, Liverpool thought they’d snatched it on the demise, however Salah’s first-time effort cannoned out off the upright as soon as extra, with the sensible Pickford getting the faintest of touches to it.
The stalemate means Everton clashes with Liverpool has seen extra goalless attracts than any fixture in each English top-flight historical past (36) and Premier League historical past (12).
