EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS: Everton 2-2 Liverpool

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Listen to the noise.
The final ever Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.
We are set for quite an occasion.
The 245th meeting of England's most played derby,
and it's the 211th in the league,
with every one of those in the top flights.
Everton were victorious in this one last season,
and have only lost one of their last seven here
against their Merseyside neighbours.
After three successive league victories,
and with David Moyes back in charge,
the Blues are full of confidence
and looking to repeat last season's success in this fixture,
and pick up what would be the most memorable of three points.
Here we go, then.
The final Merseyside derby to take place at this great stadium.
There have been some wonderful derby memories down the years,
what will the last one here have in store for us?
We're about to find out.
Well won back by Everton.
Billy Mann and Di, showing a neat turn of feet,
and getting a free kick in the process.
Right, and slotted home so calmly by Ellison.
Into that park and net.
Everton, they're exactly where they want to be.
David Moyes would be a wonderful celebration.
Brantwaite, got a foot in, and has it back.
Third for Salah, and penalty for Salah.
Into the penalty area and headed home!
McAllister!
Saw it drop almost onto his head and he directed it into the corner.
Liverpool winning the ball back.
And Salah just teasing this one into the penalty area.
You have to say that's a good header by McAllister in the end.
McAllister.
Brantwaite there for Everton.
Beto, manages to get the touch into James Gardner, on for Harrison.
And Mikulenko bombing forward, Harrison knows he's there,
but chips one into the penalty area,
it's flicked on by Beto but flicked behind.
Harrison coming inside and delivering.
There is Brantwaite, and he's given it straight to Gakpo.
Gakpo for Zoboslai.
Zoboslai from distance, pushed away by Jordan Pickford.
And here's Diaz, Everton do just enough.
Zoboslai allowed to counter and get the shot away,
I think Diaz might have been offside anyway,
but good work by Tarkovsky to ensure it wasn't entering that Gladys Street net.
Pickford couldn't hold on to it.
Tarkovsky.
Half-time in the final ever, Goodison-Derby.
A flying start for Everton,
Beto putting them in front with Liverpool asleep on 11 minutes.
But the opposition did respond five minutes later
by the head of Alexis McAllister from Salah's little ball-in.
It's got a bit feisty, yellow cards have been brandished left, right and centre.
There's a lot more to come.
It's half-time at Goodison, it's Everton 1-1 Liverpool.
Teams back out then, just about sets,
and Goodison Park to go again for a second half.
1-1.
So underway for the second 45 minutes,
maybe we'll see a bit more football in this half,
there weren't too many chances either way in that first 45 minutes,
in fact 16 fouls committed,
which was the most in the first half of a derby at Goodison since September 2008.
But Everton immediately on the offensive,
and Harrison driving into the penalty area seeing his shot blocked.
Here is Lindstrom.
It's a promising for Everton.
Into the penalty area!
Chance all right, he was picked out inside the box
and he couldn't direct the header on target, it's well wide in the end.
In a game with few chances, you have to make them count.
He stays in play, but now he's got support.
Jack Harrison, Harrison trying to get a shot away,
and he doesn't.
In this season, it's up this second half.
Harrison just trying to make room for the shot,
but a few yards wide.
Garner delivers it high, the heads will go up.
Everton will challenge and make a strike from Brantford!
They're a Merseyside derby, but the flag has been raised.
Gerrard Brantway, who netted in this fixture last season,
thought he'd got Everton in front here.
Was he offside?
Three players offside.
Jake O'Brien coming back from the offside position to win the header.
Brantway, he was OK and he took it well enough.
Here's Diaz now, putting it into the six-yard box,
and Liverpool get it back to Jones,
and that is a very decent save,
but who is there to smash it home?
Mo Salah, who else?
Diaz with the ball in, Tarkovsky,
and then Jones just beat O'Brien to it,
headed away by Brantway.
But all to no avail, Brantway to head the clearance.
Mo Salah there, with his right boot to put it home.
Now the ball forwards for Decore to chase,
he's playing furthest forward at the moment,
he's brought in Beto now,
Beto's gonna get a shot away, and that's comfortable for Alisson.
Everton have not had too much on target tonight,
that one was weak from distance from Beto.
Didn't catch it as he wanted,
he's also been sent off once,
that was last season at Anfield,
in that Merseyside derby in the Everton jersey.
And Ashley Young is on here,
and Jota has it for Liverpool,
he's been freshly introduced,
and Jota across the penalty area,
uses Salah, first time!
And a save from Pickford to thwart Mo Salah,
it's a good save too from Jordan Pickford,
to ensure Everton are 3-1 down.
Now Jack Harrison,
tries to get it into the box,
it just won't break,
now Mikalenko, he launches it high,
they'll battle for it inside the penalty area,
they need it to break!
There is a VAR check, but it looked fine to me.
Listen to the noise.
Leroy Burnham's touch was vital.
Tarkovsky wandered into the box,
and thrashed it home.
What an incredible finish,
an incredible finish to the game.
Honours even,
thanks to James Tarkovsky,
in the final ever Merseyside derby at Goodison.
And it ends all square,
and it does finish with both sides on 41 wins,
a piece at Goodison Park.
Everton 2-2 Liverpool.
