11 of the Best Premier League Liverpool vs Everton Matches

Gets no better than that for the captain of Liverpool, Kovski! What a finish to the last ever derby at Cunison. It is that day when neutrality is dead. You are blue or you are red. In by Dini, met by Mina, who bounced his header up and over. Wow, what a chance. But that should go in the back of the net. That is a gilt-edged opportunity. Again by Alexander-Arnold, and down by Van Dijk against the bar from Origi. Alexander-Arnold. Up by Zouma, rescued by Van Dijk. Oh, and in by Origi! Stropping for Pickford. Improbably so impossible to run it. Wow. The game was just about done. And Jordan Pickford in a moment beyond explanation has presented Divock Origi with a winning goal. Cunison on normal days retains an aura of yesteryear with the crowd providing surround sound. On occasions like this, it becomes a bare pit. And Enrique's in here. Now was Baines guilty? Apparently not. They'll try again. And this time Suarez, via a deflection, has found the back of the Everton net. A rather inflammatory celebration right in front of the Everton bench, which has brought David Moyes out of his seat. Steven Gerrard. And Aga! It's in the end it was Suarez that made the contact. And extraordinarily on a day when Everton started as firm favourites, it's Liverpool who lead 2-0 at Gunnarsson. Baines. It's Osman, it's 2-1. Goals in the space of seven minutes. Morales again. Fellaini. And Jelovic was there, so was Naismith. And Naismith chooses the perfect moment to score his first goal for Everton. And from two down, Everton are back at two apiece. One minute to play. Gerrard forward. Heads up. Kouartis, one of them. Suarez there, wheels away, but the flag is up. And it is not going to count. But was this offside? That looked like a good goal to me from Suarez. He's definitely not offside once the ball is headed down. And that's it. Whistle goes. Controversial and dramatic finish. And it ends all square. It's up to Roy Hodgson today now. He's under some kind of pressure from new owners. Thunderous noise around Goodison Park to greet the players. Coleman. Everton's record post-war scorer in this fixture. Kiriakos. And Teta for a strike. Another great hit. Lurking on the edge of the box. So Gerrard launches it forward to Torres. Taken on the chest. Checks. Shoots. Saved by Howard. Good play by Torres. Clever play. Once again, it was Gerrard that was finding him with the pass. Far more spirited, but far too late, I think, for Liverpool in the last few minutes. Merseyside. Liverpool seep deeper into the mire. One off the bottom of the Barclays Premier League now. Seven bookings in between the two earlier in the season. This decor flies in. A goal in the opening seconds. And what a way to announce yourself in a Merseyside derby. That's it. Penalty. No doubt about it. An untidy challenge from Marco Matarazzi. Self-confessed Evertonian. He's scored four in four games against the Blues. They've got five out of five. It's Robbie Fowler. Matarazzi fires him in. How unlucky can you get? Wait as far as Berger. 3-1. Mission complete. Everton have scored. Is it a consolation goal? It's Francis Jefferson who's scored it. Matiza heading away. Blows the final whistle. Mass relief from the Liverpool fans. The Reds' first victory over the Blues since 1994. This is Anfield. This is the city of Liverpool as one, yet irrevocably split. Gerrard's corner. Howard beats it out from Lallana. Should score. It's a good delivery by Steven Gerrard from the right-hand side. Who is marking him? Gerrard. City. Stevie G against... Coutinho. Sterling. Hibbert's on his heels. Sterling round the outside. Balotelli against the far. He's got to score. He's asking for a corner. Balotelli has to cover his bushes. Browning's cross. Beyond Eto'o. Here's McKeevy. Out by Lovren. By Belgian Jelka. Stunning equaliser. 91 minutes. 10 seconds of the additional 3 minutes remain. Leighton Baines. Eto'o ready to burst. In by Baines. Close. Close from Gareth Barry. Wow. What a climax to the derby. It all looked red. Steven Gerrard's fine free kick with 25 minutes to play. But with seconds to play, Phil Jagielka put his foot through the ball and Everton escape back across the park with a point. After the international break, what better way for club football to get cracking again here at Goodison Park. Good ball by Smith. Carsley. Beautifully worked. Garcia wants it. Gets it. Goes for goal. Pushed out by Howard. An incredible reaction by Gerrard to get that back in. Alonso. Game going on with Johnson. Still Johnson. 2-0 for Everton. I have to say, Martin, Liverpool are all over the place at the back. Sissoko. Perpierre. And Gerrard will get there. Hits the post. Came out to couch. He's asked if a handball by Hibbert. This is the second time he's hit the woodwork, isn't he? Great little ball through, wasn't it? Carsley. ...by the Liverpool goalkeeper. Ecstasy for David Moyes and Everton. Not just a rare win over the neighbouring Reds, but they go top of the premiership. More than any other day, this is the day when the players represent the fans. Enrique. Suarez. And Gerrard on the dash. Steven Gerrard. Fine stop. In goes Henderson. What a heroic block that is. By Jack Rodwell. Fantastic defending from Rodwell. He's thrown his body. Good save from Tim Howard, though. Fantastic play from Liverpool. Henderson. Suarez. Beyond Gerrard. And Kelly is supported by the goalkeeper. And Gerrard scores! The talisman is back. And the first goal on derby night is a red goal. Suarez is onside. And Henderson's through the middle. Suarez away from this. And still Suarez. And Gerrard. This time in front of the con. Doubles Liverpool's derby lead. ...in red. On an increasingly red night. Oh, tuning up again. And searching with Gerrard, who can run at this now. And lay it on for Suarez. And Suarez for Gerrard! Hat-trick! Reach out and perfection. It gets no better than that for the captain of Liverpool. The first scorer of a Mersey derby hat-trick since Ian Rush. A night at Anfield for red folk to say, I was there. It's been a generation since any man scored a hat-trick in this fixture. Steven Gerrard did it. A fantastic atmosphere, as you would expect. Unsworth. Searching out Ferguson. Appeals against Carragher. Jeff Winter with his hands behind his back. Played forward here for Emil Heskey. Flag stays down. Chance for Liverpool. Heskey! 1-0 Liverpool! After just four minutes. What a blistering start for the red side of Merseyside. Ferguson. On for Campbell. It might break here. It's Ferguson! It had to be. It's 1-1. The towering Scott has pulled the blue half of Merseyside back on level terms. Oh man, brings it away and thumps it along for Fowler. Break on here for Liverpool. Ball chasing back. Fowler looks for options. Unsworth can't reach it. Smitser leaves it. And that's a thumping goal from Marcus Babel. Liverpool back in front. A classic counter. Everton looking stretched. Smitser. Fowler. Under pressure from Goff. What's the referee given here? I think he's given the penalty. Against Gerrard. Justice missed it. Maybe justice was done. But the player's been pulled back. Bishkan has been booked. Then red. Liverpool down to ten men. He needs to. Ferguson's flick. Oh, he's given the penalty, has he? For holding him down. Unsworth. Against Westerveld. For 2-2. Yes! They've come back twice. McAllister with a free kick for Liverpool. Is this the final chance? We've had three minutes already of stoppage time. McAllister! Oh, it's unbelievable! It's Gary McAllister in the fourth minute of stoppage time. And Liverpool lead for a third time. This has been quite sensational. Liverpool 3-2 winners. Everton are simply heartbroken. Nigh on a decade since Everton have won a derby. Two decades since Everton won here. But three decades since Liverpool won the league. And right now, that title is a teasing possibility. As it is, Liverpool can counter with Sadio Mane. Origi through the middle. Mane looks to find him. Origi's in. Origi scores again in the derby. It's his game. He turns effervescent red. When the Blues visit. And now there's space ahead of Alexander-Arnold, who's speared it for Mane. What a pass that is. Sidibe's in reverse. Mane's forcing him back. Sadio Mane. Shaqiri through. Splendid, succinct Liverpool football. And now Sidibe. Lallana got a bit of it. Davies played it for Iwobi. Iwobi in for Keane. Everton strike back in front of the Kop. It's turning into quite a derby. You could declare Liverpool a long ball team. But not that kind of long ball team. Here's another. Lovren. That's a Super Bowl. What a touch. What a finish. What a magnificent goal from Divock Origi. That was sumptuous. Yes, it's a wonderful pass from Lovren. But did it not need dealing with. And Divock Origi dealt with it expertly. They have escaped Iwobi. Alexander-Arnold is dashing. Shaqiri is up alongside. It's Trent Alexander-Arnold. Sadio Mane. Another brilliant Liverpool break. Another splendid Liverpool goal. They are in Merseyside paradise. Bernard. Aimed it at Richarlison. Plunging header. Everton resume their interest. They're not quite going away. Cleverly away from Holgate. Van Elden. Five for number five. And the Reds have ripped up derby day. And still the city is red. 20 derbies without an Everton win. 20 years without an Everton win at Anfield. So, Goodison Park. Sets itself for the last great state occasion of its glorious history. Beto. Chance. Goal! And it's Bruntway that just kind of plays it really quickly. And he steps up in the hope he's going to remain onside when it's played. And he's completely cut Canato. Salah. Teased in. And the header. Makes it 1-1 from Alexis McAllister. Everton in front for four minutes. Soboslai. Wax it. Draws the save. Tarkovsky in with the follow-up challenge. And he does enough. Tarkovsky. Yes, luckily I suppose in some ways did enough. Here's Ghana. And it's hanging. And it's Tarkovsky. And it's O'Brien. And it's Bruntway! But the flag has gone up. And it is not going to count. He doesn't agree. Yeah, as soon as it's headed back in, it's O'Brien who's offside. O'Brien has to be careful. There's Jones. And Salah. For all Everton's pressure. For all their knocking at the door. It's Mo Salah. Who has the decisive word. With his 22nd goal of another prolific season. Mikulenko. Hoisted in hope towards Beto. Iribunum. Tarkovsky! What a finish to the last ever derby at Goodison. A thunderous Everton equaliser. Wow. Most extraordinary passion on the final Goodison derby. With Burtsey the last kick of the game. Salvaging it for Everton. And another red card. I think Curtis Jones has been sent off at the very end here. Well, I just wonder whether Dekoure is the other red card, John. Because it was those two that went at it. And that started what we saw on pro. Liverpool have made the slightly stronger start this season. But not by much. Everton right on their coattails. It's Suarez and Coutinho! What a start for Liverpool! You can just see him peel off Coutinho. Nobody goes with him. But he just has the freedom of Goodison Park. So Diste around the back. Skirtle. Oh, yes! They've stamped it in for the leveller. Kevin Moranis. Two goals in a few minutes on Melty Side. By the perfect reply. But it is Luis Suarez. It's around the wall and it's brilliant! Oh, it's another special Melty Side memory for Luis Suarez. It's brilliantly bent, to be fair. He's got it absolutely perfect. But that gap is not good enough. Pienaar. Dari. Great pullback. Lukaku! Just listen to the roar. Lukaku! Time running out for Liverpool. That's a great ball in! It's 3-3! Daniel Sturridge! I can understand Tim Howard's frustration. And Sturridge has just left on mark from close. Osman. Coleman. Coleman! Still Coleman! And McCarthy has the door slammed in his face. What an incredible match. Lukaku with two. Liverpool stay three points clear of Everton. Who do remain the Premier League's toughest team to beat.