Liverpool maintained their Merseyside stranglehold over Everton with a 5-2 win over their rivals to remain eight points clear at the top of the Premier League.
2019/2020 Premier League
5-2
Match Report
Divock Origi and Sadio Mane starred as Liverpool stormed to a 5-2 victory in a frantic Merseyside derby, handing Jurgen Klopp his 100th Premier League win.
Six goals were scored in a remarkable first half, with Liverpool - who started with Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino on the bench - supremely clinical in attack, Origi striking either side of Xherdan Shaqiri's first goal of the season.
Origi's second came after Michael Keane had pulled one back for Everton, but Mane - provider for Liverpool's first two goals - made it 4-1. Richarlison reduced the deficit again in first-half stoppage time, but it was not enough to inspire an Everton comeback after the break.
Instead, Georginio Wijnaldum's late strike rounded out the scoring, leaving Marco Silva's future looks increasingly uncertain as Klopp's side extended their unbeaten league run to 32 matches, a new club record.
EPL Standings
Match Events
6' GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Everton (Origi)
Well that didn't take long! Liverpool hit Everton on the counter, Mane slots the ball in behind and Origi gets to it ahead of Pickford, who is left stranded. It is a simple finish for Origi, the match-winner in this fixture last season, into an empty net.
17' GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 Everton (Shaqiri)
Shaqiri doubles Liverpool's lead following another fine team move! Mane controls Alexander-Arnold's diagonal pass, cuts inside from the left and slots the ball in behind for Shaqiri, who tucks it past Pickford with a first-time finish.
21' GOAL! Liverpool 2-1 Everton (Keane)
Maybe it isn't quite game over just yet! Iwobi's cross falls kindly for Keane, who keeps his composure to flick the ball over stand-in Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian from close range.
31' GOAL! Liverpool 3-1 Everton (Origi)
What a brilliant goal from Origi, who quite simply loves this fixture. Lovren plays a straight ball over the top, Origi brings it under control and lifts it over Pickford. Everton cannot deal with him!
45' GOAL! Liverpool 4-1 Everton (Mane)
LIVERPOOL 4-1 EVERTON!! Yet another Liverpool goal on the counter to surely seal the victory before half-time! After defending an Everton corner, Mane carries the ball forward and feeds Alexander-Arnold, who plays the return pass for Mane to guide a first-time shot away from Pickford. Clinical!
45+3' GOAL! Liverpool 4-2 Everton (Richarlison)
LIVERPOOL 4-2 EVERTON! What a game this is turning out to be! Sigurdsson plays in Bernard down the left and the substitute picks out the run of Richarlison. The Brazil international does not make clean contact, the ball coming off his shoulder and flying past Adrian. Game on?
84' Unbelievable! What a miss from Mane
MANE MISSES! Mane brings down Henderson's long ball over the top and has just Pickford to beat. He takes on the shot a little earlier, from around 12 yards out, and fires wide of the post. Could that miss come back to haunt Liverpool?
90' GOAL! Liverpool 5-2 Everton (Wijnaldum)
That should do it! If it wasn't game over already, it certainly is now. Firmino shows great trickery to get the better of Holgate down the left and cuts the ball back for Wijnaldum, who pokes it away from Pickford from 12 yards.
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