FULL MATCH UPDATE BETWEEN EVERTON 3-3 LIVERPOOL 90+4 minFULL TIME: EVERTON 3-3 LIVERPOOL 90+1 minCHANCE! Nearly a winner for Liverpool, but Moses can only glance his header over the crossbar following a cross from the left side. 90 minFour minutes added time. Does this crazy match have another goal in it? 88 minWould you believe it?! Liverpool have their equaliser through substitute Daniel Sturridge! The visitors earned a free kick out wide that was whipped into the box, and there was Sturridge to flick the ball past Tom Howard. 88 minGOAL! EVERTON 3-3 LIVERPOOL (STURRIDGE) 87 minNot long for Liverpool to salvage something out of this game now. Looking back, how crucial was that miss from Joe Allen that could have put the visitors 3-1 ahead? Meanwhile, Leon Osman replaces Kevin Mirallas for Everton. Speaking of Mirallas, Liverpool are sure to have something to say about his challenge on Luis Suarez come the final whistle. 85 min 83 minSUBSTITUTION: Everton make a quick change as John Stones comes on for Steven Pienaar. 82 minUnbelievable! Everton lead and its Romelu Lukaku again! The hosts won a corner and it was the big striker who rose above everyone else to head in powerfully past Mignolet. What a match this has been. Stunning. 82 minGOAL! EVERTON 3-2 LIVERPOOL (LUKAKU) 79 minSUBSTITUTION: Another change for Liverpool here as Daniel Sturridge enters the fray in place of Lucas. The visitors are going for the win. 77 minCHANCE! A quick Everton counter-attack sees Lukaku have three teammates up with him, but the Belgians pass to Mirallas is a poor one and Liverpool break up the other end before Howard saves from Suarez. 76 min 75 minThis match ended 2-2 last season - are we going to see the same result again? Weve got around 15 minutes of normal time left though. Plenty of time for one of these teams to get a winner. What a finish were in store for. 71 minEverton get their equaliser thanks to Romelu Lukaku! The striker saw his initial free kick saved by Mignolet, but the hosts kept the pressure on Liverpool. The ball eventually found its way to Lukaku in the box and he made not mistake by calmly slotting it into the net. 71 minGOAL! EVERTON 2-2 LIVERPOOL (LUKAKU) 69 minSAVE! Another fine stop from Mignolet sees the Belgian keep out Lukakus shot on the angle. Theres a bit of nervousness from both sides now as this game enters the final 20 minutes. 68 minSUBSTITUTION: A change for Everton here as Victor Moses replaces Joe Allen. Its not been the best afternoon for the Welshman. 66 minYELLOW CARD: Liverpool midfielder Lucas is the latest name to go into the book as he clatters into Pienaar. 64 minSAVE! Another fantastic stop from Mignolet keeps Liverpool ahead! Lukaku worked some space inside the box, only to see his clipped effort pushed away by the Belgian shotstopper. Hes come to his sides rescue a couple of times in this half. 61 minYELLOW CARD: Allens afternoon gets that little bit worse as he goes into the book for a foul on Mirallas. Meanwhile, McCarthy shoots high and wide from all of 25 yards. 59 minMISS! That should be 3-1 to Liverpool. Suarez did brilliantly to weave his way through the Everton defence before the ball fell to Allen, but the midfielder somehow slid the ball wide from eight yards with the goal at his mercy. How crucial could that be? 56 minThe two teams are struggling to keep hold of the ball at the moment. When one wins possession they lose it soon after. That said, its still a high-tempo match with plenty of action at both ends. Everton are looking a bit more up for right now though. 53 minCHANCE! What a glorious opportunity for Everton to equalise! Deulofeu was sent clear through on goal, but Mignolet came off his line to narrow the angle and save what was a tame shot. 52 minDeulofeu gets stuck into the action instantly by breaking down the left and putting a cross into the box, but its too deep and Liverpool deal with the danger. 50 minSUBSTITUTION: An early change for Everton here as Leighton Baines, who looks to be carrying a bit of a knock on his leg, comes off for Gerard Deulofeu. 48 minThis second half is only a few minutes old but there have already been plenty of robust challenges from both sets of players. Mirallas, who has already been booked, is the latest to put himself about by going into the back of Suarez. 46 minHowever, Liverpool will know full well that this match is far from over. The players are back out and it will be the Reds to kick us off for this second half. Strap yourselves in. 45+3 minHALF TIME: EVERTON 1-2 LIVERPOOL 45+2 minBaines and Barkley link up in the box before the former hits a left-footed effort wide of goal. Thats probably that for the first half. 45 minThree minutes added time. 42 minIts all getting a bit heated out there at the moment. Gerrard and Barry challenge for the ball before Distin takes issue with the Liverpool captain. The Reds will be keen to keep hold of their lead for the next few minutes, though there is likely to be a fair few minutes of stoppage time. 40 minThis game has become a little bit more scrappy in the last few minutes. There have been a few more silly fouls from both sides, while the goalmouth action has dried up. Can that change before the half-time whistle? 37 minPhil Dowd took a very long time indeed to make that decision, and it looks like it was the wrong one. Meanwhile, Suarez is still on the pitch and seems to be okay. 35 minYELLOW CARD: Kevin Mirallas gets a booking for a high challenge on Suarez, but the Belgian is lucky to still be on the pitch. Here lunged in with his foot up by Suarezs thigh, though referee Phil Dowd only deems it worthy of a yellow. 32 minA bit of a worry for Liverpool here with Suarez struggling with some kind of injury. The striker is not moving well at all. 30 minA few too many cooks there for Everton as a number of blus shirts lined up on the edge of the area, but not one had a crack at goal. The match has dropped ever so slightly in terms of tempo, but its still a superb spectacle. Meanwhile, Ross Barkley goes into the book for simulation after taking a tumble under the challenge of Lucas. 26 minSomething of a half-chance for Everton as Mirallas flashes an ambitious strike wide of Mignolets far post. That shot had plenty of venom on it but just lacked some accuracy. 23 minTheres no let up in this match as both sides continue to play at 100mph. Big encounters like this can often disappoint, but this has been nothing but sensational so far. 20 minCHANCE! Everton come within inches of grabbing another equaliser as Barkleys cross evaded everyone in the box before Mignolet got down to tip it around the post. Unfortunately for Everton, nothing comes from the corner as Distin is penalised. 18 minLiverpools talisman Luis Suarez puts the visitors back into the lead with a wonderful free kick! The Uruguayan was fouled around 25 yards from goal before dusting himself down and curling a superb effort around the Everton wall and into the bottom corner. Incredible. 18 minGOAL! EVERTON 1-2 LIVERPOOL (SUAREZ) 17 minOne player who has impressed during these opening few minutes is Ross Barkley. The young midfielder never looks flustered when hes on the ball and is always full of confidence to run at the Liverpool defence. 15 minLiverpool are struggling to get hold of the ball right now. Everton are using possession well and closing down quickly when they dont have it. Meanwhile, Lukaku is causing Agger and Skrtel plenty of problems. 11 minCHANCE! Nearly another for Everton! Pienaars defence-splitting pass put Lukaku through, but Mignolet did well to come off his line quickly and put the striker off. Its frantic stuff at the moment. 10 minMake no mistake, all of the momentum is now back with Everton. The Toffees are surging forward whenever they can to put Liverpool under pressure. 8 minWhat was that about Everton looking shell-shocked? The hosts are level almost instantly thanks to an opportunistic goal from Kevin Mirallas! Bainess free kick fell to the Belgian in the area and he made no mistake to nudge the ball into the roof of the net from close range. What a start to this match! 8 minGOAL! EVERTON 1-1 LIVERPOOL (MIRALLAS) 7 minThat goal most certainly came against the run of play. Everton started well up to that point, though its the Liverpool fans who are now in full voice. The home side look slightly shell-shocked. 4 minLiverpool make the breakthrough and its Philippe Coutinho with the goal! A Gerrard corner was flicked on by Suarez, and there was Coutinho at the back post to poke the ball into the net. A great start for the visitors, but the Everton defending there was absolutely non-existent. 4 minGOAL! EVERTON 0-1 LIVERPOOL (COUTINHO) 3 minIts been Everton who have enjoyed the best of the opening few minutes. The hosts are looking very purposeful on the ball, putting a couple of crosses into the Liverpool box that the visitors deal with. 1 minThe pre-match rituals have been done and it will be Everton to get us underway. Here we go!
Posted on: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 14:47:55 +0000