Liverpool 0-2 Everton – Reds suffer fourth consecutive Premier League defeat

Liverpool tasted defeat within the Premier League as soon as once more as native rivals Everton ran out 2-0 winners at Anfield on Saturday.

It was a blustery evening at Anfield ane Liverpool bought off to the worst workable initiate as Richarlison gave Everton the lead early on, with the Reds struggling to discover a response.

Regardless of the Reds’ strategy toy being higher within the second half, Everton held on to safe their first conquest at Anfield since 1999, inflicting a fourth consecutive defeat within the Premier League for Liverpool.

The Reds now discover themselves point on factors with Carlo Ancelotti’s aspect, who’ve a recreation in hand, with Jurgen Klopp‘s aspect now privilege within the battle for a prime-4 place.

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Jurgen Klopp named an unchanged Liverpool aspect on a uncommon event this season, with Naby Keita beginning on the bench after coming back from harm.

Whereas the await was the Reds would come out the blocks brisk, it was a nightmare initiate as a substitute as they create themselves behind after lower than three minutes performed.

Having given the ball away on multiple event, James Rodriguez picked up the ball in midfield and fed by way of Richarlison, who made no mistake along with his terminate throughout Alisson and into the underside nook.

Liverpool struggled to get going and did not muster a response of any kindly, with Ancelotti’s gameplan to stifle the Reds working to a tee.

Nevertheless, they started to behold some alternatives as Roberto Firmino’s exertion from simply contained in the field was deflected behind by goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

Jordan Henderson quickly adopted with a managed volley which seemed clique to hit the advocate of the bag, just for the outstretched Pickford to contradict the Reds skipper.

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Pickford was known as into motion once more when Trent Alexander-Arnold fizzed a strike from the verge of the field, with the Blues goalkeeper serving to tip the ball over the crossbar.

Liverpool have been dealt a giant harm blow as Henderson pulled up with a suspected groin harm, with the skipper trying to hold on earlier than Nathaniel Phillips got here on to supplant him a couple of minutes later.

The Reds seemed susceptible on the coronary heart of defence as Seamus Coleman almost doubled the guests’ edge with a diving header, however Alisson was as much as the job to retain him out.

Liverpool trailed 1-0 on the crack with all of it to do within the second half, which they began snappily with two Sadio Mane headers, though he did not ail Pickford on both event.

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Liverpool picked up the depth however the Blues’ menace on the counter was quiet manifest, with Ancelotti throwing warning to the wind and bringing on Dominic Calvert-Lewin to colleague Richarlison in bombard.

Xherdan Shaqiri got here on for Curtis Jones as Klopp seemed for one thing totally different by way of the center. His artery to Salah ought to’ve seen the Egyptian accumulate from immediate-meander however his exertion was saved by Pickford regardless of Salah wanting favorite to place it into the advocate of the bag.

Liverpool’s destiny was sealed seven minutes from time, nonetheless, because the Blues got a penalty after Alexander-Arnold was harshly adjudged to have introduced Calvert-Lewin down after the route tripped over the Reds privilege-advocate after seeing his shot saved by Alisson.

Referee Chris Kavanagh went to the monitor on VAR’s advice however the Reds weren’t afforded a reprieve as he snappily confirmed his unique conclusion, with Gylfi Sigurdsson slotting away the penalty to make it 2-0.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Kabak, Henderson, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Thiago, Jones, Salah, Mane, Firmino.

LFC Globe’s MOTM: N/A

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