Liverpool restored their 12-point benefit on the high of the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Everton in a controversial Merseyside derby at Anfield.

Diogo Jota’s wonderful purpose in entrance of the Kop simply earlier than the hour mark received it after David Moyes’ aspect had boasted the clearer openings in a primary half that ought to have seen James Tarkowski despatched off for what most considered a horrible foul on Alexis Mac Allister.

After that, Beto had one dominated out for offside and hit the submit with one other probability as Liverpool, who misplaced the Carabao Cup ultimate final outing having been knocked out of the Champions League of their earlier dwelling fixture, struggled to point out their greatest once more.

However Arne Slot’s aspect piled on the strain within the second half, Jota’s second of high quality, twisting and turning contained in the field, proving decisive. It’s now a century of wins for Liverpool in opposition to Everton. This one takes them a step nearer to the Premier League title.

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Carra: That meant rather a lot to Slot

Sky Sports activities’ Jamie Carragher at Anfield:

“It isn’t about bragging rights. It is about Liverpool going from needing 16 factors to needing 13 factors [to mathematically claim the title].

“Nearly all of this season the supervisor has been unemotional. But it surely meant rather a lot to him. It is in all probability been a protracted two and a half weeks for him since dropping to Newcastle.”

Slot: It’s so apparent

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot chatting with Sky Sports activities in regards to the foul on Mac Allister:

“He saved taking part in, so I assume he is okay. He is used to one thing as a result of he is from South America. However I feel everybody has stated one thing about it so why ought to I add one thing to it?

“It is so apparent it isn’t needed for me to remark. I might favor to speak about Diogo’s purpose or Curtis Jones’ efficiency or one thing else than the crimson card incident.

“It may have been [a serious injury] but it surely wasn’t thankfully. And he was fortunate about that.”

Moyes: It was an excellent deal with

Everton supervisor David Moyes chatting with Sky Sports activities:

“My first thought was it was an excellent deal with for a derby sport and a deal with we’d have seen a couple of years in the past.

“However I perceive today we’d see issues barely totally different with observe throughs, and many others.

“We’d have gotten a bit fortunate – however do not be placing that with the purpose. The purpose was a unique incident which received Liverpool the sport ultimately.”

Why wasn’t Diaz flagged offside for Jota purpose?

Luis Diaz seemed to be standing in an offside place within the build-up to Jota’s winner.

The ball was performed in direction of Diaz, with the Liverpool man in an offside place. Tarkowski moved to his proper to intercept that go.

The ball broke to Jota who deflected the ball to the now onside Diaz, who assisted his team-mate for the decisive purpose.

“It is a clear offside, a very simple resolution to present,” stated Moyes afterwards.

Nevertheless, Diaz just isn’t obstructing Tarkowski’s line of imaginative and prescient, he is not difficult for the ball, he is not trying to play the ball, or making an motion which impacts the power of Tarkowski to play the ball.

And in accordance with the legal guidelines, which means Diaz just isn’t offside.

“Tarkowski is aware of he is there,” stated Carragher on Sky Sports activities. “He in all probability would not go to floor if Luis Diaz is not there. He in all probability simply clears the ball up the pitch. However the reality Diaz would not make any motion in direction of the ball, while you have a look at the principles there is not any method this was ever going to be overturned.

“If it goes in opposition to you it is irritating however in the primary most individuals would need that as a purpose.”

Tarkowski ought to have been despatched off – PGMOL

PGMOL (Skilled Sport Match Officers Ltd) have since acknowledged that Everton defender Tarkowski ought to have been despatched off for his deal with on Mac Allister, Sky Sports activities Information understands.

Tarkowski met the leg of Mac Allister excessive and with pressure when following by on a deal with through which he first received the ball.

Referee Sam Barrott felt the problem was reckless in actual time and the VAR then checked that on-field resolution of a yellow card, deeming the referee’s name was not a transparent and apparent error.

Nevertheless, the view of PGMOL is {that a} assessment ought to have been advisable and finally the unique resolution overturned.

Everton’s Anfield woe

• Everton have failed to attain in 13 of their 30 video games, no crew has failed to take action extra usually within the Premier League this season.
• Everton failed to try a shot heading in the right direction on this sport, it is the primary time they failed to try a shot heading in the right direction in a sport within the Premier League since going through Bournemouth on 4th January 2025.
• David Moyes is winless in all 20 of his Premier League matches at Anfield (D6 L14), dropping every of the final 9 in a row. It’s the most video games any supervisor has managed at one stadium with out profitable in Premier League historical past.
• Liverpool have misplaced simply one among their final 25 dwelling Premier League matches in opposition to Everton (W15 D9), a 2-0 defeat in 2020-21.
• Everton have didn’t win of their final 5 video games within the Premier League.

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