• Date: Sat 27 September 2008
  • Venue: Goodison Park
  • Ref: Riley, M
  • Attendance: 39,574
0 - 2
Liverpool

Liverpool

Torres (59)

Torres (62)

Everton vs Liverpool

Team Lineups

Everton

Tim Howard
Joleon Lescott
Phil Neville
Joseph Yobo
Tony Hibbert (Louis Saha, 63)
Phil Jagielka
Marouane Fellaini
Tim Cahill
Mikel Arteta
Leon Osman
Ayegbeni Yakubu

Liverpool

Jose Manuel Reina
Alvaro Arbeloa
Andrea Dossena
Martin Skrtel
Jamie Carragher
Albert Riera (Fabio Aurelio, 67)
Steven Gerrard
Xabi Alonso (Leiva Lucas, 86)
Dirk Kuyt
Robbie Keane (Jermaine Pennant, 86)
Fernando Torres


Live Text Commentary
Full time
 

Full-Time: EVERTON 0-2 LIVERPOOL.

90

Three minutes of injury time is added

89

Saha fires a shot narrowly wide of Reina's goal

87

Gerrard's free-kick drifts over. Time almost up and it looks like ending 2-0 to Liverpool

86
Substitution
 

Lucas is also on in place of Keane

86
Substitution
 

Liverpool make a double change with Jermaine Pennant on for Alonso

84

Gerrard, looking for his 100th Liverpool goal still, curls one from around 25 yards but Howard tips it round the post

81

It appeared a slightly harsh decision to send the Australian off but he did catch the Liverpool man with both legs

80
Red Card
 

Cahill dives in on Alonso and is sent off. Things go from bad to worse for Everton with 10 minutes left

77

Lescott arrows a cross over into the six-yard box but no Everton player can get on the end of it

77
Yellow Card
 

Arbeloa catches Cahill from behind and is rightly booked

74

Fellaini heads a free-kick just wide in what was a half chance for Everton

73

Torres almost gets past Jagielka after a mazy run but the Everton man does well to get a challenge in to deny him

71

Kuyt rises high to clear an Everton corner. The home side need a goal as soon as possible if they are to get back into the game

69

Rafa Benitez's side appear in total control after those two Torres goals now

66
Substitution
 

Riera goes off for Liverpool to be replaced by Fabio Aurelio

65

Liverpool have the ball in the net again twice inside a minute but both 'goals' are ruled out - the first because the ball had gone out of play and the second for a foul by Torres

64
Yellow Card
 

Neville is booked for a poor challenge

64
Substitution
 

Hibbert goes off in place of Louis Saha for Everton

63
Goal
 

Torres scores a second inside four minutes after Kuyt is denied by a challenge the ball rolls to the striker and he blasts it home

62

The goal has really lifted the Reds and the Blues are struggling at the minute

60

Torres has had a frustrating afternoon so far but made no mistake with the goal. Keane's deep cross from the by-line was inch perfect

59
Goal
 

Torres makes it 1-0, slotting home Keane's cross from the left from close range

56

Gerrard breaks forward again and tries to find Torres but it's overhit. A shot might have been a better option then for the Reds skipper

54

Torres almost gets clear again but this time he is judged to have fouled Yobo and Everton have a free-kick

53

Keane pulls the ball back for Riera but his shot is poor too and well wide of Howard's goal

53

No early chances at the start of the second half - it remains a very tight game as Gerrard shoots well wide from distance

51

Torres turns well and manages to get a shot in but it's easy for Howard

50
Yellow Card
 

Torres is booked now after complaining at the award of a free-kick against him

48
Yellow Card
 

Yakubu is booked for diving after going down very easily in the box under a challenge from Skrtel

47

Kuyt has a shot blocked from distance early on in the second half

Second half
 

The home side get the second period underway at Goodison after a competitive but tight first 45 minutes

Half time
 

Level after an even first half at Goodison Park with only a couple of half-chances at either end so far.

45

Almost half-time and Cahill claims to have been impeded in the Liverpool box by Carragher but his protests are waved away

44

Yakubu turns past Carragher but drags his shot wide too

43

Everton easily clear Gerrard's corner but Liverpool attack again and Alonso has a decent half-chance but his shot is awful and wide

41

It's been a typical derby so far with challenges flying in and plenty of committment but not a great deal of clear chances

38
Yellow Card
 

Alonso is booked for a foul on Felliani

36

Yakubu clashes with Carragher again and the Liverpool man wins a free-kick

34

Howard is forced out of his goal to beat Kuyt to the ball

32

It's very even at Goodison now after that initial bright start from Liverpool, Everton are now playing well

29

Reina fumbles a cross and Felliani has a real chance but the ball is cleared off the line by Carragher. The referee decides Feliiani fouled the Liverpool keeper though and it's a free-kick

27

Cahill is deemed to have fouled Dossena but the Everton fans don't like the decision

26

Tim Cahill finds a bit of space in the box but Jamie Carragher defends well to block the shot - better from Everton

24

Kuyt does well to block Lescott down the left

21

Arteta's cross at the other end is cleared well by Skrtel

20

Riera shoots from the left and it goes just over Tim Howard's bar as Liverpool remain the more threatening of the two sides

18

Torres wastes a decent opportunity to open the scoring when his effort is well blocked by Jagielka

15

Mikel Arteta's weak shot is no problem for Reina

14

Kuyt fouls Lescott to give Everton a free-kick. Liverpool have shaded the opening 15 minutes so far

12

Torres almost gets in front of Phil Jagielka but the defender does well to shepherd the ball out of play

11

Skrtel clashes with Yakubu and the Everton man earns a free-kick. No yellow for the Liverpool defender that time

9
Yellow Card
 

Marouane Fellaini is booked for a foul on Alvaro Arbeloa - a harsh decision on the midfielder though

8

Keane's shot is blocked before the ball rebounds to Gerrard but his cross for Torres finds the forward offside

6

Robbie Keane and Riera work it well down the left but Everton manage to clear the cross

4

Martin Skrtel blocks Yakubu off the ball as Jose Reina comes out to gather the ball, Everton's fans want a penalty but Mike Riley is having none of it

3

Everton win a corner but Liverpool clear and Fernando Torres breaks forward before being fouled. It's a predictably lively start to the game

1

Andrea Dossena tries to play Riera in but it's overhit down the left

Kickoff
 

Liverpool get the Merseyside derby underway at Goodison Park

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Everton have Tony Hibbert back after a knee operation while Joleon Lescott plays at left-back and Phil Neville pushes into midfield for David Moyes' side.

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Javier Mascherano fails a late fitness test for Liverpool so Xabi Alonso starts alongside Steven Gerrard in the centre of midfield while Albert Riera also plays for the visitors.