FULL TIME: EVERTON 1 - 2 LIVERPOOL: Everton players surround Mark Clattenburg as he brings an extraordinary and highly dramatic Merseyside derby to a close.
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Minutes into stoppage time and Lescott is brought down in the box by Carragher. Everton are incensed, and with some justification
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Goal
EVERTON 1 - 2 LIVERPOOL: DIRK KUYT puts the ball in the same corner and wheels away in celebration. TIm Howard may have done better.
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Red Card
Phil Neville has no complaints as he receives the second red card of the game
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Liverpool win another penalty after Phil Neville blocks a Leiva shot on the line with his hand
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Yellow Card
Carragher is also booked in the process.
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Yellow Card
James McFadden earns himself a yellow card following a tangle with Jamie Carragher on the halfway line.
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Substitution
Benitez makes his final substitution, replacing Momo Sissoko with Jermaine Pennant.
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Everton enjoy some decent attacking play but the danger is cleared by an unorthodox punch by Reina.
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Substitution
A defensive substitution by Moyes as Leighton Baines replaces Victor Anichebe.
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Babel hits an ambitious volley from inside the box and fires it high and wide of the target.
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Voronin comes close with a header from 6-yards, but not close enough.
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Liverpool are well on top at the moment and Everton will take a point from this game.
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A neat chipped pass from Kuyt picks out Sissoko in a dangerous position but the midfielder makes a mess of his shot and sends it wide.
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Substitution
Yakubu leaves the field and Scotland hero James McFadden takes his place.
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A fine ball by Leiva picks out Voronin who looked offside. The striker turns Lescott inside the box and hits a shot into the side netting, when he may have squared the ball to Kuyt who was unmarked.
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Liverpool win a corner but Babel's delivery is poor and is headed clear at the front post.
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The game is tantalisingly poised now as we approach the final fifteen minutes.
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Substitution
A staggering decision by Benitez as he brings off a reluctant Steven Gerrard, replacing him with the Brazilian Lucas Leiva
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Babel's first contribution spells danger for Everton as he picks out Gerrard on the edge of the box, but his skipper's shot is straight down the throat of Howard.
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Substitution
Ryan Babel takes the place of Yossi Benayoun, who has had a quiet second half.
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Kuyt picks out Voronin but the striker chests the ball down rather than hitting it first time and eventually, Everton win it back.
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Yakubu pulls the trigger from 25-yards and his shot whistles past Reina's post
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Yakubu picks up the ball for Everton but his cross is poor and does not pick out another blue shirt.
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Yellow Card
Dirk Kuyt flies in on Neville and receives the first yellow card of the game.
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Kuyt reaches the byline and pulls the ball back for Riise in acres of space, but he smashes his shot over the bar.
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Everton appeal for a penalty as Finnan pushes and shoves Lescott inside his own box.
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Tempers are beginning to flare inside Goodison Park now as the temperature rises.
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Goal
EVERTON 1 - 1 LIVERPOOL: DIRK KUYT coolly slots the ball into the bottom right corner of Howard's goal.
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Red Card
Tony Hibbert receives his marching orders as he is deemed to have been the last man
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Voronin plays in Gerrard, who bursts into the box before being bundled over by Hibbert and Mark Clattenburg points to the spot.
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Lescott works his way into the box, dodging rash challenges, and earns his side a corner.
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The second period has begun very disjointedly and the game is constantly stopping and starting, which will suit Everton
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Kuyt gets behind the Everton defence but is pulled back for offside, though it looked like Yobo was playing him on.
Second half
The second half is underway and the visitors kick-off.
Half time
HALF TIME: EVERTON 1 - 0 LIVERPOOL: David Moyes goes in the happier manager at half-time thanks to a costly mistake by Sami Hypia. However, there is still plenty of time left in this Merseyside derby.
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Riise chips the ball into the box looking for Kuyt, but sends the ball out for a throw-in.
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Gerrard tries his luck with a long range shot but finds the stand behind the goal
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Osman finds the ball at his feet after arriving late in the box but scuffs his shot wide
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Own Goal
EVERTON 1 - 0 LIVERPOOL: The visitors fail to deal with an Everton corner and SAMI HYYPIA tries to knock the ball behind for a corner, but places it neatly in the top corner of his own net.
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Lescott has won everything in the air today, and this time his flick on is not met by a team-mate inside the box
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Riise's low free-kick is deflected wide and Liverpool win a corner
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A fizzing cross picks out Anichebe but he heads the ball wide of the mark.
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A long ball picks out Joleon Lescott who nods the ball down to Yaukubu, but the striker fails to connect with the ball.
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The home side win another corner. Jamie Carragher heads it clear, but only as far as Osman whose volley sails over
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Hibbert tries to pick out Osman inside the six yard-box but Finnan gets an important head to the ball.
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Arteta whips a dangerous corner into the box and Victor Anichebe heads over the crossbar
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Play stops for a couple of minutes as Leon Osman and Momo Sissoko receive treatment for head injuries.
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Everton counter attack and Arteta's looping cross is tipped over the crossbar by a stretching Pepe Reina.
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Tim Howard collects the ball and appears to pick up the ball outside of his area, but is not penalised.
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Gerrard reaches the byline after a decent Liverpool move but his low cross is put behind for a corner.
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Both sides have been rather sloppy in possession during the opening stages of the game and neither side seem able to play fluent football.
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John Arne Riise's diagonal ball finds Dirk Kuyt, who puts the ball in the back of the net but is pulled back for offside.
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Everton have picked up the pace a little now and the possession tables have turned.
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Phil Neville picks out Alan Stubbs in the box but his glancing header is wide of the target.
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Arteta curls a free-kick into the mixer but Sami Hyypia heads clear.
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The visitors win another free-kick, this time in shooting range, but their training ground routine fails and Everton pick up the ball.
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Liverpool are seeing a lot more of the ball at the moment and Benayoun is looking a potent threat in the left wing.
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Liverpool win a free-kick in a decent position, but Gerrard cannot pick out a team-mate with his driven cross.
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A pin point pass from Steve Finnan picks out Yossi Benayoun, who turns Joseph Yobo in the box. He lays the ball off for Andriy Voronin , but his low shot from 10-yards is straight at Tim Howard
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The atmosphere is electric inside Goodison Park - as per usual in a Merseyside derby - and the game is being played at a fast tempo.
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Steven Gerrard bursts into the penalty area but knocks the ball behind for a goal-kick.
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Mikel Arteta breaks down the right flank but loses out to John Arne Riise before he can get a cross in
Kickoff
Referee Mark Clattenburg gets the game underway.
Awaiting Kickoff
LIVERPOOL STARTING XI: Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise, Gerrard, Mascherano, Sissoko, Benayoun, Voronin, Kuyt. SUBS: Itandje, Crouch, Pennant, Babel, Lucas
Dirk Kuyt shakes off a hamstring problem and makes the starting line-up, while Fernando Torres misses out through injury for Rafa Benitez's side.
Awaiting Kickoff
Despite a week of training, Everton midfielder Tim Cahill is still not match fit and misses the 177th Merseyside league derby. Thomas Gravesen and James Vaughan also miss out.
Everton
Liverpool
Full time
FULL TIME: EVERTON 1 - 2 LIVERPOOL: Everton players surround Mark Clattenburg as he brings an extraordinary and highly dramatic Merseyside derby to a close.
Minutes into stoppage time and Lescott is brought down in the box by Carragher. Everton are incensed, and with some justification
Goal
EVERTON 1 - 2 LIVERPOOL: DIRK KUYT puts the ball in the same corner and wheels away in celebration. TIm Howard may have done better.
Red Card
Phil Neville has no complaints as he receives the second red card of the game
Liverpool win another penalty after Phil Neville blocks a Leiva shot on the line with his hand
Yellow Card
Carragher is also booked in the process.
Yellow Card
James McFadden earns himself a yellow card following a tangle with Jamie Carragher on the halfway line.
Substitution
Benitez makes his final substitution, replacing Momo Sissoko with Jermaine Pennant.
Everton enjoy some decent attacking play but the danger is cleared by an unorthodox punch by Reina.
Substitution
A defensive substitution by Moyes as Leighton Baines replaces Victor Anichebe.
Babel hits an ambitious volley from inside the box and fires it high and wide of the target.
Voronin comes close with a header from 6-yards, but not close enough.
Liverpool are well on top at the moment and Everton will take a point from this game.
A neat chipped pass from Kuyt picks out Sissoko in a dangerous position but the midfielder makes a mess of his shot and sends it wide.
Substitution
Yakubu leaves the field and Scotland hero James McFadden takes his place.
A fine ball by Leiva picks out Voronin who looked offside. The striker turns Lescott inside the box and hits a shot into the side netting, when he may have squared the ball to Kuyt who was unmarked.
Liverpool win a corner but Babel's delivery is poor and is headed clear at the front post.
The game is tantalisingly poised now as we approach the final fifteen minutes.
Substitution
A staggering decision by Benitez as he brings off a reluctant Steven Gerrard, replacing him with the Brazilian Lucas Leiva
Babel's first contribution spells danger for Everton as he picks out Gerrard on the edge of the box, but his skipper's shot is straight down the throat of Howard.
Substitution
Ryan Babel takes the place of Yossi Benayoun, who has had a quiet second half.
Kuyt picks out Voronin but the striker chests the ball down rather than hitting it first time and eventually, Everton win it back.
Yakubu pulls the trigger from 25-yards and his shot whistles past Reina's post
Yakubu picks up the ball for Everton but his cross is poor and does not pick out another blue shirt.
Yellow Card
Dirk Kuyt flies in on Neville and receives the first yellow card of the game.
Kuyt reaches the byline and pulls the ball back for Riise in acres of space, but he smashes his shot over the bar.
Everton appeal for a penalty as Finnan pushes and shoves Lescott inside his own box.
Tempers are beginning to flare inside Goodison Park now as the temperature rises.
Goal
EVERTON 1 - 1 LIVERPOOL: DIRK KUYT coolly slots the ball into the bottom right corner of Howard's goal.
Red Card
Tony Hibbert receives his marching orders as he is deemed to have been the last man
Voronin plays in Gerrard, who bursts into the box before being bundled over by Hibbert and Mark Clattenburg points to the spot.
Lescott works his way into the box, dodging rash challenges, and earns his side a corner.
The second period has begun very disjointedly and the game is constantly stopping and starting, which will suit Everton
Kuyt gets behind the Everton defence but is pulled back for offside, though it looked like Yobo was playing him on.
Second half
The second half is underway and the visitors kick-off.
Half time
HALF TIME: EVERTON 1 - 0 LIVERPOOL: David Moyes goes in the happier manager at half-time thanks to a costly mistake by Sami Hypia. However, there is still plenty of time left in this Merseyside derby.
Riise chips the ball into the box looking for Kuyt, but sends the ball out for a throw-in.
Gerrard tries his luck with a long range shot but finds the stand behind the goal
Osman finds the ball at his feet after arriving late in the box but scuffs his shot wide
Own Goal
EVERTON 1 - 0 LIVERPOOL: The visitors fail to deal with an Everton corner and SAMI HYYPIA tries to knock the ball behind for a corner, but places it neatly in the top corner of his own net.
Lescott has won everything in the air today, and this time his flick on is not met by a team-mate inside the box
Riise's low free-kick is deflected wide and Liverpool win a corner
A fizzing cross picks out Anichebe but he heads the ball wide of the mark.
A long ball picks out Joleon Lescott who nods the ball down to Yaukubu, but the striker fails to connect with the ball.
The home side win another corner. Jamie Carragher heads it clear, but only as far as Osman whose volley sails over
Hibbert tries to pick out Osman inside the six yard-box but Finnan gets an important head to the ball.
Arteta whips a dangerous corner into the box and Victor Anichebe heads over the crossbar
Play stops for a couple of minutes as Leon Osman and Momo Sissoko receive treatment for head injuries.
Everton counter attack and Arteta's looping cross is tipped over the crossbar by a stretching Pepe Reina.
Tim Howard collects the ball and appears to pick up the ball outside of his area, but is not penalised.
Gerrard reaches the byline after a decent Liverpool move but his low cross is put behind for a corner.
Both sides have been rather sloppy in possession during the opening stages of the game and neither side seem able to play fluent football.
John Arne Riise's diagonal ball finds Dirk Kuyt, who puts the ball in the back of the net but is pulled back for offside.
Everton have picked up the pace a little now and the possession tables have turned.
Phil Neville picks out Alan Stubbs in the box but his glancing header is wide of the target.
Arteta curls a free-kick into the mixer but Sami Hyypia heads clear.
The visitors win another free-kick, this time in shooting range, but their training ground routine fails and Everton pick up the ball.
Liverpool are seeing a lot more of the ball at the moment and Benayoun is looking a potent threat in the left wing.
Liverpool win a free-kick in a decent position, but Gerrard cannot pick out a team-mate with his driven cross.
A pin point pass from Steve Finnan picks out Yossi Benayoun, who turns Joseph Yobo in the box. He lays the ball off for Andriy Voronin , but his low shot from 10-yards is straight at Tim Howard
The atmosphere is electric inside Goodison Park - as per usual in a Merseyside derby - and the game is being played at a fast tempo.
Steven Gerrard bursts into the penalty area but knocks the ball behind for a goal-kick.
Mikel Arteta breaks down the right flank but loses out to John Arne Riise before he can get a cross in
Kickoff
Referee Mark Clattenburg gets the game underway.
Awaiting Kickoff
LIVERPOOL STARTING XI: Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise, Gerrard, Mascherano, Sissoko, Benayoun, Voronin, Kuyt. SUBS: Itandje, Crouch, Pennant, Babel, Lucas
Awaiting Kickoff
EVERTON STARTING XI: Howard, Hibbert, Yobo, Stubbs, Lescott, Arteta, Jagielka, Neville, Osman, Yakubu, Anichebe. SUBS: Wessels, Baines, McFadden, Pienaar, Carsley
Awaiting Kickoff
Dirk Kuyt shakes off a hamstring problem and makes the starting line-up, while Fernando Torres misses out through injury for Rafa Benitez's side.
Awaiting Kickoff
Despite a week of training, Everton midfielder Tim Cahill is still not match fit and misses the 177th Merseyside league derby. Thomas Gravesen and James Vaughan also miss out.