Liverpool 3 - 1 Everton


Liverpool celebrates the 2nd goal

Liverpool takes on Everton this evening at Anfield. With their current form & scoring abilities, it's hard not to get carried away & be over-confident about the match.

However, Pool must be wary of Everton's recent form. They too are on a roll, since starting the beginning of the League poorly. They seems to have found their footing, Everton lies 9th in the League now, looking for a spot in UEFA Cup next season.

Nonetheless, I'm very confident that Pool can come out victorious from the derby & possibly score a couple of goals.

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Gerrard SENT OFF

I was right, we scored a couple of goals; with Phil Neville adding one for us. I was shocked, sitting in front of the tv, watching the game, 2 yellow cards for Gerrard & a red card for the skipper in the 18th min. I thought we were doomed to lose this one, having lost Gerrard this early through 2 silly mistakes.

Liverpool had to continue with almost 70 mins of football with 10 men & having to only play with one man (read : Crouch) upfront. Everton had the better chances in the 1st half & looked like scoring anytime soon. But the superb corner kick from Alonso gave Pool a lifeline, with Phil Neville heading the cross into his own net. 1 - 0 to Liverpool just before half-time.

Luis Garcia scored a second 2 mins after the break with a clever lob. Crouch flicked the ball into Garcia's path and the latter makes no mistake with a chip over Wright. It was simply amazing, I thought the Neville's OG was lucky, but scoring a second this early in the 2nd half, I was by then flabbergasted & looking for more. Tim Cahill gave Everton hope in the 61st min with a well-taken goal, resulting from a corner kick. Liverpool had to start defending from set pieces, the goals we let in through these set pieces are killing us & could come back to haunt us. Kewell worked his magic 6 mins from time with a stunning strike from his left leg, into the top corner from 25 yards. The match was done & settled.

The derby produced a total of 11 bookings and 2 sent-offs (Andy Van der Meyde was sent off for elbowing Alonso in the face in the 73rd min). It was a pulsating match from start to finish. In the end, Liverpool had the upper over their neighbours as Everton failed to capitalise on the extra man advantage they had over Pool.

I figured Steven Gerrard must be the most relieved man at Anfield yesterday afternoon.