Liverpool 1 - 0 Everton: Timeline (Video)

The Reds dug-deep and took all three-points in this afternoon’s derby against Everton with a sixth-minute goal being the deciding factor.

Timeline:

93′ FULL-TIME! (5.53pm)

92′ LIVERPOOL SUB: Gerrard OFF, Crouchy ON

90′ 3 minutes added time.

90′ Gerrard strikes from distance - Great shot!

89′ LIVERPOOL SUB: Torres OFF, Pennant ON

88′ Torres Yellow carded.

86′ Everton are pushing for a late equaliser.

81′ LIVERPOOL SUB: Babel OFF, Benayoun ON

79′ Both teams cancelling each other out with
fearless tackling a determined play.

71′ EVERTON SUB: Neville OFF, Baines ON

71′ Jagielka Yellow-carded for high kick on
Gerrard’s head.

69′ Skrtel tackles well again to end Evertons
counter-attack.

67′ Lucas’ close-range shot deflected away by Yobo.

61′ EVERTON SUB: Pienaar OFF, Fernandes ON

60′ Hyypia tackles well to stop Yakubu in his
tracks.

59′ Osman comes close from close-range but heads
just wide.

56′ Fierce tackling from both sides - the
temperature at Anfield has certainly been turned
up slightly.

49′ Pienaar Yellow Card.

45′ Everton get the second-half underway.

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46′ HALF-TIME. (4.48pm)

45′ Riise belts the ball like only he can, bravely
deflected away for a corner.

44′ Kuyt fires wide from a lovely move by the Reds
involving five players.

39′ Gerrard strikes from distance with some venom
only to see his shot rebound back from the upright.

37′ Appeals for hand ball against Hyypia, Everton
are coming back at us.

31′ Liverpool pile on the pressure.

30′ Torres fouled out on the right-wing, free-kick
in a dangerous position.

27′ Babel caught in two minds from a searching Riise
cross, any contact and it would have been a goal!

24′ Dirk Kuyt failed to connect to Gerrard’s corner
from close-range.

23′ Yakubu and Hyypia come to blows again with the
big Finn being barged off the ball.

21′ Everton are piling on the pressure on our
defensive back-line. Riise clears the corner.

15′ Kuyt strikes wide from inside the box after
linking up with Torres.

12′ Riise fires wide from distance.

8′ Steven Gerrard fires wide from a direct free-kick
from outside the penalty area.

6′ GOAL!!!!! Fernando Torres cooly slots the ball
into the net as Everton fail to clear the corner.

5′ Lucas feeds in Babel as Liverpool break away, only
to deliver a poor ball into the box.

4′ Skrtel challenges well to fend off another
Bluenose attack.

1′ Reina held on well to an Arteta shot from
distance.

1′ Liverpool get the game underway (4.02pm)

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PRE-MATCH RAFA:

“I think this game is crucial for us, after this game
we have some difficult games ahead and it would be
nice to go into them being 5 points ahead.”

“The plan is to win, to press, to attack, to win.”

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LIVERPOOL LINE-UP:

Reina, Carragher, Hyypia, Skrtel, Riise, Lucas,
Alonso, Gerrard, Kuyt, Torres, Babel.

Subs: Itandje, Finnan, Benayoun, Crouch, Pennant.

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