Liverpool 1-0 Everton: Diogo Jota wins it for Reds as James Tarkowski avoids sending off for 'horrible problem' • The Tycoon Herald

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

Diogo Jota’s superb 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 put up with one other probability as Liverpool, who misplaced the Carabao Cup ultimate final trip having been knocked out of the Champions League of their earlier residence fixture, struggled to indicate their finest 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 towards Everton. This one takes them a step nearer to the Premier League title.

Participant scores:

Liverpool: Kelleher (6), Jones (7), Konate (7), Van Dijk (6), Robertson (6), Gravenberch (6), Mac Allister (6), Szoboszlai (7), Salah (6), Jota (8), Diaz (8).

Subs: Nunez (6), Gakpo (n/a), Endo (n/a).

Everton: Pickford (6), O’Brien (6), Tarkowski (5), Branthwaite (6), Mykolenko (7), Gana (7), Garner (6), Doucoure (6), Harrison (6), Alcaraz (6), Beto (7).

Subs: Ndiaye (6), Younger (n/a), Broja (n/a), Iroegbunam (n/a), Chermiti (n/a).

Participant of the Match: Diogo Jota.

Carra: That meant lots 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].

“The majority of this season the manager has been unemotional. But it meant a lot to him. It’s probably been a long two and a half weeks for him since losing to Newcastle.”

How they noticed Tarkowski problem…

Former Premier League referee Mike Dean:

“He should have gone to the screen and he should be off. It is a horrible challenge. I don’t care what the Match Centre says. It was a stonewall red card.”

Sky Sports activities’ Jamie Carragher:

“He has to see that – has to! It’s a stunning sort out, we all know it must be a purple card, it’s not even up for debate.”

Sky Sports activities’ Gary Neville:

“It is a horrible tackle. He did not need to follow through like that.”

Sky Sports activities’ Paul Merson:

“It’s unbelievable. How has he not been sent off? It gets worse, it’s a shocker.”

Everton legend Duncan Ferguson on Sky Sports activities:

“There is no argument. It’s a straight red. It’s a leg-breaker. He should have given the red on the pitch.”

Slot: It’s so apparent

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

“He kept playing, so I assume he’s okay. He’s used to something because he’s from South America. But I think everyone has said something about it so why should I add something to it?

“It is so apparent it isn’t essential for me to remark. I would want to speak about Diogo’s purpose or Curtis Jones’ efficiency or one thing else than the purple card incident.

“It could have been [a serious injury] but it wasn’t fortunately. And he was lucky about that.”

Moyes: It was an excellent sort out

Everton supervisor David Moyes chatting with Sky Sports activities:

“My first thought was it was a brilliant tackle for a derby game and a tackle we might have seen a few years ago.

“However I perceive lately we would see issues barely totally different with comply with throughs, and so forth.

“We might have got a bit lucky – but don’t be putting that with the goal. The goal was a different incident which won Liverpool the game in the end.”

Why wasn’t Diaz flagged offside for Jota purpose?

Luis Diaz gave the impression 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 move.

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

“It’s a clear offside, a very easy decision to give,” stated Moyes afterwards.

Nonetheless, 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 based on the legal guidelines, meaning Diaz just isn’t offside.

“Tarkowski knows he’s there,” stated Carragher on Sky Sports activities. “He probably doesn’t go to ground if Luis Diaz isn’t there. He probably just clears the ball up the pitch. But the fact Diaz doesn’t make any movement towards the ball, when you look at the rules there’s no way this was ever going to be overturned.

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

Everton’s Anfield woe

Everton have failed to attain in 13 of their 30 video games, no workforce has failed to take action extra typically within the Premier League this season.
Everton failed to aim a shot on the right track on this recreation, it is the primary time they failed to aim a shot on the right track in a recreation within the Premier League since dealing with 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 certainly one of their final 25 residence Premier League matches towards 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.