James Tarkowski hit in the 98th minute to save a 2-2 draw for Everton against Liverpool, because four red cards were spent after full-time on a dramatic final merseyside derby in Goodison Park on Wednesday. Liverpool Edge Seven Points clearly at the top of the Premier League, but a vital victory was denied by the sizzling strike of Tarkowski after Mohamed Salah had put the men of Arne Slot in the front. Everton's Abdoulaye Doucoure, Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones, Slot and his assistant Sipke Hulshoff were then sent away while Tempers one night whistle flared one night that will come to Liverpool if she does not raise a record equaling 20th top English flight title.
“Very heavy,” said Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk. “We saw the celebrations they finally had, so we know how much it meant for them, but the fact is that it was disappointing for us.”
Everton will go to a new stadium of 53,000 capacity in the Bramley Moore -Dock of Liverpool next season and has given their house a night since 1892 to remember their local rivals.
“Mental probably summarizes it,” said Everton -Baas David Moyes. “A brilliant finish for us, to complete and score the last Goodison Merseyside Derby in the last minute is appropriate.”
The search from Liverpool for a quadruple came out with a shock FA Cup exit to second-class Wresters Plymouth on Sunday.
Slot made 10 changes when he resorted to his strongest available side with Salah and Van Dijk among those who were released the weekend.
Everton's own FA Cup -Exexit to Bournemouth On Saturday, part of their momentum had pierced since Moyes' return for a second spell that was in charge.
The Toffees had won their previous three Premier League matches to pull nine points out of the relegation zone and started a flying start.
Liverpool was caught 11 minutes on a nap by a quick free kick by Jarrad Branthwaite to free Beto, who defeated Alisson Becker for his third goal in two league matches.
The visitors could have been wiped out early in the feverish atmosphere, but the Reds immediate reaction was making champions.
Alexis Mac Allister started and ended the move when the diminutive Argentinian midfielder haunted the penalty area in the penalty area to go the teasing cross of Salah.
Salah Strikes
Everton then suffered a huge blow when their creative Hub Iliman Ndiaye flocked after a long stopping in tears.
The first half never recovered its power in the midst of errors and yellow cards, because the Premier League arms with the most red cards in history threatened to cook again.
The home crowd broke briefly again when Branthwaite shot home alone to design the parties through the offside flag.
Slot was visibly frustrated by the lack of penetration on his part in the future and turned to his bank for an impact with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jones and Darwin Nunez sent on to find a winner.
The changes worked when Salah looked what looked like a potentially title-clining moment.
Jones and Nunez changed a two apart and when the shot of the former was blocked by Branthwaite, it was friendly to Salah to puncture in his 27th goal of the season.
Only a brilliant save from Jordan Pickford denied Salah a second late.
And Everton gathered when Liverpool did not succeed in treating a hopeful ball in the box and it fell in the middle of Tarkowski to shoot in the upper corner.
A long VAR control followed on offside and Everton fans had to be cleared from the field before the game could restart.
When it did, there was more fireworks when Doucoure and Jones were both shown to be reduced after the Everton -midfielder celebrated for the traveling Liverpool support.
Slot and Hulshoff also saw Reds for taking their protests against referee Michael Oliver too far after the game.
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