Ukrainian defender Vitaliy Mykolenko's Everton suffered a defeat in the Merseyside derby against Liverpool. In the game of the 33rd round of the Premier League, the “toffee” conceded in the last minute of injury time – 1:2.
Mykolenko started for Everton against Liverpool in the 33rd round of the English Premier League. The Ukrainian team came into this match against the backdrop of the fight for the European Cup zone. In case of victory over Liverpool, Everton would rise to sixth place, a place that guarantees participation in the main round of the Europa League.
How was the match?
- In the 27th minute of the match, Everton striker Iliman Ndiaye received a through ball in the opponent's penalty area and sent the ball into the net. However, after reviewing the video replay, the referee disallowed the goal because the Senegalese forward was in an offside position.
- However, just two minutes later, during a Liverpool counterattack, winger Kodi Gakpo passed to Mohamed Salah, who opened the scoring with a shot into the left corner of the goal.
- Everton managed to fight back in the 54th minute. Mykolenko passed a long pass to midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who in turn spotted striker Betu, who was in the Liverpool penalty area. The 28-year-old forward, having won the fight with the opponent's player, equalized the score in the match – 1:1.
- Liverpool players still managed to snatch victory in the match when, in the last minute of injury time, Virgil Van Dijk, having won the battle in the “toffee” penalty area after a corner kick, headed the ball into the net – 1:2.
Thus, Everton failed to get closer to the European Cup zone. Mykolenko's team, after the defeat to Liverpool, is in 10th place in the Premier League standings, with 47 points. At the same time, the gap from Chelsea in sixth place is only one point.
Premier League standings: top 6
- Arsenal — 70 points (32 matches), 62:24 (goal difference)
- Manchester City — 64 points (31), 63:28
- “Manchester United” — 58 points (33), 58:45
- Aston Villa — 58 points (33), 47:41
- Liverpool — 55 points (33), 54:43
- Chelsea — 48 points (33), 53:42
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10. Everton — 47 points (33), 40:39
Everton's next match will be in the Premier League against West Ham, and the game will take place on Saturday, April 25, at 5:00 PM Kyiv time.