Everton 1-2 Liverpool Highlights, English Premier League: Van Dijk Seals Dramatic Merseyside Derby Win For The Reds

Good evening, football fans! This is the start of our live blog covering the Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.

• Fixture: Everton vs Liverpool

• Series: English Premier League 2025-26

• Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium

• Date: Sunday, April 19, 2026

• Time: 6:30 PM IST

Starting XI: Jordan Pickford; Jake O'Brien, James Tarkowski (c), Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitaliy Mykolenko; James Garner, Idrissa Gueye; Dwight McNeil, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Iliman Ndiaye; Beto.

Bench: Mark Travers (gk), Michael Keane, Nathan Patterson, Charly Alcaraz, Merlin Rohl, Tim Iroegbunam, Thierno Barry, Tyler Dibling, Tyrique George.

Starting XI: Giorgi Mamardashvili; Dominik Szboszlai, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk (c), Andrew Robertson; Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones; Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo; Alexander Isak.

Bench: Armin Pesci (gk), Freddie Woodman (gk), Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister, Trey Nyoni, Federico Chiesa, Rio Ngumoha.

The Everton vs Liverpool Merseyside derby will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India. Television broadcast will take place on the Star Sports Select 1 (SD & HD) and Star Sports 3 channels.

It's a marvellous atmosphere at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. The players are out on the pitch on this historic ocassion. Referee Chris Kavanagh blows his whistle, and it's Everton who take the kick-off to get today's Merseyside derby underway.

It has been a cagey start to the match from Everton, who are happy to hoof the ball upwards to target their target man, Beto. The Toffees win a free-kick in the Liverpool half, but the ball in the box can't find Tarkowski's head.

The game almost switches on in an instant. A beautiful ball from Garner in the middle of the box finds Beto, whose downward header brings out a stunning save from Mamardashvili. Liverpool break forward with Isak, but the move breaks down.

Drama in the derby!! Moments after Everton were angry about Gravenberch not being booked for a foul in Gueye, the hosts have more cause for anger as Chris Kavanagh wave away Dewsbury-Hall's shouts for a penalty. The former Chelsea player almost found himself at the end of a lofted pass, but goes down under pressure from Jones. VAR clears the incident.

Another decent chance goes to waste for the home side. A long searcher from the Everton defence finds the run of Beto. The striker opens up his body and tries to find the far corner, but it goes harmless wide.

The temperatures are warming up in the Merseyside derby. Van Dijk comes charging into the back of Gueye and concedes a foul, but the Everton players are angry at the lack of a yellow card. Pickford comes rushing out of his goal to complain to the referee, and gets a booking for his efforts.

Ndiaye puts Everton ahead!! This is the first Merseyside goal at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, and it comes from the man who scored the very first goal at this venue. A long ball from the defence finds right-back O'Brien, who floats in a brilliant cross. It misses Beto, but Ndiaye is in the right place at the right time, to take a touch and find the back of the net.

Hold on, VAR rules out the goal due to offside! It's the most marginal of offside calls against O'Brien, and we are back to level terms in the Merseyside derby.

Salah scores for Liverpool! An absolute mayhem of two minutes for the Toffees, who went ahead, then went back to level terms, and are now behind. McNeil gives away the ball cheaply to Gakpo, who plays a terrific pass for Salah to poke it past Pickford.

Everton have had more of the ball and more attempts as well, but Liverpool lead in the only stat that matters. A ball from Branthwaite to Mykolenko wins the Toffees their first corner, but it's easily dealt with by Liverpool.

The ball finds Gakpo on the left flank, and he cuts inside and pulls the trigger from outside the box. It's a venomous shot, and Pickford does well to tip it behind for a corner.

Two minutes of stoppage time flies by, and Isak came the closest with a shot straight at Pickford. Chris Kavanagh looks at his watch and blows the half-time whistle. Liverpool lead at the break courtesy of Salah's strike.

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The players are out of the tunnel and take their positions on the pitch. Liverpool, leading by a goal at the break, take the kick-off to get the Merseyside derby restarted. No change at the break for either side as far as I can see.

The game has settled a bit in the second half. Everton are trying hard to play their way into the Liverpool third, but the Reds defence is compact. Most of the contest is being played in the middle of the park. David Moyes might turn to his bench soon for a bit of spark.

Beto draws Everton level!! A brilliant ball from the left by Mykolenko is chested by Dewsbury-Hall, and the midfielder shields the ball from Konate and cuts it back across the face of the goal. Beto comes sliding in and gets a toepoke to send it past Mamardashvili.

A massive, massive blow for Liverpool as Mamardashvili – injured during the goal after colliding with Robertson – is carried off a stretcher. Third-choice goalkeeper Freddie Woodman comes on in his place for his Premier League debut for the Reds.

No nerves shown by Woodman as the backup goalkeeper puts in a strong hand to deny Ndiaye's effort. The game has really opened up since Everton's opener. It's important to remember that the Toffees have come from behind to beat Liverpool just once since the Second World War.

We are entering the final quarter of the contest. Liverpool make change up top as young Ngumoha comes on in place of Isak. Meanwhile, Beto, nursing a knock from the previous play, is brought off for Barry.

McNeil gets a round of applause from the Everton fans as he comes off for George. This is an attacking move from David Moyes. Seems like the Scotsman is eyeing all three points for the hosts. Game on!

A second injury blow for the night, this time for Everton, as Branthwaite is stretchered off the pitch after a coming together with Gakpo. Michael Keane comes on in his place. Meanwhile, Kerkez replaces Robertson for Liverpool.

The 90 minutes of regulation time is over, and the fourth official indicates a minimum of 11 minutes to be added on. Can either side sneak in a winner? Everton certainly look likely the likelier of the two teams.

Van Dijk scores in the final minute of stoppage time to put Liverpool ahead!! Szboszlai's shot wins the first corner of the second half. The Hugnarian floats in a peach of a delivery into the middle of the box, and van Dijk heads it past Pickford and into the back of the net. That's surely the winner!

After almost 13 minutes of stoppage time, referee Christ Kavanagh blows the full-time whistle to bring the Merseyside derby to an end. It's the latest of late goals from Liverpool, who strengthen their position in the top five. This will be a tough defeat for Everton fans to swallow.