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Liverpool laughed first, last and loudest on Sunday, as the Reds wrote the first chapter of the Merseyside derby at the brand new Hill Dickinson Stadium with a 100th-minute winning goal from Virgil van Dijk to beat Everton 2-1.
WATCH — Everton v Liverpool
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Everton vs Liverpool live updates – by Andy Edwards
Everton vs Liverpool final score: 1-2
Goalscorers: Mohamed Salah (29'), Beto (54'), Virgil van Dijk (100')
GOAL! Everton 1-2 Liverpool: Van Dijk heads home deep in stoppage time (100')
LIVERPOOL IN THE 100TH MINUTE
Virgil van Dijk scores with a header off the corner! Dramatic ending at Hill Dickinson Stadium! pic.twitter.com/QWxsyaPyQE— USA Sports (@usasports) April 19, 2026
GOAL! Everton 1-1 Liverpool: Beto slides in to finish Dewsbury-Hall’s cross (54')
GOAL! Everton 0-1 Liverpool: Salah scores in his final Merseyside derby (29')
NO GOAL! Ndiaye scores but O’Brien is offside in the build-up (27')
Iliman Ndiaye goal called back by VAR pic.twitter.com/wb52dzjr8A
— USA Sports (@usasports) April 19, 2026
Everton starting XI
Pickford – O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko – Gueye, Garner, Dewsbury-Hall – McNeil, Ndiaye, Beto
Liverpool starting XI
Mamardashvili – Szoboszlai, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson – Gravenberch, Jones, Wirtz – Salah, Gakpo, Isak
How to watch Everton vs Liverpool live, stream link and start time
Kick off time:9am ET Sunday
Venue:Hill Dickinson Stadium — Vauxhall, Liverpool
TV Channel: USA
Streaming: Watch on USA
David Moyes has Everton eighth on the Premier League table, aiming for a return to Europe and armed with the knowledge that a home win over their heated rivals would pull them within two points of the fifth-place Reds.
Liverpool are dealing with both fixture congestion and the emotional toll of exiting Europe at midweek. The Reds lost 2-0 to PSG At Anfield as part of a definitive 4-0 Champions League quarterfinal tie versus the champions. Arne Slot's men did win their last Premier League outing, a 2-0 home win over Fulham, but it's their only win in their last five matches across three competitions. That includes their UCL ouster and an FA Cup quarterfinal humbling at the hands of Man City as the Reds will not claim a trophy this season.
Everton team news, focus
OUT: Jack Grealish (ankle – MORE) | QUESTIONABLE: Carlos Alcaraz (unspecified)
Liverpool team news, focus
OUT: Hugo Ekitike (achilles), Alisson Becker (unspecified), Wataru Endo (ankle), Conor Bradley (knee), Giovanni Leoni (knee – MORE)
Everton vs Liverpool prediction
There is a lot going for Everton here given Liverpool's legs, the injury to Hugo Ekitike, and all of the emotions attached to their snapping awake from dreams of a final-season silverware send-off for Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson. Still, this derby stirs every player who steps onto the pitch and this will be a spectacular scrap. Could Alexander Isak start to make his name brighter in red? Everton 1-1 Liverpool.
