Analysis: Toffees show spirit before late blow

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From the moment the team buses were welcomed in through clouds of blue smoke as Everton fans lined the streets, there was a sense of excitement about this one as Everton sensed that Liverpool were there for the taking.

Everton manager David Moyes named an unchanged side and his team were far more energetic in the early stages but were guilty of wastefulness, with Beto in particular spurning a massive opportunity when he was through on goal.

The noise inside the stadium was quite something when Iliman Ndiaye scored, but the decision to disallow the goal for offside deflated the players and the fans and Liverpool showed their quality when Mohamed Salah finished clinically.

Moyes' side deserve credit for finding a way back into the game, with Beto causing Liverpool problems all afternoon until he was forced off with concussion in the 73rd minute.

But yet again Everton were on the wrong end of a stoppage-time winner from Liverpool and that will sting massively.

Moyes has won only four of his 41 Premier League games against Liverpool.

His points-per-game rate of 0.54 is the lowest against any team in his managerial career in the competition.

Everton still have a chance of securing European football for next season and look set to hit the 50-point mark for the first time since 2020-21 under Carlo Ancelotti, but this defeat will hurt more than most.