Liverpool beat Everton in Merseyside derby for 1st league win in 2023

Liverpool beat relegation-threatened Everton 2-0 in the 242nd Merseyside derby to record their first win in the English Premier League this year.

UP THE REDS ✊ pic.twitter.com/W6REYXUYdQ

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 13, 2023

The home side, who failed to win any of their four games after New Year, went ahead at Anfield after a blistering counter-attack in the 37th minute.

Lively Uruguayan Darwin Nunez played a cross into the box, Jordan Pickford was caught in no man’s land and Mohamed Salah made it 1-0 with an easy finish.

The Reds doubled their lead three minutes after the break – Trent Alexander-Arnold was played in by Mohamed Salah and the right-back picked out the Dutchman Cody Gakpo to tap in at the far post for his first Liverpool goal.

VAR has a look but the goal stands.

Liverpool climbed to ninth place with 32 points but the Jurgen Klopp’s side are still nine points behind fourth-placed Newcastle United.

Everton are 18th with 18 points, three above bottom club Southampton.