Liverpool temporarily lagged behind Everton in the first half in the 2020-2021 Premier League match week. Playing at Anfield on Sunday (21/2/2021) early morning WIB, Everton won 1-0 over Liverpool.
The match started, Everton who appeared as a guest did not show any trepidation. They actually appeared to attack at the start of the match and immediately gave Liverpool a surprise.
In the third minute, Everton successfully broke into the Liverpool goal to make the position immediately change 1-0. Richarlison was the one who successfully brought Everton ahead after taking advantage of Liverpool’s midfield back line.
Continuing a sweet pass from James Rodriguez, Richarlison was able to break away from Liverpool’s back line. Having encountered no significant difficulties, Richarlison also successfully fired a shot that Alisson Becker was unable to block. Everton winning 1-0.
Behind one goal, Liverpool tried to get up. Liverpool players took turns attacking the Everton defense driven by Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah. Unfortunately the result is still nil.
Meanwhile, Everton did not remain silent. The team made by Carlo Ancelotti also often carries out attacks that could endanger the Liverpool goal. However, Everton also has not been able to double the lead.
In the 30th minute, Liverpool have to lose the captain Jordan Henderson who is in pain in the middle of the field. Jurgen Klopp was forced to pull out Henderson and replace him with Nathaniel Phillips.
Ahead of the match ended, both teams were still trying to score goals. However, when the first 45 minutes were over, the score didn’t change. Everton lead with a score of 1-0.
PLAYER ORDER
LIVERPOOL XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ozan Kabak, Jordan Henderson, Andy Robertson; Thiago Alcantara, Georginio Wijnaldum, Curtis Jones; Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane.
Reserves: Nathaniel Phillips, Neco Williams, Ben Davies, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Divock Origi, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Xherdan Shaqiri, Adrian.
EVERTON XI (4-5-1): Jordan Pickford; Seamus Coleman, Mason Holgate, Michael Keane, Ben Godfrey; James Rodriguez, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Tom Davies, Andre Gomes, Lucas Digne; Richarlison.
Reserves: Bernard, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Niels Nkounkou, Allan, Alex Iwobi, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Robin Olsen, Joshua King, Tyler Onyango.