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LIVERPOOL are back to winning ways in the Premier League after a 2-0 win over Merseyside rivals Everton.The Reds were locked in a tight battle with the Toffees at Anfield but Mo Salah finished off a brilliant counter-attack to put his side 1-0 up.
And Cody Gakpo doubled Liverpool’s lead with a tap-in in the second half.

Start time: 8pm
TV/Live stream: Sky Sports Premier League
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matiz, Gomez, Robertson, Bajcetic, Fabinho, Henderson, Gakpo, Salah, Nunez
Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Tarkowski, Coady, Mykolenko, Gueye, Doucoure, Onana, Iwobi, McNeil, Simms

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Right time, right place
Remarkably, that was Liverpool’s first win of 2023.
For Jurgen Klopp and his players, it couldn’t have come at a better time with the fixtures that lay in front of them.
One win doesn’t make a season but if The Reds can use it as a springboard to bigger and better things.

Gakpo gets duck off his back
Cody Gakpo’s goal this evening will silence some of his critics who have cited the new man’s lack of goals and creativity since his January move.
After his goal, his game seemed to go up a gear or two as he started to brim with confidence.
Jurgen Klopp will be hoping that the Dutch youngster will use tonight’s performance as a catalyst for bigger and better things now.
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Tenacious youngster gets plaudits
Stefan Bajcetic was awarded the man of the match award this evening with a stellar display.
In his debut season in the first team, playing alongside Fabinho and Jordan Henderson the Spaniard had a great game.
This will give the youngster some confidence in his fledgling Liverpool career.

FT: Liverpool 2-0 Everton
Jurgen Klopp’s side pick up a big three points to get themselves out of the rut they found themselves in of late.
It was a cagey start to the game for the first twenty minutes or so but from that moment onwards, Liverpool seemed to rediscover some of the quality they have been missing of late.
More importantly the hunger seemed to be back, they need to carry that forward into the rest of their season now.
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FT: Liverpool 2-0 Everton
Goals from Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo are the difference between the sides tonight.
Jurgen Klopp’s side dominated their opponents in all areas of the pitch this evening.
Alisson will not have much quieter games than that.

FT: Liverpool 2-0 Everton
The referee blows his whistle to bring the game to close.
Liverpool have got back to winning ways at the expense of their neighbours.
That could be a morale-boosting win for The Reds.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
90+2. Everton come forward, desperately trying to find some sort of reply.
The ball is headed clear by Liverpool.
Time has run out for The Toffees.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
90. Bajcetic comes off for Keita.
Salah comes off for Elliott.
It is announced that the young Spaniard is tonight’s man of the match.
We are going to have four added minutes here.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
88. Liverpool manage to get the ball into Salah who looks to add a third for the hosts.
It deflects off Tarkowski’s thigh and Pickford tips it around the post.
Another corner for Liverpool to try and get that third goal.
Credit: PA
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
86. It is all kicking off on the touchline now.
Robertson kicks the ball away and Pickford pushes the Scot in the chest.
Suddenly the subs get involved and its all kicking off.
This is the most passion we have seen from an Everton player as Iwobi runs the length of the pitch to get involved.
It is also the best run Iwobi has made tonight.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
84. You cannot see any way back into this game now.
They seem to be going through the motions.
Gueye is penalised for a foul on Fabinho and Doucoure is booked for kicking the ball away.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
82. Liverpool break on the counter, stretching Everton once again in the defensive third.
The ball is fed into the path of Salah who lets one fly.
Tarkowski manages to deflect it wide at the expense of a corner.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
80. Firmino comes on for Gakpo.
Milner comes on for Henderson.
Iwobi swings one into the back post and finds Davies whose header suggests he’s got his wallet under that man-bun.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
78. Maupay comes on for McNeil.
Davies comes on for Onana.
Stick or bust time for The Toffees.
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Liverpool 2-0 Everton
76. Everton seem lacking invention.
They are trying to force a pass to create space for them to utilise.
The home fans start suggesting what league they feel their neighbours will be in come next season.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
74. Jota is penalised for a foul trying to press.
There seems more of an urgency in The Reds’ game.
Alexander-Arnold comes steaming forward once again.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
72. Liverpool are probing once again.
They are looking to find that third goal to kill this game off.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are looking more like themselves now.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
70. Diogo Jota makes his long-awaited return from injury as he joins the game.
Everton are struggling at the back as Liverpool start looking to press them high up the pitch.
Time is running out for the visitors to find a way back into the game.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton – Coady yellow card
68. That is a popular card with the home fans.
Alexander-Arnold looks to switch the ball from right to left to Gakpo.
Not quite got his range in there as Pickford comes to collect.
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Liverpool 2-0 Everton
66. Everton have limited options on the bench as they look to chase the game.
Liverpool are making good runs, utilising the space in between the Everton lines.
Diogo Jota seems to be warming up on the touchline.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
64. Gakpo is growing in confidence after that goal.
He feeds it to Salah with the outside of his boot.
The Egyptian cuts in onto his left and shoots but it is no problem for Pickford.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
62. Simms come off for Gray for The Toffees.
Tough evening for the young Everton striker.
Gakpo breaks forward for Liverpool and feeds it Nunez who looks to bend it in the top corner but doesn’t quite get enough bend on his effort.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
60. McNeil is seeing more of the ball down the Everton left in this half, but he is struggling to make an impact.
Mykolenko looks to offer him some support but the cross is poor.
This is the issue, Everton are now all over the shop defensively.
Credit: PA
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
58. Everton are chasing shadows as Liverpool stroke the ball around.
Salah crosses to Nunez who gets a shot away which is saved by Pickford.
The ball comes back to the Uruguayan, who cannot direct it goalwards.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
56. Liverpool have Everton on the back foot once again.
Salah runs at the defence with the defenders wary of making a challenge.
He slips it to Henderson on the right but his cross is poor, although it nearly catches Pickford out in the Everton goal.
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TWO goals from Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho have handed Manchester United victory at the home of rivals Leeds.In a fiery encounter, the Red Devils had to dig in and eventually showed their quality against a pumped-up Yorkshire side.
It keeps the pressure on United’s cross-town rivals Manchester City who play Aston Villa next, after Arsenal dropped points on Saturday.

Result: Leeds United 0-2 Manchester United
Goals: Marcus Rashford 80, Alejandro Garnacho 85

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Full time – Leeds 0-2 Man Utd
A late flourish from Manchester United sees them earn all three points in the Pennines Derby.
Goals in the final ten minutes from Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho took the wind right out of the sails of a Leeds side that were competitive from the off, but lacking in cutting edge.
The result lifts United up to second in the table for the first time this season, but leaves managerless Leeds looking nervously over their shoulders at the bottom three immediately beneath them.
Leeds 0-2 Man Utd
90+3. Wout Weghorst scores, but he too has his celebrations cut short by the offside flag.
This one isn’t exactly clearcut either with debate over who had flicked the ball in the striker’s direction from the corner.
Eventually, the header is deemed to be Harry Maguire’s rather than a Leeds’ defender, and the decision is upheld.
Leeds 0-2 Man Utd – Man Utd substitution
90+1. Marcus Rashford takes his leave after playing another crucial role.
Young Anthony Elanga will get a few minutes under his belt in his place.
Leeds 0-2 Man Utd
90. Rashford has the ball in the back of the net again, but no sooner has the forward slammer a slow shot across Meslier, the flag went up for offside.
There wasn’t much in it, mind you, and it takes VAR a few moments to confirm the assistant referee’s decision as correct.
And it was another fine finish from a player really enjoying their football again.
There will be four minutes of stoppage time to be played.
Leeds 0-2 Man Utd
89. Garnacho almost adds his second and United’s third.
Again the teenager gets away from the Leeds defence – this time on the right – but ultimately sees his shot blocked by Wober after checking back inside on to his left foot.
Leeds 0-2 Man Utd – Leeds substitution
87. “Two-nil in your cup final…” sing the Manchester United supporters.
Meanwhile, Sam Greenwood has come on to replace Weston McKennie.
Leeds 0-2 Man Utd
85. That’s the game wrapped up for Manchester United!
With the home side looking to commit men forward, the visitors win back possession and benefit from the burning pace of Alejandro Garnacho.
Wout Weghorst threads a pass through for the teenager, who accelerates beyond Robin Koch, and slams a shot beyond Illan Meslier that finds the net via the inside of the near post.

Three points in the bag!

Leeds 0-1 Man Utd
84. Leeds look deflated, and instead it’s the visitors looking to kill this contest off.
Leeds 0-1 Man Utd
82. It’s now the Manchester United fans making all the noise as the rest of Elland Road falls silent.
Can the home side pick themselves up for one last assault on the United goal?
Leeds 0-1 Man Utd
80. Marcus Rashford does it again!
Now playing on the left, Luke Shaw gets down the flank and clips a cross over for Rashford, now playing through the middle, to header unchallenged into the far corner.
There’s a lengthy pause as VAR check on the goalscorer’s position for offside (and perhaps double check after the weekend the video officials have had), but eventually the green light is given, prompting the travelling fans to erupt once more.

Deadlock broken!

Leeds 0-0 Man Utd
78. Almost from Summerville! Almost!
The youngster gets in behind on the right and fires across De Gea, who blocks with his foot.
Leeds 0-0 Man Utd
77. Let’s be honest. This game was fun for a few moments early on, but it’s been really, really scrappy since.
Leeds 0-0 Man Utd
75. Into the final 15 minutes, and the game is there to be won.
I suspect, however, that it won’t be.
Leeds 0-0 Man Utd – Man Utd substitution
74. The visitors follow suit with a change of their own.
Diogo Dalot has come the closest to breaking the deadlock so far, but the Portuguese defender is not going to see this game out.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka takes over at right-back.
Leeds 0-0 Man Utd – Leeds substitution
73. Jack Harrison’s time at Elland Road may be coming to an end, but he gets a rapturous reception from the home fans as he is withdrawn here.
American Brenden Aaronson is on in is place.
Leeds 0-0 Man Utd
72. In perhaps the worst 30 seconds of football played in the Premier League this season, both sides give the ball away on two separate occasions.
Leeds 0-0 Man Utd
70. Luke Ayling has a history of scoring the spectacular against Manchester United.
The Leeds captain almost follows up the 30-yarder he pinged in at Old Trafford a couple of years ago with an audacious overhead kick here.
Unfortunately for those of a white rose persuasion, it was straight at De Gea.
Leeds 0-0 Man Utd
69. A barnstorming run from Firpo takes him away from Rashford and through the challenge of Fred.
The left-back eventually slides in Summerville, who wins a corner when his cross is turned behind.
Leeds 0-0 Man Utd
68. Rutter has shown some nice touches already, both in attack and when dropping deep to link play.
Leeds 0-0 Man Utd
66. Gnonto almost does exactly that.
With a drop of the shoulder, the diminutive forward comes inside off the left flank and drills a shot straight into the midriff of De Gea.
Leeds 0-0 Man Utd
65. The game has begun to open up at both ends.
It’s still frantic, still furious, but now there is plenty of space to exploit.
Leeds 0-0 Man Utd
63. United immediately look more of a threat.
Dalot finds himself in an advanced position on the right, but gets his cross in the direction of Weghorst all wrong.
Seconds later, the full-back has the ball again, and decides he’s not going to make the same mistake again.
This time the Portuguese defender takes aim with a fierce drive that crashes against the crossbar as Meslier looks on.
Leeds 0-0 Man Utd – Man Utd substitutions
61. The first changes for Manchester United just after the hour mark.
Firstly, Lisandro Martinez is on for Tyrell Malacia, meaning Luke Shaw will revert to his custom left-back position.
Also on is Alejandro Garnacho, who replaces Jadon Sancho on his return to the starting line-up.
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CHELSEA have been held by West Ham at the London Stadium but will feel aggrieved by a late hand ball from Tomas Soucek.Joao Felix gave the Blues an early lead before former Chelsea player Emerson Palmieri squared the game up.
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Given how much these two teams have struggled to score goals recently, perhaps this game was always going to end in a draw.
But it didn’t seem as though it was going to end that way at half time after both teams had played on the front foot and looked to punish the opposition’s lapses in defence.
Joao Felix got himself on the scoresheet in what was a fantastic first half performance from the Atletico Madrid loanee.
Chelsea fans will be feeling wronged by a controversial handball decision that could easily have awarded them a penalty in the 89th minute of the game.
However, West Ham supporters will be quick to tell you that they were wronged by a controversial VAR decision of their own in the reverse fixture earlier this season.
The most worrying thing for the Hammers today was the sight of two key players, Lucas Paqueta and Nayef Aguerd having to be substituted after picking up worrying looking injuries.
David Moyes will be hoping for good news from the medical department in the week as he prepares his team for a trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in another London derby next Sunday.
Next up for Chelsea is a midweek trip to face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League before they host Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.
Until then, all that’s left for me to say is thanks for joining me and I’ll speak to you next time!
Graham Potter quotes
The Chelsea boss has been having his say on Joao Felix’s performance.
I thought he managed the game well, you could see his quality. He’s only going to get better and better. Graham Potter BT Sport
West Ham injuries
Hammers fans will be sweating over the fitness of two of their star players ahead of their game against Spurs next weekend.
Lucas Paqueta only lasted 14 minutes before succumbing to shoulder injury and Nayef Aguerd came off with what looked like a muscular injury.
Aguerd in particular has struggled with injury since he arrived at the club and David Moyes now faces a nervous wait to find out the extent of the defender’s injury.
Pressure on Potter
The Chelsea boss will be nervously checking his emails and hoping Todd Boehly’s name doesn’t flash up on his phone screen over the next few days.
Today’s draw at the London Stadium is their third in a row in the Premier League and means Chelsea have now played seven away games without a win – their last coming against Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa in mid-October.
Potter will be so disappointed that his team failed to capitalise on their total domination in the early stages as West Ham worked their way back into the game.
Wednesday’s trip to face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League looks even more important for the Chelsea boss now.

Joao Felix
The Atletico Madrid loanee was outstanding in the first half as he terrorised the West Ham defenders with his mix of tenacity and technical ability.
He put the away side in front 16 minutes into the game with a well-taken goal after his run was picked out by Enzo Fernandez.
The Chelsea attacker’s performance did noticeably  drop off in the second half though as West Ham began to defend more cohesively, but there were plenty of encouraging signs for the West Londoner’s new  recruit.
Match stats
Chelsea totally dominated possession but in the end a draw was probably a fair result.

Full Time: West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
It ends all square at the London Stadium.

West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
90+5, We’re into the final minute of added time here.
Time is running out for one of these sides to find a winner.
West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
90+3, West Ham look the more likely to win this in the closing stages.
Chelsea can’t get out of their own half.
West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
90+2, Badiashile rises to meet the free-kick and head clear.
That was a good opportunity to find a late goal for David Moyes’ men.
West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
90+1, Bowen wins a free-kick on the byline after a foul by Ben Chilwell.
Emerson to swing it in…
West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
90, The referee has decided that we’re going to have another five minutes added on here.
West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
89, Chelsea are screaming at the referee for a handball in the box.
Gallagher’s shot does seem to come off Soucek’s arm in the penalty area but VAR decides not to intervene.
We’ll be talking about that incident after this game if Chelsea fail to find a late winner here.
West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
86, That’s three goals that have been ruled out for offside in this game.
West Ham thought they’d found a late winner.
West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
82, Soucek think he’s puts the Hammers in front!
But it’s ruled out by VAR!
Rice sees his header saved by Kepa and Soucek bundles the ball in at the back post.
The London Stadium erupts but the goal is chalked off after a lengthy check by the official at Stockley Park.
West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
80, Uh-oh – this looks like another injury concern for the Hammers.
Aguerd is down and being checked over by the physios and it looks like he’s unable to continue.
Ben Johnson is coming on for the Moroccan.
West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
79, Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s afternoon is over as Conor Gallagher comes on to replace him.
West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
77, A flock of pigeons have taken a particular liking to the pitch here.
Perhaps that’s a sign that the second 45 hasn’t been the most breathless half of football.

West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
75, There’s 15 minutes of normal time remaining here at the London Stadium.
Can one of these teams find a late winner?

West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
73, Bowen goes down in the penalty area clutching his jaw after colliding with Reece James.
I don’t think there’s any malice in it on James’ part but he certainly caught the West Ham attacker with his elbow.

West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
71, Reece James has looked rusty this afternoon.
He’s clearly still feeling his way back into it after recovering from the injury that kept him out of the World Cup.
England head coach Gareth Southgate is here to cast an eye over proceedings so a meaningful contribution form the Chelsea full back would certainly be timely.
West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
66, Both managers have shuffled their pack here.
David Moyes has replaced Benrahma and Antonio with Flynn Downes and Danny Ings.
Graham Potter has made a triple substitution as Mount, Chilwell and Ziyech come on for the visitors.
Mudryk, Cucurella and Madueke are the players to make way for the Blues.
West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
64, Antonio does brilliantly to roll Badiashile near the halfway line.
The former Monaco man has to bring Antonio down as he sprints in behind him and is shown a yellow card by Craig Pawson.
West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
62, It looks like Danny Ings is going to be introduced by David Moyes soon.
West Ham need to change something here.
West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea
60, West Ham have dropped right off here and are inviting Chelsea onto them.
The home supporters are beginning to get a little uneasy.
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MANCHESTER CITY entertain Aston Villa in a huge Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium.Pep Guardiola’s men failed to close the gap on league leaders Arsenal after losing 1-0 against Tottenham last weekend.
But the City boss will be expecting an immediate response against Villa who recently lost to Leicester.

Kick-off time: Sunday 12, 4:30pm GMT
Live stream: NOW TV
TV channel: Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League

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BOURNEMOUTH entertain Newcastle at the Vitality Stadium – and both teams have something to fight for.Three points for the Cherries would be crucial as they continue to fight for survival.
However, a win for the Magpies sees Eddie Howe’s side climb above Manchester United in the table.

Kick-off time: Saturday 11, 5:30pm GMT
Live stream: Peacock (US)

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STRUGGLING Southampton host Wolves in a Premier League relegation scrap at St Mary’s.Nathan Jones’ men are desperately in need of three points as they sit rock bottom of the table.
But the Saints come up against a Wolves side fresh from humiliating Liverpool 3-0.

Kick-off time: Saturday 11, 3pm GMT
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