Joy returns

Liverpool have not been playing really consistently recently. The Kop lost 3, drew 2 and won 5 in the last 10 matches in all competitions. From the ambition of "winning 4", the Premier League is now the only remaining front for the "Red Brigade" to seek a title this season. With the gap between the second-placed team Arsenal being reduced from 12 points to 9 points, coach Slot's team still has a chance to win the Premier League. However, The Kop determined that in order to safely finish, they cannot lose points to their neighboring team Everton when playing at home. With great determination, The Kop forced Everton to end their unbeaten streak in the Premier League at 9.

As for Everton, they are unbeaten in the last 9 rounds in the number 1 tournament in the foggy country with 4 wins and 5 draws. However, due to too many draws, coach David Moyes and his team are still stuck in 15th place on the rankings. The history of confrontation is also not in Everton's favor when they have only won 1 match in the last 27 away matches at Liverpool's Anfield in all competitions. Of which, the "Red Brigade" have won all 7 recent confrontations at Anfield. Early morning on April 3, against an unbeaten Liverpool with 11 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss (0-1 against Nottingham in the first leg), Everton's unbeaten streak ended at Anfield in the 30th round.

After the opening whistle, both Liverpool and Everton boldly launched various attacks from the wings and the center. The speed of the match was pushed up quite quickly by both teams. In the 20th minute, Everton put the ball into Liverpool's net but was not recognized by the referee. Although Everton actively counterattacked, they were always cautious and "took good care" of The Kop's main striker Mohamed Salah. The first half took place with a fairly balanced game. The most dangerous situation in the first half belonged to Everton in the 31st minute, when the away team's very fast counterattack ended with a powerful shot from number 14 Beto. However, the goalpost denied a beautiful goal from the away team. In the following minutes, both teams had opportunities to open the score, but no goals were scored and the first half ended with a score of 0-0.

Not accepting the draw, Liverpool took the initiative to speed up when entering the second half. After tireless efforts, The Kop broke the deadlock in the 57th minute. Receiving a backheel from Diaz, Diogo Jota performed solo in the penalty area before decisively shooting past goalkeeper Pickford to open the score for the "Red Brigade". Excited after the opening goal, Liverpool continued to press the field to find the second goal. The Kop created a number of dangerous attacks but could not score more goals. On the other side of the front line, Everton was also helpless against Liverpool's tight defense. The score was 1-0 in favor of the home team until the referee blew the whistle to end the match.

With a comfortable 1-0 victory over Everton in the 30th round, Liverpool re-established a 12-point gap with Arsenal. With 8 rounds remaining, the "Red Brigade" only needs 13 more points to be crowned. That is not too difficult for Arne Slot's team as they have found the joy of victory again after "bitter" defeats on other fronts recently.

Source: https://baobinhthuan.com.vn/niem-vui-tro-lai-129077.html