⚽ Match Recap: Liverpool 2–1 Everton (Anfield, 20 Sept 2025)

Liverpool maintained their perfect start to the 2025/26 Premier League with a gritty 2–1 win over noisy neighbours Everton, in a Merseyside derby that had blood, flair, and that trademark Anfield thunder.

👉 Full match report on The Guardian

🔥 Key Moments & Heroes

• Ryan Gravenberch, still rising like a meteor in the midfield sky, struck first with a superb individual goal.

• Soon after, Hugo Ekitike slotted Liverpool’s second with ice-cold precision.

• Everton clawed one back through Idrissa Gueye, after clever work from Jack Grealish and Iliman Ndiaye.

• The second half saw Everton push hard, but Liverpool’s defensive steel and game management kept the scoreline intact.

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📊 Stat Highlights

🧠 Tactical Takeaways

• Klopp’s side exploded out of the blocks, catching Everton cold.

• Everton’s second-half revival showed grit, but their early lapses proved fatal.

• Liverpool’s maturity in derby moments—slowing the game, suffocating pressure—was the difference.

• Everton must learn to start sharper in hostile atmospheres; they’re too often punished before they settle.

🌍 League Picture

• Liverpool stay top of the table, perfect after five matches. See full Premier League table.

• Everton remain stuck in mid-table limbo: flashes of quality, but no sustained control.

✅ Final Word

Liverpool showed why champions are built in these brutal clashes: they strike early, they bend but do not break, and they always leave with the spoils. Everton fought, but once again, their big-day jitters betrayed them.

📰 Alternative Headlines

• “Red Wall Holds Firm: Liverpool Crush Everton Hopes in 2–1 Derby”

• “Gravenberch Spark, Ekitike Slash — Liverpool’s Immaculate Start Rides On”

• “Everton’s Anfield Dreams Burn Out as Reds March On”