Reds, Everton share derby spoils
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Daniel Sturridge came off the bench to earn Liverpool a 3-3 draw at Everton with an 89th-minute equalizer in a richly entertaining Merseyside derby yesterday.
A brace from Romelu Lukaku had put Everton on the brink of a first win over its city rival in seven matches, but Sturridge’s header gave Liverpool a share of the spoils after a frenetic English Premier League encounter at Goodison Park.
Liverpool took a fifth-minute lead when Philippe Coutinho neatly controlled the ball on his thigh and volleyed home after Luis Suarez flicked on a Steven Gerrard corner.
The hosts equalized three minutes later, Kevin Mirallas converting a Ross Barkley knock-down, only for Suarez to restore Liverpool’s lead in the 19th by whipping a 25-yard free-kick into the bottom-right corner.
Mirallas was fortunate to avoid a red card for a knee-high foul on Suarez before half-time, with referee Phil Dowd electing only to book him.
Joe Allen had a superb chance to extend the visitors’ lead but he shot wide with the goal at his mercy and Liverpool was punished in the 72nd when Lukaku tucked away an equalizer.
Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard produced a point-blank reflex stop to keep out a header from Suarez and with eight minutes to play Lukaku claimed his second goal with a bullet header from Mirallas’s left-wing corner.
Everton would have moved up to third place with victory — level on points with Liverpool — but Sturridge had the final say when he smartly headed past Howard from a Gerrard free-kick.
“It was a terrific game. I’ve been involved in a few and they are real heart-stoppers,” said Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers. “We again showed our resilience and ability to fight back. This is a difficult place to come and they haven’t lost at Goodison Park this year.”
Everton manager Roberto Martinez said: “It’s really disappointing we didn’t get three points. To concede late on from a dead-ball situation doesn’t reward my team for how they played in the second half.”
The draw left Liverpool (24) a point behind leader Arsenal, which can extend its lead to four points later if it wins at home to third-placed Southampton.
Chelsea, which began the weekend in fourth place, was at West Ham United in the day’s late kick-off.
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