Van Dijk grabs dramatic winner as Liverpool edge frantic Merseyside derby

Virgil van Dijk scored a dramatic winner in the 100th-minute as Liverpool won the first Premier League Merseyside derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Beto had cancelled out Mohamed Salah's strike for Everton before Van Dijk got on the end of Dominik Szoboszlai's corner in added time.

Just two minutes after Everton had Iliman Ndiaye's goal disallowed for offside, Salah got on the end of Cody Gakpo's ball to give Arne Slot's side the lead against the run of play in the first-half. David Moyes's side equalised when Beto got on the end of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's ball, before Van Dijk got the winner in the 248th instalment of this historic rivalry. Everton started strongly and came close, with Giorgi Mamardashvili making important saves to deny Beto and James Garner. Ndiaye's strike hit the back of the net in the 27th minute, but the video assistant referee (VAR) deemed that Jake O'Brien was offside in the build-up and the goal was disallowed. Two minutes later Dwight McNeil lost the ball in his own half and Gakpo combined with Salah, who scored his ninth goal in a Merseyside derby. Beto got on the end of Dewsbury-Hall's ball across goal.

Giorgi Mamardashvili was injured when Everton equalised and Freddie Woodman came on for his first appearance in a Premier League game since 2021. Rio Ngumoha blazed over in added time. Liverpool have now scored **six 9