Liverpool and Everton share one of the fiercest rivalries in England.
With this week being the build-up to the much awaited clash versus our longtime derby neighbors in the FA Cup semi-final, we are dishing out this appetizing piece in remembrance of the glorious moments, enjoyed in the thrilling clashes, that makes the Merseyside derby a must to witness, for every fan all over the world.
With this in mind, here are 10 of the Greatest Derby Goals to whet your appetite:
10. Liverpool 3-1 Everton, 10 May 1986
The Reds were on the verge of acquiring an historic double when they arrived at Wembley under the supervision of player-manager Kenny Dalglish for the FA Cup Final, having already secured the First Division trophy. As the match progressed, Everton scored first through Gary Lineker and went ahead to dominate the first –half. After the break however, there came a rejuvenated Liverpool through Ian Rush who equalized on 57 minutes by rounding Bobby Mimms. Accumulating confidence, the Reds found the net again through Craig Johnson. A combination of Ronnie Whelan and Jan Molby brilliance then opened up Ian Rush to complete the assault with 6 minutes left, thereby securing the Reds victory over their arch-rivals.
9. Everton 1-0 Liverpool, 28 October 1978
Everton had been trailing Liverpool in victories for seven years. Unconvincing Marilyn Monroe doppelgänger, Andy King in the midfield made the difference in this wonderful encounter. A thunderous 25-yader drove past Ray Clemence to hand the blues their first win over Liverpool since November 1971. The Reds later went on to win the league that season but departed Goodison Park with less than a smiling face.
8. Everton 2-1 Liverpool, 24 January 1981
Imre Varadi had just joined the seniors at the Goodison Park and his strike in 1981 added to Peter Eastoe’s goal to double their lead in a fourth round tie of the cup which resulted in incurring the wrath of the travelling Red fans. He was pelted in the face with a meat and potato pie for celebrating his goal in front of the angry Reds! Wish we had the video of that!
7. Liverpool 3-1 Everton, 29 October 2000
Joining Liverpool from Everton had always been something that is not usually well received by the aggrieved party. Nick Barmby had just joined the Reds in summer of 2000 – the first player to do so since Dave Hickson in 1959. He opened the scoring, with a beautiful nod coming from a Christian Ziege cross in just 12 minutes. The score was leveled by Kevin Campbell, who was the Blues key player in the game. A goal from Emile Heskey and a penalty from Patrick Berger gave the Reds the edge over their rivals in the end.
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6. Everton 3 – 0 Liverpool, 9 September 2006
This winning margin was the biggest for Everton since 1964. Andy Johnson reinforced his reputation as a derby hero amongst the Goodison Park fans, by adding two more goals to Tim Cahill’s opener, thereby condemning the Champions League finalist to a defeat.
The Reds backline was no match for the ravaging Blues, as they kept on fumbling and things got bizarre as Pepe Reina assisted a Lee Carsley shot into the path of Andy Johnson to slot the ball into the net.
5. Liverpool 0 – 1 Everton, 20 October 1984
A long ball from Peter Reid gave Graeme Sharp a chance to negotiate his way past Mark Lawrenson, as he took a little touch to project a thunderous effort, thereby resulting to a pitch invasion which the Reds would always want to forget. The Blues had won the Championship with a thirteen-point lead over their derby rivals. The goal was adjudge the BBC goal of the year and Everton had a very successful season, also winning the Cup Winners Cup in Europe.
4. Liverpool 3 – 2 Everton, 3 April 1999
The match ended all about Robbie Fowler following his controversial celebration. Just after Liverpool equalized with a penalty in the hot afternoon at Anfield, cancelling out Olivier Dacourt’s opener for Everton, the forward began to ‘sniff’ the goal- line.
Although, manager Gerard Houllier claimed that his celebration was ‘eating grass,’ it seems the original motive was to provide response to for untrue allegations concerning Fowler’s off-field habits from the Everton fans. It got the wanted effect, as the police rose up to investigate around the visitors section, but his actions landed him in trouble, as he was fined £60,000 by Houllier, whilst the FA handed him a four match suspension prior to his previous spat with Chelsea’s Graeme Le Saux.
However, he did not commit the error again as he added a further goal later on.
3. Everton 2 – 3 Liverpool, 16 April 2001
This encounter, which took place on Easter Monday, was probably the most entertaining derby in recent times. The two teams both exchanged scoring as Emile Heskey gave the opener five minutes after the kick-off while Ducan Ferguson leveled back just before the half-time. Going into the second half, Markus Babbel gave the Reds the lead and the game should have been over but Robbie Fowler sent his penalty within the reach of Paul Gerrard.
Igor Biscan made matters worse when he secured a dismissal for two bookable fouls and David Unsworth proceeded to equalize with just seven minutes remaining. Step forward Gary McAllister who surprised everyone, sending a 44-yard free kick from into the bottom right-hand corner, securing the victory for the Reds whilst sparking wild celebrations.
2. Everton 0 – 5 Liverpool, 6 November 1982
A total of 52,741 Merseyside fans were present to witness this goal lavishing encounter with Ian Rush scoring four. His first came on the 10th minute mark before waiting another 40 minutes to proceed with the second. The game saw Glen Keeley sent-off for pulling Kenny Dalglish shirt before half-time – it was his debut, and also the last game for the Blues.
Rush scored two more goals to pile up misery on the hosts while Mark Lawrenson also got in on the act to put gloom over the faces of the Goodison Park faithful.
1. Everton 4 – 4 Liverpool, 22 January 1991
The burden of the Hillsborough was taking its toll on Kenny Dalglish as Liverpool drew Everton at Goodison for this FA Cup clash. A total of 37, 766 saw the Reds take the lead four times in the game. Peter Beardsley was brought back into the starting line-up and gave Liverpool the lead with a wonderful brace, but Graeme Sharp equalized on both occasions to draw level the game.
Ian Rush and John Barnes added the third and fourth but Tony Cottes’s brace cancelled both goals to level the match once again. Dalglish retired days later to bring three decades of reign at Anfield to an abrupt end.
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