It is hard to pick out standout matches from so many good ones in the 119, but here are five that highlight the drama and emotion of the derby:
11 March 1967 – Everton 1-0 Liverpool
Demand for tickets was so high for this FA Cup tie that Liverpool put eight giant screens inside Anfield to show the match live – a huge operation back then.
At Goodison, 65,000 fans watched the match – and a further 40,000 watched on the screens at Anfield. It was the biggest audience for a single FA Cup match outside the final and Alan Ball scored the winner.
6 November 1982 – Everton 0-5 Liverpool
A legendary performance from Liverpool icon Ian Rush, who scored four goals to condemn Everton to their heaviest derby defeat at Goodison.
The famous “Rush scored one, Rush scored two…” song was born at this match. Alan Hansen provided two assists for the Welshman against an Everton side in the early days of what would be a very successful era under Howard Kendall.
20 February 1991 – Everton 4-4 Liverpool
Liverpool led four times – including a brilliant goal with his ‘wrong’ foot by Barnes – in a pulsating FA Cup replay in what was to be Kenny Dalglish’s final match as manager in his first term with the Reds.
Everton found an equaliser each time and went on to win the second replay 1-0.
23 November 2013 – Everton 3-3 Liverpool
Daniel Sturridge’s late equaliser rescued a point for Liverpool in a see-saw classic of endless chances. Philippe Coutinho gave the visitors an early lead but Kevin Mirallas – who could have been sent off for a tackle on Luis Suarez – equalised.
Suarez restored Liverpool’s advantage but two Romelu Lukaku goals put the home side ahead before Sturridge’s 89th-minute leveller.
24 April 2024 – Everton 2-0 Liverpool
The most recent derby match will live long in the memory for Everton fans as Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored to dent Liverpool’s hopes of lifting the Premier League title and move themselves closer to top-flight survival.
“You lost the league at Goodison Park” was heard as the Toffees secured their first home win over Liverpool in 14 years.
