Everton 1-1 Liverpool: Honours even in Merseyside derby as Katie Stengel rescues point for Reds

The spoils were shared in the Merseyside derby as Everton and Liverpool played out a 1-1 draw in front of a record crowd at Goodison Park. Over 22,000 fans were in attendance, a record for an Everton game in the Women’s Super League, and they were treated to a superb contest. Ad Everton took the lead against the run of play but were pegged back before the interval and there was controversy in the second half as Liverpool had a goal ruled out.

Barclays WSLSkinner sacked by Spurs following ninth-straight WSL defeat13/03/2023 AT 22:42 The draw keeps the gap between the two sides at six points, with Everton in sixth and Liverpool eighth. Liverpool made a bright start, with players snapping into tackles and taking the game to Everton. And it was against the run of play when Everton took the lead on 27 minutes.

Toffees skipper Gabby George wheeled away in celebration after her effort from the left flank looped over Rachael Laws. The goalkeeper’s reaction told everyone inside Goodison Park that she should have dealt with the effort. The lead was almost doubled on 30 minutes as Megan Finnigan’s stinging drive beat Laws, but Gemma Bonner did superbly to get behind her goalkeeper and clear off the line.

After a tough 10 minutes, Liverpool regrouped and the impressive Yana Daniels played in Missy Bo Kearns but she dragged her shot across the face of goal. Daniels teed up Emma Koivisto moments later, but she prodded her shot agonisingly wide. The pressure paid off on 40 minutes, as Katie Stengel showed great touch to collect a ball fired into the box, get it out of her feet and slot home for Liverpool’s first goal in the Merseyside derby since 2019.