EVERTON (4-2-3-1)
Maarten Stekelenburg He has been shaky in recent games, but produced an excellent save to deny Firmino. Injured in collision 7
Seamus Coleman Dashed forward at every opportunity, offering width on the right. Was Everton’s best attacking outlet 7
Ramiro Funes Mori Should have scored with a header from a corner. More composed than last season when sent off 6
Ashley Williams Found himself caught out when Firmino burst in behind him, but, overall, a reassuring presence 6
Leighton Baines Rarely managed to raid deep into enemy territory. Was not found wanting defensively 6
James McCarthy Snapped into tackles to fracture Liverpool’s rhythm. Failure to reappear for the second half was a blow 6
Idrissa Gana Gueye More subtle in his approach than his partner, but equally effective. Never stopped running 7
Ross Barkley Fortunate not to be sent off for poor lunge on Henderson, which would have capped off a year to forget 6
Aaron Lennon Played his part in a hard-working Everton display, but had few opportunities to get in behind the backline 6
Enner Valencia Worked almost as tirelessly helping out in defence as mustering an offensive presence 6
Romelu Lukaku Fired up from the outset and was a willing spearhead. He was forced to feed on scraps, however 6
TOTAL RATING 69
Substitutions
Gareth Barry (for McCarthy, 46min) Introduced for his 610th Premier League appearance at the break 6
Joel Robles (for Stekelenburg, 64) Made one superb save. Slow to get down to Sturridge’s shot for the goal 6
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (for Valencia, 72)
Booked: Barkley, Coleman
LIVERPOOL (4-3-3)
Simon Mignolet His reintroduction to the side continues to pass without incident. Was not put under pressure with crosses 6
Nathaniel Clyne Gave as good as he got in his duel with Lennon. Provided the cross for Origi’s missed chance 6
Dejan Lovren Booked for a crude bodycheck on Lukaku, he dovetailed well with Klavan to reduce loss of Matip in defence 6
Ragnar Klavan Alert when denying Lukaku reaching a cross. Relished the battle and showed his value as a back-up 7
James Milner Provided the pass that set Firmino free, but was not given much freedom when raiding forward 6
Jordan Henderson Exerted increasing control from midfield; he frequently dropped deep to help out with marshalling Lukaku 6
Georginio Wijnaldum Industrious and got himself in good positions only for his sights to prove skew-whiff 6
Adam Lallana Everton denied him space, reflecting his importance, but Liverpool’s impetus suffered as a result 6
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Sadio Mané Looked like posing a threat when cutting inside and was alert to a match-winning opportunity 7
Divock Origi Blazed Clyne’s cross wildly over the crossbar in a moment out of keeping with his recent form 6
Roberto Firmino Not as effective on the left compared with when he is central. More potent after the break 6
TOTAL RATING 68
Substitutions
Emre Can (for Lallana, 82min)
Lucas Leiva (for Mane, 90+8)
Daniel Sturridge (for Origi, 82)
Booked: Lovren
Referee: M Dean
