The final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park got the wonderful ending such a storied rivalry deserved. With a howitzer from James Tarkowski tying the match 2-2 in the dying minutes, the away ends’ chants of title triumphs across Stanley Park were silenced. The roar at the final whistle would have you think that Everton were winning it instead. You could hardly blame them.

It would have been so utterly cruel if Everton had waved goodbye to Liverpool in this fashion. David Moyes’ men were brilliant. Their aggression and energy spooked the Premier League leaders like no one else has this season. Even Mohamed Salah at his very best could only do so much, his goal and assist not quite enough to silence this grand old ground. An almighty scrap punctuated by red cards at the end belied the friendly derby tag. It won’t be the defining moment of the Goodison Park farewell. Tarkowski’s thundering volley is one for the history books. Bramley Moore will surely never ring like Goodison did tonight, long before that 99th minute equalizer.

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JAMES TARKOWSKI BRINGS EVERTON LEVEL IN THE FINAL MOMENTS.

James Tarkowski Celebrates

Roared on by their boisterous faithful, Everton were so up for it. They flew into every duel, chased every ball, knowing that a tackle, a header, even a crunching duel would see them celebrated to the rafters. No one seemed as up for the occasion as Beto, chasing the ball into the channels, never letting Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk settle.