Report By Dr talal osman

Virgil van Dijk scored a dramatic winner 10 minutes into second-half stoppage time as Liverpool beat Everton 2-1 in the first Merseyside derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Facing Liverpool's neighbours for the final time before he leaves the club, Mohamed Salah scored the first derby goal at the Toffees' new home in the 29th minute, shortly after Iliman Ndiaye had an effort disallowed for offside at the other end. Everton – who had been the better team before falling behind – hit back nine minutes into the second half through Beto, who also scored in the final derby at Goodison Park. A spate of injuries, including to Liverpool's second-choice 'keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, standing in for the injured Alisson, slowed the pace of the game and caused a lengthy period of time added on. And it was Liverpool that stole all three points deep into stoppage time as Van Dijk nodded Dominik Szoboszlai's corner past goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. Liverpool now hold a seven-point buffer to those teams outside the top five, while Everton's hopes of UEFA Champions League qualification suffered a blow as they sit eight adrift.  How the match unfolded An electric atmosphere greeted the Everton players and they almost turned things up a notch six minutes in, as Mamardashvili brilliantly clawed Beto's header away. Beto then skewed wide, and Everton thought they had the lead when Ndiaye controlled Jake O'Brien's cross and finished smoothly, only for a VAR review to find the Everton full-back had strayed offside from Jordan Pickford's punt forward. Liverpool quickly made the most of that reprieve, with Cody Gakpo intercepting a loose pass from Dwight McNeil before sliding in Salah, who stroked first-time past Pickford. The Everton fans had a derby goal to celebrate early in the second half, though, as Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's industrious work allowed him to find Beto for a close-range finish. But there was a delay after the goal as Mamardashvili was carried off and replaced by third-choice 'keeper Freddie Woodmann. The same fate later befell defender Jarrad Branthwaite, after Everton also had to withdraw Beto following a clash of heads. Those injuries led to 11 added minutes, and with time almost up, Van Dijk headed home to send the travelling fans into ecstasy