Liverpool took a significant step towards the Premier League title on Wednesday with a 1-0 win in the Merseyside derby.
The Reds exacted revenge on Everton after James Tarkowski spoiled their celebrations in February with a 98th minute equaliser in the 2-2 draw at Goodison Park, as a goal from Diogo Jota put Liverpool 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League.
| Position | Team | Played MP |
Won W |
Drawn D |
Lost L |
For GF |
Against GA |
Diff GD |
Points Pts |
| 1 |  LiverpoolLiverpool |
30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 70 | 27 | 43 | 73 |
| 2 |  ArsenalArsenal |
30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 55 | 25 | 30 | 61 |
| 3 |  Nottm ForestNottingham Forest |
30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 57 |
| 4 |  Man CityManchester City |
30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 40 | 17 | 51 |
There were – however – a few hairy moments for Sam Barrott to sort out.
Tarkowski remarkably avoided a red card for lunging in on Alexis Mac Allister.
Additionally, Darwin Nunez somehow picked up a yellow card after Jordan Pickford clattered the Uruguay international, a challenge which easily could have resulted in a penalty for Liverpool.
The Everton No.1 was involved in another situation towards the end of stoppage time, racing out of his goal to try and score a late equaliser, only for Barrott not to give Liverpool an advantage despite the open net after a foul occurred.
Pickford is a divisive figure at Anfield after famously injuring Virgil van Dijk in October 2020 – and some fans have now spotted the official Liverpool account on X (previously known as Twitter) mocking the England international.
Fans react as Liverpool tease Jordan Pickford
Arguably the most memorable Merseyside derby moment involving Pickford came back in December 2018 – when the glovesman dropped the ball on the head of Divock Origi, allowing the Belgian to nod in a 96th minute winner.
😁Divock Origi. Derby winner. EVERY angle.😁
Enjoy Reds!👍 pic.twitter.com/WlWOW9ToYR
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 5, 2018
Liverpool made a graphic to celebrate 100 Merseyside derby wins after victory at Anfield on Wednesday, and in doing so, slyly mocked the man from Washington, including a photo of his mistake right at the bottom of the image.
One Liverpool fan called on the Reds to “give the person who made this a fat bonus” after noticing the dig at Pickford – clearly delighted by the tiny jibe.
Give the person who made this a fat bonus for this. https://t.co/4kv64alTXt pic.twitter.com/S2hgGFj32g
— Phil Burkhill (@philyburkhill) April 3, 2025
A second Liverpool fan couldn’t contain their laughter, writing “HAHAHAHAH” on X along with a string of chuckling emojis.
HAHAHAHAH 😂😂😂
Pickford at the bottom 😂😂😂 https://t.co/eHpiDekL96
— ᴍᴇɢ (@Meg16960) April 2, 2025
Furthermore, two other Liverpool fans praised the club’s social media administrator for including the famous moment involving Pickford – who Chelsea admire – writing “admin needs a raise” as another posted “is right” in response.
hahaha just clocked pickford at the bottom, admin needs a raise 🦖 https://t.co/rRLzMP1rZM
— 👾 (@lesslmt) April 3, 2025
Pickford at the bottom there hahahahah is right the LFC admin😂 https://t.co/0MRUL395S7
— Ollie (@Ollie_LFC2) April 3, 2025
Elsewhere, a fifth Liverpool fan said they “love this” – also adding a laughing emoji.
The needle of Pickford at the bottom 🤣 Love this. https://t.co/LIL1kbTY6V
— Jen Matthews (@Jennifer1602) April 3, 2025
Last but not least, a sixth Liverpool supporter echoed the sentiments of those above, calling for the Reds to give “whoever made this” a “raise” for their clever thinking.
Whoever made this edit needs a raise just for adding Pickford https://t.co/Ey7d6ynKd6
— Gbemiga (@Gbemiga__A) April 3, 2025
Was Liverpool’s goal offside?
David Moyes and thousands of Everton fans have voiced their frustration at the manner in which Jota scored on Wednesday, arguing that Luis Diaz was stood in an offside position and influencing the play, despite not touching the ball.
Had the Colombian made any movement towards the ball, it is likely VAR would have disallowed it.
However, it was allowed to stand after several details were taken into consideration – which you can see under Law 11 on the official Football Association (FA) website.
Diaz – who simply stood still – would have been offside if the below occurred:
- Preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision
- Challenging an opponent for the ball
- Clearly attempting to play a ball which is close when this action impacts on an opponent
- Making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball.
