Liverpool hit Woodwork three times and Everton once, but both teams needed points from sometimes intense goalless Merseyside derbies.
Midway through the first half, after finding Davis on the outside of Everton’s post, Jordan Pickford pushed Darwin Nunez’s shot into the crossbar before Luis Diaz hit the frame in a follow-up effort.
Pickford then made a fine save in stoppage time, pushing Mo Salah’s shot into the uprights.
Conor Cody put the ball in the net in the 70th minute, but when his goal was chalked by VAR for offside, it looked like the bottle was thrown, narrowly missing Jurgen Klopp and giving another goal. There was an ugly scene where fans ran onto the pitch at Gwladys Street End to confront referee Anthony Taylor.
However, the day belonged to the goalkeepers, with both Pickford and Alison Becker making excellent saves in the second half.
The result prevented Everton from winning the Premier League season, but they were happier with the result than Liverpool, who had yet to win the campaign and had already lost nine points in their first six games. prize.
Everton debutant Neil Maupay had his first real chance but trailed his shot wide after being played by Demarai Gray.
Davis and Amadou Onana won the Everton midfield battle, with Gray and Anthony Gordon substituted on both sides, with much joy to be had against Konstantinos Tsimikas, who was preferred over left-back Andrew Robertson. .
When Liverpool were only half-clearing Gray’s corner, Gordon stayed away from Chelsea’s clutch and tested Alisson with a drill shot, but the shot went too close to the goalkeeper.
Everton should have taken the lead in the 32nd minute. Nathan his Patterson cross missed the intended target, but came back on Maupay. His shot was blocked, but the ball went to Davis.
However, Liverpool finished the first half on top.
Nunez squandered his second chance with a header at the far post, but Pickford fired a looping shot that the England goalkeeper pushed over the crossbar. Luis Diaz won the race to the ball, cutting in from the left but bending the shot to the post.
The game went end-to-end as the second half progressed. Tsimikas flared up in vain for Liverpool as Gordon dropped a long ball and slid it inside for a hurried Patterson, who saw his shot deflected wide by Virgil van Dijk. saw
Pickford deftly fended off Roberto Firmino’s goalbound drive and made a reaction save to keep the Brazilian’s header out of the corner. Seconds later, the goalkeeper successfully blocked Fabinho’s shot at the expense of another corner.
Then it was Allison’s turn as Everton fought back on the left flank. Gray searched for Gordon to pull the ball back, but instead found Maupay, who could not believe he had failed to score when the Liverpool goalkeeper blocked.
After Cody’s disallowed goal caused an ugly scene, van Dijk was cautioned after catching Onana on the stud with his foot.
Dwight McNeill replaced Gordon with eight minutes remaining, and his deflected shot that resulted in another fine save from Allison had an almost immediate impact.
Pickford blocked Firmino from close range in the 87th minute and quickly fell to the left to hold off Salah with his best save of the match.
