<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/real-madrid-may-strike-deal-with-liverpools-trent-soon-23506807" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Liverpool</a>&rsquo;s Diogo Jota scored the goal that settled the Merseyside derby on Wednesday and kept the Reds&rsquo; Premier League title challenge well on track.
The Portugal international&rsquo;s 57th minute strike sealed a 1-0 win at Anfield and restored Liverpool&rsquo;s 12-point lead over Arsenal at the top of the table.
With just eight games remaining this season, this was one of the biggest hurdles standing in the way of a record-equalling 20th English title for Arne Slot&rsquo;s team and Everton&rsquo;s defence made sure their biggest rivals worked hard for it.
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Eventually, it was Jota who came up with the decisive moment when he twisted his way through the box and lashed a shot past Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
&ldquo;[It was a] hard-fought match, definitely, but that was no surprise. We are chasing down the best possible season we can have and Everton showed today again how difficult it is to win a football game in the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/looking-to-build-momentum-maresca-ahead-of-spurs-clash-23511882" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Premier League</a>,&rdquo; Slot said.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/apr/Tarkowski-MacAllister_e.jpg" alt="Everton&rsquo;s James Tarkowski (left) escapes a red card despite a dangerous tackle on Alexis Mac Allister" width="1280" height="720" /> Everton&rsquo;s James Tarkowski (left) escapes a red card despite a dangerous tackle on Alexis Mac Allister
&ldquo;We know that we&rsquo;re going to face eight very tough challenges, but as long as the players give as much as they did today and [when] we play home games, the fans give us as much as they did today, we are in a very good position [to win the title],&rdquo; he added.
Everton were lucky not to have had defender James Tarkowski sent off for a dangerous high tackle on Alexis Mac Allister early in the match. Despite consulting with the Video Assistant Referee (VAR), the foul only merited a yellow card. However, the Premier League match officials body (PGMOL) later admitted that it was a red card offence.&nbsp;
The referee&rsquo;s in-game decision even befuddled Everton&rsquo;s own manager David Moyes, who admitted Tarkowski was lucky to see out the rest of the game. &ldquo;We were lucky we didn&rsquo;t get a red. It looked a high one,&rdquo; said Moyes.
They went on to give Liverpool a mighty scare twice in the first half when striker Beto had a goal ruled out for offside and later struck the post after racing clear.&nbsp;
But Liverpool&rsquo;s players held their nerve and took advantage through Jota&rsquo;s first goal in his last 11 games. Victory means Liverpool need just 13 more points to be confirmed champion.
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Diogo Jota scores as Liverpool scrape past Everton 1-0 in heated battle as Toffees boss admits his side were lucky to finish with 11 men

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