Mohamed Salah scored twice in the second half at Anfield on this day in 2023 as Liverpool beat ten-man Everton 2-0 in the Merseyside derby.
Bob Paisley’s 100th league win as manager in 1978, a last-minute winner against Gordon Banks and Stoke City in 1972 and an own goal that settled a Champions League night in Amsterdam in 2020 all fall on the same date, and Paul Ince turns 59 today.
2023: Salah breaks the deadlock
Everton were down to ten men before half-time, after Ashley Young was booked twice for fouls on Luis Díaz. Sean Dyche’s side still held out until the 75th minute, when Salah scored a penalty past Jordan Pickford in front of the Kop. The referee, Craig Pawson, gave it for a Michael Keane handball after a VAR review.
Everton were angry that Ibrahima Konaté, already booked, had stayed on the pitch after a foul on Beto while the game was goalless. Jürgen Klopp’s side made sure deep into stoppage time, when Darwin Núñez broke clear and set up Salah for his second in the 97th minute, in front of 50,201.
1972: Callaghan wins it late
It was 1972, and Bill Shankly’s league leaders were a goal down at half-time at Anfield after Jimmy Greenhoff put struggling Stoke City ahead. Gordon Banks, England’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper, kept Liverpool out until the 66th minute, when the referee, Roger Kirkpatrick, penalised him and gave an indirect free-kick. Emlyn Hughes drove it in.
Right at the end, from a Hughes free-kick, Ian Callaghan’s shot took a deflection off Eric Skeels and beat Banks for a 2-1 win in front of 45,604. It proved to be Banks’s last top-flight game. The next day, driving home from treatment at the Victoria Ground, he was badly hurt in a car crash and lost the sight in his right eye, though he later played again in the United States for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in 1977 and 1978. Liverpool went on to win the league and the UEFA Cup that season.
1978: A century for Paisley
Forty-eight years ago today, in 1978, goals from David Johnson and Kenny Dalglish beat Chelsea 2-0 at Anfield in front of 45,775. It was Liverpool’s tenth win in their first 11 league games, and it kept them top of the First Division. It was also Bob Paisley’s 100th league win as manager, in his 179th league game in charge.
Paisley’s side finished that season as champions with a record 68 points, under the old two points for a win, and conceded just 16 goals in 42 league games.
2020: An own goal in an empty stadium
Six years ago today, in 2020, Liverpool began their Champions League campaign as English champions at Ajax, with no fans allowed into the Johan Cruyff Arena because of Covid-19 restrictions. With Virgil van Dijk injured, Fabinho played in defence and Adrián kept goal.
In the 35th minute, Sadio Mané turned in the box and scuffed an effort that Nicolás Tagliafico sliced into his own net. Before half-time Fabinho hooked Dušan Tadić’s lob over Adrián off the line with an overhead clearance, and Davy Klaassen hit the post soon after the restart. Klopp’s side held on to win 1-0.
Born on this day in 1967: Paul Ince
Paul Ince, born in Ilford, turns 59 today. He joined Liverpool from Inter in July 1997, two years after leaving Manchester United for Italy, and Roy Evans made him captain straight away. He spent two seasons at Anfield before moving to Middlesbrough in 1999.
1920 and 1959: Two more birthdays
Cyril Done was born in Liverpool on this day in 1920. He scored the only goal on his debut against Chelsea at Anfield on 2 September 1939, but Britain declared war the next day and the season was abandoned, so the goal never counted. After the war he scored ten league goals in 17 games as Liverpool won the 1946-47 title, and he joined Tranmere Rovers in May 1952.
Kevin Sheedy, born in Builth Wells in 1959, turns 67. He signed from Hereford United in 1978 and played five games for Liverpool, scoring twice in the League Cup, before joining Everton in 1982. He went on to win 46 caps for the Republic of Ireland.
2017: Brewster’s hat-trick in Goa
In 2017, Rhian Brewster, then a Liverpool youngster, scored a hat-trick as England Under-17s beat the USA 4-1 in the World Cup quarter-final in Goa. He scored in the 11th and 14th minutes and set up Morgan Gibbs-White for the third. Josh Sargent pulled one back for the USA before Brewster completed his hat-trick with a stoppage-time penalty. England went on to win the tournament, beating Spain 5-2 in the final, and Brewster won the Golden Boot with eight goals.
Also on this day
- 1895: Frank Becton scored a hat-trick, but Liverpool lost 5-4 at Burslem Port Vale in the Second Division.
- 1905: Sam Hardy made his debut in goal in a 4-1 win over Nottingham Forest at Anfield, and kept his place as Liverpool won the league that season.
- 1922: Cyril Gilhespy, Dick Forshaw and Walter Wadsworth scored in a 3-1 win over Cardiff City at Anfield.
- 1950: Russell Crossley made his debut in goal in a 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough at Anfield.
- 1970: Alec Lindsay, Chris Lawler and Emlyn Hughes scored in a 3-0 win over Dinamo Bucharest at Anfield in the Fairs Cup second round, first leg.
- 1981: David Johnson and Sammy Lee put Liverpool two up, but AZ Alkmaar drew 2-2 in the European Cup second round, first leg. Liverpool won the return 3-2 at Anfield.
- 1997: Strasbourg 3-0 Liverpool in the UEFA Cup second round, first leg. Liverpool won the return 2-0 at Anfield but went out 3-2 on aggregate.
- 2000: Emile Heskey’s goal against his former club, Leicester City, gave Liverpool a 1-0 Premier League win at Anfield.
- 2010: Roy Hodgson’s Liverpool drew 0-0 at Napoli in the Europa League group stage.
