Liverpool goalkeeper stretchered off in Merseyside derby as Arne Slot forced into throwing on third-choice keeper

Lewis Henderson
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:26:14 +0000

Liverpool goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili has been stretchered off in the Merseyside derby, as Arne Slot has been forced to bring in his third-choice keeper.

Freddie Woodman has come on to play the remaining half an hour at the Hill Dickenson Stadium.

The 29-year-old was at Preston North End until 2025, playing over 100 games for the Championship side.

Virgil van Dijk won it late for the away side with a fantastic header to seal all three points for the away side.

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Liverpool took the lead in the fixture thanks to Mohamed Salah before Everton's Beto answered back in the second half.

Salah's strike came after a lovely free-flowing move from the away side, with a beautiful pass from Cody Gakpo.

The Egyptian finished superbly as he opened his body up to smash home past a helpless Jordan Pickford.

In the second half, Beto found the net, which led to the injury of Liverpool's second-choice keeper.

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Getting to the end of a delivery into the area, the striker who made the ball clattered into the Georgian, forcing him off the pitch.

Beto went off celebrating but would later pull up himself in the game, coming off the pitch with 15 to 20 minutes left.

Both sides have been creating a series of chances, with the Toffies having one chalked off in the first for offside.

Iliman Ndiaye thought he had opened the scoring after getting on the end of a cross from Jake O'Brien.

The Irishman had strayed into an office position, though, before whipping his delivery in.

Following a VAR check, the goal was chalked off, which then led to Salah's opening goal just moments later.

Jarrad Branthwaite was also forced off with injury after going down with what looked like a hamstring problem.

The Englishman appeared to be in tears as he went down in pain, having been out of action for long periods during ongoing battles with injury.

The youngster was stretchered off as well, in the fiery affair at the Hill Dickinson.

The three points put Liverpool firmly in the driving seat for Champions League qualification.

Next up for Slot's side are Crystal Palace at home, followed by a tricky run of games starting with Manchester United, then Chelsea and Aston Villa.

The defeat for Everton means they stay in 10th, missing out on the opportunity to climb up to sixth.