James Tarkowski sends message to Everton fans after Liverpool drama
James Tarkowski took to social media to share a series of images after scoring a late equaliser in Everton’s dramatic 2-2 Premier League draw with Liverpool on Wednesday (February 12).
The 32-year-old scored in added time to rescue a point for Everton in the last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.
Beto opened the scoring after just 11 minutes thanks to a clever free-kick routine from the home side before Alexis Mac Allister restored parity five minutes later.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider former PGMOL chief and ex-FIFA official Keith Hackett said the freekick shouldn’t have been awarded to Everton in the first place.
Mohamed Salah put Arne Slot’s side ahead in the 73rd minute and Liverpool looked set to go nine points clear at the top of the Premier League table.
Liverpool failed to clear their lines after a hopeful ball from Vitalii Mykolenko, gallowing Tarkowski to smash the ball into the back of the net from close range.
A melee ensued after Curtis Jones confronted Abdoulaye Doucoure for celebrating in front of the Liverpool fans,
Michael Oliver responded by sending the two players off before showing a red card to Slot shortly afterwards as well as his assistant Sipke Hulshoff.
James Tarkowski saves the day amid astonishing late Everton-Liverpool scenes
The centre-back has been a key player for Everton so far this season, starting all 25 of his games across all competitions, scoring one goal, and providing one assist in his 2242 minutes of action.
Tarkowski was branded a ‘disgrace’ by the fans after their 2-0 FA Cup defeat to Bournemouth over the weekend, but he appears to have redeemed himself after his Merseyside derby heroics.
The defender took to Instagram after the late draw with Liverpool to share a series of images celebrating the occasion.
David Moyes has overseen an impressive turnaround since replacing Sean Dyche earlier in the season, winning three, drawing one, and losing two of his six games at the helm.
Everton will travel to Crystal Palace for their next Premier League game on Saturday (February 15) as they seek to put further distance between themselves and the relegation zone.
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