Liverpool beat Everton 2-0 at Anfield to end WSL derby drought

Liverpool beat Everton 2-0 at Anfield in a Women’s Super League match on 27 September 2026, with Beata Olsson’s early header and Cornelia Kapocs’s late finish securing the win. It was Liverpool’s first WSL victory over their local rivals at Anfield.

Everton had previously won all six of their WSL visits to Anfield, a run that prompted former manager Brian Sørensen to quip about making Anfield their "training pitch". Liverpool supporters celebrated in the Kop after a win that ended the club’s long run of derby frustration. The hosts were undeniably the better side and should have scored more goals, although Everton’s backline proved difficult to open up at times.

Olsson opened the scoring inside the first four minutes, getting in front of her marker, Hannah Blundell, to meet Natalia Ramos’s right-sided corner and angle a header diagonally into the far corner. The simplicity and timing of the goal gave Liverpool an early foothold in the match.

What followed was a period of Liverpool pressure met with resolute defending and a midfield battle that slowed the game; Vivien Endemann struck the crossbar with a volley after the break. By then the pressure on Everton had become almost relentless as Liverpool searched for a second goal.

With just over 20 minutes remaining Natalia Ramos looked certain to score from fewer than 10 yards out, but Ruby Mace threw her body in front of the shot to keep Everton in the contest. Five minutes later Mace again intervened, hooking clear Kapocs’s effort off the line after the attempted header had come off the top of the Liverpool forward’s shoulder and bounced goalwards.

Kapocs finally found room inside the area to turn and fire home in the closing stages to make it 2-0. The victory moved Liverpool to seven points from their opening four WSL games, their only defeat having come away to Manchester City; it took Gareth Taylor’s side until 25 January to reach seven points last season, but in this campaign they look significantly improved and have built on the progress made during the second half of 2025-26.

Everton had spurned a couple of decent counterattacking chances before the break, including Hannah Cain scuffing over from a promising position, and their only two league goals scored this season have been own goals; that lack of creativity will be a concern for the visitors, who can no longer rely on an annual collection of three points from Anfield.