There has been a positive update on Alexis Mac Allister‘s fitness, while Liverpool’s home Premier League clash with Arsenal has a new date.

Mac Allister was on the receiving end of a shocking tackle from James Tarkowski last night, as Liverpool beat Everton 1-0 at Anfield.

Somehow, the Blues defender wasn’t sent off, even after a VAR check, in what had the potential to be a leg-breaker.

Looks like Alexis Mac Allister is OK after that lumpy tackle last night. It was a 'you'll feel that in the morning mate' sort of challenge if nothing else! https://t.co/KsspC0Z6Gv

— Lewis Steele (@LewisSteele_) April 3, 2025

Thankfully, the Mail‘s Lewis Steele believes that Mac Allister is “OK” after the challenge, having joined the rest of the squad for Thursday’s recovery session at the AXA.

This is a massive relief for Arne Slot, with the 26-year-old such an influential player at the heart of Liverpool’s midfield.

It looks like he is fully in contention to once again start at Fulham on Sunday.

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Henry Jackson and The Redmen TV’s Dan Clubbe have discussed last night’s action, including THAT Tarkowski decision:

“I’m not usually one to stick the knife into officials, especially when we win, but my word this was an all-timer!

“The decision not to send Tarkowski off was one thing, but then for our mate Paul Tierney to dismiss it on VAR after one replay is truly astonishing.

“But in truth, I don’t know why it shocks us – the standard of refereeing has been in the bin for years.”

• Arsenal centre-back Gabriel has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a hamstring injury. Another nail in their title coffin!

• The Gunners are said to be interested in signing Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams this summer. Liverpool have been linked with him! (Sky Sports)

On this day in 1996, the greatest game in Premier League history took place!

An all-time classic saw Liverpool beat Newcastle 4-3 at Anfield, on a night when the Magpies’ title hopes took an almighty hit.

Robbie Fowler opened the scoring early on, only for the visitors to lead 2-1, before Fowler equalised in the second half.

Newcastle went ahead through Faustino Apsrilla, but Stan Collymore made it 3-3 and then won it in the dying moments in front of the Kop.

Those images of Collymore wheeling away in celebration, and Kevin Keegan slumped over the advertising hoardings, remain iconic.

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Footage of Mohamed Salah in a Liverpool kit with a camera crew emerged earlier this week, but the situation has now been cleared up.

The future of the Reds’ iconic No. 11 has been a major talking point throughout this season, during which time he has been the best player in the Premier League.

Salah is still yet to sign a new Liverpool deal, as is the case with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk, ahead of his contract expiring in June.

There was hope that something may have been agreed on Wednesday, however, after a photo of the 32-year-old in the Reds’ kit at the Albert Dock spread online.

Mo Salah filming down at the docks with all of his Liverpool gear on… ? pic.twitter.com/LvrUmiZLsn

— Ste (@LFC92) April 2, 2025

The fact that Salah was with a camera crew led some to naively believe that he may have been filming a contract extension video.

Now, The Athletic‘s James Pearce has shed light on the situation and it’s not the news we were hoping for.

He reports that it was “completely unrelated to his contract situation,” adding that the photo was taken on Monday when Salah was attending a “player appearance for one of the club’s commercial partners.”

Pearce adds that discussions over a contract deal for the Egyptian are still “ongoing,” however, with hope that a “suitable compromise can be reached.”

Unfortunately, this was just another case of a rumour spiralling out of control on social media, highlighting the desperation from fans to see Salah extend his stay at Liverpool.

There is reason for Reds fans to be feeling cautiously optimistic about Salah signing a new contract at Anfield, though, given Pearce’s update.

He has made no suggestion that he is unhappy at Liverpool, while one report last week claimed that talks are more advanced than they have ever been, which can only bode well.

At this point, it would be a shock if Salah wasn’t playing for the Reds next season, but it’s fair to say he’s making us sweat!

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Liverpool had more possession in their 1-0 win over Everton on Wednesday than in any other Premier League game this season – with Curtis Jones‘ role key.

The Reds saw 74 percent possession in the Merseyside derby at Anfield, which is more than in all but two games this season in all competitions.

Arne Slot‘s side only had more of the ball in their two clashes with lower-league opposition in the FA Cup: League Two side Accrington Stanley (79%) and Championship outfit Plymouth (75%).

That is evidence of a game Liverpool dominated albeit without creating many convincing chances – particularly in the first half.

According to FotMob, the Reds had eight shots in the opening 45 minutes with only one on target.

Interestingly, Ibrahima Konate‘s header from a corner just two minutes into the game was Liverpool’s biggest chance of the game in terms of xG (0.47).

That comfortably outscored Diogo Jota‘s eventual winner (0.10 xG), but the Reds were clearly more clinical after the break with nine shots on goal and two on target including the striker’s excellent finish for 1-0.

There was a composure to Liverpool’s play after half-time and especially following their goal, and that told in their season-high possession.

It also showed in the quality of Everton‘s chances dropping from 0.64 xG in the first half to just 0.03 xG in the second half.

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Central to that was the performance of Jones at right-back, with the Scouser brought in to provide more quality on the ball than Slot’s other stand-in, Jarell Quansah.

“Jarell did quite OK in that position, to be fair, and he would have helped us with set-pieces,” Slot told reporters after the game.

“But I felt – we felt – that we had to play better with the ball than we did in the away game.

“It’s a risk to play a midfielder over there maybe, but I knew that he could help with his creativity in this position because that’s what you lack of course when Trent [Alexander-Arnold] is not playing for you.”

Jones had the third-most touches of any player on the night (85), behind only Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Gravenberch (both 102).

No player recorded a higher passing accuracy than the out-of-position right-back (93%), and again Van Dijk (74) and Gravenberch (73) were the only players to complete more passes than his 68.

While it may have been a relatively straightforward showing, it demonstrated what Jones can offer in the role, and he added to that with a vital clearance at the death.

Slot is now left to consider whether to stick with his No. 17 at right-back for Sunday’s trip to Fulham or either restore Quansah or bring in a fit-again Conor Bradley.

It is likely to be a different challenge at Craven Cottage – where Jurgen Klopp‘s Liverpool saw 60 percent possession last season, winning 3-1 – but Jones has certainly impressed on the defensive flank.

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