Premier League: A thrilling Merseyside derby – in pictures

Roll up roll up, get yer Everton scarves 'ere Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

The blue-nosed Beatles perform outside Goodison Park Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

A steady stream of fans head to Goodison Park Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

Though not all the locals seem particularly interested in the game Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

The visiting fans poke a few jibes at the Toffee fans about the length of time since Everton last won a trophy
Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

A riposte from the home end displaying the famous scouse wit Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

Five minutes in and the Everton defence slumbers as Steven Gerrard whips in a corner to the six-yard box and a completely unmarked Philippe Coutinho flicks home from six yards out. The Everton fans look on silently as the Liverpool players celebrate the opening goal of the game Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

Three minutes later the home fans have something to shout about when the unmarked Kevin Mirallas prods the ball home from Leighton Baines's set-piece Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

Everton are so close to taking the lead. Steven Pienaar sends Romelu Lukaku racing into acres of space down the inside right. He's totally free on goal. Simon Mignolet comes out, and does a spectacular job, spreading himself in Lukaku's road, but not touching the player. The striker takes a double-touch as he tries to round the keeper, and the ball flies out of play. The crowd scream for a penalty as Lukaku crashes to the floor but he makes no claim himself Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

Liverpool retake the lead after 19 minutes courtesy of a peach of a free-kick by Luis Suarez. The Liverpool striker wraps his foot around the ball and fires it around the wall and inside the upright Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

It's no surprise that it's a packed house at Goodison, in fact there's 39,576 squeezed into the stadium. No doubt they're all enjoying this entertaining and pulsating contest Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

There's some high feet around as Kevin Mirallas and Luis Suarez contest for the ball … Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

And Mirallas catches the Liverpool striker who goes down … Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

Which leads to a bit of a difference of opinion between the Liverpool physio and Everton players McCarthy and Barry as he treats Suarez. Mirallas received a yellow card for his late, high, reckless and dangerous tackle Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

There's more argy-bargy just a few minutes later when Sylvain Distin takes offence to Steven Gerrard leading with his elbow as he goes up for a header with Gareth Barry Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

Everton start strongly in the second half and get back on level terms in the 72nd minute. Romelu Lukaku sidefoots home Mirallas's cross Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

Lukaku then puts his side ahead with a bullet header from a corner with seven minutes to go Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

Lukaku and the Everton fans celebrate Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

The Liverpool players can't believe it. With just seven minutes to go can they yet find a way back into this game? Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

They can. In the 89th minute Sylvain Distin clatters into Victor Moses down the right, and he's booked. And how costly, because Gerrard whips a ball into the area and Daniel Sturridge, level with the right-hand post on the edge of the six-yard box, flicks a stunning header into the top left Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

At the start of injury time Suarez retrieves the ball on the left and whips a cross into the area. Victor Moses beats Tim Howard to the ball, six yards out, but can't keep the effort down and it sales over the bar Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

Despair for Moses and his team-mates, that was a great chance to snatch three points away from their local rivals. In the remaining minutes of injury time both teams go hell for leather in an attempt to force a winner but the final whistle beats them to it and both teams have to share the spoils after a most stunning, pulsating and entertaining ninety minutes Final score: Everton 3-3 Liverpool Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer