Olsson and Kapocs fire Liverpool to first Anfield WSL derby win as Everton’s scoring crisis deepens

From the fourth minute, Anfield’s Kop rose. Natalia Ramos’s right-wing corner found Beata Olsson, who slipped away from her marker and planted a diagonal header into the net. Everton had won all six previous WSL derbies at Anfield; that perfect record ended in four minutes. I started with forty-seven subscribers and a semifinal that refused to be small. Enschede was never only a venue; it was a verdict. This Anfield afternoon carried the same verdict: the overlooked game can still produce a derby with real history, real tension and real consequences. Liverpool now have seven points from four WSL games, with their only defeat coming away to defending champions Manchester City. Everton’s league numbers are stark: their two goals this season are both own goals. No open-play goal has been scored. The report’s comparison to a seven-point milestone last season carries a muddled manager reference, so the current table is the safer guide. Former Everton boss Brian Sørensen once called Anfield Everton’s training pitch; that line now reads as bitter history after Liverpool’s first WSL home derby win. Tactically, Liverpool did not invent anything. They kept territorial pressure, broke down a low block and struck from set pieces. Olsson’s opener came from a Ramos corner, and another set piece later produced Vivien Endemann’s volley against the crossbar. Cornelia Kapocs sealed the win late. Everton’s counters were wasteful, with Hannah Cain scuffing a promising chance. Ruby Mace was the outstanding defender: she blocked Ramos, cleared Kapocs off the line and kept the score respectable. Without her, the margin would have been larger. Liverpool should probably have scored more, and that conversion concern matters against better opponents. Neither xG nor pressing data is available, so the visual evidence—pressure, blocks and set-piece threat—must carry the analysis. The Anfield glow will dominate headlines, but the deeper issue is Everton’s open-play silence. Own goals are not a tactic; they are statistical accidents. Hegerberg’s silence was louder than the applause, and the invoice arrived later. Everton’s invoice is still waiting. During the pandemic pause I watched women’s sport coverage fall 61 percent, stopped counting and started listening. This time, the numbers ask what Everton are actually building in attack. Liverpool’s next four to six league games will test whether this start is real. Everton’s first open-play league goal will say more than any derby celebration. Anfield settled an old score; the real examination begins in the coming weeks.