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#Everton #marks #Hillsborough #anniversary #permanent #memorial #stadium">Everton marks Hillsborough anniversary with permanent memorial at new stadium Everton on Wednesday marked the 37th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster by unveiling a permanent tribute at its new Hill Dickinson Stadium to the 97 football fans who died after the tragedy in 1989.
The fans, many of them young, were crushed in an overcrowded, fenced-in enclosure at the ground in Sheffield, northern England, at an FA Cup semifinal between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. It was one of the world’s worst stadium disasters.
The memorial depicts two young mascots holding hands – a girl wearing an Everton shirt with the number nine and a boy in Liverpool red with the number seven – symbolising unity that transcends the clubs’ historic Merseyside rivalry.
“Everton welcomed representatives of the Hillsborough families, and friends from Liverpool Football Club, to Hill Dickinson Stadium today to pay respects to the 97,” Everton said in a statement.
Liverpool greats Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush laid floral tributes on behalf of the club at the unveiling.
Everton hosts Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday.
Published on Apr 15, 2026
Everton on Wednesday marked the 37th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster by unveiling a permanent…
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#Premier #League #Ngumoha #Anfield #history #Salah #seals #Liverpools #win #Fulham">Premier League: Ngumoha makes Anfield history before Salah seals Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Fulham
Liverpool’s teenage winger Rio Ngumoha became the club’s youngest player to score a Premier League goal at Anfield on Saturday before Mohamed Salah struck four minutes later in a 2-0 win over Fulham that boosted its quest for a top-five finish.
The 17-year-old Ngumoha—already the team’s youngest scorer thanks to his goal at Newcastle in August when he was 16—etched his name alongside another record when he made space with a couple of stepovers before curling a rocket into the far corner in the 36th minute.
Salah doubled the lead with a first-time finish to the far corner in the 40th. The 33-year-old, who is leaving Anfield at the end of the season after nine remarkable years, tapped a hand to his Liverpool shirt crest with a wave to the crowd.
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal.
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Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal.
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Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno had virtually no chance at stopping either goal.
With five Champions League places up for grabs next season, Liverpool remained fifth in the table on 52 points, four ahead of sixth-place Chelsea after its first league win since late-February.
It also came on the heels of three successive losses across all competitions, including a demoralising 4-0 rout by Manchester City in the FA Cup, and a 2-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of its Champions League quarterfinals.
Liverpool boss Arne Slot had said his side had been playing in “survival mode” against PSG on Wednesday, but it steadied itself on Saturday as the youth and experience of the two goal scorers at opposite ends of their careers combined to right the ship against Fulham.
Salah now has 108 Premier League goals at Anfield, with only Thierry Henry (114 at Highbury) netting more at a single venue in the competition’s history.
Liverpool full-back Andy Robertson called Ngumoha “unbelievable”.
“(The goal was) a great finish, great performance by him,” Robertson told Sky Sports. “He just keeps learning and listening, he’s such a good kid. He’s got a big future ahead of him, but here and now is pretty good as well.”
Liverpool almost scored a third goal in the second half on Saturday after Jeremie Frimpong worked the ball into the area before sending in an inviting cross for Cody Gakpo, but the forward could not finish.
Fulham narrowly missed a chance in the second half when Emile Smith Rowe’s attempt flew just wide of Giorgi Mamardashvili’s post.
Fulham is 11th on 44 points.
“Disappointing result, punished by the first half,” Fulham boss Marco Silva told the BBC.
“The statistics of the game were balanced in terms of shots and chances; it was very balanced. We had chances that we didn’t score. We were not ruthless enough.”
Liverpool has no time to rest on its laurels as it hosts PSG on Tuesday in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinal.
“It’s a better place than it was two or three days ago or a week ago, but it’s also not that after we win everything is good again,” Slot told Sky Sports.
Published on Apr 12, 2026
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal. | Photo Credit: AP
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal. | Photo Credit: AP
Liverpool’s teenage winger Rio Ngumoha became the club’s youngest player to score a Premier League goal at Anfield on Saturday before Mohamed Salah struck four minutes later in a 2-0 win over Fulham that boosted its quest for a top-five finish.
The 17-year-old Ngumoha—already the team’s youngest scorer thanks to his goal at Newcastle in August when he was 16—etched his name alongside another record when he made space with a couple of stepovers before curling a rocket into the far corner in the 36th minute.
Salah doubled the lead with a first-time finish to the far corner in the 40th. The 33-year-old, who is leaving Anfield at the end of the season after nine remarkable years, tapped a hand to his Liverpool shirt crest with a wave to the crowd.
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal. | Photo Credit: AP
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal. | Photo Credit: AP
Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno had virtually no chance at stopping either goal.
With five Champions League places up for grabs next season, Liverpool remained fifth in the table on 52 points, four ahead of sixth-place Chelsea after its first league win since late-February.
It also came on the heels of three successive losses across all competitions, including a demoralising 4-0 rout by Manchester City in the FA Cup, and a 2-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of its Champions League quarterfinals.
Liverpool boss Arne Slot had said his side had been playing in “survival mode” against PSG on Wednesday, but it steadied itself on Saturday as the youth and experience of the two goal scorers at opposite ends of their careers combined to right the ship against Fulham.
Salah now has 108 Premier League goals at Anfield, with only Thierry Henry (114 at Highbury) netting more at a single venue in the competition’s history.
Liverpool full-back Andy Robertson called Ngumoha “unbelievable”.
“(The goal was) a great finish, great performance by him,” Robertson told Sky Sports. “He just keeps learning and listening, he’s such a good kid. He’s got a big future ahead of him, but here and now is pretty good as well.”
Liverpool almost scored a third goal in the second half on Saturday after Jeremie Frimpong worked the ball into the area before sending in an inviting cross for Cody Gakpo, but the forward could not finish.
Fulham narrowly missed a chance in the second half when Emile Smith Rowe’s attempt flew just wide of Giorgi Mamardashvili’s post.
Fulham is 11th on 44 points.
“Disappointing result, punished by the first half,” Fulham boss Marco Silva told the BBC.
“The statistics of the game were balanced in terms of shots and chances; it was very balanced. We had chances that we didn’t score. We were not ruthless enough.”
Liverpool has no time to rest on its laurels as it hosts PSG on Tuesday in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinal.
“It’s a better place than it was two or three days ago or a week ago, but it’s also not that after we win everything is good again,” Slot told Sky Sports.
Published on Apr 12, 2026
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