Jota strikes as Liverpool edge Everton 1-0 in combative derby

Liverpool restored their 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League after Diogo Jota’s strike won a feisty Merseyside derby 1-0 over Everton on Wednesday.

Everton captain James Tarkowski escaped with just a yellow card from an early wild challenge on Alexis Mac Allister to set the tone.

The visitors hit the post through Beto in the first half, but saw their nine-game unbeaten league run come to an end when Jota fired home just before the…