London, September 9 :

Andy Johnson scored two goals to help Everton beat Liverpool 3-0 in the 204th Merseyside derby here on Saturday.

Tim Cahill scored the first goal in the 24th minute, taking a cross from Lee Carsley and beating Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina from six yards.

Liverpool nearly equalised soon after, with Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard turning away Luis Garcia’s drive and Steven Gerrard hitting the post with the rebound.

Gerrard then curled a shot wide before Everton scored again.

Carsley crossed to new signing Johnson, who got past England teammate Jamie Carragher in the 36th minute.

In the second half, Liverpool made some changes up front with Dirk Kuyt replacing Peter Crouch and John Arne Riise coming in for Robbie Fowler.

That reinvigorated the Reds and Gerrard had another shot go wide, but Johnson added his second in the 90th when he headed in a rebound after Carsley’s first attempt was stopped by Reina.

Johnson, who has made four international appearances, played in England’s two European Championship qualifying matches.