But with Goodison Park openly directing its full hostilitytowards Atkinson, Liverpool went ahead when Carroll turned in his first Premier League goal of the season after 70 minutes.
Although some have tried to discern asemantic distinction between the wordstoward andtowards, the only difference in practice is dialectal.Toward is more common inAmerican English andtowards is more common inBritish English, though each form may be found in both varieties.
