For some context, Liverpool are a far superior side to Everton and sit comfortably atop the Premier League table while arguably being the best team in Europe at the time of writing.
The Toffees, on the other hand, have endured a turbulent few years battling relegation and are in a fight for survival again this season ahead of a move to a brand-new stadium in the summer.
In isolation, a 2-2 draw against rivals that are superior to you warrants celebration in any case - but netting a 98th-minute equaliser in the final-ever derby at one of England's most historic stadiums should result in celebrations to match such a moment.
The reaction from Everton fans prompted the usual 'celebrating like they won the league' comments online as well as a plethora of other criticism - all of which seem entirely unnecessary.
Even Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk called the game "their (Everton's) cup final" - a comment about their rivals approaching a derby in the manner they did.
Several things are actively sucking the life out of football and the 'celebration police' are contributing.
If you can't celebrate a last-minute equaliser against your rivals, when can you celebrate? When did football become so dull that fans and players can't enjoy the here and now and must always look to the future and who will win what trophy, or even to the past and base their joy on what their team or a player has achieved in recent history?
We saw just a couple of weeks ago the outrage at Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly copying Erling Haaland's trademark celebration after netting his first goal for the club in a resounding thrashing of the reigning English champions - a team the Gunners have been battling with for the best part of three years.
It wasn't unprovoked, either, after Haaland's comments to the youngster earlier in the season following a 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium, on top of all the 'stay humble' chatter surrounding the fixture.
Whatever your views on Arsenal as a team and their lack of trophies won in recent seasons, why can't they celebrate however they want after beating Manchester City? They've every right to enjoy a huge win.
There's also the point that Lewis-Skelly, individually, hasn't done anything of note in his short career so far, but that moment could turn out to be an iconic point in the youngster's rise to stardom in the years to come.
A common complaint is that football has no personalities anymore, and that is in part because joy is being stripped from moments like these - if we allow players and fans to revel in these moments, the personality of the game will shine through.
Just a few days ago, there were reports that the English FA were going to crack down on celebrations taunting opposition fans.
The logic there is admittedly sound in cases where the celebration is particularly offensive or could incite problems in the crowd watching on, but the majority of players know better than to do anything outright wrong.
Part of the fun in football is the banter back and forth between fans, and even between players and supporters - like Everton's Iliman Ndiaye mocking Brighton after scoring against them earlier in January.
These scenarios should be allowed to happen. Where do we eventually end up otherwise? We could end up players scared to do anything other than pump their first and then walk back to the centre circle.
That's only touching on celebrations, let alone the farce that is VAR technology and fans having to temper their emotions in case a goal gets disallowed.
In an age of strict rules, machine-like styles and a priority on efficient play rather than skills and trickery, football is gradually having the joy taken out of it and the last thing it needs is people trying to police how fans and players celebrate their team's success.