Arsenal’s good form at Goodison Park continued when Everton stunned the Premier League leaders 1-0 in Sean Dyche’s first game in charge of the Everton.
Referee: David Coote
In a masterclass in physique and pressing that would have delighted Dyche beyond measure, the Merseyside giants put the Gunners’ title goal on the line when James Tarkowski scored the game’s only goal after the hour mark to inflict only their defeat. In a second. Station Division. On the poor performance of Mikel Arteta’s team.
The new manager’s leap proved effective for Everton in front of their rabid supporters, as the Toffees pressured Arsenal relentlessly and gave the leaders a run for their money in the first half.
Dyche had two great chances just after the half hour mark when Amadou Onana used a sloppy pass to run down the left flank, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin was inexplicably unable to touch Onana’s low six-shot. backyard box.
Just three minutes later, Abdoulaye Doucoure headed a free kick into the box after a slip from Gabriel Magalhães, but the midfielder couldn’t find Dwight McNeil’s cross and fired harmlessly wide.
Everton doubled through Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli and deftly limited the impact of Arsenal’s shooting staff, but the Gunners had some outstanding chances in the first half.
With 30 minutes remaining, Saka stopped Vitaly Mykolenko before coming on for Eddie Nketiah, but the in-form striker sliced his shot from a gruesomely wide angle.
On 40 minutes, Sakas volleyed into the bottom corner, but Conor Coady took advantage of a great position on the goal line to block his compatriot’s shot.
Everton came painfully close to opening the scoring just before half time, but Calvert-Lewin’s header from the far post went wide of Aaron Ramsdale’s crossbar in the third minute of stoppage time.
Arsenal looked more balanced early in the second half, but Everton’s physical performance over the course of the match finally paid off in the 60th minute when Tarkowski effortlessly saved Odegaard and headed the post.
The first goal of the Dyche era caused chaos at Goodison Park, but Everton avoided a massive penalty just four minutes later when Neal Maupay became entangled in Gabriel’s legs before VAR denied Arsenal’s pleas.
Jordan Pickford continued to have plenty of cover in the Everton goal, but the England first team had to parry Leandro Trossard’s shot on 78 minutes before the Belgian had another chance on 82 minutes, but his curler went high, wide and not very pretty. .
As fury swelled on the dying embers, Everton survived six minutes into added time to pick up the deserved three points that temporarily lifted them out of the relegation zone to 17th in the table ahead of the Merseyside derby with Liverpool on 13 September. February.
Meanwhile, Arsenal, who face Brentford on Saturday, maintain their five-point lead over leaders Manchester City, but that lead will be reduced to two if the champions beat Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
Lineups:
Everton(4-5-1):
Pickford, Coleman, Tarkowski, Coady, Mykolenko, Gana, Onana, Doucoure, McNeil, Iwobi, Calvert-Lewin
Unused subs: Begovic, Holgate, Gray, Mina, Maupay, Godfrey, Davies, Vinagre, Simms.
Arsenal(4-3-3):
Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Xhaka, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Nketiah.
Unused subs: Turner, Tierney, Tomiyasu, Holding, Kiwior, Jorginho, Cozier-Duberry.
Scorers:
60′ James Tarkowski
Bookings:
Jordan Pickford
Neal Maupay
Amadou Onana
Vitalii Mykolenko
Oleksandr Zinchenko
Man of the Match : Jame Tarkowski
Match Stats:
