Everton vs Arsenal: Unai Emery’s top-four hopes unravel as Phil Jagielka bags early winner
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal‘s hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League were dented on Sunday as Everton captain Phil Jagielka took advantage of an unexpected late recall to score the winner in a dominant 1-0 victory at Goodison Park.
The veteran defender, who was brought into the team for a rare appearance after Michael Keane had to withdraw in the warm-up through illness, scored after 10 minutes to earn his side a well-deserved third straight league win.
It marked a significant setback for disappointing Arsenal, who remain fourth in the table but missed an opportunity to leap ahead of their third-placed north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
Unai Emery’s side stay on 63 points, one behind Spurs, level with fifth-placed Chelsea and two clear of Manchester United in an increasingly tight battle for the Champions League berths.
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Everton 0-0 Arsenal
6 minutes
Guendouzi is into the book after clattering into Digne with the ball long gone. It's a poor challenge, and the Everton man is receiving some treatment from the physio.
GOAL! Everton 1-0 Arsenal (Jagielka)
10 minutes
Everton lead, and it's Phil Jagielka, who wasn't meant to start today, with the goal! Arsenal fail to deal with a Digne long throw, which drops to Jagielka a few yards out from goal. The veteran makes no mistake, converting past a helpless Leno. From Arsenal's perspective, that's a poor goal to concede.
Everton 1-0 Arsenal
14 minutes
Everton are making things difficult for Arsenal, who look slightly rattled here. The visitors started the game well, playing some intricate football in the final third. But the hosts have grown into it and look worthy of their lead at the moment.
Everton 1-0 Arsenal
15 minutes
Digne plays an excellent diagonal ball into Richarlison, who is in far too much space in the box. Arsenal manage to crowd him out, but the ball eventually finds its way to Gomes on the edge of the box. He has a go, drilling a left-footed shot wide of the far post.
Everton 1-0 Arsenal
17 minutes
Mkhitaryan and Ozil try to work a short corner but manage only to gift Everton a goal kick. There's a familiar look of frustration on the face of the latter, who's been kept quiet so far.
Everton 1-0 Arsenal
18 minutes
Calvert-Lewin nearly catches Leno out, harrying the goalkeeper and blocking his attempted clearance. Nothing comes of it, but Everton are really putting pressure on the away side here.
Everton 1-0 Arsenal
20 minutes
Sokratis is getting some treatment from the physio after going down under a challenge from Gomes. That will concern Emery. His side still haven't managed an away clean sheet and are short of defensive cover on the bench.
Everton 1-0 Arsenal
24 minutes
Arsenal are really struggling to get a foothold in the game. For the first time in a while, they attack Everton's box, working the ball out to Maitland-Niles. The full back cuts inside and shoots on his left foot. But it's blocked and Everton break quickly. Sigurdsson sends a ball through for Calvert-Lewin, who's brought down by Sokratis. The Arsenal man goes into the book, which means he'll miss the next two games.
Everton 1-0 Arsenal
26 minutes
Everton threaten again, Richarlison breaking down the right and swinging a ball into the middle towards Calvert-Lewin. It just evades the forward, but runs through to Gueye, who cuts back onto his right foot and goes for goal. His shot swerves way wide, though, running out for a throw in on the far side.
Everton 1-0 Arsenal
31 minutes
This has been a really poor first half from Arsenal. Other than that early opening, they've created almost nothing, and they look vulnerable defensively. Kolasinac, usually a reliable crosser of the ball, finds space on the left but his delivery goes into the stand behind the goal.
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