Oh, and the goal.īrazilian star Richarlison had the ball in the goal before halftime but it did not withstand VAR review. He passed at well over 90 percent and registered three key passes while completing 5-of-6 long passes. Who knows how much Benitez will be able to spend in January, but he’ll point to the spirit and scoring on Monday as a feather in his cap.
But the passion was there from the home team in showing no signs that it was not behind Rafa Benitez, even after a staged but small walkout in the 27th minute. Rafa’s men have his back: There is no doubt that Abdoulaye Doucoure showed the world what Everton’s been missing without him (and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
His return to a team full of strong crossers is so necessary, even if Rafa’s men gave them his W.ģ. His three goals are tied for second on the team and his 3.16 expected goals, and 1.12 xG/90 still lead the Toffees. Richarlison a menace, but Everton still desperate for DCL: Offsides thrice including two disallowed goals, the Brazilian worked a ton to get into dangerous positions and his passion was on full display during both celebrations of ill-fated goals.īut consider this: Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s been missing since the third match of the season. Odegaard’s goal was sensational, to be sure, coming off a delicious Kieran Tierney run and cross, but it was one of precious few moments of wonder along with Eddie Nketiah’s header off the post with six minutes to play.Ģ. Arsenal off its game: Cheers to the Gunners for keeping hold of the ball for much of the second half on a day that their inventiveness was not on display, but Everton’s eventual winner was richly-deserved. Three things we learned from Everton vs Arsenalġ. Richarlison headed an 80th-minute crossbar rebound past a splayed and airborne Aaron Ramsdale to give Everton level footing before Gray’s rip from distance pinged off the far post and over the line.Įverton avoids an eighth loss on this season to move eight points clear of the bottom three a day after sporting director Marcel Brands left the club. WATCH EVERTON vs ARSENAL FULL MATCH REPLAY STREAM – LINK
The Gunners also had Eddie Nketiah head off the goal post and substitute Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang blaze wide of the post at the final whistle, as Arsenal fails to close ground on the top four and sits four points back of fourth-place West Ham. Martin Odegaard was Arsenal’s best player in the win and scored its lone goal, also seeing a late effort blocked by a sliding Seamus Coleman. Richarlison had a first-half header taken away upon VAR review and then a (seemingly) beautifully-timed run and clinical finish removed by video review in the second half. Video Assistant Referee took a pair of Richarlison goals off the board for razor-thin offside pauses but could do little about a third, and Demarai Gray added a spectacular goal as Everton came back to bear Arsenal 2-1 at Goodison Park on Monday.