Everton 1 - 0 Arsenal: When the 'Gunners' lost

If they get 3 points away from Goodison Park, Arsenal will have a big step forward for the top 4 goal, as they are only 1 point behind 3rd place Tottenham and have played one less match, so coach Unai Emery and his team will not miss this valuable opportunity.

Jagielk scored the only goal of the match to give Everton a 1-0 home win over Arsenal in round 33 of the Premier League. Photo: Getty

With home team Everton having no goals left this season, 10th place on the rankings is safe enough for coach Marco Silva to experiment with the squad with young players without having to worry too much about the results.

The "Gunners"' desire for 3 points is so obvious that it is not surprising that coach Unai Emery put out the strongest lineup as if he wanted to end the match as soon as possible.

But the Gunners faced strong resistance from the home team Everton.

After being pressured in the first few minutes, Everton gradually regained control of the game and began to respond strongly. Not long after, the home team's audience had the opportunity to celebrate a goal in the 10th minute of the match. After a strong throw-in by Digne, the ball drifted chaotically in the "Gunners" penalty area, and center-back Jagielka appeared at the right time to tap the ball into the net of Leno to open the score for Everton.

A disappointing match for Arsenal players. Photo: Getty

With the opening goal, Everton players were full of confidence and continuously pressed, making it impossible for their opponents to advance. The initiative gradually leaned towards Everton as they were occupying the midfield. Arsenal's Elneny - Guendouzi duo played ineffectively, unable to develop the ball against Everton's pressing style of play.

At the end of the first half, Everton temporarily led Arsenal with a score of 1-0.

Entering the second half, coach Unai Emery immediately substituted two attacking players, Aron Ramsey and Aubameyang, onto the field in hopes of making a difference.

Defeat against Everton in round 33 saw Arsenal miss the chance to rise to third place in the rankings. Photo: Getty

Just a few minutes after entering the field, Aron Ramsey had a chance to equalize the score but his weak tap-in could not beat goalkeeper Pickford in the 48th minute of the match.

With the lead and facing the risk of leaving Goodison Park empty-handed, Arsenal put all their efforts into attacking. But like the first half, the home team played a very good match. Especially the defense successfully neutralized the stormy situations created by the visitors.

In the final minutes of the match, Everton was still the better team with many attacking moves and besieging goalkeeper Leno's goal, but no more goals were expected.

With 5 minutes of extra time added to all the unsuccessful efforts of the "Gunners", the match at home at Goodison Park ended with Everton winning against Arsenal with a score of 1-0.

Premier League rankings. Photo: Wiki.

With this defeat, Arsenal missed the opportunity to take over 3rd place from Tottenham on the rankings when they had 63 points, 1 point less than Tottenham and equal to 5th place Chelsea and only 2 points more than 6th place Man Utd.

Goal scorer:

Everton:Jagielka (10')

Starting lineup:

Everton:Pickford, Jagielka, Zouma, Digne, Coleman, Gomes, Sigurdsson (Davies 90'), Gueye, Bernard (Lookman 88'), Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison (Walcott 78').

Arsenal:Leno, Sokratis, Elneny (Ramsey 46'), Monreal, Mustafi, Mkhitaryan, Ozil (Iwobi 74'), Maitland-Niles, Kolasinac (Aubameyang 46'), Guendouzi, Lacazette.