LIVERPOOL. Everton beats Arsenal 1-0 after J. Tarkowski scored just 1 goal (60′). Arsenal was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (70%).
The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 39,314 spectators. The referee was David Coote assisted by Lee Betts and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Arsenal had a superior ball possession 70% while Everton was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Everton was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Everton shot 13 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Arsenal shot 17 times, 3 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Everton received 4 yellow cards (Vitaliy Mykolenko, Amadou Onana, Jordan Pickford and Neal Maupay). On the other side, Arsenal received 1 yellow card (Oleksandr Zinchenko).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Everton will have 18 points like Leeds United to hold in the 18th place. On the other side, Arsenal will stay with 50 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Everton will host AFC Bournemouth on the 28th of May with a 6-5 head to head in favor of AFC Bournemouth (2 draws).
Arsenal will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 28th of May with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).
Everton – Formation
Everton
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Everton started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Sean Dyche decided to play with the following team: Jordan Pickford , Séamus Coleman , Conor Coady , James Tarkowski , Vitaliy Mykolenko , Dwight McNeil , Abdoulaye Doucouré , Idrissa Gueye , Amadou Onana , Alex Iwobi and Dominic Calvert-Lewin .
The home team had on the bench: Rúben Vinagre, Yerry Mina, Mason Holgate, Neal Maupay , Asmir Begović, Ben Godfrey, Tom Davies, Ellis Simms and Demarai Gray.
Substitutions
Everton made only 1 change substituting Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Neal Maupay (62′).
Best player: Amadou Onana
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Everton was Amadou Onana even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 30 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11.
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal
Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale , Benjamin White , William Saliba , Gabriel Magalhães , Oleksandr Zinchenko , Martin Ødegaard , Thomas Partey , Granit Xhaka , Bukayo Saka , Edward Nketiah and Gabriel Martinelli .
They had on the bench: Kieran Tierney, Jorginho , Amario Cozier-Duberry, Rob Holding, Jakub Kiwior, Leandro Trossard , Takehiro Tomiyasu, Fábio Vieira and Matt Turner.
Substitutions
Arsenal made 4 changes: Thomas Partey for Jorginho (59′), Gabriel Martinelli for Leandro Trossard (59′), Martin Ødegaard for Fabio Vieira (77′) and Ben White for Takehiro Tomiyasu (85′).
Best player: Thomas Partey
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Thomas Partey.
His rating is with 69 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Liverpool – 3-0
- Newcastle United – West Ham United – 1-1
- Manchester United – Crystal Palace – 2-1
- Everton – Arsenal – 1-0
- Brighton & Hove Albion – AFC Bournemouth – 1-0
- Brentford – Southampton – 3-0
- Aston Villa – Leicester City – 2-4
