Everton vs Arsenal: Arsenal suffer shock 1-0 defeat as Everton come out of Relegation Zone

James
Tarkowski
scored
the
solitary
goal
as
the
Toffees
won
the
match
1-0
in
Sean
Dyche’s
first
match
as
Everton
manager
after
the
departure
of
Frank
Lampard.

As
It
Happened:

It
was
a
fluent
display
from
the
home
side
who
came
on
with
a
purpose
in
their
first
match
under
new
manager
Sean
Dyche.
Arsenal,
though
had
control
of
the
match,
it
was
Everton
who
created
the
most
clear-cut
chances
in
the
first
half.
Dominic
Calvert-Lewin
came
close
to
putting
Everton
ahead,
but
missed
the
ball
by
a
whisker
from
an
Andre
Onana
cross.
Minutes
later,
Doucore
should
have
put
Everton
up
but
mistimed
a
free
header.
The
Gunners
didn’t
have
much
of
a
sniff
as
both
Bukayo
Saka
and
Gabriel
Martinelli
were
futile
in
the
first
half.

Arsenal
stepped
up
their
game
in
the
second
half
as
they
looked
to
score
the
opening
goal.
But
James
Tarkowski
scored
the
elusive
goal
for
Everton
to
give
the
lead
in
the
60th
minute.
The
English
defender
headed
the
ball
into
the
bottom
corner
from
a
corner
as
the
hosts
took
a
massive
lead,
in
the
context
of
the
league
table
this
season.

The
North
London
side
huffed
and
puffed
for
an
equalizer
but
were
denied.
It
was
an
off
day
for
the
league
leaders
as
none
of
their
offensive
players
did
enough
to
grind
out
something
from
the
game.
In
the
end,
despite
the
glaring
disparity
in
terms
of
possession
and
control
of
the
game,
Everton
got
a
monumental
victory
and
got
out
of
the
relegation
zone.

Aftermath:

The
Gunners
are
still
on
top
of
the
Premier
League
table
with
a
5-point
lead
over
Manchester
City.
They
will
be
hosting
Brentford
in
the
next
league
game.

Everton,
with
the
crucial
win,
are
out
of
the
relegation
zone
by
a
point
having
played
a
game
more
than
their
relegation
counterparts.
They
will
be
away
at
the
Anfield
for
a
Merseyside
derby
next
in
the
Premier
League.