Two stoppage-time goals by Viktor Gy\u00f6keres and Max Dowman hauled Arsenal to a 2-0 victory over Everton at the Emirates after a match that had threatened to drift into stalemate. The breakthrough arrived only after sustained pressure and a fortunate sequence that began with an in-swinging cross and ended with Gy\u00f6keres tapping in from close range.<\/p>\n
A frustrated voice from the crowd captured the mood as Arsenal probed Everton\u2019s low block: \u201cHow long are you going to do this for?\u201d That period of possession-only probing persisted until the 88th minute and beyond. Arsenal had sent 20 crosses into the box across the first 88 minutes, 17 of which failed to find a teammate, before Dowman\u2019s delivery finally produced the decisive moments.<\/p>\n
Pickford misjudged the looped ball, which bounced off Piero Hincapi\u00e9 and into Gy\u00f6keres\u2019s path. When Everton pushed men forward searching for an equaliser, Pickford was out of position and Dowman streaked clear to make it 2-0. The young substitute\u2019s contribution was noted in a match where fortune played a role; Arsenal had also escaped earlier midweek with a soft penalty at Leverkusen, a result Mikel Arteta accepted by saying Leverkusen had deserved to defeat his side on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
David Moyes offered an unexpected defence of Arsenal\u2019s approach in his pre-match comments, rejecting the idea that all teams must play an aesthetic brand of football. “If we all done that it would be boring,” he argued. “Football would be boring.” The game at the Emirates rarely reached the heights of beauty Moyes referenced, but it did end with two late moments of fortune for the hosts.<\/p>\n
Ratings provided by FotMob<\/p>\n
GK: David Raya\u20148.0
\nRB: Jurri\u00ebn Timber\u20146.3
\nCB: William Saliba\u20148.4
\nCB: Gabriel\u20147.8
\nLB: Riccardo Calafiori\u20147.6
\nCM: Mart\u00edn Zubimendi\u20147.5
\nCM: Declan Rice\u20147.7
\nAM: Eberechi Eze\u20147.4
\nRW: Bukayo Saka\u20147.5
\nST: Kai Havertz\u20146.3
\nLW: Noni Madueke\u20147.6
\nSUB: Cristhian Mosquera (38\u2019 for Timber)\u20147.1
\nSUB: Gabriel Martinelli (61\u2019 for Madueke)\u20146.8
\nSUB: Viktor Gy\u00f6keres (61\u2019 for Havertz)\u20147.2
\nSUB: Piero Hincapi\u00e9 (74\u2019 for Calafiori)\u20147.1
\nSUB: Max Dowman (74\u2019 for Zubimendi)\u20147.8<\/p>\n
Match statistics: Possession 65% to 35%, xG 2.59 to 1.05, Total shots 25 to 9, Shots on target 7 to 3, Passing accuracy 87% to 74%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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