Everton vs Arsenal 2021-22 English Premier League
Everton scores late, beats Arsenal 2-1 to end winless run
— Demarai Gray smashed home a long-range strike in the second minute of stoppage time to earn Everton a 2-1 victory over Arsenal and end the team’s eight-match winless run in the English Premier League on Monday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 29': VAR Decision: No card change Ben Godfrey (Everton).
- 31': Substitution, Everton. Mason Holgate replaces Yerry Mina because of an injury.
- 45'+2': Goal! Everton 0, Arsenal 1. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Everton 0, Arsenal 1.
- 51': Ben Godfrey (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Arsenal. Nuno Tavares replaces Kieran Tierney.
- 66': Substitution, Everton. André Gomes replaces Andros Townsend.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Martinelli because of an injury.
- 74': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Goal! Everton 1, Arsenal 1. Richarlison (Everton) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 85': Substitution, Arsenal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
- 87': Substitution, Everton. Alex Iwobi replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 90'+2': Goal! Everton 2, Arsenal 1. Demarai Gray (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by André Gomes.
- 90'+2': Demarai Gray (Everton) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Everton 2, Arsenal 1.
Game Information
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 38,906
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +26 | Arsenal | 21 | 49 | 2 |
| +26 | Manchester City | 21 | 43 | 4 |
| +9 | Aston Villa | 21 | 43 | 4 |
| +4 | Liverpool | 21 | 35 | 6 |
Statistics
ARS |
EVE![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 63.9 | Possession | 36.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 486 | Accurate Passes | 228 |
| 588 | Passes | 329 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 19 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.2 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 13 | Clearances | 12 |
Everton (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 5 | Michael Keane |
| 13 | Yerry Mina |
| 22 | Ben Godfrey |
| 23 | Seamus Coleman |
| 6 | Allan |
| 16 | Abdoulaye Doucouré |
| 11 | Demarai Gray |
| 24 | Anthony Gordon |
| 7 | Richarlison |
| 14 | Andros Townsend |
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 3 | Kieran Tierney |
| 18 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 35 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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