Everton vs Arsenal 2021-22 English Premier League

Everton

80': Richarlison
90'+2': Demarai Gray

FT
2 - 1

Arsenal

45'+2': Martin Ødegaard

Everton score sensational late strike to beat Arsenal; VAR scraps two Richarlison goals

Demarai Gray's last-gasp goal secured Everton a 2-1 win over Arsenal in a match that saw the Richarlison's two earlier attempts overruled by VAR.

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

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 38,906

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	7	+10	18
2	Manchester City	7	+17	17
3	Tottenham Hotspur	7	+11	17
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	6	+6	13

Full Table

Statistics

EVE		ARS
8	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	3
36.1	POSSESSION	63.9
11	SHOTS	10
5	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
228	Accurate Passes	486
329	Passes	588
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	3
13	Crosses	15
0.3	Cross %	0.2
50	Long Balls	62
22	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	4
13	Tackles	19
0.5	Tackle %	0.2
11	Interceptions	10
12	Effective Clearances	13
12	Clearances	13

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Fabian Delph, Cenk Tosun, Jarrad Branthwaite, Jonjoe Kenny, André Gomes, Asmir Begovic, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Alex Iwobi, Mason Holgate.

Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
32	Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6	Gabriel
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

Substitutes:

Nuno Tavares, Nicolas Pépé, Rob Holding, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Edward Nketiah, Cédric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Arthur Okonkwo, Albert Sambi Lokonga.