Arsenal held to a draw by Everton, losing hope of winning the championship

(NLDO) – Great efforts from both home team Everton and away team Arsenal only helped them get a draw in the earliest match of round 31 of the Premier League.

With four substitutes from the starting lineup in the midweek win over Fulham, and the absence of injured centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes, Arsenal were unable to dominate the Goodison Park side. The Gunners' first chance came in the 12th minute when Declan Rice took a corner kick and aimed the ball straight at the top corner of Everton's goal, but luckily for Everton, centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite headed the ball away.

Centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite headed the ball away for Everton

The home team responded with Jake O'Brien being startled when the ball bounced off the defender in the Arsenal penalty area, unable to react in time with a close-range shot even though he only needed to touch the ball to score.

Leandro Trossard scored to open the scoring.

While the match was very balanced, Everton players lost the ball in their own half in the 34th minute and Raheem Sterling had a very favorable assist for Leandro Trossard to score, opening the score of the match.

Arsenal also struggled to stop Everton's attacks.

Not satisfied with this somewhat fragile situation, coach Mikel Arteta sent two more attackers, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli, onto the field at the beginning of the second half. However, while Arsenal had not yet created the necessary pressure against Everton, they had to receive a worthy counterattack.

Iliman Ndiaye wins the penalty kick in the 46th minute

In the 46th minute, Lewis-Skelly fell in the penalty area while fighting for the ball with Jack Harrison, still holding the Everton striker. Referee Darren England did not hesitate to point to the penalty spot and Iliman Ndiaye easily defeated Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya, tying the score at 1-1.

Everton hold on for a point at home against second-placed Arsenal

With more than half an hour left, Everton defended strongly to preserve the game while Arsenal were completely helpless against the home team. Sharing points with Everton at Goodison Park, Arsenal only narrowed the gap with the top team Liverpool to 11 points after playing one more match, almost having to raise the white flag in the championship race.

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