Everton 0-1 Arsenal: What Were The Main Talking Points As The Gunners Claim A Gritty Victory At Goodison Park?

While Arsenal might not have been at their free-flowing best on Sunday afternoon, the Gunners did eventually land a 1-0 victory away at Everton.

Although Mikel Arteta’s young squad might have been frustrated for large spells on their return from September’s international break, the Premier League title contenders certainly showed some real resolve.

With second-half substitute Leandro Trossard producing a wonderful driven strike on the 69th minute, Arsenal’s 1-0 win here means that they have mustered 13 points from their opening five top-flight appearances.

While Everton might have put in a largely rugged performance on home soil, the Toffees have only continued on a nightmare campaign since opening the 2023/24 campaign.

Offering very little in the final third and still waiting to collect their first top-flight victory, the Toffees appear to be bracing themselves for another relegation scrap.

In a showdown between two sides who are expected to be battling it out at opposite ends of the Premier League table this season, we have taken a look at the main talking points from Sunday’s showdown.

Arsenal end their Goodison Park curse

Heading into September’s international break with that famous last-gasp 3-1 victory at home against historic rivals Manchester United, Arsenal would have always travelled to Goodison Park looking to lay down another marker here.

However, despite arriving in the blue half of Merseyside tipped as a standout contender with neutrals up and down the country, Arteta’s side did hold a shockingly downbeat record at Goodison.

Including a 1-0 loss when they last travelled to Merseyside back on February 4th, Sunday’s 1-0 victory was the first Premier League win that they had recorded at Goodison since October 2017.

Nevertheless, still more than deserving of maximum points this weekend, Arteta will take plenty of positives away from a resilient performance this weekend.

Getting their Champions League return underway…

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Author : Tom Dunstan

Publish date : 2023-09-18 08:30:36

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