A huge eight days in Arsenal’s season began on Saturday evening with a vital Premier League victory over Everton. It is officially the business end of the campaign and the Gunners are still competing on all four fronts, though hopes of winning an unprecedented quadruple will become clearer over the next week with two more difficult fixtures to navigate before the international break.
Mikel Arteta’s side beat Everton 2-0 today thanks to late goals from Viktor Gyokeres and Max Dowman. Attentions now turn to Bayer Leverkusen in a Champions League decider on Tuesday before doing battle with Manchester City for the first piece of silverware on offer this season in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium next Sunday.
Victory for Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium means they have opened up a ten-point gap at the top of the Premier League table before Man City have the chance to respond against West Ham later tonight. Follow the game back below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Matt Verri at the ground.
Arsenal vs Everton highlights
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Fan reaction
Fan reaction: Max Dowman
FULL-TIME!
Arsenal 2-0 Everton
GOAL! Arsenal 2-0 Everton | Max Dowman ‘90+7
90+7 min: GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL
Max Dowman seals the win for Arsenal!
Arsenal 1-0 Everton
90+5 min: Hincapie with a big tackle on O’Brien but the resulting throw leads to a corner and Pickford is up for this.
Arsenal 1-0 Everton
90+3 min: Pickford tips over a shot from Martinelli. We’ve played half of the six minutes of added time.
Matt Verri at Emirates Stadium
A huge moment in the title race! Dowman it was who makes the different with a brilliant inswinging cross. Hincapie keeps it alive and Gyokeres can't miss from there. What a noise when that went in.
GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Everton | Viktor Gyokeres ‘90
90 min: ARSENAL LEAD!
Dowman picks out Hincapie at the back post with a fine cross and the ball drops kindly fopr Gyokeres and he has the simplest of chances.
Arsenal 0-0 Everton
87 min: Eze with a lovely slide-rule pass for Martinelli but the Brazilian overhits his cross into the box.
Arsenal 0-0 Everton
86 min: Huge groans from Arsenal fans as Eze hesitates, loses possession and then conceded a free-kick. This allows Everton to make a double change with McNeil and Iroegbunam making way for Armstrong and Rohl.
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