Everton 1-1 Arsenal: Player ratings as Toffees battle to deserved stalemate
- Leandro Trossard broke the deadlock for Arsenal
- Iliman Ndiaye equalised with a second-half spot kick
- Gunners all but out of Premier League title race
Everton battled out a 1-1 draw at home to Arsenal on Saturday lunchtime, putting yet another dent in the visitors’ all-but evaporated Premier League title ambitions.
Leandro Trossard broke the deadlock with the first shot on target of the match to give a much-changed Arsenal side the lead after 34 minutes. Burned by a recent glut of injuries and with one eye unmistakably on Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid, Mikel Arteta put four first-choice starters on the bench for the trip to Goodison Park.
The impatient Arsenal boss turned to two of those regulars – Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli – during the half-time interval while the visitors held a slender one-goal advantage. It did not have the desired effect.
Within a minute of the restart, Everton were given a penalty after Myles Lewis-Skelly clumsily hauled down Jack Harrison. Iliman Ndiaye dispatched the spot kick without any fuss.
Everton’s steely resolve kept Arsenal at bay and – unintentionally – nudged Liverpool closer to the โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที Premier League title. The Reds are 11 points clear of the Gunners ahead of their trip to Fulham.
Everton player ratings (4-2-3-1)
| Player | Rating |
|---|---|
| GK: Jordan Pickford | 6.4/10 |
| RB: Jake O’Brien | 6.5/10 |
| CB: James Tarkowski | 7.4/10 |
| CB: Jarrad Branthwaite | 7.2/10 |
| LB: Nathan Patterson | 6.4/10 |
| CM: Idrissa Gana Gueye | 6.5/10 |
| CM: Tim Iroegbunam | 5.9/10 |
| AM: Abdoulaye Doucoure | 6.1/10 |
| RW: Jack Harrison | 6.9/10 |
| ST: Beto | 6.4/10 |
| LW: Iliman Ndiaye | 7.7/10 |
| SUB: James Garner (65′ for Iroegbunam) | 6.3/10 |
| SUB: Armando Broja (65′ for Beto) | 5.9/10 |
| SUB: Ashley Young (75′ for Patterson) | 6.4/10 |
| SUB: Carlos Alcaraz (75′ for Ndiaye) | 5.9/10 |
| SUB: Dwight McNeil (87′ for Harrison) | N/A |
Subs not used: Joao Virginia (GK), Michael Keane, Seamus Coleman, Youssef Chermiti.
Arsenal player ratings (4-2-3-1)
| Player | Rating |
|---|---|
| GK: David Raya | 6.4/10 |
| RB: Ben White | 7.1/10 |
| CB: William Saliba | 7.5/10 |
| CB: Jakub Kiwior | 6.8/10 |
| LB: Myles Lewis-Skelly | 6.6/10 |
| CM: Declan Rice | 6.9/10 |
| CM: Jorginho | 6.3/10 |
| CM: Mikel Merino | 7.7/10 |
| RW: Ethan Nwaneri | 6.7/10 |
| ST: Leandro Trossard | 7.5/10 |
| LW: Raheem Sterling | 7.1/10 |
| SUB: Bukayo Saka (46′ for Nwaneri) | 6.6/10 |
| SUB: Gabriel Martinelli (46′ for Sterling) | 6.9/10 |
| SUB: Jurrien Timber (62′ for White) | 6.6/10 |
| SUB: Martin Odegaard (71′ for Jorginho) | 5.9/10 |
| SUB: Kieran Tierney (75′ for Lewis-Skelly) | 6.8/10 |
Subs not used: Neto (GK), Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jimi Gower, Thomas Partey.
Player of the match – Iliman Ndiaye (Everton)