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 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)
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