Goodison Tactics: How did Everton beat Arsenal?
Everton finally ended their dreadful winless run in the Premier League with a professional and determined performance against Arsenal on Monday night.
VAR denied the Toffees two goals, but that didn’t stop them from fighting back from a goal down to win and send Goodison Park wild.
The winner was pretty special from Demarai Gray, and hopefully, this will inspire the Toffees onto bigger and better things [Sky Sports YouTube].
Here we will look at all three goals in the game.
The Gunners opened the scoring at the end of the first half, and we can’t imagine Rafael Benitez would have been too impressed by the defending.
This was a great finish from the former Real Madrid man, and it was also a good cross from Tierney.
However, Everton had to mark Odegaard, but instead, he was allowed to wander unmarked into the box.
The Toffees responded well and grabbed an equaliser in the second half.
This will definitely be a goal that will please Benitez because the Toffees won the ball high up the field.
They then got men in the box, and an unselfish run from Gomes allowed Gray to have a shot.
The winger was so unlucky not to score, but he wasn’t to be denied.
This was not only a brilliant goal because of Gray’s strike, but Gomes’ run and Doucoure’s run were clearly practised, and ultimately, they both paid off.
This was Everton’s best display in a long time, and hopefully, the confidence comes back into the team as they prepare to face Crystal Palace.
In other Everton news, Michael Ball has had his say on the Lucas Digne situation.
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