Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the Premier League but they were made to work for their win. Check out the best facts and Opta data with our Arsenal vs Everton stats page.
Arsenal aren’t going to play well in every game as they chase their first Premier League title in two decades, but this game showed more than any other that the level of their performances could not matter less, as long as they keep on winning.
They were below par for the majority of this match and were made to wait until the dying moments of the game for their goals – and relied on a huge mistake from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to break the deadlock – but in the end they got the win, and in doing so opened up a gap of 10 points to second-placed Manchester City.
It may be that the late events of this game are looked back on as integral to Arsenal finally winning the title again, but this game will always be remembered as the night that Max Dowman became the youngest goalscorer in Premier League history. At 16 years and 73 days old, he smashed the previous record by 197 days. That record had been held by James Vaughan for more than 20 years, having scored for Everton while playing alongside current Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta in 2005.
Dowman’s goal ultimately only added a gloss to the result, with fellow substitute Viktor Gyökeres coming off the bench to score Arsenal’s crucial first in the 89th minute.
Everton had come into the game without both of their first-choice centre-backs, with James Tarkowski and Jarrad Branthwaite both missing due to injury, making their task, away to the runaway league leaders, even more difficult.
But while Arsenal dominated possession and territory in the game’s early stages, it was the visitors who came closes to taking the lead. Dwight McNeil caused plenty of problems and he twice had David Raya beaten in the Arsenal goal but still didn’t quite score the opener. First, he saw a close-range effort heroically blocked on the line by Riccardo Calafiori after Raya had failed to deal adequately with a cross. Shortly after, he struck the woodwork with a beautiful curling effort from distance.
Arsenal, meanwhile, could not find their groove in attack. They had 13 shots in the first half but they were worth just 0.5 xG. Nobody had had more than left-back Calafiori (three), in an indication of both Arsenal’s reliance on set-pieces and also their failure to get the most from their forward players.
They toiled throughout the second half, too, piling players forward and showing real urgency in their play as they desperately hunted for an equaliser, but they struggled for clear-cut openings against a stubborn and organised opponent. Eberechi Eze had six shots from outside the box, the joint-most by a player in a Premier League match this season.
Arteta rolled the dice with his substitutions, all of which showed attacking intent. His decision to introduce Dowman for Martín Zubimendi and leave Gabriel Jesus on the bench raised a few eyebrows, but he was proved right beyond any doubt.
With the clock ticking down, Dowman put a cross in that Pickford, failed to collect, allowing Gyökeres to tap into an empty net and send the Emirates into raptures.
Everton sent Pickford forward for a corner as they chased an equaliser, but Arsenal cleared, Dowman collected the ball and proceeded to run the length of the pitch before passing into an unguarded net to become the youngest scorer in Premier League history.
Arsenal have now scored more goals through substitutes than any other team in the Premier League this season (11), with both goals here coming from subs.
It was a dramatic and tense victory that, in truth, was far from convincing, but the three points are all that matter. Arsenal continued their march towards finally winning the Premier League title.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Arsenal vs Everton stats from their Premier League meeting at the Emirates on Saturday.
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Arsenal vs Everton Post-Match Facts
At 16 years and 73 days, Arsenal’s Max Dowman became the youngest goalscorer in Premier League history. Arsenal have scored more goals via substitutes than any other team in the Premier League this season (11), with both goals against Everton coming from the bench. Eberechi Eze had six shots from outside the box against Everton, the joint-most by a player in a Premier League match this season, and the most by an Arsenal player since March 2023 (Martin Ødegaard, 8 vs Bournemouth).Enjoy this? Subscribe to our football newsletter to receive exclusive weekly content. You should also follow our social accounts over on X, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
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