Everton 1-0 Arsenal: James Tarkowski scores winner in Sean Dyche's first game

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New Everton manager Sean Dyche enjoyed a imagination commencement arsenic a much-improved broadside deservedly edged retired Premier League leaders Arsenal astatine a raucous Goodison Park.

Dyche was appointed arsenic brag past Monday pursuing the departure of Frank Lampard, who was sacked with Everton successful the relegation zone.

But the hosts picked up their archetypal triumph successful 11 games successful each competitions courtesy of a link-up betwixt 2 men who played for Dyche astatine Burnley.

Centre-half James Tarkowski roseate astatine the acold station to powerfulness location a header from Dwight McNeil's country to spark the benignant of joyous scenes that person been witnessed seldom astatine Goodison this term.

Everton had enjoyed overmuch the amended chances successful the opening play too, but striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin could not person from the fantabulous Amadou Onana's debased transverse and besides flicked a header wide.

Arsenal were outfought for ample periods and failed to find immoderate rhythm, though January signing Leandro Trossard forcing Jordan Pickford into a crisp prevention precocious on.

The Gunners were incapable to find the leveller and volition spot their pb astatine the apical chopped to 2 points if champions Manchester City bushed Tottenham connected Sunday.

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Everton

Squad number1Player namePickford
Squad number23Player nameColeman
Squad number30Player nameCoady
Squad number2Player nameTarkowski
Squad number19Player nameMykolenko
Squad number7Player nameMcNeil
Squad number16Player nameDoucouré
Squad number27Player nameGueye
Squad number8Player nameOnana
Squad number17Player nameIwobi
Squad number9Player nameCalvert-Lewin

Squad number20Player nameMaupay

Arsenal

Squad number1Player nameRamsdale
Squad number4Player nameWhite
Squad number12Player nameSaliba
Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães
Squad number35Player nameZinchenko
Squad number8Player nameØdegaard
Squad number5Player namePartey
Squad number34Player nameXhaka
Squad number7Player nameSaka
Squad number14Player nameNketiah
Squad number11Player nameGabriel Martinelli

Squad number18Player nameTomiyasu
Squad number19Player nameTrossard
Squad number20Player nameJorginho
Squad number21Player nameFábio Vieira

Line-ups

Everton

Formation 4-5-1

1PickfordBooked astatine 86mins
23Coleman
30Coady
2Tarkowski
19MykolenkoBooked astatine 63mins
7McNeil
16Doucouré
27Gueye
8OnanaBooked astatine 69mins
17Iwobi
9Calvert-LewinSubstituted forMaupayat 62'minutesBooked astatine 90mins

Substitutes

4Holgate
11Gray
13Mina
15Begovic
20Maupay
22Godfrey
26Davies
29Vinagre
50Simms

Arsenal

Formation 4-3-3

1Ramsdale
4WhiteSubstituted forTomiyasuat 85'minutes
12Saliba
6Gabriel
35ZinchenkoBooked astatine 90mins
8ØdegaardSubstituted forFábio Vieiraat 77'minutes
5ParteySubstituted forJorginhoat 59'minutes
34Xhaka
7Saka
14Nketiah
11MartinelliSubstituted forTrossardat 59'minutes

Substitutes

3Tierney
15Kiwior
16Holding
18Tomiyasu
19Trossard
20Jorginho
21Fábio Vieira
30Turner
85Cozier-Duberry

Referee:David Coote

Attendance:39,314

Live Text

Match ends, Everton 1, Arsenal 0.
Second Half ends, Everton 1, Arsenal 0.
Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
Neal Maupay (Everton) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) is shown the yellowish card.
Neal Maupay (Everton) is shown the yellowish card.
Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Neal Maupay (Everton).
Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka pursuing a corner.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Vitaliy Mykolenko.
Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the left. Assisted by William Saliba.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Idrissa Gueye.
Jordan Pickford (Everton) is shown the yellowish card.
Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Ben White.
Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
James Tarkowski (Everton) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Everton) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner.
Hand shot by James Tarkowski (Everton).

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