Everton vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result and final score as James Tarkowski stuns title favourites

Everton leant heavily on their Burnley connection for a first win since October as Sean Dyche’s reign as manager got off to the perfect start with a 1-0 win over Premier League leaders Arsenal.

The ex-Clarets boss insisted he did not have any “magic dust” to sprinkle on a struggling squad - the only one not to be strengthened by a January signing - but the effect he had was immediate as another former resident of Turf Moor James Tarkowski headed the winner on the hour.

It was the centre-back’s first goal since joining from Burnley on a free in the summer - and his first since the opening day of last season - and ended a run of no wins in 10 matches in all competitions.

The great escape is most definitely on for Everton, who by virtue of their lunchtime kick-off, briefly moved out of the relegation zone with hope springing eternal at Goodison after 12 miserable months under previous manager Frank Lampard.

Defeat was Arsenal’s first since September, and only their second in the league, and opened the door for Manchester City to close the five-point gap at Tottenham on Sunday.

Relive all the action after Everton stunned Arsenal in the Premier League:

Everton vs Arsenal

• FULL TIME! Everton 1-0 Arsenal - Premier League leaders stunned at Goodison

• 60’ GOAL! Tarkowski heads in opener from corner to give Everton the lead (EVE 1-0 ARS)

• 59’ CHANGES! Jorginho on for Arsenal debut in double change (EVE 0-0 ARS)

• 45+3’ CLOSE! Calvert-Lewin header before half-time is narrowly wide (EVE 0-0 ARS)

• 41’ OFF THE LINE! Coady clears Saka volley with Pickford beaten (EVE 0-0 ARS)

• 33’ CLOSE! Calvert-Lewin and Doucoure miss clear chances to give Everton the lead (EVE 0-0 ARS)

• 30’ CHANCE! Nketiah blazes wide after Everton make strong start (EVE 0-0 ARS)

Everton FC 1 - 0 Arsenal FC

Everton savour Sean Dyche effect to stun Premier League leaders Arsenal

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The only Premier League club not to make a signing in the transfer window may have done some excellent business in January after all. This was the Sean Dyche effect, an auspicious introduction for the new manager, a wonderful start to his rescue mission. Perhaps Everton are not doomed after all. Perhaps Arsenal, after amassing 50 points in the first half of the season, will not cruise to the title.

Because, after eight defeats in nine games, Everton got a first victory since October. After their longest run of losses at Goodison Park since the 1950s, they beat the league leaders. After the protests against the board came the backing for the team. Appointed on Monday, Dyche had his first win on Saturday. Even by Everton’s standards, it has been a remarkable week.

Match report by Richard Jolly at Goodison Park

Everton savour Sean Dyche effect to stun Premier League leaders Arsenal

FULL TIME! Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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Tarkowski to BT Sport: “It’s been tough, we haven’t had an atmosphere like this in some time.”

FULL TIME! Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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Zinchenko is dragged off the pitch by Arteta.

What an atmosphere at Goodison.

FULL TIME! Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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Everton are out of the botttom three after a famous win over the Premier League leaders! What a debut for Sean Dyche! A priceless win for Everton, but a damaging defeat in the title race!

FULL TIME! Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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GOODISON PARK ROARS INTO LIFE!

FULL TIME! Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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90+5 mins: Tomiyasu fouls Maupay - Everton are almost there.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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90+5 mins: Both players get a yellow card.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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90+4 mins: It’s all kicking off! Zinchenko lunges at Maupay!

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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90+3 mins: Trossard boots the ball away in anger after fouling Gueye. Everton are almost there.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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90+2 mins: Chance! Arsenal pick out Zinchenko on the edge of the box with a clever corner. The full-back has to wait for the ball to cross his body, but the shot is sliced wide.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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90+1 mins: Onana has been huge for Everton today, as the midfielder wins a throw deep in Arsenal territory.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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89 mins: Zinchenko tries his luck from distance but slices the shot wide.

There will be six minutes added on.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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88 mins: Everton are doing everything possible to slow Arsenal down as they edge closer to the finishing line. This would be such a huge win in their fight to beat the drop.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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86 mins: Pickford is booked for time-wasting.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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85 mins: The frustration is starting to add up for Arsenal. Nketiah gives away a foul for a shove on Tarkowski. Tomiyasu replaces White.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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83 mins: Great play from Tarkowski to step in and beat Nketiah to the ball. It results in an Everton corner, which Arsenal are eventually able to clear.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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81 mins: Arsenal work the ball from right to left. It’s fed to Trossard, who comes inside and looks for the far post, but his shot is well wide.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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79 mins: Xhaka makes a run down the left and hoists a cross to the back post. It breaks to Saka, but with a defender sliding in the Arsenal forward can’t keep his shot down on his right foot.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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78 mins: Trossard works a yard of space just inside the Everton box - he takes the shot which wobbles in the air and is beaten away by Pickford.

That might be the first proper save the Everton keeper has had to make.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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76 mins: Another Arsenal change - this one slightly surprising. Odegaard is replaced by Fabio Vieira.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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75 mins: It’s pinball in the Arsenal box! There’s further chaos from an Everton corner and the ball almost squirms in, before Arsenal hack away before Maupay blazes a shot over the crossbar.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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74 mins: Pickford collects well again, this time from Xhaka’s cross from the left. Arsenal have not responded since the goal and are barely causing Everton any problems.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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72 mins: Saka does well to skip past Mykolenko, but Onana - who has been excellent today - slides in to make the recovery challenge.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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69 mins: There’s some pushing and shoving between Maupay and Xhaka after Onana slid into White for a foul. That will suit Everton more than Arsenal, you would think.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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66 mins: Odegaard finds space to drive forward but Coady times his tackle well to recover the ball on the edge of the box. Arsenal work it wide to Saka, but Pickford collects his cross.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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64 mins: Arsenal are appealing for penalty after substitute Maupay crashes into Gabriel in the box. Nothing given.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

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63 mins: A remarkable scoreline, and the Premier League leaders are behind. Huge moments coming up in the title race now, and Trossard and Jorginho must now help Arsenal come from behind.

GOAL! Everton 1-0 Arsenal (TARKOWSKI 60’)

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WOOOW. Goodison Park erupts as Everton take lead against Arsenal! Tarkowski beats Odegaard to the header from McNeil’s corner! That is pure Dyche, and the first goal of his Everton spell is scored by a former Burnley man!

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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59 mins: And there is the double change. Trossard and Jorginho come on for Partey and Martinelli.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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58 mins: Chance! Nketiah does well to work space down the left,before cutting it back to Odegaard inside the box. The first-time shot from Odegaard goes over the bar!

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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57 mins: There’s a double change coming for Arsenal! Trossard AND Jorginho about to come on.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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54 mins: There’s a bit more snap and fizz to Arsenal’s play now - their attacks are starting from deeper positions and Everton are being drawn out more, leaving more space for Arsenal to attack into. Still, coverting that into final-third chances is a different task.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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52 mins: Calvert-Lewin does really well to shake off Saliba and drag Everton up the pitch - but the attack comes to nothing as Zinchenko calmly knocks a cross back to Rasmdale.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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50 mins: There are no immediate changes from Arsenal after the break - but a flowing move from back to front ends in Xhaka’s shot being blocked by Onana.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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47 mins: Save! Gueye’s shot takes a big deflection, but Ramsdale gets across his goal to make the stop. The flag was up anyway, so that may not have counted.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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47 mins: Everton had more attempts against Arsenal than any other first half at Goodison Park this season. That’s the Dyche impact.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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46 mins: Back underway! No changes at the break.

HALF TIME! Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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This is how close Everton got to taking the lead against Arsenal.

HALF TIME! Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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An entertaining first half at Goodison Park, which has not followed what the form book would have suggested. Everton have put in a real fight under Sean Dyche and took the game to the Premier League leaders. They had three clear chances to take the lead in a competitive first half, but Arsenal also went close through Saka.

It’s probably the worst Arsenal have played all season, but Everton deserve credit for that.

HALF TIME! Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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45+3 mins: CHANCE! Everton go close again, just before half time! Coleman’s cross finds Calvert-Lewin, who drops in between Saliba and Partey. The striker makes a good contact with the header, but the ball just fades away from the far post!

Ramsdale was beaten.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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45+2 mins: Coleman knocks a ball back to Pickford and the Everton goalkeeper has to clear on the volley with Nketiah sliding in.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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45 mins: There will be three minutes of added time.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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42 mins: Arsenal have woken up in the last five minutes or so, and are finishing the half the stronger side. That said, Everton are still competing well and certainly deserve to be in this game as we approach half time.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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38 mins: OFF THE LINE! So close from Saka! Zinchenko whips a deep cross from the left that Saka meets on the volley. He guides the shot towards the far post but Coady reads it and hacks away, with Pickford beaten!

Coady read that so well, dropping back to the line as Saka shaped to shoot.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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37 mins: The match settles down again after that flurry of chances. It’s somehow still 0-0, and Everton have come closest to taking the lead so far. They’ve been the better team.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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33 mins: CHANCE! Another huge opportunity for Everton! McNeil works a yard and whips in a cross to Doucoure. Saliba should clear but slips, giving the Everton midfielder a free header in front of the posts - but he glances wide!

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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32 mins: CLOSE! Everton should be ahead! It’s brilliant from Onana, who opens his legs and strides away from Odegaard down the left wing. He takes it into the box and squares for Calvert-Lewin, who can’t reach the ball as he slides in!

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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29 mins: Chance! Arsenal’s best opportunity of the match so far. Saka does well on the right and feeds the ball back inside to Nketiah. The striker works a yard of space with a good first touch, bursting away from Tarkowski. The angle was tight but Nketiah lashes high and wide, failing to test Pickford.

Given his form, you’d expect a lot more from Nketiah there. Arteta certainly did, as he turns away in disappointment.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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27 mins: Saka is being booed every time he touches the ball. The winger looked for Nketiah with a cross after Partey switched play, but Coady heads clear. Calvert-Lewin then does well to hold the ball up and get Everton up the pitch.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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24 mins: Calvert-Lewin tries the snap-shot from the angle, but it’s saved by Ramsdale. After Arsenal clear Onana tries his luck from distance and isn’t too far away. Everton then press Arsenal high up the pitch and win it back well. The Gunners are in a real fight here against the Premier League strugglers.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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22 mins: Arsenal clear the third corner but it’s quite obvious already that this is a Dyche team. Calvert-Lewin then heads wide at the front post.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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21 mins: Saliba defends the first inswinger well at the back post, beating Onana to the ball. From the other side, another inswinger finds Tarkowski and Saliba makes the block! Everton putting the pressure on...

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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20 mins: Iwobi swings a cross into the box towards Calvert-Lewin, and Saliba is forced to head it behind for a corner. That lifts the crowd and up goes Coady and Tarkowski...

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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18 mins: Arsenal were able to make some nice combinations early in the match, between Odegaard, Zinchenko and Martinelli down the left, but it’s dried up in the last 10 minutes or so. Everton are frustrating them.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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17 mins: Saka is still squinting but he’s back on and continuing.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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16 mins: Saka has a problem, after catching an outstretched hand from Gueye into his left eye. The Arsenal medical team are looking at it on the pitch.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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13 mins: The game is set up well, and the Everton crowd are well up for the challenge of taking on the Premier League leaders. An early Arsenal goal would be important, but Everton look organised.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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11 mins: Saka rolls the ball back to Partey on the edge of the box. The midfielder goes for his trademark side-foot shot, but Pickford is equal to it.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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8 mins: Half chance for Everton as McNeil is allowed to carry the ball forward. His shot is deflected and almost breaks into Calvert-Lewin’s path, but Ramsdale gets out well to smother. Calvert-Lewin may have been offside anyway.

Arsenal respond with a counter-attack, but it doesn’t come to anything.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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6 mins: Onana goes down with a knock, bringing a pause to the game. A plane is flying over Goodison Park today with the message, ‘League’s worst run club, Time to go Bill’.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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5 mins: It’s clear early on that Everton will drop into a tight and compact shape when Arsenal take control of the possession. Coleman crunches into Martinelli, as Arsenal look to move the ball quickly.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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4 mins: Coleman then does well to track Martinelli and force the Brazil winger to run the ball out of play.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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3 min: Arsenal give the ball away cheapy and Iwobi looks to put through Calvert-Lewin. Saliba is able to force him away from goal and Arsenal clear.

Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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1 min: Alex Iwobi and Dwight McNeil have swapped flanks, with Iwobi on the left against his former team and McNeil swapped over to the right. Mykolenko nibbles into Odegaard and gives away an early foul.

KICK-OFF! Everton 0-0 Arsenal

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The Sean Dyche era is underway! There’s a great noise inside Goodison, with the fans fully behind the team - if not the board.

Everton vs Arsenal

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Here we go! The players are in the tunnel and we are almost ready to get going. Arsenal sit top on 50 points from 19 games, Everton are second from bottom with 15.

But it’s the start of a new era at Goodison Park, as Sean Dyche looks to turn Everton’s season around. It starts, though, with the toughest possible start.

Kick-off is next!

Everton vs Arsenal

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The Goodison Park DJ’s choice of ‘All Together Now’ on the pre-match playlist does not seem to be a coincidence. A message, perhaps, after the protests before the match at Goodison.

Everton vs Arsenal

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That record that Arteta was referring to is that Arsenal have not won away at Goodison Park in the Premier League since 2017.

Since then, it’s played four, won none, drawn one, lost three...

Everton vs Arsenal

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Mikel Arteta to BT Sport: “We’ve had a really good window and now we move on and focus on the game, and getting the win. We have a big task today, they are going to ask us a lot of questions, new manager, new environment.

“It’s always really tough. Our record here in recent years is not great so we have to put that to bed.”

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Sean Dyche to BT Sport: “It takes time, and I’ve got to earn the respect to build it. But we’ve got to get results. We have a lot of work [to do]. We’ve had a couple of knocks. Demarai hasn’t trained this week. We’ll see [if it’s 4-4-2].

“They are a fine side. Our challenge is different. It’s about the performance today. We’ve tried to cram a pre-season of work into a week, which is hard. The players have taken a lot in and I want to see that in our performance.”

Everton vs Arsenal: Toffees supporters protest outside Goodison Park

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Everton vs Arsenal

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Everton fans out in force ahead of kick-off.

Big protests, signs reading: “Board Full Of Liars”.

Another has the faces of those on board: “For those below... It’s time to go.”

Fans now marching outside the ground, not ideal for Sean Dyche's first game in charge.

But this was never really about Frank Lampard failing.

Everton vs Arsenal: Latest odds

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Everton: 7/1

Draw: 10/3

Arsenal: 2/5

Mohamed Elneny: Arsenal midfielder undergoes surgery after knee injury

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Arsenal have confirmed that Mohamed Elneny will be out for an ‘extended period of time’ after the midfielder underwent surgery on an injured knee.

Elneny has missed Arsenal’s last two Premier League outings – victories over north London rivals Tottenham and most recently Manchester United – and the league leaders have now revealed that the Egypt international’s injury is ‘significant.’

As such, Elneny will be sidelined for a lengthy spell for the second time this season, following a two-month absence between September and November due to a thigh issue.

Arsenal provide Mohamed Elneny injury update

Everton vs Arsenal: Official line-ups

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Everton XI: Pickford; Coleman, Coady, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Doucoure, Onana, Gueye; Iwobi, McNeil, Calvert-Lewin

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Partey, Xhaka, Odegaard; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli

Everton vs Arsenal: Jorginho arrives ahead of Gunners debut

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Everton vs Arsenal team news

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Sean Dyche will be without the injured Nathan Patterson, Ben Godfrey and Michael Keane for his first match in charge. Dwight McNeil is set for a recall to Everton’s starting line-up, with Demarai Gray likely to start alongside Dominic Calvert Lewin in attack. .

Arsenal are hopeful that Thomas Partey will be fit to start in midfield after he had to undergo an MRI scan following the FA Cup defeat to Manchester City, while Jorginho is expected to be included in the squad following his deadline day move from Chelsea. Emile Smith Rowe has been ruled out.

Sean Dyche explains plans to ‘remodel’ Everton

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New Everton manager Sean Dyche wants to “remodel” the club but his first priority is finding reinforcements in the final few hours of the transfer window.

The former Clarets boss, who has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract, is looking to bring in a couple of players in the next 24 hours to bolster a squad low on confidence which has just lost Anthony Gordon to Newcastle but has yet to have any new additions this month.

“Straight away I was working with Kevin (Thelwell, director of football) about the lists, the players. We’ve already had a look at some,” he said.

Sean Dyche explains plans to ‘remodel’ Everton

Mikel Arteta explains what Jorginho will bring to Arsenal’s title bid

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta hailed the signing of Jorginho from Chelsea as a boost to their Premier League title hopes after praising the midfielder’s hunger to win at the club.

The Premier League leaders have confirmed the £12m transfer of the experienced Italian international as the Gunners added their second signing of the January window.

Jorginho arrived at Chelsea in 2018 and helped the Blues to win the Champions League in 2021, but has been allowed to move on with the Stamford Bridge club looking to complete the record transfer of Enzo Fernandez.

Mikel Arteta explains what Jorginho will bring to Arsenal’s title bid

Mikel Arteta hopes other Arsenal players follow Gabriel Martinelli’s lead

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Mikel Arteta has turned his attention to extending the contracts of Bukayo Saka and William Saliba after Gabriel Martinelli signed a new deal at Arsenal.

The PA news agency understands Martinelli’s new agreement has tied him to the club until 2027, with Arsenal holding an option to extend the agreement by an additional 12 months.

The Brazil international has scored seven goals in the league this season as the Gunners sit top of the Premier League.

Mikel Arteta hopes other Arsenal players follow Gabriel Martinelli’s lead

Everton vs Arsenal

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Welcome to Independent Sport’s coverage of Everton vs Arsenal.

The Premier League leaders’ task got a little harder with Sean Dyche running the show and set for his first game as manager.

But Mikel Arteta’s side have been supreme of late and will be keen to make a statement, edging three points further clear of Manchester City, who travel to Tottenham on Sunday in a tough match, one that Pep Guardiola has lost on all four occasions he has travelled to north London.

Stay tuned for build-up, team news and the latest updates from Goodison Park.