At 1:30 on December 20th, Beijing time, the 14th round of the Premier League, the dark horse Everton played at home against Arsenal, who was in the Premier League this season. Before the game, Everton ranked 6th in the Premier League standings, and Arsenal ranked 15th in the league. Everton’s two previous Premier League champions Chelsea and Leicester City won two consecutive victories in the past two rounds. The former Premier League champions Arsenal have recently won six consecutive Premier League rounds. Facing the sluggish Arsenal, they played at home Everton has a high probability of three consecutive defeats of the former Premier League champions team.
Starting lineup for both sides:
Everton Starting: 1- Pickford (goalkeeper), 4- Holgate, 5- Keane, 22- Godfrey, 13- Mina, 17- Iwobi , 16-Ducure, 26-Davis, 10-Sigudson, 7-Richardson, 9-Lewin
Arsenal starting: 1-Leno (goalkeeper), 16-Holding, 23-Louis, 3-Tierney, 15-Niles, 8-Ceballos, 25-El Nene, 7-Saka, 19-Pepe, 30-Enkatia, 12-William
In the 21st minute of the first half of the game, Iwobi made Arsenal defender Holding an own goal in the penalty area, and Everton 1-0 Arsenal. In the 33rd minute of the game, Davis made a clearance in the penalty area and kicked down the Gunner Niles, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty. Pepe hit a penalty kick, Arsenal 1-1 Everton. In the 45th minute of the game, Everton's Sigudson corner assisted Mina with a header from the penalty area. Everton 2-1 Arsenal. Both teams did not score in the second half, and the game ended with Everton 2-1 Arsenal.
Everton beat the former Premier League champion in 3 consecutive rounds, full of gold. Everton, who had won three consecutive victories, rose to second place in the league after more than one round, while Arsenal, who had not won in the past seven rounds, continued to rank 15th with 14 points.
