Everton v Arsenal ratings: Tarkowski 9, Coady 9; Odegaard 4, Nketiah 5

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EVERTON RATINGS: Jordan Pickford - 7, Showed plenty of authority to come out and deal with balls into the box and convincingly saved Leandro Trossard’s shot. Booked for time wasting. AP

Seamus Coleman - 9, Matched Gabriel Martinelli and hit him with a big tackle early on and continued to do a good job on the Brazilian for the rest of the game. Delivered a great cross to set up a chance for Calvert-Lewin. AP

Conor Coady - 9, Made a whole host of important interventions, including clearing Bukayo Saka’s shot off the line, recovering after his header hit Eddie Nketiah and halting Martin Odegaard’s run into the box. AP

James Tarkowski - 9, Put in a solid display as he made a great tackle to cut out Saka’s pass to Nketiah, but did sell himself for the striker’s chance. Had a header go out off William Saliba at the other end, but then headed in Everton’s winner. EPA

Vitaliy Mykolenko - 8, Set the tone for Everton with his aggressive start and did a superb job of dealing with Saka. Took charge to deal with the ball after a loose touch from Nketiah but hit a horrible shot at the other end. Booked for cynically tripping Saka. AP

Alex Iwobi - 6, Put in a lot of good work to help the full-back behind him and delivered a good cross that forced Gabriel Magalhaes into an awkward clearance. His cross was poor after some great work from Calvert-Lewin, and he was saved by Coady after playing a poor pass. Getty

Abdoulaye Doucoure - 7, Was very busy at times and did well to win a free-kick from Thomas Partey, although he sent a header horribly wide. Did well to cut out Odegaard’s pass through. AP

Idrissa Gueye - 8, Broke up Arsenal play well at various points throughout the match, even if he gave away a couple of needless free-kicks for catching players with his hands. AFP

Amadou Onana - 9, Broke up Arsenal play and often got Everton going forward, making a great run and coming within inches of finding Calvert-Lewin. Was also a threat in the air and tried to beat Aaron Ramsdale with an inventive shot. Booked for a lunging tackle on Ben White. AFP

Dwight McNeil - 8, His defensive work to help out the full-back was superb. Also made a good drive forward before seeing his shot blocked and delivered a great cross for Doucoure’s chance. His set piece deliveries were brilliant throughout and he provided the assist for Tarkowski. Getty

Dominic Calvert-Lewin - 7, Competed brilliantly throughout to give Everton a platform to build from. Couldn’t quite get his goal as he came within inches of reaching Onana’s pass then headed wide. EPA

SUB: Neal Maupay (Calvert-Lewin, 62’) - 6, Couldn’t provide the focal point Calvert-Lewin had and hit a poor shot from range. Booked for a foul on Oleksandr Zinchenko as he worked hard to help run the clock down in the closing stages. AP

ARSENAL RATINGS: Aaron Ramsdale - 7, Did brilliantly to beat Calvert-Lewin to a loose ball and authoritatively dealt with McNeil’s floated cross. Nothing he could have done about the goal. AP

Ben White - 6, Was tested by McNeil but defended well and played some nice switches. His sloppy pass was almost punished. Getty

William Saliba - 6, Played a couple of poor passes and had moments where Calvert-Lewin made him uncomfortable, but blocked a threatening shot from McNeil, then did brilliantly to deny Onana a clear header at the back post. Action Images

Gabriel Magalhaes - 7, Often showed authority in his defending, heading away Iwobi’s cross well and controlling Ramsdale’s pass, but completely lost Doucoure for his headed chance. AFP

Oleksandr Zinchenko - 5, Got into good positions and passed the ball well but disappointed at some key moments. Booked after reacting to Maupay foul. Getty

Martin Odegaard - 4, Received the ball in tight spaces but couldn’t open Everton up, as epitomised by his pass not quite finding White. Hit a wild shot after good work from Nketiah and was then shrugged aside by Tarkowski for the opener. Getty

Thomas Partey - 5, Failed to impose himself on the game, with his shot from range comfortable for Pickford to deal with. Gave away a foul after playing a loose pass. AP

Granit Xhaka – 5, Struggled to overcome Everton’s midfield. Played a poor pass to Martinelli in a promising position, flicked his shot over the crossbar, then played a sloppy pass that allowed Everton to get forward. Reuters

Bukayo Saka - 6, Had a few bright moments but Mykolenko did a great job of dealing with the winger, and he was unlucky to see his well-hit volley cleared off the line by Coady. Snatched at his shot under pressure from McNeil. AFP

Eddie Nketiah - 5, Didn’t see a lot of the ball but couldn’t control Odegaard’s pass in a promising position and hit a wild shot from his big opportunity. Had another shot blocked by Tarkowski and was unlucky Odegaard didn’t do better with his shot after teeing up the Norwegian. Reuters

Gabriel Martinelli - 4, Was dealt with effectively by Coleman twice in the early stages, which set the tone as the Brazilian was anonymous for most of his time on the pitch. Getty

SUBS: Jorginho (Partey, 59’) - 5, Took up good positions and moved the ball well but lost it in a dangerous position for Maupay’s chance. Reuters

Leandro Trossard (Martinelli, 59’) - 5, Offered Coleman more of a challenge than Martinelli but his corners were poor. Hit a decent shot that Pickford saved well, then sent another attempt high and wide. AFP

Fabio Vieira (Odegaard, 77’) – N/R, Saw his attempted cross blocked after he had floated into a promising position. AFP

Takehiro Tomiyasu (White, 85’) – N/R, Showed composure on the ball in both attacking and defensive situations. Getty

Danny Lewis

Arsenal lost in the Premier League for just the second time this season as Everton pulled off a surprising 1-0 win over the leaders on Saturday in their first match under new manager Sean Dyche.

James Tarkowski headed in an inswinging corner to the far post from Dwight McNeil for the winning goal in the 60th minute, capping a performance of intensity and desire from a team that started the match second bottom.

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While Everton climbed out of the relegation zone, at least temporarily, Arsenal tasted defeat in the league for the first time since losing at Manchester United on September 4.

Second-place Manchester City can narrow the gap to Arsenal to two points with a win at Tottenham on Sunday, though the Gunners would still have a game in hand.

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Updated: February 04, 2023, 2:54 PM