The former Arsenal forward has had next to no impact so far. They defended deep enough to avoid imbalance between their defensive lines and to outnumber Everton around the ball. ', 'Huge cheers for the new signings and Ozil as the teams were announced.'. Click here for more fixtures, tables and results with our Match Zone, 89min: Calvert-Lewin wants a penalty after going down under pressure from Mustafi but former Premier League referee and Sportsmail's Graham Poll has claimed: '[It's] definitely not a penalty. | Up the Toffees! Remember to get the most out of our live coverage by following all the action with Sportsmail's excellent Match Zone. It’s the big one - Tottenham at Wembley. 75 Drayton Park 85min: Just five minutes left and already plenty of Everton fans have departed, although in truth many were leaving during the first half capitulation. Everton started in a 5-4-1, with three centre-backs and two wing-backs who tried to get forward to support the forward line. 23min: Koscielny does become the first player booked though after a late challenge on Oumar Niasse. 67min: Cech has been struggling since taking that knock from Niasse, and it looks like we will have to go off. If you want to be part of the Coaches' Voice community, sign up here! The midfielder has been roaming across the Gunners attack and has been incredibly active, creating four chances and already making two assists. 1.84 – Goals per game by Arsenal before beating Everton 5-1 (Premier League, including own goal) 1 – Letter of thanks Wenger should send to Sam Allardyce for putting a “hoo doo” on his own team by talking smack before the match. Going off for Everton is Theo Walcott, to be replaced by Calvert-Lewin, despite having arguably been the Toffees best player. 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Stay tuned with myself, Dan Ripley as I'll bringing you all the action from the Emirates Stadium as it happened. 52min: Off the post! 78min: Final change for Everton too as Niasse makes way for Cenk Tosun. Aaron Ramsey scored a hat-trick and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang marked his debut with a goal as we delivered a slick, clinical performance to overwhelm Everton. 36min: The Dortmund link-up takes just 36 minutes to set up shop inside the Emirates. The Toffees have a terrible record away at Arsenal, having not won in the red side of north London since 1996. The Arsenal midfielders pressed the player in possession, and the speed of their defenders in the tackle or at interceptions severely reduced Everton’s attacking options. 13min: As good as Arsenal have been in these early stages, and they have been very good, Everton are all over the place at the back. In the first half, the visiting attackers failed to trouble the last line of Arsenal defenders. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source. Fan's kit hub - win a bruised banana shirt! Aubameyang enjoyed huge amounts of space to attack – as here, when he beats two defenders to reach a good shooting position. Sam Allardyce’s side was overrun in defence, however, due to the lack of co-ordination between their midfield and defensive lines. Arsenal Wenger’s side deployed quickfire combination play in the opposition half and repeatedly caught the Everton defenders by surprise. Everton employed a direct approach despite struggling to make much progress in the opposition half. 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Arsenal used combination play without taking too many risks, remaining careful not to lose the ball in dangerous areas while maintaining the attacking intent required to threaten the defence. Sam Allardyce’s side was overrun in defence, however, due to the lack of co-ordination between their midfield and defensive lines. Finally, Everton lacked both accuracy and organisation on the counter-attack. The comments below have not been moderated. 88min: Even the Arsenal fans have seen enough goals for one evening, with many home supporters also departing for a celebratory drink or two. Mkhitaryan plays a through ball for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who, despite being a good yard offside, lifts a delightful chip over Pickford to get off the mark on his Arsenal debut. While Everton also make a change, going to four at the back as Tom Davies comes on for Michael Keane. The last line of the Everton defence lost its structure when facing crosses into the box. 'Koscielny greedily stealing Aubamayang’s first Arsenal goal there! 59min: Everton look like they are preparing a second change with Dominic Calvet-Lewin preparing to come on. The positioning of January signing Mkhitaryan in between the lines, along with his connection to hat-trick hero Aaron Ramsey, was the decisive factor in the home side’s dominant first-half display. Jordan Pickford tried to find Niasse near the penalty area with long goal-kicks, but an organised home defence had few problems. They destabilised the visiting back line with their supporting runs and breaks and constantly exploited space inside the area – as seen here in the opening goal. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. They have enough points to probably see off a relegation fight but this season cannot end soon enough for the Toffees. Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were the chief threats, with the latter two central to the winning margin. The frontline of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mesut Ozil had no need to press hard because Everton’s aim was always to play directly into their forwards in the opposition half. Here is how the table stands following the Premier League action earlier today a Arsenal aim to close within three points of rivals Tottenham Hotspur. 2020 Copyright Coaches’ Voice. Their central midfielders, Idrissa Gueye and Morgan Schneiderlin, never came to terms with the intense pressure from Mkhitaryan, Ozil and Ramsey, which led to gaps in between them and the defence. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Walcott was their best player in these situations, but he struggled for support and with his decision-making in front of goal. It brought up an impressive milestone for Ramsey. 19min: The game is just under 20 minutes old and I'm calling it now, it's game over. Arsenal’s defensive shape easily dealt with Everton’s direct approach.