David Moyes came out to admit that his players are tired, and that why the team started to stutter after their loss to Fiorentina. Yak has also been playing regularly and he too, has started to lose steam. But maybe it's a good thing that Fabregas is not in the starting line-up.
Everton kicked off and very quickly earned themselves a corner that was subsequently cleared by Arsenal. The first 10 minutes was pretty tight, as Everton tries to dominate the midfield with the 4-5-1 formation.
After 20 minutes, there's still no clear shot at goal from either side.
Everton suddenly came to life in the 27th minute with a nice pass from Manny who deftly chipped the ball into the path of AJ. The latter sprinted pass the defender and hit a shot towards goal but was palmed away for a corner. Manny took that corner which saw Jag tap the ball towards goal but was cleared by the Arsenal defence line. Other than that, everything was on a snail's pace. Half time could not have came earlier, but it doesn't matter if Arsenal is not interested to play. So long as Everton gets a point.
Second half was another non-event. Lescott had a off target shot in the 57th minute after Pienaar had put him through with a deft chip. In the 76th minute, everton is trailing 1-0. Sloppy play that did not get the ball out cleanly.
And Everton loses. No matter what, everton has done well this season. If they are in for next`season UEFA Cup, great. If not, so be it as well.
Score: Arsenal 1-0 Everton
Scorer: Nil
Assist: Nil
Subs: Anichebe, Yak, Bainesy
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