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Everton vs Arsenal - as it happened: Ashley Williams' late header hands Toffees hard-fought victory

Re-live all the action from the Premier League clash at Goodison Park

Samuel Lovett
Tuesday 13 December 2016 19:28 GMT
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Williams celebrates the winner for Everton
Williams celebrates the winner for Everton (Sportimage)

Arsenal can return to the summit of the Premier League table with victory at Everton on Wednesday night.

Arsène Wenger’s side have not lost away from home since a 3-1 defeat at the Nou Camp in March.

The Toffees, on the other hand, could hardly be playing worse. Ronald Koeman’s men have won just one of their last 10 league games, though they remain unbeaten at home since April.

Kick-off: 7.45pm

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Tuesday's Premier League fixtures

Bournemouth vs Leicester City (7.45pm)

Everton vs Arsenal (7.45pm)

Wednesday's Premier League fixtures

Middlesbrough vs Liverpool (7.45pm)

Sunderland vs Chelsea (7.45pm)

West Ham United vs Burnley (7.45pm)

Crystal Palace vs Manchester United (8.00pm)

Manchester City vs Watford (8.00pm)

Stoke City vs Southampton (8.00pm)

Tottenham Hotspur vs Hull City (8.00pm)

West Bromwich Albion vs Swansea City (8.00pm)

The lads are in the tunnel, we're moments away from kick-off now. Stay tuned, folks!

Samuel Lovett13 December 2016 19:41

1 min: And that's the whistle! Game on.

Samuel Lovett13 December 2016 19:45

2 min: The Gunners get things underway, stroking the ball across the backline and it's McCarthy who decides to try and do something about it. He lets Bellerin know he's there and charges into the back of him with a thumping body check. Foul. Obviously.

Samuel Lovett13 December 2016 19:47

4 min: Gabriel gets caught in possession in the centre and the ball is immediately pinged out wide to Lukaku on the right. He drives forward towards the byline and with very few options in the box he draws the corner instead.

The delivery is weak and Williams can only thrash at it in vein near Arsenal's front post. Goal kick.

Samuel Lovett13 December 2016 19:50

5 min: Wow. Williams isn't looking too comfortable at there. He pounces on a loose ball on the edge of his own box and bids to boot it into row z but ends up kicking the air instead. He spins on the spot before finding his feet and managing to clear the ball with a second bite of the apple. Deary me.

Samuel Lovett13 December 2016 19:51

7 min: Chance for the Gunners! Monreal bolts down the left flank on the overlap and cuts it back to a lurking Ozil. Unmarked, the German is free to take a pop but his effort shoots high above the bar.

Samuel Lovett13 December 2016 19:53

9 min: Everton with the chance now! Valencia is brought down in Arsenal's final third by Xhaka (who else?) but springs straight back to his feet, still in possession of the ball. From the edge of the box he then slips through Lukaku on his right who has acres of space and great deal of time to deliver. He panics instead and ends up trying his luck with a low-driven cross which ends up bouncing off the Arsenal defence for a corner.

Samuel Lovett13 December 2016 19:56

11 min: Kudos to Baines for the sweetest cross-field ping I've seen in a long time. From the left-hand side of the pitch, he launched the ball to the far right-hand corner where Valencia brought the delivery down with a perfect first touch. After a quick glance, he fired in the ball across the deck but Monreal was there to claim possession and cut the attack dead.

Samuel Lovett13 December 2016 19:58

The man, the myth, the legend: David Seaman. Simple as you like it.

Samuel Lovett13 December 2016 19:59

17 min: Arsenal are so far dictating the run of play and it tells. They've enjoyed 61 per cent of possession, compared to Everton's 31. They're in real hurry and are clearly biding their time to strike.

Samuel Lovett13 December 2016 20:02

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