Premier League · Sat, 20 Dec 2025 ·
Everton vs Arsenal — 0 - 1
Hill Dickinson Stadium · Referee: S. Barrott
Match report
Arsenal win 1-0 at Everton
Everton were beaten 1-0 by Arsenal at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday, 20 December 2025 in Premier League matchday 17. V. Gyokeres scored the only goal of the game for Arsenal in the 27th minute. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Everton had 35% of the ball and 5 shots (1 on target) against Arsenal’s 13 (2 on target). James Tarkowski (Everton) was the top-rated player with 7.9. The result leaves Everton 7th in the Premier League table on 9 points and Arsenal 2nd on 12.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 24'VAR decisionDeclan RicePenalty confirmed
- 26'yellow cardVitaliy MykolenkoYellow Card
- 27'penaltyV. GyokeresPenalty
- 39'yellow cardJames TarkowskiYellow Card
- 56'yellow cardViktor GyökeresYellow Card
- 65'substitutionV. GyökeresOff: Gabriel Jesus
- 66'substitutionT. BarryOff: Beto
- 75'substitutionD. McNeilOff: T. Dibling
- 76'substitutionC. AlcarazOff: M. Rohl
- 80'substitutionL. TrossardOff: G. Martinelli
- 88'substitutionM. OdegaardOff: M. Merino
- 89'yellow cardGabriel MartinelliYellow Card
Lineups
Everton
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Leighton Baines
Starting XI
- 1J. PickfordG
- 15J. O'BrienD
- 6J. TarkowskiD
- 5M. KeaneD
- 16V. MykolenkoD
- 42T. IroegbunamM
- 37J. GarnerM
- 7D. McNeilM
- 24C. AlcarazM
- 18J. GrealishM
- 11T. BarryF
Substitutes
- 31T. KingG
- 12M. TraversG
- 2N. PattersonD
- 9BetoF
- 64R. WelchD
- 20T. DiblingM
- 39A. AznouD
- 34M. RohlM
- 73E. CampbellD
Arsenal
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Mikel Arteta
Starting XI
- 1D. RayaG
- 12J. TimberD
- 2W. SalibaD
- 5P. HincapieD
- 33R. CalafioriD
- 8M. OdegaardM
- 36M. ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
- 7B. SakaF
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 19L. TrossardF
Substitutes
- 13K. ArrizabalagaG
- 9Gabriel JesusF
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 11G. MartinelliF
- 22E. NwaneriM
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
- 16C. NorgaardM
- 23M. MerinoM
- 10E. EzeM
Match statistics
- 35%Possession65%
- 0.20Expected goals (xG)2.00
- 5Total shots13
- 1Shots on target2
- 2Shots off target9
- 2Blocked shots2
- 4Shots inside the box12
- 1Shots outside the box1
- 2Corners3
- 0Offsides1
- 4Fouls5
- 2Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 0Goalkeeper saves1
- 339Passes654
- 250Accurate passes573
- 74%Pass accuracy88%
- 0.18Goals prevented0.18
Player statistics
Everton
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jordan PickfordG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 5Michael KeaneD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 6James TarkowskiDTop rated | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 15Jake O'BrienD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 16Vitaliy MykolenkoD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 7Dwight McNeilM | 75 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Jack GrealishM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 24Carlos AlcarazM | 75 | 6.3 | ||
| 37James GarnerM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 42Tim IroegbunamM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 11Thierno BarryF | 66 | 6.5 | ||
| 12Mark TraversG | – | – | ||
| 31Tom KingG | – | – | ||
| 2Nathan PattersonD | – | – | ||
| 39Adam AznouD | – | – | ||
| 64Reece WelchD | – | – | ||
| 73Elijah CampbellD | – | – | ||
| 20Tyler DiblingM | 15 | 6.6 | ||
| 34Merlin RöhlM | 15 | 6.6 | ||
| 9BetoF | 24 | 6.2 |
Arsenal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David RayaG | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 2William SalibaD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 5Piero HincapiéD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 12Jurriën TimberD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 33Riccardo CalafioriD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Martin ØdegaardM | 88 | 7.0 | ||
| 36Martín ZubimendiM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 41Declan RiceM | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 7Bukayo SakaF | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 14Viktor GyökeresF | 65 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 19Leandro TrossardF | 80 | 6.2 | ||
| 13Kepa ArrizabalagaG | – | – | ||
| 49Myles Lewis-SkellyD | – | – | ||
| 10Eberechi EzeM | – | – | ||
| 16Christian NørgaardM | – | – | ||
| 22Ethan NwaneriM | – | – | ||
| 23Mikel MerinoM | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 9Gabriel JesusF | 25 | 6.2 | ||
| 11Gabriel MartinelliF | 10 | 6.2 | ||
| 20Noni MaduekeF | – | – |