Arsenal suffered a setback in their bid to win the Premier League title after slipping to a shock 1-0 defeat at Everton on Saturday.
James Tarkowski‘s second-half header was enough for Everton to seal a crucial win in Sean Dyche’s first game as the club’s new manager.
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Mikel Arteta’s side missed out on the chance to go eight points clear of second-placed Manchester City after losing only their second league game of the campaign.
The result also sees Everton climb out of the bottom three as they look to avoid relegation from the top-flight for the first time in their history.
Everton started the game brightly and made it difficult for Arsenal to find their rhythm early on.
However, the league leaders had the first big chance after 30 minutes when Eddie Nketiah blasted over from close range.
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The game came to life after that as Calvert-Lewin came agonisingly close to tapping home from Amadou Onana‘s cross while Abdoulaye Doucoure‘s close-range header went wide.
Moments later, Bukayo Saka saw his fine effort blocked off the line from Conor Coady and minutes before the break, Calvert-Lewin’s looping header missed the target.
Everton continued their fine form in the second half and took the lead after 59 minutes when Tarkowski headed home from Dwight McNeil‘s corner.
Arsenal responded to the goal with Leandro Trossard forcing Jordan Pickford into a good save while Saka blazed over from inside the box.
Oleksandr Zinchenko had a decent chance to equalise late on but his shot went over the bar.
The hosts managed to hold on to claim their first victory in the league since October.
