Evertonians stick by their club – Dyche
Sean Dyche takes charge of Everton for the first time in Saturday’s early Premier League kick off as the Toffees host league leaders Arsenal at Goodison Park.
Dyche was appointed to replace sacked manager Frank Lampard last week and faces arguably the most difficult test possible for his first match in charge. With his Everton side sitting 19th in the table, and in real danger of relegation, Dyche leads them against an Arsenal team that has not lost since September in the league.
Mikel Arteta’s men will look to continue their charge towards the Premier League title following a dramatic late 3-2 win against Manchester United two weeks ago. The Gunners will stretch their lead over second placed Manchester City to eight points if they win ahead of City’s trip to Tottenham on Sunday.
Arsenal reached the halfway stage of the season on 50 points and are on course to match Pep Guardiola’s centurions if they maintain this pace however, they have not won at Goodison Park since 2017 and Dyche may just give Everton a much-needed new manager bounce for their trip to Merseyside.
Follow all the action as Everton host Arsenal in the Premier League:
Everton 0-0 Arsenal
11 mins: Saka rolls the ball back to Partey on the edge of the box. The midfielder goes for his trademark side-foot shot, but Pickford is equal to it.
Jamie Braidwood4 February 2023 12:42
Everton 0-0 Arsenal
8 mins: Half chance for Everton as McNeil is allowed to carry the ball forward. His shot is deflected and almost breaks into Calvert-Lewin’s path, but Ramsdale gets out well to smother. Calvert-Lewin may have been offside anyway.
Arsenal respond with a counter-attack, but it doesn’t come to anything.
Jamie Braidwood4 February 2023 12:41
Everton 0-0 Arsenal
6 mins: Onana goes down with a knock, bringing a pause to the game. A plane is flying over Goodison Park today with the message, ‘League’s worst run club, Time to go Bill’.
Jamie Braidwood4 February 2023 12:38
Everton 0-0 Arsenal
5 mins: It’s clear early on that Everton will drop into a tight and compact shape when Arsenal take control of the possession. Coleman crunches into Martinelli, as Arsenal look to move the ball quickly.
Jamie Braidwood4 February 2023 12:36
Everton 0-0 Arsenal
4 mins: Coleman then does well to track Martinelli and force the Brazil winger to run the ball out of play.
Jamie Braidwood4 February 2023 12:35
Everton 0-0 Arsenal
3 min: Arsenal give the ball away cheapy and Iwobi looks to put through Calvert-Lewin. Saliba is able to force him away from goal and Arsenal clear.
Jamie Braidwood4 February 2023 12:34
Everton 0-0 Arsenal
1 min: Alex Iwobi and Dwight McNeil have swapped flanks, with Iwobi on the left against his former team and McNeil swapped over to the right. Mykolenko nibbles into Odegaard and gives away an early foul.
Jamie Braidwood4 February 2023 12:32
KICK-OFF! Everton 0-0 Arsenal
The Sean Dyche era is underway! There’s a great noise inside Goodison, with the fans fully behind the team – if not the board.
Jamie Braidwood4 February 2023 12:30
Everton vs Arsenal
Here we go! The players are in the tunnel and we are almost ready to get going. Arsenal sit top on 50 points from 19 games, Everton are second from bottom with 15.
But it’s the start of a new era at Goodison Park, as Sean Dyche looks to turn Everton’s season around. It starts, though, with the toughest possible start.
Jamie Braidwood4 February 2023 12:27
Everton vs Arsenal
The Goodison Park DJ’s choice of ‘All Together Now’ on the pre-match playlist does not seem to be a coincidence. A message, perhaps, after the protests before the match at Goodison.
Jamie Braidwood4 February 2023 12:24