On Saturday, December 20, Everton met with Arsenal at their stadium as part of the 17th round of the English Premier League.

The London team achieved a narrow victory over the Toffees with a score of 1:0 thanks to a converted penalty.

The Gunners were awarded a penalty kick midway through the first half.. Everton defender Jake O'Brien handled a handball in his own penalty area and the referee, after consulting with VAR, decided to point to the spot.. The penalty was successfully taken by Viktor Gyokeres.

Everton's Ukrainian defender Vitaly Mykolenko spent the entire match on the field and received a yellow card in the 26th minute after a penalty was awarded due to excessive emotions in an argument with the referees.

Arsenal top the Premier League table with 39 points, two points ahead of Manchester City. Everton are in tenth position with 24 points..

Statistics of the match Everton - Arsenal of the 17th round of the English Championship Everton - Arsenal 0:1 Goal: Gyokeres, 27 (pen. ) Expected goals (xG):  0. 20 - 1. 81 Ball possession: 35% - 65% Shots: 5 - 13 Shots on target: 1 - 2 Corners: 2 - 3 Fouls: 4 - 5 Everton: Pickford - Mikolenko, Keane, Tarkowski, O'Brien - Iroegbunam, Garner, Alcaraz (Rel 76) - Grealish, Barry (Betu 66),.

Arsenal: Raya - Timber, Incapie, Saliba, Calafiori - Rice, Subimendi, Odegaard (Merino 88) - Saka, Gyokeres (Jesus 65), Trossard (Martinelli 80).

Warnings: Mikolenko, Tarkowski - Gyokeres.

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