3 positives & negatives from Arsenal’s 4-0 win over Everton

Arsenal stylishly got their revenge for the 1-0 loss to the Toffees on 4 February as they put four goals past Sean Dyche’s team on Wednesday night.

3 positives & negatives from Arsenal’s 4-0 win over Everton

It was a grossly dominant performance from the Gunners, so let’s dive into the good and the bad.

Positive #1: “Gorgeous arrogance”

After Martin Ødegaard’s goal made it a three-goal lead for Arsenal, Peter Drury eloquently described Arsenal as playing with a “gorgeous arrogance,” and that couldn’t be more apt.

After Bukayo Saka’s opener, Arsenal didn’t look back, controlling the match to a level of total dominance. Watching Arsenal ping the ball around deflated Everton players in the second half was almost humorous. Game state is an amazing thing because, after the opening goal, the game just opened up for the Gunners.

Negative #1: Tough first 30 minutes

The minutes leading to Arsenal’s opening goal were shades of the reverse fixture. Arsenal looked weak against the transition and were struggling to break down the Everton low block. The game was broken open by Saka and the overload created by Gabriel Martinelli and Oleksandr Zinchenko drifting to join him on the right, as opposed to their traditional left-hand side. Arsenal’s fluidity was a different beast for Everton to deal with and was ultimately the factor to flip the match on its head; speaking of which…

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