Johan Djourou presents his diary from the training ground
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Full Time FULL TIME: Everton 0-1 Arsenal
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THREE MINUTES ADDED TIME: Can Arsenal hang on for injury time? This could be a big win when you consider the other results tonight
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Substitution ARSENAL CHANGE: Djourou on for Rosicky
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Substitution EVERTON CHANGE: Stracqualursi on for Cahill
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FINAL FIVE: Arsenal are deep into the closing stages now, can they hang on for another big three points? They are soaking up the pressure right now, but Everton look dangerous
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VAN PERSIE OVER! Arsenal counter through Gervinho, who cuts the ball back for Van Persie but he is off balance and clips his shot over the bar. Good chance
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Substitution GERVINHO ON: Walcott trots off in place of the Ivorian international.
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Substitution AND ON COMES ANICHEBE: It's Drenthe making way for the hosts.
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Substitution GUEYE COMES ON: Everton look to add some firepower up front as the striker replaces Osman.
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DRENTHE JUST OVER! Baines chipped in a corner and it fell for Drenthe who blasted over
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ANOTHER HALF CHANCE: Song finds Van Persie in the box, and he gets there just before Howard and touches it past him but no one is there to touch it in
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RAMSEY CLOSE! Walcott played in the Welshman, who took a touch and saw his shot saved by Howard
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WEATHERING THE STORM: Everton have their tails up and this is a real battle for the Gunners at the moment. The hosts are piling forward in numbers
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Yellow Card PIENAAR BOOKED: The Everton attacker clips Walcott late as he tries to break and is yellow carded
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CLOSE FOR EVERTON: Baines dispossesses Sagna and curls in a lovely ball across the six-yard box but no one in a blue shirt can get to it
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GOOD TACKLE VERMAELEN: Jelavic is nearly through but Vermaelen glides over and muscles the former Rangers man off the ball. The fans want a foul but the referee waves play on
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Yellow Card KOSCIELNY IS DOWN: The centre back was taken down by Cahill and is down, but up he gets and Cahill is booked
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EVERTON LIFTING THE TEMPO: The hosts have started brightly, Arsenal just need to absorb this pressure and stand firm
Kick Off WE'RE BACK UNDERWAY: No changes on either side at half time
Half Time HALF TIME: Everton 0-1 Arsenal
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ROSICKY CLOSE! The ball comes to the Czech on the edge of the area and his half volley is palmed away by Howard, but Everton clear
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JELAVIC OFFSIDE: Distin sent a long ball through for the striker, who was clean through but he is flagged offside, to the anger of the home fans
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Yellow Card SAGNA BOOKED: The defender slid in and missed the ball on Pienaar and has his name taken
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DANGEROUS BY SZCZESNY: THe goalkeeper tries to casually chip a loose ball over the onrushing Jelavic but the striker gets his head to it, but his effort drifts wide. Nearly an embarrassing moment for the Arsenal keeper there
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ARSENAL WE LOVE YOU: The traveling support are the loudest members of this Goodison crowd, who are surprisingly quiet tonight
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EVERTON ON THE RISE: That goal may have been disallowed but it has given Everton some belief and the crowd are responding to that. Arsenal need to try to keep them quiet
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EVERTON GOAL DISALLOWED: Drenthe fires in after being found by Cahill but is flagged offside. That was very close
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WHAT A RUN: Koscielny runs out of defence with the ball and beats a number of Everton player, before being dispossessed just as he was about to run through
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FREE KICK WASTED: Arsenal had a promising position in the right channel but Van Persie hit the first man and the chance was gone
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EVERTON SETTLING: The fans are grumbling but the hosts are showing signs of life and are digging in a bit now. It was one-way traffic for the opening 15 minutes but Moyes's side are showing more now
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VERMAELEN SHOT DEFLECTED: Rosicky finds the overlapping Gibbs, who cuts it back for Vermaelen and his shot is deflected out. The corner is cleared though
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MORE PRESSURE: Arteta and Walcott combine in the box, but the ball is cleared, then Gibbs has a cross headed out for a corner. Arsenal well on top right now
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EVERTON CHANCE: A free kick into the Arsenal box is headed down by Fellaini and Jelavic heads it wide
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MAKING THEMSELVES HEARD: The Arsenal travelling support are in fine voice, and a chant for Fabrice Muamba goes up
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AND ANOTHER CHANCE: The ball breaks for Van Persie in the box and his low shot is saved by Howard. The ball falls to Ramsey, but his shot is blocked and cleared
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IN CONTROL: Arsenal look really up for this and that goal was fully deserved. They are all over the hosts at the moment
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GOAL! - Thomas Vermaelen 0 : 1 GOAL FOR ARSENAL! Vermaleen heads in Van Persie's corner from six yards out
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RAMSEY SHOT BLOCKED! Arsenal break again and Walcott twists in the box and cuts it back, but Ramsey's shot was blocked
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WHAT A CHANCE! Song lifted the ball in for Van Persie, who cushioned the header down for Ramsey six yards out but he sliced it high and wide. He should have scored from there really
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BRIGHT START: Arsenal have come flying out of the blocks and look confident - as you would expect after five successive league wins
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HALF A CHANCE: Ropsicky plays a good ball behind the defence for Gibbs to run on to, but his cross from the left byeline is cleared
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RAMSEY OUT LEFT: Interestingly, Tomas Rosicky is staying central and Aaron Ramsey is starting out on the left flank for the Gunners tonight
Kick Off AND WE'RE OFF! Everton get us going, and Arsenal will attack from right to left in the first half
RETURNING HERO: Mikel Arteta gets a big cheer from the home fans as his name is read out, they really appreciate all he did during his time as a Toffee
SALUTE TO FABRICE: The crowd and the players are joining in a round of applause in memory of Fabrice Muamba prior to kick off here at Goodison Park
HERE THEY COME: The players are out of the tunnel and on to the pitch. This could be a defining step for Arsenal as they seek to claim third place, but can they do it without falling behind this time?
PERFECT CONDITIONS: It is a mild night on Merseyside and the Arsenal players can have no complaints about the pitch - it is perfect for football. Only five minutes away now
SHOOTING PRACTICE: The Arsenal players are going through their pre-match drills on the pitch at the moment, and we are about 15 minutes away from kick-off now
AWAYDAYS: The Gunners have a good recent record at Goodison Park and have not lost here since the 1-0 defeat in March 2007
E-MAIL OUR COMMENTATORS: Go to www.arsenal.com/studio to get in touch with Dan and Richard - they'll be fielding your comments throughout the game
Richard Fleming is the Matchday Show presenter, with former Gunner Martin Hayes also in the studio, so make sure you tune in for an exclusive pre-match interview with Arsene Wenger, highlights of the Newcastle match and all the latest team news ahead of tonight’s game
Kick off is as 8pm tonight (UK time), with Dan Roebuck and Richard Clarke as the commentary team, but our Matchday Show gets underway 25 minutes earlier
RAMSEY STARTS: Arsene Wenger only makes one change to his side tonight, with the Welshman replacing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
SUBS: Mucha, Jagielka, Stracqualursi, McFadden, Neville, Gueye, Anichebe
EVERTON TEAM: Howard, Hibbert, Heitinga, Distin, Baines, Osman, Cahill, Fellaini, Pienaar, Drenthe, Jelavic
SUBS: Fabianski, Santos, Djourou, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Benayoun, Gervinho, Chamakh
ARSENAL TEAM: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Song, Arteta, Ramsey, Rosicky, Walcott, Van Persie
David Moyes’s side have beaten Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City at their famous home over the past two months and will provide a stern test for Arsenal
Everton, meanwhile, are in the midst of a busier schedule, although they have been in fine form at Goodison Park in recent months.
The squad should be well rested after a break of nine days since their last match, that dramatic last-gasp victory against Newcastle at the Emirates
Following five successive victories, Arsene Wenger’s side will go into this clash in good spirits and they lie just one point behind third-placed Tottenham
Welcome to Arsenal Player for live coverage of the Gunners’ clash against Everton at Goodison Park this evening
24 HOWARD, Tim
02 HIBBERT, Tony
05 HEITINGA, Johnny
15 DISTIN, Sylvain
03 BAINES, Leighton
21 OSMAN, Leon
19 GUEYE, Magaye (79)
17 CAHILL, Tim
11 STRACQUALURSI, Denis (88)
25 FELLAINI, Marouane
22 PIENAAR, Steven
10 DRENTHE, Royston
28 ANICHEBE, Victor (79)
07 JELAVIC, Nikica
01 MUCHA, JAN
06 JAGIELKA, PHIL
11 MCFADDEN, JAMES
18 NEVILLE, PHIL
11 STRACQUALURSI, DENIS
19 GUEYE, MAGAYE
28 ANICHEBE, VICTOR
01 SZCZESNY, Wojciech
03 SAGNA, Bacary
06 KOSCIELNY, Laurent
05 VERMAELEN, Thomas
28 GIBBS, Kieran
08 ARTETA, Mikel
25 SONG, Alex
16 RAMSEY, Aaron
07 ROSICKY, Tomas
20 DJOUROU, Johan (88)
14 WALCOTT, Theo
27 GERVINHO (79)
20 VAN PERSIE, Robin
21 FABIANSKI, LUKASZ
20 DJOUROU, JOHAN
11 SANTOS, ANDRE
30 BENAYOUN, YOSSI
15 OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN, ALEX
27 GERVINHO,
29 CHAMAKH, MAROUANE
Top Comments:
@rokymillion on Twitter says:
the best thing about this win is not six wins in a row, not another away clean sheet... but the silence its caused in N17