Everton comeback against Arsenal despite VAR to save Benítez

Spectacular and fair comeback of the Everton before him Arsenal ending with a disastrous eight-game winless streak that seriously compromised the position of Rafa Benitez. He managed to beat the team led by the Spanish coach despite the fact that the ‘gunners’ went ahead by means of Odegaard since two goals were annulled to Richarlison by two millimetric outbursts of fire. That circumstance did not daunt the forward, who found the door for the third time and opened the way to a victory sealed by Gray in the discount. Those of Mikel Arteta they were frustrated their attempt to approach positions of Champions.

More spark put the local team in a game in which it was more vertical than an opponent who was too parsimonious in his driving attempts and accumulated turnovers in the center of the field. That made it easier for Benitez They will prowl the area with some ease, although without finishing turning those intentions into real occasions. Gray, Doucouré O Richarlison they tried in different ways during the first half hour but without Ramsdale come to tremble in his goal.

He could change the trend of the crash if the referee had sent off Godfrey for stomping on the face of Tomiyasu, but after reviewing it in the WHERE, He did not consider that the action deserved the red one despite its spectacularity. While that was happening, the Everton lost again to Yerry Mina due to injury.

Seemed to find prize Richarlison one minute before the break with a header on goal at the start of a foul, but the ‘target’ was annulled by a millimeter offside. The height of bad luck for those of Benitez it came just before the whistle that sent the two teams into halftime. Arsenal had not appeared in the area of ​​the Everton throughout the period, but a good center of Tierney from the left was skilfully finished off by Odegaard to put the 0-1.

After what Ramsdale resolved not without hurry a balloon in the air that had been poisoned, again the Everton ran into him again WHERE twelve minutes into the second half with another controversial goal annulled to Richarlison for an offside indicated taking as a reference the toe of the forward’s boot.

Then the game entered a phase of rough play, interruptions and protests that affected the rhythm of the game, favoring at that time whoever was in command on the scoreboard. But Everton, even if it was stumbling, did not give up its efforts. And the third was the charm for Richarlison, who riveted with his head to the net a ball spat out by the crossbar after a shot from Gray, putting the tie ten minutes from the end.

The Arsenal, who had barely shown signs of life at the top, reacted by bumping into the post in the 84th with a header from Nketiah. The London team did not get it right and they did Gray with a great shot from outside the area in the 91st minute that completed a fair comeback to save the head of Rafa Benitez despite the difficulties.

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