Everton 1-1 Arsenal - PLAYER RATINGS: Who was a 'nuisance' all afternoon? Which Gunners star found the 'physicality challenging'? And who impressed with a 7/10 display for hosts?

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By ISAAN KHAN

Published: 10:01 EDT, 5 April 2025 | Updated: 10:12 EDT, 5 April 2025

Arsenal and Everton shared the spoils arsenic they played retired a 1-1 gully connected Saturday afternoon. 

Leandro Trossard opened the scoring arsenic helium recovered the bottommost country wrong 34 minutes aft being recovered by Raheem Sterling connected the antagonistic attack. 

The hosts got connected level presumption 4 minutes aft the interruption arsenic Myles Lewis-Skelly was judged to person brought down Jack Harrison wrong the container earlier Iliman Ndiaye converted the penalty. 

Mikel Arteta's went adjacent to taking each 3 points but Jordan Pickford was connected manus to contradict Gabriel Martinelli late successful the second-half. 

The Gunners are present 5 points up of third-placed Nottingham Forest, who instrumentality connected Aston Villa aboriginal successful the day.  

Mail Sport's ISAAN KHAN was astatine Goodison Park to measure the players' performances.  

Arsenal and Everton shared the spoils arsenic they played retired a 1-1 gully connected Saturday afternoon

Iliman Ndiaye's punishment aboriginal successful the second-half unafraid a constituent for the Toffees

EVERTON (4-2-3-1):

JORDAN PICKFORD: 6

Shanked clearance connected 2 minutes which helium got distant with. Kept alert to an Arsenal broadside who, successful periods, enjoyed possession astir the box.

JAKE O’BRIEN: 6.5

Got stuck successful astatine the backmost and utilized his physicality to effort support the wide men astatine bay.

JAMES TARKOWSKI: 6.5

Put successful a large tackle successful the absorption of Leandro Trossard connected the changeable of half-time which conscionable astir enactment him disconnected from astir scoring.

JARRAD BRANTHWAITE: 7

Everton’s champion defender today. Headed a Declan Rice country disconnected the enactment and made a last-ditch tackle connected Trossard successful the archetypal half.

NATHAN PATTERSON: 6.5

Made a forceful situation connected Ethan Nwaneri aboriginal connected to amusement he’s there.

IDRISSA GUEYE: 6.5

Threw himself astir the transportation with energy, covering overmuch ground. A existent motor for his team.

TIM IROEGBUNAM: 5.5

The crippled passed him by. Was incapable to get a grip connected it.

Jordan Pickford kept alert to an Arsenal broadside who, successful periods, enjoyed possession astir the box.

Jarrad Branthwaite headed a Declan Rice country disconnected the enactment and made a last-ditch tackle connected Trossard

JACK HARRISON: 6

Needed amended extremity merchandise erstwhile helium got chances with the ball. Won important punishment for his broadside aft being fouled by Myles Lewis-Skelly.

ABDOULAYE DOUCOURE: 5.5

Lost the shot erstwhile successful onslaught aggregate times and slowed his squad down.

ILIMAN NDIAYE: 6.5

Well-taken punishment to gully Everton level astatine 1-1. Part of connecting play forward.

BETO: 5.5

Lacked the vigor to afloat property astatine times and incapable to endanger the Arsenal backline. Everton needed much from him.

Manager – DAVID MOYES: 6.5

Substitutes –

JAMES GARNER: 6

ARMANDO BROJA: 6

ASHLEY YOUNG: N/A

CARLOS ALCARAZ: N/A

DWIGHT MCNEIL: N/A

Ndiaye took well-taken punishment to gully Everton level and was portion of connecting play forward

ARSENAL (4-3-3):

DAVID RAYA: 6

Not a batch of information to woody with astatine his extremity — but that picked up aft the Toffees scored. The Spaniard’s organisation down tract could person been better.

BEN WHITE: 6

His archetypal league commencement since undergoing genu country successful November. Didn’t look afloat fit. Made a fig of his signature overlaps connected the close helping that person been missed.

WILLIAM SALIBA: 6.5

Stepped up to the sheet without his accustomed antiaircraft spouse Gabriel. A person astatine the back.

JAKUB KIWIOR: 6.5

Some bully passes connected the shot and didn’t look exposed — thing that has antecedently happened erstwhile getting a accidental to play this season.

MYLES LEWIS-SKELLY: 5.5

Conceded punishment aft dragging down Jack Harrison. Was a spot soft. Top tally connected 63 minutes successful which helium dribbled past fractional the absorption team.

Jakub Kiwior made immoderate bully passes connected the shot and didn’t look exposed

Myles Lewis-Skelly (right) conceded punishment aft dragging down Jack Harrison

MIKEL MERINO: 6.5

Covered galore antithetic areas of the pitch. In complaint of shoring up the defence erstwhile Everton were connected the ball. Got stuck into duels.

JORGINHO: 6

Glimmers of people successful his passing and composure, though lagged astatine times.

DECLAN RICE: 7

Worked good successful the press. Plenty of crosses, clearances and tackles successful the midfield.

ETHAN NWANERI: 6

Didn’t get excessively galore opportunities to thrust astatine the Everton backline and recovered the physicality challenging.

LEANDRO TROSSARD: 8

Great all-round display. Made himself a nuisance astir the area, utilizing choky dribbling skills and bully movement. His left-footed decorativeness past Pickford was well-taken. Man of the match.

RAHEEM STERLING: 5.5

Kept trying to thrust guardant but was perpetually thwarted. Hooked astatine half-time.

Manager – MIKEL ARTETA: 6

Declan Rice worked good successful the press. Plenty of crosses, clearances and tackles successful the midfield

Trossard made himself a nuisance astir the country and opened the scoring

Substitutes –

GABRIEL MARTINELLI: 6.5

Looked a menace successful the last 3rd and enactment the absorption defenders nether pressure. Had a fewer pops astatine goal, too.

BUKAYO SAKA: 6

Didn’t get galore opportunities connected the shot astatine all.

JURRIEN TIMBER: 6.5

MARTIN ODEGAARD: 6

KIERAN TIERNEY: 6

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