"14 min: it's woefully overhit by McNeil, a curler positively blootered deep into the stand behind the goal. On the touchline, a clearly unimpressed David Moyes channels the collected writing of Irvine Welsh into interpretive dance. Share 13 min: Garner sends the corner long. Raya comes off his line and flaps. Hincapie digs him out of trouble with a clearing header at the far stick."
"But it's at the expense of a throw, which O'Brien launches long from the right. Barry and Tarkowski hover, and force Timber into conceding another corner. This one will come in from the right, and Share 12 min: A speculative pass down the Everton left, coupled with Barry's presence, forces Saliba into the concession of the game's first corner. Garner to take."
"Share 11 min: Both teams take turns to probe gingerly. There's not a great deal going on right now. Arsenal being favourites, Everton will be the happier. Tim Iroegbunam gets to grips with Declan Rice. Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/Shutterstock Share 9 min: Calafiori and Hincapie make a meal of dealing with a simple long ball, momentarily threatening to give McNeil, buzzing around, a sniff. But eventually they combine to head clear then hoof. This game's not quite taken off. Plenty of time yet."
Arsenal dominated early possession while Everton produced intermittent threats and won the game's first corner after Saliba was forced into conceding. Everton corners prompted Raya to come off his line and saw Hincapie clear danger with a header. Barry and Tarkowski pressured Timber into conceding another corner from the right. Both teams probed cautiously with limited sustained momentum. Calafiori and Hincapie initially struggled with a long ball but eventually cleared. Saka tried to advance on the right while Grealish closed down Everton's counter. Everton nicked possession for a counter but Grealish overhit a pass to Mykolenko. Gyokeres picked up centrally and attempted a run.
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