Everton vs Arsenal

19 December 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Andre Marriner

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Rob Holding 22’ (og)
  • Yerry Mina 45’
  • Nicolas Pepe 35’ (pen)

Match summary

Everton beat Arsenal 2-1. Everton led 2-1 at half-time.

Holding's own goal put Everton ahead in the 22nd minute, Nicolas Pepe equalised from the penalty spot in the 35th minute, and Yerry Mina won it with a header in the 45th minute, set up by Gylfi Sigurdsson.

Arsenal can feel hard done by, creating 1.25 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Everton's 0.67 from 9.

Match stats

Everton Arsenal
9 Shots 13
2 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.66 xG 1.25
0.66 Non-penalty xG 0.49
1 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Everton Arsenal
Kick-off
Rob Holding
Own goal1-0 (Everton)
22’
35’
Nicolas Pepe
Penalty1-1 (Arsenal)
Yerry Mina
Assist: Gylfi Sigurdsson2-1 (Everton)
45’
Half-time2-1
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Everton
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Arsenal
  • Kieran Tierney
  • Mohamed Elneny
  • Joe Willock

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.67 1.25 22’ Rob Holding (Everton) own goal, 1-0 22’ 35’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), 1-1 35’ 45’ Yerry Mina (Everton), 2-1 45’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.67 1.25 22’ Rob Holding (Everton) own goal, 1-0 Holding 22’ 35’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), 1-1 Pepe 35’ 45’ Yerry Mina (Everton), 2-1 Mina 45’
Everton 0.67 xGArsenal 1.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Everton attacking 
35’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 22’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 41’ Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 82’ Mason Holgate (Everton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 45’ Yerry Mina (Everton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 84’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Joe Willock (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 30’ Alex Iwobi (Everton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 44’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 25’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ David Luiz (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+5’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Willian (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+5’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Alex Iwobi (Everton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Michael Keane (Everton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), own goal 35’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 22’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 41’ Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 82’ Mason Holgate (Everton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 45’ Yerry Mina (Everton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 53’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 84’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Joe Willock (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 30’ Alex Iwobi (Everton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 44’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 25’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ David Luiz (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+5’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Willian (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+5’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Alex Iwobi (Everton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Michael Keane (Everton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jordan Pickford GK900 0.000.000
Mason Holgate DEF901 0.090.041
Yerry Mina DEF9011 0.080.000
Michael Keane DEF901 0.010.000
Ben Godfrey DEF900 0.000.000
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID900 0.000.000
Tom Davies MID900 0.000.011
Alex Iwobi MID842 0.070.201
Gylfi Sigurdsson MID9012 0.170.172
Richarlison MID900 0.000.000
Dominic Calvert-Lewin FWD902 0.240.000
Seamus Coleman Sub60 0.000.000
Cenk Tosun Sub10 0.000.000
Jonjoe Kenny Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Everton win 36% Avg odds 2.66
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Arsenal win 36% Avg odds 2.68

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.