Arsenal's 5-1 victory over Everton sadly proved too little too late in their bid for Champions League qualification. The Gunners went into the game knowing that a win could secure them Champions League football if Spurs were also to lose against Norwich at Carrow Road. Sadly though as Tottenham took an early lead through Dejan Kulusevski it became clear that wasn't going to happen.
That didn't stop Arsenal from putting in a dominant performance over a very poor Toffees side. They dominated from the off and were deservedly in front when Gabriel Martinelli scored a penalty given by VAR after an Alex Iwobi handball. Eddie Nketiah doubled the lead soon after, poking home a flick on from a corner, but Everton somehow found themselves in the game going into the break as Donny van de Beek tapped home with the last kick of the first half.
The Gunners resumed the second half like they had begun the first though and when Cedric turned home a smart finish from a corner into the roof of the net the game was more or less done. Gabriel then went on to add a fourth almost straight after, and there was time still for Martin Odegaard to slot home. In truth Arsenal could have had many more, so disinterested was the nature of Everton's display.
