On Wednesday the fourth-ranked Norwegian struggled once again, and wasn’t so lucky down the stretch as Japan’s Taro Daniel notched the upset to reach the quarterfinals, 7-5, 2-6, 7-6(5). Odegaard put the result beyond doubt in the 71st minute when Arsenal's captain beat Jordan Pickford with a deflected strike from Trossard's cross.Taro Daniel stunned Casper Ruud for his biggest career win by ranking on Wednesday night in Acapulco.Ĭasper Ruud struggled mightily in his first-round win over Guido Andreozzi in Acapulco in three sets. Saka was the provider this time as he seized possession from the dozing Idrissa Gueye and found Martinelli, who slotted home from close-range for a goal that was confirmed after a VAR check for a tight offside claim against the Brazilian. Maupay almost mustered an immediate reply for Everton with a long-range blast that whistled just wide.ĭespite that escape, Arsenal were firing on all cylinders and Martinelli increased their lead in first half stoppage-time. Oleksandr Zinchenko's pass found Saka in the Everton area and the 21-year-old held off Vitaliy Mykolenko before smashing a fierce strike into the top corner for his 11th goal this season. Gabriel certainly looked unaffected by the fuss when he slid across with a perfectly timed block to stop Maupay from unloading a shot.Įverton's rearguard action lasted until the 40th minute when Saka opened the floodgates. Slick Saka -Arteta had insisted everything was 'fine' between Gabriel and William Saliba despite the Arsenal centre-backs' heated confrontation on the pitch following the Leicester game. In a rare spell of Everton pressure, Aaron Ramsdale had to save from Neal Maupay twice in quick succession, but both times the striker's efforts lacked the power to truly test the keeper. Unless Dyche can fix their malaise, Everton are in grave danger of playing in the second tier for the first time since 1954.Īrteta was rewarded for naming the same team that won 1-0 at Leicester on Saturday, with Leandro Trossard again selected in attack instead of Eddie Nketiah. Sean Dyche started his Everton reign with a shock 1-0 win against Arsenal at Goodison Park on February 4.īut Everton have lost three times and won just once since then, leaving them sitting third bottom of the table.Įverton have played a game more than all the teams around them at the bottom and remain the league's lowest scorers this season with just 17 goals. I'm really happy with the maturity and quality we showed.'

This league is a different story,' Arteta said.

'I'm delighted when I see the team play the way we want to. Three successive wins since the City defeat have taken the Gunners to 60 points, which is their joint-highest total after 25 Premier League fixtures, along with that famous 2003-04 campaign and 2007-08.

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