In the 38th round of the 2023-2024 Premier League season and the season finale, Arsenal faced Everton at the Emirates Stadium. The match was of great significance to Arsenal, who hoped to get a win at home to change the points gap with Manchester City and thus have a chance to compete for the title. However, the match was full of twists and turns.
Soon after the match started, Everton took a free kick from a set piece and Geyer took the penalty kick. The ball was refracted by Arsenal's player Rice and drilled into the net, leaving Arsenal 0-1 down. However, Arsenal did not get discouraged, they quickly adjusted their state and equalized in the 44th minute by Tomoyasu Kenyo. Eduardo right down the bottom of the inverted triangle knock back, Tomiyasu followed up the shot broke the goal, Arsenal 1-1 Everton.
Into the second half, Arsenal's offense became more intense. They kept attacking Everton's goal, but failed to score. Until the 89th minute, Arsenal finally ushered in a reversal. Jesús broke the ball in front of the field and crossed the ball, Erdős and then diagonally in front of the goal, Havertz parried and pushed the empty goal to win! Through VAR confirmation, the referee did not blow the previous Jesus handball, indicating that the goal is valid! Arsenal went 2-1 up.
With the final whistle, Arsenal won a 2-1 reverse victory over Everton at home. However, due to Manchester City's win in the same round, Arsenal ended up with 89 points, two points behind Manchester City, and finished as runners-up in the Premier League for the second consecutive season.
