Premier League: Trossard’s strike earns Arsenal victory over Everton

Leandro Trossard’s second-half strike, on Sunday, secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory for Arsenal against Everton at Goodison Park.

The victory helped Arsenal to end a 10-game winless run at Goodison Park.

Trossard, a first-half substitute for the injured Gabriel Martinelli, struck his winner in style, firing a first-time finish in off the post from Bukayo Saka’s pass following a smartly-worked corner.

It came after a controversially-disallowed Martinelli strike in the first half, when Eddie Nketiah was found to be fractionally offside by VAR earlier in the passage of play, despite the ball only reaching him via a heavy deflection off Everton striker Beto.

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Beto’s intervention drastically altered the course of Gabriel Magalhaes’ sideways pass, but PGMOL rules state that a deflection must be deliberate, which is defined as a player having control of the ball, and Beto was deemed not to be in control.

Arsenal continued to probe, however, with Trossard’s first Premier League goal of the season eventually clinching a vital victory which moves the Gunners up to fourth while continuing Everton’s winless start to the campaign.

Everton’s next game is away to Brentford on Saturday.

The Toffees then travel to Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup on September 27.

Arsenal’s next outing is at home to PSV on Wednesday as they make their return to the Champions League.

The Gunners are then back in Premier League action when they host Tottenham in the north London derby on Sunday.

The Star