Arsenal finished the 2023/24 season on a winning note as they beat Everton 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium. Unfortunately for the Gunners, it wasn’t quite enough to end their league title drought as Manchester City beat West Ham 3-1 at the Etihad. Here are our talking points from the clash.
Everton
Referee announced for Arsenal v Everton- Toffees unbeaten under him in 2023/24!
The Premier League has officially announced Michael Oliver as the referee for Arsenal’s final league game of the 2023/24 season. The Gunners trail Man City by two points going into the final day of the campaign and need to beat Everton & hope that City slip up in their own game against West Ham.
Interestingly, Everton are yet to lose a game with Oliver as the referee in 2023/24. The Toffees have won 13 league games all season, and 3 of those 13 have come under Oliver.
Everton record with Oliver as referee in 2023/24 (3 wins, 1 draw)
xG Chelsea 6-0 Everton April 2024 | Expected Goals Stats Cole Palmer CFC v EFC Attendance 39,392
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Chelsea v Everton (Crowd attendance of 39,392).
A stunning individual performance from Cole Palmer, whose four goals helped CFC win 6-0.
xG Chelsea 2.49-0.36 Everton shots map (Actual score CFC 6-0 EVE)
1-0 Palmer first goal v Everton xG 0.07
2-0 Palmer second header goal v Everton xG 0.80
3-0 Palmer hat trick third goal v Everton xG 0.05
4-0 Nicolas Jackson goal v Everton xG 0.06
5-0 Palmer fourth penalty goal v Everrton xG 0.80
6-0 Gilchrist goal v Everton xG 0.10
Note– Two decent chances for Beto (10th and 44th minute) were both offside, but have been officially counted as shots. They have not been included here in Everton’s xG score.
CFC vs Everton 6-0 Match Stats for comparison
(CFC stats on left; EFC on right)
Close to 60% possession for Chelsea here.