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Arsenal held Everton to a 0-0 draw in the Premier League
Despite creating plenty of chances and dominating all aspects of the game, Arsenal ultimately failed to make it count and failed to score from open play for the third straight Premier League game on Saturday.
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The Gunners were widely expected to roll with Everton at the Emirates Stadium, but on a disappointing afternoon for Arteta, his side did just about everything they needed to get on the scoresheet.
The 0-0 draw was made all the more disappointing by bitter title rivals Liverpool dropping points at Fulham, with the Reds also at home, as Arsenal failed to capitalize on Arne Slott’s rare trickery.
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Arsenal’s next five Premier League games |
Date |
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Crystal Palace (away) |
December 21 |
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Ipswich Town (home) |
December 27 |
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Brentford (away) |
January 1st |
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Brighton (outside) |
January 4th |
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Tottenham |
January 15th |
Liverpool’s draw means Arsenal have not lost any ground to the Merseysiders, but chances to close the gap will be few and far between, with Chelsea instead taking advantage after their 2-1 win over Brentford.
“I feel very disappointed that I didn’t win the game because, obviously, if there’s one team that deserved to win, there’s only one, Arsenal.” he said Arteta for Arsenal’s 0-0 draw with Everton.
We didn’t give anything away, we didn’t concede a shot, we dominated our game, we didn’t allow them to run, no set pieces. High pressure, excellent. We got them there. We created the chances, but the last 20 meters were not enough to score, which is what you have to do with all the dominance because we were never able to dominate it like that.
“But in the end you have to try to create the highest chance of winning. Now when you tie the game, you want more. Even if we win it, we always want more. But I can’t ask much more from the boys except to put the ball in the net”.
In their quest for a late goal, Arteta delivered £265,000 a week striker Gabriel Jesus for the final 20 minutes but the Brazilian was unable to make an impact or add to his tally with just one strike in all competitions this season.
There have been reports that Arsenal are in the market for a new centre-forward to take the pressure off Kai Havertz, with Jesus failing to be that talismanic 20-plus goals per season frontman they arguably need at the moment.
Arsenal could swap Gabriel Jesus for Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic
A recurring potential attacking target for Arsenal in this regard is the Juventus forward Dusan Vlahovicas reports continue to link the Gunners with a move for the Serbian international.
Another claim has emerged from Italy, as news agency Spazio J suggests that Arsenal could use Jesus in a swap deal for Vlahovicwith attacking midfielder Arteta heading to Juve and star forward Thiago Motta heading in the opposite direction to London.
Juve will need a “big name” replacement for Vlahovic if the former Fiorentina star leaves and Jesus would obviously fit the bill. Arsenal are ‘knocking for Vlahovic’ as ‘one of the most credible and aggressive’ suitors and are believed to be ready to give the go-ahead to a potential swap deal.
The 24-year-old, who has a price tag of approx £67 millionhas scored 11 goals in 19 appearances in all competitions.
