Lacazette strikes as controversial goal puts gloss on Arsenal win over Everton

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Alexandre Lacazette scored a beauty, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made the points safe and Unai Emery could toast a fourth consecutive Premier League win. Yet this was an afternoon when the margins were fine and the result could just as easily have gone the other way if Everton had turned up with their shooting boots on.

Petr Cech was the star turn and Emery’s decision to persist with the goalkeeper ahead of the summer signing, Bernd Leno, was more than vindicated. Cech made five stops in the first half that ranked from decent to excellent and, more than anybody, it was the 36-year-old that created the platform for victory. He even made fine saves from Michael Keane and the substitute, Cenk Tosun, at 2-0 to ensure a first clean sheet of the Emery era.

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Written by David Hytner at the Emirates Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/sep/23/arsenal-everton-premier-league-match-report under the title “Lacazette strikes as controversial goal puts gloss on Arsenal win over Everton”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.