Arsenal started the match enthusiastically with attacks mainly on the right wing. In the 8th minute, they opened the scoring. Ozil crossed for Welbeck but the striker missed the ball. Fortunately for Arsenal, Bellerin rushed in at the right time to score.
However, centre-back Koscielny put the home team at a disadvantage in the 14th minute. He was sent off a direct red card from referee Michael Oliver after a tackle with both feet against Enner Valencia.
After this situation, Arsenal was forced to switch to playing with 4 defenders instead of 3 as at the start. Everton attacked more strongly but Arsenal's defense was still maintained to be well-organized.
Moreover, the "Gunners" doubled the gap in the 28th minute. Sanchez hit Welbeck's ball. The former Man United striker, after a few handling moves, passed it back to the Chilean striker who comfortably ran down to finish.
At the end of the first half, truly dangerous opportunities came to coach Ronald Koeman's team. However, Petr Cech neutralized both Lukaku's close-range header and Gueye's long-range shot. The first half ended with Arsenal leading by 2 goals.
Arsenal's second-half fighting spirit was much less there as they knew that both Man City and Liverpool had goals against Watford and Middlesbrough.
After centre-back Gabriel had to leave the pitch due to injury for a short time, they conceded a goal in the 58th minute. Everton was awarded a penalty kick for Monreal conceding the ball to their hand in their home penalty area. Romelu Lukaku then successfully executed the penalty kick.
The ball flew into Petr Cech's goal once again in the 67th minute. However, Enner Valencia was fined because the referee thought he fouled because of Mertesacker in an aerial battle to end the score.
Arsenal didn't attack as much as they did in the first half, but they still had situations that made the fans regret. If Ozil or Iwobi had done better in the finals, the third goal would have come soon for them.
However, that goal was scored by Ramsey in the 90+1 minute. After receiving the ball from Ozil, the Welsh midfielder made a beautiful kick into the top corner of Robles' goal.
Arsenal's 3-1 win was not enough for them to advance to the final Top 4 of the Premier League this season when Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 3-0 while Man City defeated Watford 5-0. Arsenal have 75 points overall but Liverpool and Man City have 76 and 78 points respectively.
However, Arsenal still deserved to receive compliments for their efforts until the end of this match. Despite playing with one less player for most of the match, coach Wenger's students still had 3 convincing points. They need to improve more things in the 2017-20 season and get acquainted with the Europa League arena instead of the UEFA Champions League.
