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93 Arsenal win a free-kick on the right but there's no time to take it as the referee blows for full-time. Arsene Wenger's side have sent a clear message to those who have tipped them to fall out of the Champions League positions this season, while David Moyes will have to lift his side's morale after they took an absolute battering.
91 GOAL SAHA: Pienaar's shot from point-blank range is blocked by Almunia but is spills out to Saha who shoots past the prone Gunners keeper to give the Toffees some consolation.
89 The end can't come soon enough for the Everton players and fans, but there is another three minutes of added time to go.
88 GOAL EDUARDO: Eboue finds Arshavin in the penalty area. The Russian toe-pokes the ball past Howard but it hits the upright, only to fall into the path of Eduardo who sidefoots into an empty goal.
86 Baines runs into trouble in the corner and is eventually forced to concede a throw-in.
85 Ramsey breaks through the middle and shoots from distance but the ball curls away from goal and fails to trouble Howard. He had options on either side but chose to go for glory.
84 Fellaini tries to dribble his way through the Arsenal defence but Gallas is up to the task and slides in to take the ball.
82 Arshavin cuts in from the right but is closed down by Eboue who runs straight at him, forcing the Russian to change direction and run into a wall of defenders.
81 Almunia takes his time with a goal-kick. The tempo has, quite understandably, dropped considerably as the game nears its end.
80 Arsenal win another corner. Arshavin takes it but fails to clear the first defender. Pienaar tries to dribble the ball upfield but Sagna nips in to steal the ball and Arsenal surge forward once again.
78 Saha gets away from Vermaelen and tries to take the ball onto his left foot but the angle is acute and he is off balance. The end result is a screwed shot that fails to trouble Almunia.
77 Clichy and Arshavin combine down the left before the left-back floats a cross into the area. Eduardo chests the ball down and shoots on the turn but the ball goes wide.
76 Arsenal string together a long sequence of passes inside their own half before a weak ball back forces Almunia to race out of his area and clear at the feet of Saha.
74 A terrible clearing header from Sagna falls to Saha who hits a powerful shot just wide of goal in a rare moment of promise from the home team.
73 Arshavin tries to add another but his shot from distance is deflected out for a corner. Saha's attempted clearance goes out for another corner. Pienaar latches onto the delivery and goes racing away from danger.
72 Fabregas and Van Persie are taken off as Wenger gives Eduardo and Aaron Ramsey a run-out.
69 GOAL FABREGAS: Almunia's goal-kick eventually gets to Fabregas who runs straight through the Everton midfield before shooting low into the left corner of goal. He holds up an Arsenal shirt with 'Jarque' on the back to dedicate the goal.
66 Arshavin breaks on the left and wins a corner as his low cross is knocked out. The corner is headed clear but Arsenal retain possession and launch a series of attacks that the home side do well to rebuff.
65 A rare Everton attack breaks down after a loose pass from Cahill goes straight to Almunia.
63 The pace has dropped off significantly since Arsenal's last goal. Saha gets his first touch but it is poor as he receives the ball on the edge of the penalty area and knocks it straight to Gallas.
62 Cahill and Arshavin battle for the ball near the touchline and the Russian wins the ball. Nicklas Bendtner, who has been superb, is replaced by Emmanuel Eboue as Arsene Wenger shores up his defence.
60 Pienaar goes for goal from the free-kick. His shot is on target and has plenty of power so Almunia is forced to punch it clear.
59 Arshavin is penalised for a late tackle and the Toffees get the chance to loft the ball into the Arsenal half where Fabregas concedes another free-kick in a dangerous position.
58 Leon Osman makes way for Louis Saha and Tony Hibbert makes way for Dan Gosling.
57 Pienaar goes on a winding run through the middle and wins a free-kick after Song bundles him off his feet.
55 Arsenal win a corner. Van Persie delivers from the right but the ball ends up going out of play off an Everton player.
Arshavin takes the next corner but the ball is headed clear.
52 The Toffees win a free-kick to the left of the Arsenal penalty area. Baines steps up and thumps it into the goal area but Almunia catches it under very little pressure.
51 Gallas concedes a throw-in deep inside the Arsenal half.
48 GOAL FABREGAS: Fabregas adds the fourth for the Gunners.
Denilson sends Van Persie free down the left as the Gunners break on the counter. He picks out Fabregas with a perfectly weighted square ball and the Gunners skipper finishes comfortably.
47 Cahill sends in a cross from the right after trading passes with Fellaini but the ball only gets as far as Vermaelen, who heads it clear.
46 The break is over and the second half kicks off. Neither manager has seen fit to make any changes.
Arsenal fan Ann is very happy: "Aloha from Hawaii. Its 0730 in the morning here, lovely and sunny but I've had to close the back door, because I'm getting too noisy!! I'm so excited by what I'm seeing!! Ade-who?? It would be great if we could keep a clean sheet."
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Arsenal are still on the attack as the half-time whistle goes. David Moyes has his work cut out if his side is to get back into this game as defensive lapses and some incisive attacking from the Gunners have heaped pressure on the home side.
44 A rare Toffees attack is halted abrubtly as the linesman spots Jo in an offside position. Bendtner breaks into the penalty area after a long passing move then lays the ball out wide to Sagna. He crosses to the far post where Fabregas is lurking but the Spaniard is crowded off the ball and sends his header well wide.
43 Van Persie plays Denilson clear through on goal but Tony Hibbert does superbly to deny him a shooting chance with a great covering tackle.
42 There's some respite for the Toffees as they win a throw-in inside the Arsenal half.
41 Bendtner shows some superb skill to send Sagna clear on the right. The Frenchman has plenty of time to set up his cross but ends up delivering a weak bobble straight at the defence.
40 GOAL GALLAS: Fabregas delivers a free-kick from the left and this time it Gallas who beats the defenders to the ball as he rises high and unmarked to head past howard from five yards out. Arsenal are running riot now.
38 Fellaini holds the ball up well and sends Baines clear down the left. His cross is perfectly weighted but sails through a sea of bodies with no one getting as much as a touch on it.
37 The goal has stunned the crowd. Arsenal have had two clear chances and have taken full advantage on both occasions.
36 GOAL VERMAELEN: Bendtner is knocked down by Baines off the ball and is awarded a free-kick. Van Persie delivers from deep and Vermaelen sneeks in behind the defence to score a thumping header in his league debut. He was totally unmarked at the laft post.
34 Arshavin puts the ball in the back of the net with a beatiful chip over Howard but a late flag for offside curtails the Russian's celebrations.
32 From another Everton corner Fellaini rises high and heads the ball to the bottom corner. Denilson makes a fantastic reflex clearance right on the goalline.
31 Vermaelen clears weakly and the ball falls to Cahill. He shapes to shoot but is dispossessed. Everton eventually win a corner but it comes to nothing.
30 Arsenal have found their passing rythm and Everton are seeing very little of the ball. Van Persie wins a corner off Yobo.
Fabregas delivers but Howard catches the ball.
28 Arshavin outmuscles Joseph Yobo on the right and floats in a cross but it is just too high for Van Persie to connect with a header.
27 The small contingent of Arsenal fans are outsinging their hosts after the goal. Van Persie looks to double the lead but shoots wide from distance.
25 GOAL DENILSON: Bendtner turns Baines inside out on the right and slides the ball to Fabregas. He tees up Denilson who hits a stunning shot from outside the penalty area that nestles in the top right corner of the Everton goal. That was a bit special.
23 Almunia comes off his line to collect a free-kick. Clichy is tackled heavily by Cahill, who makes his second studs-up
challenge of the game. He isn't shown a yellow.
22 It's been a fairly even affair thus far, with neither side creating a clear-cut scoring opportunity.
20 Pienaar slides a delightful pass into the area and Cahill beats Vermaelen to the ball. His touch is just too heavy however, allowing Manuel Almunia to collect the ball.
19 Luke Hayes believes the Gunners will come out on top: "I can see an Arsenal win today but not without Everton giving it a big push. I think Everton will win the 1st half 1-0 with Arsenal coming back to win 2-0 in the second half. As an Arsenal fan im hoping Arshavin gets of to a Flyer."
18 Bendtner tries to beat his marker on the right but ends up getting tangled in his own feet and loses out.
16 Arsenal win a free-kick after Tim Cahill goes into a tackle on Cesc Fabregas with studs showing. Van Persie sends the free-kick into the penalty area but it is far too close to Tim Howard, who plucks it out of the air with ease.
15 Osman sends a low cross into the area that Gallas boots straight into the air. Leighton Baines takes the corner but it is cleared. The Toffees have Arsenal pinned in their own half at the moment.
14 Phil Neville takes a throw-in deep inside the Arsenal half. The ball is eventually played back to Osman who lobs it forward for Fellaini.
13 William Gallas makes a confident headed clearance under pressure from Jo.
11 Bendtner heads the ball into the path of Van Persie from Gael Clichy's pass. The Dutch striker hits the ball on the turn but fails to get his strike on target.
10 Arsenal are temporarily down to ten men as Bacary Sagna receives treatment on the sidelines. He's back soon enough and plays a few quick passes with Bendtner on the right.
9 Lescott has to make a quick recovery as Denilson goes chasing after the ball on the right. The Toffees defender shows a great turn of pace and gets to the ball well ahead of the Gunners midfielder.
8 Andrey Arshavin is penalised for a foul on Leon Osman as the two battle for the ball in the Everton corner.
7 Denilson picks up Alex Song's pass in midfield and plays the ball wide to Bendtner who cuts inside and shoots high and wide from 30 yards out.
6 Pienaar has shrugged off the knock and is played through on goal. He is incorrectly flagged offside when he had a real chance to score.
4 Steven Pienaar looks to be struggling after taking a knock. Robin van Persie receives the ball with his back to goal and lays it into the path of Nicklas Bendtner who is crowded off the ball by two defenders.
3 The Toffees have started the better of the two sides. enjoying most of the early possession. Joleon Lescott pumps the ball forward for Marouane Fellaini but Arsenal new-boy Thomas Vermaelen gets in a good defensive header.
2 Everton show their intentions early, lobbing long passes forward in the hopes that their tall strikers can outmuscle the Arsenal defence.
1 The game gets under way at Goodison Park after a delay for a minute's applause in honour of Sir Bobby Robson.
Pre-match: Arsenal travel to Everton hoping to get their season off to a good start. Rumours in the Italian media state that AC Milan are set to unveil the signing of Cesc Fabregas on Monday, yet he has been named in Arsenal's starting line-up - highly unlikely that there's any truth in the rumours then.
Everton's line-up features Joleon Lescott, who also finds himself at the centre of a fiery transfer row after being courted by Manchester City. Neither side ill want to give an inch on the opening day of the season so this could be a cagey affair.
Today's teams:
Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Yobo, Lescott, Baines, Osman, Neville, Cahill, Pienaar, Fellaini, Jo Subs: Nash, Saha, Vaughan, Gosling, Rodwell, Duffy, Baxter
Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Clichy, Fabregas, Song Billong, Denilson, Bendtner, van Persie, Arshavin Subs: Mannone, Eduardo, Ramsey, Silvestre, Eboue, Gibbs, Merida