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Arsenal thrash 10-man Everton to pile pressure on Koeman

ByReuters

Published 22/10/2017 at 14:42 GMT

* Arsenal eased to 5-2 win at Everton after trailing in first half

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* Excellent Wayne Rooney strike had put the home side in front
* Nacho Monreal and a Mesut Ozil header turned match on its head
* Alexandre Lacazette, Aaron Ramsey and Alexis Sanchez on target
* Hosts finished match with 10 men after Idrissa Gueye dismissal
* Everton drop into bottom three; Arsenal climb to fifth
* Everton travel to Leicester next; Arsenal host Swansea
EVERTON 2 ARSENAL 5
Everton dropped into the bottom three of the Premier League after Arsenal came from a goal down to earn an emphatic 5-2 victory at Goodison Park on Sunday.
It all started so well for the hosts as Wayne Rooney curled a stunning 12th-minute opener into the net to give his side the lead -- the strike coming almost 15 years to the day since a 16-year-old Rooney announced himself to the world with a remarkably similar goal against the same opposition.
Despite trailing, Arsenal dominated from then on, mustering 17 shots on goal in the first half alone, one of which was Nacho Monreal's equaliser from close range five minutes before the break.
Arsenal continued on the front foot after the interval, and took the lead in the 53rd minute via the head of Mesut Ozil.
Idrissa Gueye was dismissed 15 minutes later after collecting a second yellow card, before a goal from Alexandre Lacazette in the 74th minute and late strikes from Aaron Ramsey and Alexis Sanchez, coming either side of an Oumar Niasse consolation, capped a victory that moves Arsenal up to fifth but piles the pressure on under-fire Everton boss Ronald Koeman. (Reporting by Peter Hall; Editing by Clare Fallon)
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