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Two goals in three minutes allowed Arsenal to beat Everton 2-0 at Emirates Stadium and to finish sixth in the Premier League standings.
Alexandre Lacazette broke the deadlock with an arrival that flew into the top corner before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, in offside position that officials do not see, grabbed the second place.
Arsenal had survived an early warning when Dominic Calvert-Lewin, found by Tom Davies, was unable to get past Petr Cech while Richarlison was waiting in the middle.
Everton scrambled the ball as he threatened to surrender his seat to Aaron Ramsey before yielding again for the offside flag to rise as Gylfi Sigurdsson cleared.
A low center from Hector Bellerin worried Everton, Nacho Monreal forcing Jordan Pickford to make a stop before Lucas Torreira was registered on Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson unleashed another pawn, the center escaped with two forwards from Everton, and after 21 minutes of play, Richarlison was stopped by Cech.
Lucas Digne was fouled on Aubameyang as the striker tried to take a break, and Richarlison jumped over the post as Everton showed up again.
Digne 's free kick was overthrown by Cech after Theo Walcott, back in the UAE, was fouled and the game reversed, a Mesut Ozil cross was cut before it was broken. reach Ramsey.
Cech quickly pulled out of line to block Walcott after Sigurdsson's best approaching play, and Arsenal made a change as Sokratis Papastathopoulos, who had been knocked out, was replaced by Rob Holding.
Arsenal tried to put pressure late in the first period, Bellerin went through, but Everton crossed the finish line.
Cech hit another Richarlison shot while the opening period, during which Everton had taken advantage of the best opportunities, ended without a goal.
Arsenal attempted to pick up the tempo as the second half started and allowed Ramsey to shoot from the edge of the area after a corner, with Pickford holding on.
Aubameyang's head could have hit Everton's hand after 54 minutes, but two minutes later the Gunners led Lacazette.
Three minutes later, he was controversial 2-0, Ozil passing at low altitude and Ramsey beating Aubameyang.
Aubameyang made way for Alex Iwobi as the match was heading towards his last 20 minutes, the local team and control as well as the spark of Everton having abandoned them.
But the Merseysiders almost got a foothold when Cech toppled Michael Keane's head. They then appealed to Bernard and Cenk Tosun for Walcott, applauded by local fans and Calvert-Lewin.
Danny Welbeck replaced Ramsey before Digne hit the corner of the post and the bar for Everton as their last chance to return to the match came and went.
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