Written by_Mohamed Alaa
Arsenal broke the ‘Goodison Park’ stadium curse and overcame the obstacles of its host Everton after defeating them 1-0 today, Sunday, in the fifth stage of the league championship in English Premier League football.
Belgian star (substitute) Leandro Trossard took on the starring role in the match after scoring Arsenal’s only goal in the 69th minute, leading the London team to achieve its fourth victory in the tournament during the current season, against a single draw.
With this victory, Arsenal got rid of the complex at Goodison Park, Everton’s stronghold , after achieving its first victory at its rival’s stadium in the Premier League in nearly six years.
Arsenal’s last victory at Everton Stadium was in October 2017, when it defeated the Blue Team 5-2, suffering four defeats and one draw during the last five matches that took place between the two teams at this stadium.
Arsenal, runner-up last season, rose to 13 points in fourth place, two points behind Manchester City (leader), the defending champion in the last three seasons.
On the other hand, Everton’s score, which suffered its fourth loss in the tournament this season and its third at field this season, stopped at one point in eighteenth place (third from the bottom).
