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Arsenal dominated Saturday’s fixture against Sean Dyche’s resilient Toffees at the Emirates, but the sluggish championship contenders were guilty of failing to create enough clear-cut chances.

Arsenal have now gone three consecutive matches in the league without scoring from open play, leaving them six points behind Liverpool – who drew 2-2 against Fulham – having played a game more.

The full-time whistle was greeted with a smattering of boos inside a frustrated Emirates.

Arteta was also forced to defend his surprising decision to withdraw captain Martin Odegaard shortly after the hour mark.

And when you do what we’ve done against them today, you have to win the game.

“If you draw you always want more, but I cannot ask much more from the boys apart from putting the ball in the net.

Saka ghosted past Jarrad Branthwaite before pulling the ball back to Odegaard, but Jordan Pickford was on hand to produce a fine save to deny the Arsenal skipper.

Unusually, Odegaard was then withdrawn after 62 minutes.

Declan Rice was also taken off by Arteta, although the Spaniard revealed the England midfielder is nursing an injury.

“If Ethan comes on and he scores a goal, it’s a great sub, but if he doesn’t, you have taken your captain out, and that’s football,” said Arteta.

He asked to be subbed in that moment, so we have to do it.”

At the other end of the table, Everton have lost just one of their five matches, and a delighted Dyche said: “It is highly unlikely that you come here and dominate the ball, so what you do without the ball is important, and we were excellent at that today.
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