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Arsenal’s title hopes take knock after Everton draw
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta following the Premier League match at Ashburton Grove, London, December 14, 2024

Arsenal 0–0 Everton
by Layth Yousif
at Ashburton Grove 

IT WAS fitting that the PA played “Don’t Stop Believing” after a frustrating afternoon in north London.

The music from early 1980s America rockers Journey seemed apposite after Arsenal failed to break down a steadfastly obdurate Everton side, as Mikel Arteta’s side dropped two more points in their stuttering title hunt.

Never mind that rivals Liverpool drew against Fulham at Anfield, the Gunners needed to extract three points from Sean Dyche’s well-drilled Toffees – and simply didn’t achieve their aims.

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