English football: Everton is becoming a threat to top clubs (video)

You can read the main events that took place in English football on Saturday night, the goals in the matches and the situation in the tournament table through this article.

Everton – Arsenal 1:1
Goals: Ndiaye 49 pen – Trossar 34
Everton – Pickford, Patterson (Young, 75), Iroegbunam (Garner, 65), Brentwaite, Tarkowski, O'Brien, Guye, Ndiaye (Alcaraz, 75), Doucoure, Harrison, Betu.
Arsenal – Rayya, Saliba, White (Timber, 62), Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly (Tierney, 75), Rice, Trossard, Merino, Jorginho (Odegaard, 71), Nwaneri (Saka, 46), Sterling (Martinelli, 46).
Cautions: O'Brien (18), Tarkowski (63) Alcaraz (87) – Jorginho (48).

Trossard's first-half goal was not enough and Arsenal dropped another point. The Belgian could have won another one-on-one, but early in the second half, referee Darren England awarded a questionable penalty to the visitors and Ndiaye equalised. However, Harrison was a master of acting in the fight for the ball as he entered the penalty area. VAR did not intervene.

Everton could have been beaten in the second half, but Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli and Rice failed to capitalise on their chances.

But that means nothing in practice for the Londoners. Liverpool can only be caught up with this team if they voluntarily leave the championship. The gap between them was 12 points on the eve of the match, and Arteta thought first of all about the midweek match against Real Madrid in the Champions League and left the leaders in reserve. Everton, on the other hand, are unbeaten against the “big six” teams at home for the seventh time in a row (+1=6). Two rounds later, Manchester City will be the guest at Goodison Park, fighting for a place in the Champions League.

Aston Villa – Nottingham Forest 2:1
Goals: Rodgers 13, Malen 15 – Silva 58
Aston Villa — Martinez, Garcia (Consa, 46), Disasi, Mings, Matsen, Onana (Camara, 62), Tielemans, Malen (Ramsey, 62), Asensio (McGunn, 73), Rodgers, Watkins (Rashford, 62).
Nottingham Forest — Zels, Williams, Murillo, Milenkovic, Morato (Boli, 75), Yates, Anderson, Dominguez (Sosa, 74), Gibbs-White, Elanga (Silva, 46), Hudson-Odoi.

Rodgers and Malen's first-half goals were enough for Aston Villa, who temporarily overtook Newcastle and are level on points with Manchester City. At the moment, only two Birmingham players in the Premier League have had more than ten attempts on goal in all competitions since the beginning of the year: Watkins and Rodgers have 12 each, and Asensio has nine. Their goals or assists have ensured Villa's seven-match winning streak. Unai Emery's team is in top form heading into the match against PSG. In addition, the Spanish specialist is recording a fifteen-match unbeaten streak at home for the second time under the management of this club.

The English Premier League table after the 31st round of matches looks like this: