Everton 2–0 Arsenal | Dec 1977

Lyons judging it well. Price turning it back. Forward by Young. Dobson for Everton. Ford Wood. Nelson's header. Collected by Ricks. A tackle by Ross. Ricks leaving the throw. Nelson to take it. Stapleton for Ricks. Player with pace and skill on the ball. That's a neat little cross towards the near post. Put out. Kept in in fact. And Ricks crosses it again. Macdonald was under it. So too is Sunderland. Macdonald trying to get onto it. A cross by Sunderland and inches past that far post. And Wood is not pleased. Ball was bobbing around in his six yard box. He left it to the defenders. And they were not very positive in getting it away. Dobson. Thomas. Pejic. Holding off the challenge from Price. And going on with Thomas now outside him. Oh and he's got a gap for himself. Play by Pejic. Thomas came outside him. Defenders caught in two minds. Pejic saw the gap. Went through it. And it was a good shot that Jennings couldn't hold. And Lachford was following up for his 20th goal of the season. Brady calling for it and getting a good ball. And turning it well in his stride. That was beautifully done. Arsenal's best move so far. Brady went on the run. Called. Ricks delivered. And Brady met it in midair very cleverly. But Wood made the save. So we're all full strength again. And here's Macdonald nipping in. And it's a catch for Wood. Macdonald slipped in there finding Lyons not entirely concentrating perhaps. Derricott. McKenzie. Derricott again. Played a full part in his recall to the team today. And Kenyon too. Good ball from Kenyon for Dobson. On for Thomas. And Thomas' pullback is headed away by Young. Sunderland. O'Leary. Stapleton. Brady. And Macdonald is onside. Now he's got Wood to beat and Wood has come out. And Macdonald has made an awful hash of it. That really was a terrible mess. By a man who has played at centre forward for England on a dozen occasions. Right through. Slight suspicion of offside. But the flag stayed down. Macdonald went on. And when he met Wood really didn't seem to know what to do. Simpson pushes one through for Stapleton. And comes to take it again. And Wood catches. Quarter of an hour to go now. Only visiting teams to win at Goodison Park this season. Nottingham Forest on the opening day of the season. And Manchester United here last Monday. King. Mackenzie. And King again. And he's found the net. They look very pleased on the bench. So simple. King. Gives the ball. Takes the return. And fires it with great certainty. Past Jennings. And that is 2-0. Liam Brady for Arsenal. Simpson. Finding Wood. Ball signalled by the linesman. Referee plays the advantage. No point in stopping the flow of play for that. Stapleton. Nelson. Now playing in a more forward role. With Simpson covering him at left back. Sunderland. Well there was some very good work there by Dobson. Wood seemed to have got his angles all wrong. And the ball was cut past him by Sunderland. Dobson came to the rescue. Nelson would have preferred to have the advantage there. He didn't seem at all pleased when the referee called them back. But Simpson has crossed well and Young has met it. And Wood has made a fantastic save. Good free kick move. Nelson to Simpson. Simpson a cross that a winger would have been proud of. Young met it like a bullet. And Wood pulled out the save of the match.