Arsenal 5-1 Everton: The Gunners made to settle for Europa League football as Spurs finish fourth

Arsenal earn a big win on the final day against Frank Lampard’s Everton but they are made to settle for Europa League football in 2021/22.

Goals from Gabriel Martinelli, Eddie Nketiah, Cedric Soares, Gabriel Magalhaes and Martin Odegaard did not matter as Tottenham beat Norwich 5-0 at Carrow Road to clinch fourth place.

Recent defeats against Tottenham and Newcastle did the damage for Arsenal who end up fifth in the table.

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Instead, they had to sign off a disappointing season by crushing an Everton side that had climbed their Everest on Thursday night by delivering a stunning comeback win against Crystal Palace to escape relegation with a game to spare.

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Frank Lampard made six changes and beyond a lone strike by Donny van de Beek, they played like a team who had already checked out knowing their season had been saved.

They were particularly vulnerable at corners with Arsenal engineering three of their five goals from the set piece and they looked in danger of capitulating right from the start.

Arsenal had lost the last three Premier League meetings between the rivals but as they poured forward with Bukayo Saka shooting high, that run looked certain to end.

Martinelli aimed a powerful shot on the turn directly at keeper Asmir Begovic as pressure grew on the visiting goal.

Everton had barely ventured from their own half inside the opening 20 minutes but