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FROM BEST TO WORST: THE SHOCKING COLLAPSE OF EVERTON'S MIDFIELD

Days after beating Man Utd, Everton suffered a 4-1 thrashing by Newcastle, fueled by Pickford's errors and the season's fastest goal. The team must recover quickly for the Tuesday match vs Bournemouth.

From Best to Worst: The Shocking Collapse of Everton's Midfield
Everton's 4-1 Loss Erases Man Utd Victory

The post-mortem for Everton's disastrous game against Newcastle United began well before the final whistle at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Just days after what seemed like their best showing of the season against Manchester United, Everton crashed back down to earth, getting hammered by Newcastle.

Newcastle cruised to their first away win since April, thrashing Everton 4-1. Malick Thiaw scored a lightning-fast goal within 55 seconds. Eddie Howe's team dominated from there. Even though Everton tried to fight back, they were already down 3-0 by halftime, leaving many feeling the game was over.

Knowing their team barely scores three goals in a game, some fans left at halftime. James Tarkowski and Jordan Pickford were already dissecting the mess after Nick Woltemade scored Newcastle's third goal just before the break.

Pickford's mistake gifted Newcastle their second goal, letting Lewis Miley's shot slip right through him.

Then, Pickford was helpless as Thiaw headed in his second goal later in the game.

Even Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's goal—arguably the best of the match—offered little comfort, especially considering Thierno Barry's continued bad luck.

I think we were flat from the start, Everton defender Jake O’Brien admitted. We gave them chances we usually wouldn't.

They scored, and it was an uphill battle from there. We gave them a chance right away, and we were lucky Jordan saved it. But then they scored, giving them momentum.

O'Brien continued with his frank assessment: at times, we held the ball well but left ourselves too exposed.

They took advantage of our sloppy mistakes. Usually, we'd defend those, but that's football.

We were happy on Monday, but today is different. It's important to move past this and go into Tuesday with a positive attitude, aiming for three points.

Next, David Moyes and his team travel to the South Coast to face Bournemouth on Tuesday night. The Vitality Stadium hasn't been kind to Everton in recent years.

Bournemouth is returning home after a 3-2 loss to Sunderland on Saturday. Still, Andoni Iraola's team is unbeaten in all six of their Premier League home games this season.

It's good that the game is on Tuesday. "We need to put Newcastle behind us and get going again because we have a lot of games coming up," O'Brien said.

There are a lot of points to grab, so we need to go into it with a fresh mindset and try to get something out of it.

VAR REVIEW: CHELSEA 2-2 BOURNEMOUTH, ESTêVãO PENALTY DRAMA EXPLAINED! WAS IT A FOUL OR A DIVE

Explaining the VAR: How an 11th-minute penalty check at Stamford Bridge saved a point for Chelsea against a resilient Bournemouth.

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Antoine Semenyo’s clumsy challenge handed Chelsea a vital lifeline

Every week, the Video Assistant Referee stirs up drama in the Premier League. Let's break down how these calls are made and if they're actually right.

This season, we're digging into the big moments to explain the VAR process and the rules of the game.

What went down: Chelsea's Estêvão was moving into the Bournemouth box, with Antoine Semenyo on his tail. Estêvão went down after some contact with Semenyo. The ref, Barrott, waved off Chelsea's penalty shouts, saying there wasn't a foul. He thought both players made contact naturally as they were running, and Estêvão basically tripped himself.

VAR said, "After looking at it, VAR Pawson suggested Barrott take another look at the monitor for a possible penalty because Semenyo might have tripped Estêvão."

VAR's take: Pawson had to figure out if the contact was just part of the play, like the ref thought, or if Semenyo fouled Estêvão. It was clear Estêvão tripped, but the question was how the contact started.

At first glance, it would be hard for Pawson to disagree with the ref because the main TV angle wasn't clear. But after checking out the sideline and behind views, Pawson saw that Semenyo stepped into Estêvão's path, making enough contact with his leg to cause him to trip.

Pawson told Barrott to check the monitor for a possible penalty. Barrott watched the replays, agreed, and gave Chelsea the penalty.

The call: It was a reasonable VAR call based on today's standards. But it's a borderline case.

Barrott seemed unsure of the monitor and needed some convincing from different angles.

A lot of the time, this kind of contact is just from players running normally, and someone goes down. To give a penalty, there really needs to be a clear foul by the defender. You could say that happened here, but it's a pretty low standard for VAR to get involved.

Chelsea 2-2 AFC Bournemouth

Referee: Sam Barrott

VAR: Craig Pawson

What: VAR check for a foul in the box

When: 11th minute

BREAKING: UNAI EMERY REVEALS THE REAL REASON BEHIND HIS COLD ARTETA HANDSHAKE SNUB NOW

Unai Emery explains why he skipped the post-match handshake as Arsenal’s 4-1 win ends Aston Villa’s 11-game streak at the Emirates.

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Emery snubs Arteta's handshake

Unai Emery said he didn't shake Mikel Arteta's hand right after Aston Villa lost at the Emirates Stadium since the Arsenal manager kept him waiting.

This loss stopped Villa's winning streak at 11 games, their first in almost two months.

Villa held their own in the first half, but Arsenal scored early in the second when Gabriel got to the ball before Emi Martinez on a corner.

Martin Zubimendi quickly made it 2-0, and Leandro Trossard scored a third goal a little after an hour had passed.

Soon after entering the pitch, Gabriel Jesus scored, making it 4-0. Ollie Watkins was able to respond by tapping in a goal late in the game after Donyell Malen's nice play.

After the game, Emery waited to shake Arteta's hand, but he went to the locker room since Arteta was still celebrating with his team.

It’s easy to see. I like to do things fast,” Emery said when asked about why he didn’t shake Arteta’s hand.

“I shake hands, then I go to the dressing room with my players and coaches. I was waiting.

“Arteta was busy with his coaches, so I went inside. It’s not a big deal for me.”

About the match, Emery commented, “We played great in the first half, and things were going our way. We had corners and defended well. We didn’t let them get a corner in the first half.

“We felt good, but we let in the first goal in the second half. Onana getting hurt didn’t help since he’s important for set pieces and in the midfield.

“We didn’t quit, and we kept playing hard. We scored one goal and almost scored more. Arsenal is the best team in the league and should win the title.

“I’m not sure which day it is since we’ve played Arsenal twice already, and we still have to play Nottingham. But I’m happy with our goals and how we're trying to attain them.

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