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DOUBLE BLOW: KIERNAN DEWSBURY-HALL LIMPS OFF AS MOYES FACES NDIAYE-GANA ABSENCES

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall left the Chelsea game with a suspected hamstring injury, compounding Everton's woes as they face Arsenal and a busy schedule without AFCON stars.

Double Blow: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Limps Off as Moyes Faces Ndiaye-Gana Absences
Dewsbury-Hall Injury Rocks Everton Ahead of Arsenal Clash

Following Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Chelsea, David Moyes gave an update on Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who left the game early due to injury.

Chelsea snapped their four-game winless streak with a solid win at Stamford Bridge. Cole Palmer and Malo Gusto both scored in the first half.

Everton hoped for a good result, having won three of their past four games. Dewsbury-Hall has been in top form in the league.

The midfielder has three goals and two assists in his last five appearances. After being sold to the Toffees last summer, he was hoping to make an impact against Enzo Maresca’s team.

His return to Stamford Bridge was cut short after just 16 minutes when the 27-year-old went down, holding the back of his leg. It looked like a hamstring injury.

Former Chelsea captain Reece James comforted the Englishman, who was able to walk off the field into the tunnel and was replaced by Carlos Alcaraz.

Moyes looked worried and said that Dewsbury-Hall wasn't fully fit going into the match.

The manager told Sky Sports, ‘I’ll see what it is later. He already felt a bit tight, and then he felt it during the game.’

He later said to BBC Match of the Day, ‘Losing Kiernan hurt us, but I think we adjusted OK.

‘I know we lost with a result that was not good, but the performance was. We did a lot of good things.’

The defeat leaves Everton eighth in the league right now. Next Saturday night, the Toffees will play league leaders Arsenal at home.

Moyes’ team then has a busy schedule, travelling to Burnley and Nottingham Forest before starting the new year at home against Brentford and Wolves.

Adding to their troubles, Everton will also be without key players who are going to the Africa Cup of Nations.

Moyes added, ‘It will be hard to replace [Iliman] Ndiaye and Gana [Idrissa Gueye]. They are both great players who have played well.

‘But when you sign African players, you know they will go to Afcon. We want them to do well for their countries.’

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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