Eddie Nketiah Scores As Arsenal Beat Everton 5:1 but Fail To Qualify for Champions League

• Arsenal finished the 2021/22 Premier League season with a 5-1 win over Everton on Sunday at the Emirates Stadium
• Goals from Eddie Nketiah, Cedric Soares and Gabriel Magalhaes handed Mikel Arteta's side a comfortable victory
• The Gunners' victory however wasn’t enough to dislodge archrival Tottenham from fourth place in the Premier League

Eddie Nketiah was on the scoresheet as Arsenal ended their season with a 5-1 victory over Everton, but it was not enough to seal Champions League qualification.

The Gunners needed a slip-up from Tottenham at already relegated Norwich City to have any hope of sealing a top-four finish on Sunday.

Antonio Conte's men grabbed the last Champions League spot with a 5-0 win at Norwich on the final day of the campaign.

Gabriel Martinelli and Nketiah put Arsenal 2-0 up after 31 minutes at the Emirates Stadium before Donny van de Beek pulled a goal back for Everton just before the halftime break.

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Defenders Cedric Soares and Gabriel then netted within three minutes of each other to put the game out of reach before the hour mark. Martin Odegaard added the fifth in the 82nd.

How Arsenal defeated Everton 5-1

Arsenal dominated from the off, having four shots in the opening 10 minutes before Martinelli struck straight at Asmir Begovic.

Everton's resolve was punctured when former Arsenal man Alex Iwobi was penalised by VAR for blocking a shot with his upper arm – Martinelli drilling in the resulting spot-kick.

Arsenal's dominance profited a second four minutes later, with Everton's set-piece frailties exposed as Nketiah nodded in from a corner.

Bukayo Saka shot wide at the end of a counter and the Gunners were punished for not putting the game beyond doubt when substitute Van de Beek tapped home after fantastic work from reported Arsenal target Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Arsenal restored their two-goal cushion 11 minutes after the restart – Everton once again switching off from a corner, with the unmarked Cedric sweeping home.

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Gabriel was then allowed to ghost behind Everton's line and finish beyond Begovic, who should have done better.

Alexandre Lacazette was handed a farewell Arsenal appearance soon after, as the home fans were at least able to celebrate an emphatic season-ending win when Odegaard slotted in a fifth.