London's Arsenal won a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Everton in the 30th round of the English Premier League. This win allowed the Gunners to solidify their lead at the top of the table with 70 points. Arsenal, led by Spanish manager Mikel Arteta, drew 1-1 with German Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 in midweek. In the Premier League, the team had not played since March 4th, when they beat Chelsea 2-1. Meanwhile, Everton, under Scottish manager David Moyes, played their last match two weeks ago, defeating Burnley 2-0. This result sees the Toffees in eighth place with 43 points, five points behind the European qualification spots. At the Emirates Stadium, the Londoners opened the scoring as late as the 44th minute of the second half with a goal from Swedish striker Viktor Gyökeres, the team's top scorer in the tournament. Following a cross from youngster Max Dowman on the right, goalkeeper Jordan Pickford came out with his fists to intercept the ball, but was left exposed, and the ball rebounded in the small area to Ecuadorian Piero Hincapié. By fortune, it fell kindly for Gyökeres to slot home and make it 1-0. In the final play, all of Everton, including Pickford, pushed forward for a corner from the right in search of an equalizer, but the move went wrong and fell to Dowman. He shook off two opponents behind the halfway line and embarked on a solo run towards the goal, where, upon arrival, he passed the ball into the net, scoring the definitive 2-0 and becoming the youngest player to score a goal in the history of this championship at just 16 years old. With this result, Arsenal remains the leader of the English Premier League with 70 points, extending their lead over Manchester City to 10 points. On Saturday, English football began with Brighton and Hove Albion's 1-0 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Meanwhile, at Turf Moor, Burnley drew 0-0 with Bournemouth, which included Argentine defender Marcos Senesi. In other action, Chelsea lost 1-0 to Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge.
