**Arsenal's quest to make up ground in the Premier League title race took another blow when they were held to a lethargic 0-0 draw with Everton on Saturday.**
Everton were more than happy to sit deep and frustrate their hosts, who didn't manage a shot on target until the 30th minute in a first half that was expertly broken up by Sean Dyche's hard-working side.
There was more life about Arsenal after the break, with Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka combining well at times, but Jordan Pickford repelled every half-chance sent his way as Arsenal continued to struggle to find a way through Everton's stubborn defence.
Arsenal fans made their frustrations known towards what was a slow, uninspired performance from Mikel Arteta's side, who miss the chance to eat into the gap to leaders Liverpool following the Reds' eventful draw with Fulham.
Not good enough from Arsenal / ADRIAN DENNIS/GettyImages
[_**\*Ratings provided by FotMob\***_](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/matches/everton-vs-arsenal/2ttfpg#4506444:tab=lineup)
**Player**
**Rating**
**GK**: David Raya
6.2/10
**RB:** Jurrien Timber
7.1/10
**CB:** William Saliba
7.3/10
**CB:** Gabriel
7.7/10
**LB:** Myles Lewis-Skelly
7.4/10
**DM:** Mikel Merino
7.1/10
**CM:** Martin Odegaard
6.3/10
**CM:** Declan Rice
7.2/10
**RW**: Bukayo Saka
7.7/10
**ST:** Kai Havertz
6.7/10
**LW:** Gabriel Martinelli
6.2/10
**SUB:** Ethan Nwaneri (62' for Odegaard)
5.6/10
**SUB:** Jorginho (62' for Rice)
6.1/10
**SUB:** Gabriel Jesus (69' for Merino)
5.8/10
**SUB:** Thomas Partey (69' for Lewis-Skelly)
6.3/10
**SUB:** Leandro Trossard (74' for Martinelli)
6.5/10
_Subs not used: Neto (GK), Jakub Kiwior, Kieran Tierney, Raheem Sterling_
Pickford was lively in goal / Richard Heathcote/GettyImages
[_**\*Ratings provided by FotMob\***_](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/matches/everton-vs-arsenal/2ttfpg#4506444:tab=lineup)
**Player**
**Rating**
**GK:** Jordan Pickford
8.4/10
**RB:** Ashley Young
7.7/10
**CB:** James Tarkowski
7.0/10
**CB:** Jarrad Branthwaite
7.0/10
**LB**: Vitaliy Mykolenko
7.2/10
**RM:** Jack Harrison
6.0/10
**CM:** Orel Mangala
6.3/10
**CM:** Idrissa Gueye
7.2/10
**LM:** Iliman Ndiaye
7.2/10
**AM:** Abdoulaye Doucoure
6.7/10
**ST:** Dominic Calvert-Lewin
6.2/10
**SUB:** Armando Broja (66' for Calvert-Lewin)
6.2/10
**SUB:** Jesper Lindstrom (66' for Harrison)
6.5/10
_Subs not used: Joao Virginia (GK), Jake O'Brien, Michael Keane, Nathan Patterson, Seamus Coleman, Harrison Armstrong, Beto_