Season 2001-02 - Arsenal vs Everton
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00:00A packed Highbury on the 11th of May for Arsenal's final league fixture of the 2001-02 season
00:06and a day of celebration for the Gunners with the Championship already sealed.
00:10They'd confirmed the Premiership title with a mid-week victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford.
00:16Visitors Everton had formed a guard of honour for an Arsenal team
00:19that was encouraged to play exciting and entertaining football.
00:23The team had certainly dispensed with the old boring, boring Arsenal adage.
00:28They were without several familiar names, including David Seaman, Patrick Vieira, Sol Campbell and Tony Adams,
00:33so Lee Dixon, in his final appearance, capped in the side.
00:37Former Gunners favourite Kevin Campbell returned to the ground where he'd started his footballing career.
00:42He'd become a favourite with the fans before he left in the summer of 1995 to join Nottingham Forest.
00:49For Everton, Mark Pembridge was restored to the line-up after a calf injury that had kept him out for 12 games.
00:55Canadian striker Thomas Radzinski partnered Campbell in a tag.
00:59But nothing could spoil the day for Arsene Wenger.
01:02He could be proud of his double-winning side who came into the match on the back of 12 straight Premiership victories.
01:07A 13th looked to be a formality.
01:10Your commentator is Alan Powell.
01:13Arsenal, they don't need to worry about points anymore.
01:16They've just clinched their 12th league title and their third League and Cup double.
01:22After the great days of 1971 and again in 1998 when they proved themselves indisputably England's top club.
01:31Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on
02:01Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on
02:31in the Arsenal goal. Brave header there by Lee Carsley and Dixon cleans things up as he's been doing seemingly forever here at Highbury and gets the ball back again.
02:45Foul by Campbell, a one-time dressing room team mate.
02:48There's Ashley Cole for Arsenal. Their run of 12 consecutive Premiership wins that led them to the title actually began against Everton at Goodison Park back in February.
03:04They have in fact gone 27 domestic games without defeat the Gunners.
03:19Good turn there by Ashley Cole. Watson makes the challenge and then it's cleared by Everton's Alan Stokes but back in.
03:26Oh, what a start. Dennis Bergkamp couldn't believe it, nor could the Everton defence.
03:33They made a complete hash of it and with only three and a half minutes gone, Arsenal have scored yet again. Dennis Bergkamp.
03:40And that maintains Arsenal's fantastic record of having scored in every single lead fixture.
03:51What a mistake there by the Everton defender, Alan Stubbs, caught in possession.
03:56It seemed a straightforward clearance. It was nicked away from him and Bergkamp accepted the gift.
04:03Awful defending by Everton. Dennis Bergkamp gets goal number 14 of the season for him.
04:16Well, if there was any doubt about the celebrations beginning, that doubt has been swept away now.
04:22Well, Arsenal's unstoppable roll towards the major honours goes on.
04:29But a chance here straight away for Everton to draw a level through Lee Carsley.
04:34Caught it well enough, but it was well read by Richard Wright.
04:41And then he thought that it was a chance for Everton.
04:45Richard Wright.
04:50And then he thought that Arsenal might treat this like a testimonial game. It's been quickly dispelled.
04:55Eight minutes gone, Everton have hardly had a touch of the ball and they've already conceded.
05:01Kevin Campbell finds Raczynski as Everton try to get back in the picture without success.
05:06Kicks it.
05:09Will talk. Hustled out of it by David Unsworth.
05:13The Everton man tries to feed Campbell and it's not a bad ball for Kevin Campbell.
05:18Another great chance to score on the ground where he started his career.
05:22He applauds the accuracy of the through ball.
05:25And Arsenal's defence didn't look too comfortable here.
05:28Simple ball over the top caught out central defender and covering full back.
05:32Here's Bergkamp up against Stubbs who also made a mess of things for the goal that Bergkamp scored.
05:40That's a lovely ball. Thierry Henry takes it round the keeper and into the side netting.
05:46Everton split asunder again by the pace and movement of Arsenal's attacking players.
05:54The ball is given away to Raczynski. Raczynski takes it on.
05:58Holy shot! And Everton get the equaliser. 20 minutes gone.
06:02He's got the ball.
06:04He's got it.
06:06He's got it.
06:08He's got it.
06:10He's got it.
06:12He's got it.
06:14He's got it.
06:16He's got it.
06:18He's got it.
06:20He's got it.
06:2120 minutes gone.
06:23Careless defending this time by Arsenal.
06:26And Lee Carsley scores his first ever goal for Everton to bring them level.
06:33Subdued reaction throughout most of Highbury.
06:37A goal greeted almost in silence.
06:40Poor defending there. The ball played straight back to Raczynski.
06:44And when Carsley beat Dixon to the loose ball, there was only one likely outcome.
06:49And that is an Everton equaliser.
06:52Well struck by the Republic of Ireland international.
06:55Wright had no chance really.
06:57And Everton have dented the Arsenal defensive record.
07:01Albeit this is not the true Arsenal defence I think you'd say.
07:20And Raczynski's got away again here.
07:25It's a decent ball for Pembridge far post.
07:28Carsley's in a good position again. He's gone for Campbell.
07:31Good save by Wright.
07:33Back in the net!
07:48Back in towards Unsworth.
07:50Up against Dixon.
07:54It wasn't a great cross but it could have easily caught out the goalkeeper.
07:59Third count.
08:02It's got a little bit too much on that for the Brazilian Edu.
08:14Against English opposition in the last five months.
08:17Arsenal have won 23 times and drawn 4.
08:22Newcastle, the last team to taste victory over Arsene Wenger's team.
08:27Staggering record.
08:29Alexanderson's cross for Raczynski. Well placed!
08:32And should have made it 2-1 to Everton.
08:35How many more chances are they going to miss against this uncharacteristically kind Arsenal defence?
08:44Coming up to half an hour gone in this FA Premiership fixture.
08:48Between the champions Arsenal and Everton.
08:52And it's 1-1. Dennis Bergkamp giving Arsenal an early lead.
08:57Poor defending by Everton.
08:59Equally sloppy play at the back by Arsenal.
09:01Led to Carsley's equaliser.
09:03And Raczynski's going forward trying to give it a 2-1 advantage to Everton.
09:07And this time he has taken it.
09:10Arsenal asleep again.
09:12And Raczynski made up for his earlier miss in fine style.
09:16Arsenal 1, Everton 2.
09:19Raczynski showed real pace here once he saw daylight.
09:23Got in behind the last defender.
09:25And as cool a finish as you'll see.
09:28Well there are rumours that he may be leaving Everton.
09:32That goal will have helped David Moyes make his mind up I'm sure.
09:36About the ability of the little Canadian striker.
09:39That was a truly excellent finish.
09:46There's a good ball.
09:48If Bergkamp can get there.
09:50And he has!
09:53He lays it on for Henry who equalises.
09:57The Everton defenders aren't happy with the referee.
10:00They felt there was a foul by Bergkamp in the build-up.
10:05But no one in red in ivory is complaining.
10:10Keep an eye on the right hand corner of the screen.
10:13This is the moment that Everton were complaining about.
10:17They felt that Bergkamp pushed the man off the ball.
10:19He unselfishly then laid it on for Thierry.
10:22Thierry Henry to score his 31st goal of the season.
10:26And his 23rd in the premiership.
10:40They do. It's a call.
10:42Straight to Watson.
10:52Thierry Henry.
10:54A few party pieces from him.
10:56Magnificent piece of skill by Henry.
10:58Bergkamp!
11:00Suspicion of handball there.
11:02And again it's not gone in Everton's favour as they do.
11:05It's a call.
11:07Thierry Henry.
11:09Thierry Henry.
11:11Thierry Henry.
11:13Thierry Henry.
11:15Thierry Henry.
11:17Thierry Henry.
11:19Thierry Henry.
11:20It's not gone in Everton's favour as they do.
11:23And the Everton defenders for the second time in a couple of minutes
11:26are very angry with referee Holsing.
11:51Just seconds remaining here at Highbury.
11:55Rimondi to Stepanovs.
11:59That's half-time.
12:01Proud of being entertained.
12:03Dennis Bergkamp certainly entertained them with the
12:06goal that gave Arsenal an early lead.
12:08Thierry Henry also on target.
12:10But Everton had two goals to celebrate themselves
12:13through Lee Carsley and Thomas Raczynski.
12:16And an entertaining 45 minutes has come to a close
12:18with a 2-2 scoreline at half-time.
12:33It's Everton who get us underway.
12:36Kevin Campbell who had three decent opportunities in the first half
12:40misses that header.
12:42Lee Carsley loses out.
12:44Alexanderson trying to win it back.
12:46And only succeeds in giving it away to Bergkamp onto Ado.
12:49And the Brazilian tries to ghost-pass the considerable figure
12:53of David Weir and can't get round the scot.
12:56And Alexanderson can't pick out Raczynski.
12:59He scored that fine goal for Everton.
13:12Wilton finds Henry.
13:16Back again to Sylvain Wilton.
13:18Good ball pull-back that Ado.
13:21Well, Stevenson in the right place
13:23to deny the Brazilian what would have been
13:25his fourth goal of the season.
13:30As Parler tries to scramble it away but only gives it to Pembridge.
13:34He can't keep it in play.
13:37Arsenal get the throw.
13:39Arsenal winners of their fourth title in the space of 13 years.
13:46Here's Campbell for Everton.
13:49On to Carsley. Good tackle by Luzhnik.
13:54And then a clumsy challenge more than anything else.
13:58Results in an Everton free-kick.
14:16And now Lindner.
14:19Campbell.
14:21Here's Carsley again. He hits it well. Good save.
14:24Excellent effort and a superb piece of goalkeeping by Richard Wright.
14:30Good move. Very direct from Everton.
14:33Campbell's had a lot of good strike that one.
14:36And now Lindner.
14:38And now Carsley.
14:40And now Lindner.
14:41Very direct from Everton.
14:43Campbell's had a lot of good strike that was.
14:48Everton have a corner. Carsley almost had his second goal of the game.
14:58It's over his head.
15:00And off the line.
15:03Although it might have actually crossed the touchline
15:07before Lee Dixon made his intervention.
15:09Looked from our angle as though he'd knocked it off.
15:12But I know it hit the top of the bar in fact.
15:16Get away by Weir.
15:18And a foul on him by the enigmatic Thierry Henry.
15:27Carsley's had a good game.
15:29He's going to the World Cup as well with the Republic of Ireland.
15:32Scored today. Could have had a couple more.
15:35Campbell has not had a good game I have to say.
15:37Back at his old club. Here's Henry again.
15:41Now Radzinski's got away.
15:43It hit him on the head but he could still finish here.
15:45Radzinski. And still Radzinski.
15:48Great save by Wright.
15:51Pimbridge.
15:53Everton should be in front.
15:55Richard Wright made a wonderful save.
15:58But you have to say
16:00how many more chances did Radzinski want here
16:04to hit the ball in.
16:05It hit him on the back of the head
16:07which couldn't have helped.
16:09But he had two other opportunities to hit it.
16:11Hesitated twice.
16:13And paid the price.
16:19And Wright comes to claim the resulting corner.
16:35Henry's in a chance here.
16:37And scores.
16:42Arsenal in front.
16:44How often have we heard that this season?
16:47Thierry Henry the scorer.
16:50That's a familiar phrase too.
16:56By his standards
16:58a quiet game. He's only got the two goals.
17:01He is remarkable.
17:03One of the deadliest finishers in world football.
17:07And once he chested it down
17:09you knew the outcome.
17:11And the outcome
17:13was the third Arsenal goal of the day.
17:32And Everton have a free kick here.
17:34Well, maybe now is the time for young Taylor
17:36to get his medal.
17:38One appearance, remember,
17:40will be enough for him
17:42to qualify for that championship.
17:44We'll see.
18:03A bit of goal.
18:05As Jeffers goes forward here.
18:07Henry to his left.
18:09If he could have fed him in
18:11he would have been given the chance of a hat-trick.
18:13They do show us a bit of Brazilian magic.
18:15Crowd like that one.
18:17Vieira.
18:19Not too impressed with that.
18:24Now David Unsworth.
18:29He's wasted a few balls
18:30by David Unsworth.
18:34Well, it might have turned out differently
18:36if Radzinski had taken that opportunity
18:38a few minutes ago. He didn't.
18:40Henry took his.
18:42And Everton are facing a deficit
18:44as Watson brings them forward here.
18:46Radzinski there again.
18:49Sharp around the penalty area.
18:52And not sharp enough to beat
18:54the Arsenal defence.
18:56Here goes Henry.
18:58And a beautiful ball into the path
19:00denied by Simonson.
19:02Comes back to Bergkamp.
19:04Oh, well.
19:06Henry was desperate for him
19:08to play the ball into him.
19:10Bergkamp had other ideas.
19:12Jeffers could have had a goal
19:14to treasure here.
19:16What a beautiful ball
19:18by Thierry Henry to pick him out.
19:20Well done, Simonson.
19:22And the crowd
19:24with a touch of humour
19:26bring out the chant
19:27for the boring Arsenal
19:29which was the label they had to endure
19:31for many years.
19:33It is ironic on this occasion,
19:35of course, there is nothing
19:37whatsoever boring
19:39about this Arsenal.
19:41Here's Vieira.
19:43Henry's away.
19:45Is this to be the hat-trick?
19:47What a way to end the season.
19:49No, unselfishly for Jeffers
19:51who's hit the post and ruined
19:53his big moment again.
19:55Well, Henry,
19:57what a game.
19:59He said,
20:01there you are, mate,
20:03fill your boots with that one
20:05and he couldn't.
20:07Franny Jeffers picked up
20:09the perfect position,
20:11picked up the perfect ball
20:13but couldn't find the net.
20:15Watson.
20:17Back again to the three.
20:19That wasn't an end-of-season tackle,
20:21was it, by Ashley Cole?
20:23Now Carsley.
20:26Ginetta.
20:30Oh, good ball.
20:32Unsworth.
20:34I've lost count of the number
20:36of crosses that Unsworth
20:38has wasted today, I'm afraid.
20:47Just to remind you
20:49of the significance
20:50scores.
20:52Liverpool 4, Ipswich 0,
20:54Sunderland 1, Derby 1
20:56as Edu comes forward here
20:58trying to pick out
21:00Jeffers in the middle.
21:02They're certainly doing their best
21:04to give Jeffers a goal today.
21:06Here's Arsenal teammates
21:08but it's just not coming at the moment.
21:10It's Henry again.
21:12Languid, lazy,
21:14almost walking around.
21:17Vieira.
21:19To Dixon.
21:22And now Loosney.
21:25Birkham.
21:27Henry's peeled away off the last defender.
21:29He's spotted him
21:31and found him.
21:33Now Jeffers.
21:35Yes! He's done it!
21:37It took four chances
21:39but who cares?
21:41Francis Jeffers gets his goal
21:43against his old club, Everton.
21:45And Arsenal get the points now.
21:48That's for sure.
21:53It's only the second time
21:55he's scored in an Arsenal jersey.
21:57The first came seven months ago
21:59against Bolton Runders
22:01and Birkham again
22:03was the man who laid it off.
22:06Lovely ball.
22:08Henry played his part
22:10with a beautiful dink to the far post
22:12and Jeffers did the rest.
22:19Here's Linderof for Everton.
22:25They're all crumbling now
22:27in the last few minutes here.
22:29As Vieira
22:31takes Arsenal forward again.
22:33Can't pick out Jeffers this time.
22:36Three minutes
22:38of the season to go.
22:41Arsenal,
22:43crowned as champions,
22:45are signing off
22:46in considerable style.
22:54Henry.
22:56He's playing it like a testimonial game now, Henry,
22:59but this time he commits a foul.
23:07Ginola to Campbell.
23:09And the old song
23:11that has been
23:13adopted by
23:15Freddie Youngberg
23:17rings out around Highbury
23:19as Watson lines up a shot for Everton.
23:21Oh, and he's scored as well,
23:23would you believe it?
23:25Young goalkeeper Taylor came on.
23:27The last thing he would have wanted
23:29was to concede, but that's what's happened.
23:31Steve Watson scoring
23:33through that crowded penalty area.
23:35I'm not sure whether they took a deflection on the way.
23:37Let's have a look.
23:39No, it looks like it went clean in.
23:45Here's Andrew.
23:47Good chance.
23:49There's the ball.
23:51Go!
23:52Go!
23:54Here's Anthony.
23:55And there it is.
23:56Sandwich!
23:58Nothing on that leg of the goal.
24:00Goal!
24:02Goal!
24:04Goal!
24:06Goal!
24:07Goal!
24:08Goal!
24:10Goal!
24:12Goal!
24:14Stoppage time being played. Not much of it.
24:21They do it again.
24:27Ties it himself.
24:28Everyone wants to get in on the goal-scoring action now.
24:35It's all over.
24:36And Highbury, the smiles of satisfaction all around.
24:42Arsenal have won again.
24:44Their 26th league victory of the season.
24:47Thumbs up from Thierry Henry.
24:49He scored two goals, could so easily have had his hat tripped.
24:53A wonderful seven-goal thriller ahead of the party celebrations
24:57and a fitting way for Arsenal to finish off a superb season.
25:01They amassed 87 points, seven more than nearest rivals Liverpool.
25:05Thierry Henry's personal tally, 33 goals in 49 games,
25:0924 of which came in the Premiership.
25:12Everton ended up in 15th place.
25:15New manager David Moyes had only joined the club in March
25:18and was to lift them to a respectable seventh place.