Arsenal vs Crystal Palace 2018 (Arsenal-Palace 2018)
Final score and result:- Arsenal vs Palace 4-1 (Iwobi, Monreal, Lacazette, Koscielny/Milivojevic)
Emirates Stadium, London- 20 January, 2018- 15.00 UK KO
A first win of 2018 for Arsenal as they beat Roy Hodgson’s Palace 4-1 following a first half blitz that saw them score four times in the first 22 minutes.
Everton have moved to make Theo Walcott their second major signing of the winter transfer window after officially signing him from Arsenal. Walcott, who moved to Arsenal as a prodigious teenager from Southampton, never quite hit the heights he was expected to (he was given Thierry Henry’s No.14 jersey), and will hope that the switch to Goodison Park will reignite his chances of making England’s 2018 World Cup squad, perhaps his last shot at international glory. To put it in perspective, Walcott is just three months younger than Alexis Sanchez, another Arsenal player who is regarded as world class, and like Walcott, is also expected to leave the Emirates in the winter window.
As a teenager, Walcott was part of England’s 2006 World Cup squad, but did not play a single game in the tournament, but was not selected for the 2010 and 2014 editions.
Walcott does have their FA Cup medals in his trophy cabinet though, and Everton will hope that the pacy winger will come into his own at Goodison Park alongside Wayne Rooney and fellow new signing Cenk Tosun
How much have Everton paid for Walcott?
He has moved for a reported £20m fee, potentially rising to £25m in the future.
What is the length of Walcott’s Everton contract?
Walcott has signed a three and a half year contract (reportedly worth £110,000 a week), and will be at Goodison Park till the summer of 2021.
Kelechi Iheanacho’s goal vs Fleetwood Town meant that the 21 year old became the first player to score a VAR given goal in England, achieving this feat on 16 January, 2018 in Leicester City’s FA Cup replay against FTFC at the King Power Stadium. More interesting though is the fact that Iheanacho is ALSO the first 4th substitute ever in English football- he was brought on in extra time for Raheem Sterling during Man City’s FA Cup semifinal against Arsenal in April 2017 (the 2016/17 season)
A nice bit of trivia for the Nigerian then- he’s the first 4th substitute and also the scorer of the first VAR goal