Gray wins it for Everton

Two thunderous strikes by Demarai Gray delivered three precious points for Everton. On a night of protest then jubilation inside Goodison Park, Everton ended their eightmatch winless run by rallying for a 2-1 victory over Arsenal yesterday – and it was all thanks to awinger whose offseason arrival from Bayer Leverkusen for £1.7 million (NZ$3.34m) is proving a bargain. Gray sent in a fierce strike from the edge of the area that struck the crossbar andwas headed in by Richarlison off the rebound for Everton’s equaliser in the 79th minute. Then, from further out, Gray cut inside from the left and unleashed a right-footed shot with even more venom in the second minute of stoppage time. The ball flew inoff the inside of the post and Gray celebrated by removing his jersey andwading into a section of fans beside the field. It sparked wild celebrations inside the stadium at the end of amatch that featured awalkout by some fans after 27 minutes, in a signal of their unhappiness at the Everton board’s running of the club amid the 27th season without a trophy.