Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has set an unwanted club record following his side's 1-0 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park in the Premier League.
The Gunners arrived with the intention of giving Sean Dyche a baptism of fire in his first match in charge of the Toffees, but Arteta's men were outfought and outdone on Merseyside.
A physically dominant Everton side pressed relentlessly from the off, albeit without the desired goal in the first half, where Bukayo Saka also had an effort cleared off the line by Conor Coady.
With 60 minutes on the clock, James Tarkowski met Dwight McNeil's corner at the back post to head home the game's only goal, as Dyche's side held on for a priceless three points in their relegation scrap.
Having also overseen a previous pair of 2-1 defeats to Everton at Goodison Park, Arteta has now become the first-ever Arsenal manager to lose three successive Premier League away games against Everton.
Arsenal's winless streak at Goodison Park in the top flight now stands at five games since a 5-2 victory in the 2017-18 season, with Everton winning four and drawing one at home to the Gunners since then.
Arteta's men still hold a five-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the table, but that gap will be cut down to two points if the champions beat Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
Ben Knapton
