LONDON           -          Carlo Ancelotti and Mikel Arteta watched new clubs Everton and Arsenal play out a low-quality 0-0 draw at Goodison Park on Saturday.

Ancelotti's appointment was confirmed by Everton just over an hour prior to kick-off and the former Real Madrid and Chelsea head coach will likely have been happier than new Gunners boss Arteta by what he saw. Interim Arsenal boss Freddie Ljungberg named a young starting line-up, leaving Mesut Ozil out of his squad entirely, but it failed to provide service to isolated captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Ljungberg's Everton counterpart Duncan Ferguson, who had secured four points from two games against Chelsea and Manchester United, will now step aside as Arteta and Ancelotti take charge for the next round of league games on December 26.

Alex Iwobi's first appearance against Arsenal since leaving the club lasted only 10 minutes before he had to be taken off due to an apparent hamstring injury. A Gylfi Sigurdsson free-kick into the side-netting was the closest either side came to working a goalkeeper during a woeful first half in which Arsenal mustered a single shot.

Jordan Pickford made an unconventional save to keep out Aubameyang's close-range shot after the restart, the striker then sending a tame effort at the goalkeeper. Dominic Calvert-Lewin's blocked shot came from a rare Everton foray forward as Arsenal largely controlled the second period without incision.

Ferguson's spell ended with him withdrawing a substitute for the second game running, Iwobi's early replacement Cenk Tosun making way for Moise Kean, who suffered the same fate last weekend when he was hauled off at Old Trafford after playing just 19 minutes.

Meanwhile, Miguel Almiron’s late goal sealed a 1-0 victory for Newcastle United against Crystal Palace at St James’ Park. Almiron finally broke his Newcastle duck in the 83rd minute of his 27th league appearance for the club when he struck home left-footed. The Paraguay international fired the winner after Andy Carroll had headed down inside a crowded area. Wolverhampton Wanderers got back to winning ways as they punished relegation-threatened Norwich City with a second-half comeback to win 2-1. Sheffield United extended their superb unbeaten away record in this season with a 1-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion. Burnley snatched a 1-0 away victory over Bournemouth in a scrappy contest at the Vitality Stadium.