Everton extended their unbeaten home record to six games against Arsenal.

Leandro Trossard opened the scoring for the visitors in the 34th minute with a sweeping finish after being teed up by Raheem Sterling in the build-up.

But David Moyes’ side were offered a lifeline just minutes into the second half as Myles Lewis-Skelly, allowing Iliiman Ndiaye to level from the penalty spot.

The Blues moved up to 14th in the Premier League table with a 15-point cushion from the relegation zone heading into their final seven games.

Here were the key talking points from Goodison Park:

Blues bloody another big hitter

With Goodison’s days increasingly numbered, plenty will mourn its passing.

But Arsenal certainly will be relieved to see the back of the Grand Old Lady after an already faltering Premier League title bid was dealt a fresh blow.

Evertonians will have felt conflicted that their team’s hard-fought point against the Londoners inadvertently nudged Liverpool closer to the top flight’s crown.

Doing their neighbours a solid is the last thing anyone of the royal blue persuasion wanted, especially after the fallout from this week’s Anfield derby.

Yet the Blues have developed a habit of bloodying the noses of the league’s big hitters on home soil, with the Gunners merely the latest to fall victim.

Since Tottenham were denied victory here 14 months ago, no team from the league’s traditional top six has come out on top in seven successive visits.

Such fortitude was a recurring theme during David Moyes’ first spell at the helm with those from the upper echelons regularly frustrated at Goodison.

Manchester City might wish to take notes before their visit in a fortnight’s time.

Ndiaye returns with a vengeance

Fresh from a long-awaited cameo return in the Merseyside derby, Moyes handed Iliman Ndiaye a first start against his old player Mikel Arteta.

It was an obvious if slightly bold choice, given the Everton manager had recently voiced reservations about him still lacking proper match fitness.

No player has come close to matching the eight goals in all competitions that the forward amassed before his medial knee ligament injury in February.

Nearly two months after limping off the pitch visibly distraught, however, Ndiaye returned with a vengeance at something close to his brilliant best.

Even before his coolly taken penalty to level the contest, the Senegal international was a constant hive of activity if not fully supported in attack.

These are the moments the Goodison faithful sorely missed during his spell on the sidelines; when points were earned solely through guts and gumption.

Whether on the wing or gravitating more centrally, Ndiaye offers Everton a different dimension in the final third. This could the start of that renaissance.

Moyes plays market long game

This summer promises to be a pivotal one in Everton’s recent history.

Relocation to Bramley-Moore Dock is set to usher in a new era of ambition and prosperity but whether it materialises is still dependent on PSR margins.

Moyes’ reputation as a canny operator in the market is well established, having signed his opposite number Mikel Arteta as a player for just £2 million.

And while the Scot remains focused on the immediate task of preserving the club’s Premier League status, he also has one eye on the months ahead.

Potentially with that in mind, and to many supporters’ surprise, loanee Charly Alcaraz found himself dropped to the substitutes’ bench for Arsenal’s visit.

The Everton boss insisted post-match the Argentine playmaker’s demotion was purely a tactical choice with Abdoulaye Doucoure preferred for the task.

But with Alcaraz already halfway towards making nine starts, the club faces a £15M obligation should he reaches that milestone by the end of next month..

Clearly their is a method to the madness as failure to do so would strengthen Everton’s hand in negotiations with Flamengo over a permanent transfer.