Arsenal finished the season with a 5-1 thrashing of Everton but had to settle for a fifth-placed finish as Tottenham beat Norwich at Carrow Road.

Arsenal needed the relegated Canaries to beat Spurs in order to have any chance of claiming the fourth Champions League spot but their emphatic defeat ensured it never looked likely on the final day.

Arsenal enjoyed themselves nonetheless, moving into a commanding lead at the Emirates Stadium when Gabriel Martinelli scored from the penalty spot (27) and Eddie Nketiah struck from close range (31).

Everton substitute Donny van de Beek pulled a goal back with a tap-in on the stroke of half-time but Arsenal made their dominance count in the second half with goals from Cedric Soares (56), Gabriel Magalhaes (59) and excellent Martin Odegaard (82).

The four-goal margin of victory made it Arsenal’s biggest win of the Premier League season and took them to 69 points, two behind Tottenham, while Everton finish on 39 points in 16th having secured their Premier League survival with a game to spare.

Arsenal never got any kind of grip on the game during Monday’s costly defeat to Newcastle but they dominated right from the start on their return to the Emirates, pinning Everton back and creating a series of early chances.

The first fell to Odegaard following a Nuno Tavares cut-back, but his low effort was repelled at close-range. Asmir Begovic, standing in for the absent Jordan Pickford in goal, then had to be alert again to save a similar effort from Martinelli.