Cahill, who has been in prolific form this campaign, scored in the 89th minute with a right-footed shot from close-range to give the Toffees late hope, but they could not find an equaliser.

Earlier the Australian international sent a header uncharacteristically over the crossbar after good lead-up work by Seamus Coleman, before Arsenal went ahead on 36 minutes through Bacary Sagna.

Cesc Fabregas doubled the Gunners lead on 48 minutes and Everton failed to respond until Cahill's late intervention.

Elsewhere in England's Premier League over the weekend, 21-year-old Perth-born midfielder Chris Herd made his top flight debut against giants Manchester United on Saturday.

Herd was a 90th minute substitute, getting a five-minute run in stoppage-time as the Villains held on for a 2-2 draw with the Red Devils after they had let a two-goal lead slip.

Fellow Australian Shane Lowry was an unused sub for the injury-hit Villa.

Elsewhere, Mark Schwarzer made a string of fine saves to help Fulham claim a point after a 0-0 draw at Newcastle on Saturday, while fellow keeper Brad Jones was back in the Liverpool squad after a shoulder injury as the Reds lost 2-0 at Stoke City.

Meanwhile, Brett Emerton played a full game as Blackburn lost 4-2 at Tottenham, while David Carney was back on the bench as an unused substitute as Blackpool drew 0-0 at West Ham United on Saturday.

In Italy's Serie A, Mark Bresciano was a 74th minute substitute as Lazio kept the pressure on leaders AC Milan with a 2-0 victory over Napoli on Sunday.

In Italy's Serie B, Socceroo Carl Valeri was an unused sub as Sassuolo slumped into bottom spot after losing 2-1 at Varese on Saturday, while Adrian Madaschi put in a full shift as Portogruaro drew 0-0 at Triestina.

In Holland's Eredivisie, in-form Aussie Brett Holman started and played 72 minutes before AZ Alkmaar broke through twice to defeat Ajax Amsterdam 2-0 on Sunday.

In Germany's Bundesliga, Socceroo Dario Vidosic was not in the FC Nurnberg for the fifth match in a row as they lost 3-0 away to Bayern Munich on Sunday.

Elsewhere, Mitch Langerak was an unused sub as Borussia Dortmund stay on top of the table with a 2-0 win over Hamburg SV on Friday night.

In Turkey's Super Lig, Socceroos pair Harry Kewell and Lucas Neill both started as Galatasaray slumped to a 2-0 home loss to Manisaspor on Sunday.

Kewell, who played 55 minutes before being replaced, fired a chance wide in the first-half, while Neill put in a full shift as Cimbom slide to tenth.

Elsewhere in Turkey, Mile Jedinak played a full game in midfield as Genclerbirligi lost 2-0 to Ersan Gulum's Besiktas on Sunday.

In Russia's Premier League, Luke Wilkshire put in a full shift as Dinamo Moscow let a two-goal lead slip to draw 2-2 with Rubin Kazan on Saturday. Dinamo are seventh with two games to play.

In Greece's Super League, Nathan Burns returned to the AEK Athens side after injury as a 55th minute substitute in their 2-1 loss at PAOK on Saturday.

In Switzerland's Super League, ex-Socceroo Scott Chipperfield came off the bench as a 26th minute substitute to score a goal in FC Basel's 3-1 home defeat to FC Thun on Saturday.

In Denmark's Superliga, young Aussie striker Brent McGrath started and played an hour as Brondby lost 2-1 at AC Horsens on Sunday.

Elsewhere in Denmark, Socceroo Nathan Coe played a full game against his former club FC Copenhagen, as SonderjyskE blew a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 on Sunday.

In Romania's Liga I, Spase Dilevski was not in the Universitatea Craiova side which drew 2-2 at Dinamo Bucuresti on Sunday.

In Scotland's Premier League, young Aussie Aaron Mooy was left on the bench as St Mirren conceded late to lose 1-0 at home to Celtic on Sunday.

Elsewhere, Danny Invincibile was an unused sub as Kilmarnock drew 1-1 at Dundee United, while Ryan McGowan was not in the Hearts squad which won 2-0 at St Johnstone.

In England's Championship, Scott McDonald fired a half-chance volley from 10 yards over late as Middlesbrough lost 1-0 at Swansea City on Sunday.

Elsewhere, Richard Garcia scored a goal and set up another as Hull City won 2-0 at Preston on Friday night.

Meanwhile, Neil Kilkenny played a full game as Leeds United moved into fifth with a 3-1 win over Bristol City, while Adam Federici put in a full shift as Reading drew 3-3 with Norwich on Saturday.

In England's League One, James Wesolowski started but was replaced at the break into a triple substitution as Peterborough United were hammered 5-1 at home by Charlton on Saturday.

Over to Asia, in the final of the AFC Champions League, Socceroo Sasa Ognenovski scored a goal before lifting the title as Seongnam Ilhwa defeated Zobahan 3-1 in Tokyo on Saturday.

In Japan's J.League, Joshua Kennedy was absent through suspension as Nagoya Grampus moved closer to the title with a 2-1 win over Omiya Ardija on Sunday.

Nagoya are eight points clear of second-placed Kashima Antlers, with four games to play.

Elsewhere, Eddy Bosnar started but was replaced at the break as Shimizu S-Pulse thrashed relegated Shonan Bellmare 5-0, while Matt Spiranovic remained on the sidelines as Urawa Reds defeated Kyoto Sanga 2-0.

In Japan's J2.League, Mark Milligan was also absent due to injury as JEF United Chiba kept alive their promotion hopes with a 2-1 win at Tokyo Verdy.

The top three in Japan's second tier automatically get promoted and JEF are currently fourth, five points behind third-placed Avispa Fukuoka with four games to play.