Arsenal Round-Up, Sunday 25th October: Gunners Beat Everton but Declan Rice Injury Worry Emerges
Arsenal fans had plenty to enjoy after Saturday's 2-0 Premier League win over Everton, with goals from Ezri Konsa and Gabriel Magalhaes doing the damage (Football.London). It was notable as the Gunners' first match without the injured Bukayo Saka, and Football.London took a look at the uncomfortable truth of life without him (Football.London). Arsenal.com have put together a 45-photo gallery from the victory (Arsenal.com), as well as extended highlights of the match for anyone who missed the action (Arsenal.com).
The win wasn't without its worries, though. New footage from the game has sparked concern over Declan Rice, with Football.London reporting on a potential fresh injury issue for the midfielder (Football.London) (Football.London). The same report also mentions a Brighton transfer target emerging as part of the club's wider planning (Football.London).
Mikel Arteta was in confident mood after the game, crediting his side for finally finding their set-piece threat after what had been a quiet spell in that department, with the manager saying he expects Arsenal to kick on from here (ESPN). Elsewhere, talkSPORT describe how Arteta is said to be gathering information on rival Premier League managers as he pushes for new technology to be introduced in the game (talkSPORT).
On the title race, Football.London compared Arsenal's next five fixtures with Manchester City's as the two sides sit level on points following the weekend's results, with the race for the Premier League already hotting up (Football.London). Separately, Football.London argue Arsenal have already disproved a claim made by former Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag about goalscoring and the title (Football.London). Arsenal legend David Seaman also had his say, discussing the club's title claims, the summer transfer business, and labelling something "weird" about Viktor Gyokeres' situation this season (Football.London). On that note, Football.London report suggestions that Arsenal will '100%' sell Gyokeres following worrying footage from the Everton game, with the striker continuing to struggle for regular minutes amid the club's reported interest in Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez (Football.London).
On the transfer front, ESPN report that Arsenal are one of several clubs, along with Manchester United and Liverpool, monitoring Bayern Munich forward Lennart Karl (ESPN). The Evening Standard's transfer live blog also mentions Arsenal being linked with a shock swoop, amid a host of other transfer stories across the Premier League (Evening Standard).
Looking ahead, Arsenal.com have details on how to watch the upcoming Fleetwood Town clash live on TV (Arsenal.com). Fans can also catch Saturday's win over Everton, along with the rest of the weekend's action including Chelsea v Spurs, Villa v Man City and Coventry v Fulham, on Match of the Day via iPlayer (BBC Sport). On that Chelsea game, BBC Sport's Martin Keown, the former Arsenal defender, discussed the red card shown to Cole Palmer in Chelsea's 2-0 defeat to Spurs, agreeing with the decision and suggesting Palmer was fortunate not to be sent off earlier (BBC Sport).
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