Arsenal 2-0 Everton: Konsa and Gabriel strikes keep Gunners on City's heels
Arsenal made it four Premier League wins on the spin with a 2-0 victory over Everton at the Emirates Stadium, goals from Ezri Konsa and Gabriel Magalhães doing the damage. Sky Sports reports the result moved the champions level on points with leaders Manchester City, who lost at Aston Villa on the same afternoon (Sky Sports).
The breakthrough came early, with Konsa turning home his first goal for the club from close range in the seventh minute, finished off a corner and assisted by Viktor Gyökeres, according to Sky Sports' highlights report (Sky Sports). Arsenal went in 1-0 up at the break and continued to control things after the restart.
The second goal arrived in the 68th minute when Gabriel Magalhães rose highest to head home from a Ben White cross, with the goal confirmed after a VAR review. The Guardian notes it was from the moment Konsa's opener went in that the game swung Arsenal's way, with Everton manager David Moyes still waiting for a change in fortunes on his visits to the stadium (The Guardian).
James Garner and James Tarkowski both went into the book for the visitors too, as Everton finished with three yellow cards to Arsenal's one. There were no red cards in the match.
Arsenal were much the busier side, racking up 20 shots to Everton's eight and enjoying 58% of possession, with 12 corners won compared to the visitors' three. Gabriel Magalhães was a standout performer at both ends, with Football.London's player ratings praising his display and giving a team-mate as high as 8.5 out of 10 (Football.London).
The win extends Arsenal's good run in the Premier League, with their last five league games reading WLWWW, and leaves them second in the table, level on points with City. Everton, by contrast, remain in the bottom half after a league run of DWDLL, with Moyes' side still searching for consistency on the road.
Sky Sports described the conditions as a "rain-soaked Emirates Stadium" backdrop to another clinical afternoon's work from the hosts (Sky Sports), while the Guardian's coverage focused on the frustration for Moyes, for whom victory at the ground has remained elusive (The Guardian).
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