Arsenal beat Everton as centre-backs Konsa and Gabriel score at the Emirates

Arsenal were ahead in the 7th minute. A corner from Martin Odegaard was only half-cleared, and Ezri Konsa finished from close range. It was his first Arsenal goal and the side's first from a corner this season. Arsenal controlled the early part of the match, and NBC Sports reported they led 10-2 in shot attempts after half an hour.

Everton's best chance came at the stroke of half-time, with the score at 1-0, when their striker missed it, according to Sky Sports. VAVEL USA reported that Jordan Pickford beat Noni Madueke after Bruno Guimaraes had played him through.

In the second half Gabriel was treated off the pitch for a leg injury and returned after the minimum minute away. Around the 65th minute Mikel Arteta was booked for protesting a foul given against Viktor Gyokeres. Shortly afterwards, in the 68th minute, Gabriel headed in at the back post to make it 2-0.

Late on, Everton headed just wide of the far post, a chance that pundit Paul Merson said would have made things interesting. VAVEL USA reported 8 minutes of stoppage time, during which David Raya intercepted a long free kick from Pickford before referee Tony Harrington gave a foul against Max Dowman.

Arsenal won without Bukayo Saka, and Arseblog described a rotated side that eased past Everton. Arteta called it "A big win", according to an Arseblog News headline. Zinny Boswell, reporting for Sky Sports at the Emirates Stadium, said: "What a tough afternoon that was for Everton. But Arsenal deserved winners."

Arsenal started the day second on 18 points, three behind Manchester City, and now have 21 points and a record of 7-0-1, according to NBC Sports. Reports differ on the table: NBC Sports placed Arsenal behind City on goal difference, while VAVEL USA called them the new leaders. Everton began the match tenth on 10 points.