Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 at the Emirates to stay second
Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium in Premier League matchweek 8. Ezri Konsa's early goal set the tone and Gabriel doubled the lead in the second half, in a game the hosts controlled on shots and corners.
Konsa opened the scoring in the 7th minute, set up by Viktor Gyökeres. Arsenal led 1-0 at the break. The hosts had the ball for much of the contest and finished with 58% possession to Everton's 42%.
Gabriel made it 2-0 in the 68th minute, with Ben White providing the assist. Arsenal had 20 shots to eight and 12 corners to three. The expected goals read 1.85 to 0.54. Shots on target were closer, with four for the hosts and three for the visitors.
Everton collected three yellow cards to Arsenal's one. Fouls finished 13 to 11 and there were no sendings off. Tony Harrington was the referee.
Goals
- 7' Ezri Konsa Arsenal
- 68' Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães Arsenal
Match stats
Our prediction
Our preview pointed to a 2-0 home win, with Eze, Madueke and Gyökeres offering options in Saka's absence. The match ended 2-0, and Gyökeres supplied the assist for the opener. Everton, who had not won away this season according to the preview, remain without an away win.
Arsenal are second on 21 points from eight games, while Everton sit ninth on 10.