Gabriel Magalhães seals Arsenal’s 2-0 Premier League win over Everton

Arsenal take control early

Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 at Emirates Stadium, with Arsenal the winner after leading 1-0 at half-time. The opener arrived in the 7th minute when Ezri Konsa scored from Viktor Gyökeres’ assist, putting Arsenal 1-0 ahead.

Arsenal largely controlled the match. They held 58% possession, completed 440 accurate passes and attempted 20 shots, compared with Everton’s 42% possession, 316 accurate passes and eight shots. Arsenal also won 12 corners to Everton’s three. The expected-goals figures, 1.85 for Arsenal and 0.54 for Everton, supported the home side’s territorial advantage, although Everton registered three shots on goal to Arsenal’s four.

Gabriel settles the result

The decisive second goal came in the 68th minute. Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães scored from Ben White’s assist to make it 2-0. Arsenal made three substitutions at that point, including Bruno Guimarães, Kai Havertz and Riccardo Calafiori, while Everton later introduced Tyler Dibling and Hayden Hackney.

Everton collected three yellow cards, including those for Vitaliy Mykolenko, James Garner and James Tarkowski. Arsenal had one player booked, while Mikel Arteta was also shown a yellow card. There were no red cards.

Arsenal remain second

After the match, Arsenal are ranked #2 with 21 points from 8 games and a 7W 0D 1L record. Everton are ranked #9 with 10 points from 8 games. Arsenal are 11 points ahead of Everton, while Manchester City lead on 21 points. Gabriel Magalhães was the standout performer, earning an 8.5 rating after 90 minutes, one goal and two shots on target.