Keeping it clean on the road
Another Arsenal away win, and another clean sheet on the road.
It means that the Gunners have now kept out their hosts in 12 of their 21 away games since the start of last season.
And today they did it with a new goalkeeper to boot.
Gunners sub sinks Everton
Arsenal fans were cursing their luck when Gabriel Martinelli went off injured in the first half, shortly after having a goal disallowed for offside.
But his replacement Leandro Trossard took his chance to shine, scoring a sumptuous winner in the second half.
It means that an Gunners substitute has scored in each of the last three Premier League games, the first time that the Londoners have done that since December 2021.
No wonder Mikel Arteta looks so delighted.
Match stats from Goodison Park
Arsenal finally made their abundance of corners count, slicing Everton open with another short one to bag the only goal of the game.
Full time – Everton 0-1 Arsenal
The final whistle goes and there are barely enough Everton supporters left in the ground to signal their latest disappointment.
Instead it is the travelling Arsenal fans that can be heard celebrating, and they’re soon joined in that corner of Goodison Park by their players to acknowledge three hard fought points.
The only goal of the game was scored brilliantly by Leandro Trossard midway through the second half, and from that point onwards the result was never in doubt.
The Gunners leave the blue half of Merseyside with a win for the first time since the days of Arsene Wenger, and move level on points with Tottenham ahead of next week’s North London derby.
For Everton, however, it’s another defeat and leaves them with just a solitary point from the opening five games. Tough times.
Everton 0-1 Arsenal
90+2. The home fans are flocking for the exits.
They have lost faith in this Everton side’s ability to find a way to make them happy.
Change is desperately needed at Goodison Park.
Everton 0-1 Arsenal
90. The board goes up to show four minutes of additional time, and Everton manager Sean Dyche is not pleased.
He’s got a point too considering all the substitutions and stoppages.
There were eight minutes at the Vitality Stadium earlier where there had been far less interruption.
Make it make sense.