Konsa and Gabriel Fire Arsenal Past Everton to Top Spot Level With City

Arsenal beat Everton at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, and the win moves them level on points with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League. City had lost to Aston Villa earlier in the day.

Ezri Konsa gave Arsenal the lead in the seventh minute, the first goal of his Arsenal career. Gabriel Magalhaes added the second midway through the second half, and that was enough to settle it. Guardian match report

This was Matchweek 8, the eighth round of fixtures in the 2026-27 Premier League, England's top men's league. Teams play each other once at home and once away, so every point counts across a long season.

Mikel Arteta made five changes to his side after Arsenal's recent game against Bayern Munich. The biggest absence was Bukayo Saka, who has a thigh injury. Arteta said before the match that Saka would miss the game and undergo more tests, and the Guardian reported he could be out until mid-December.

Gabriel had a scare of his own. ESPN reported that he landed kneecap-first after lunging for a cross and jolted his knee. He was on the touchline after Konsa's goal, and he later scored Arsenal's second.

Everton arrived without Jarrad Branthwaite, and Jack Grealish missed out with illness. It was David Moyes's 14th visit to Arsenal's ground as Everton's manager. Before this match, Everton had won only twice in 35 games at the Emirates.

The result is a sharp turn for Everton, who had gone six matches unbeaten to start the season before losing consecutive games. For Arsenal, it is a reminder of how quickly a season can tighten. Max Dowman, who was 16 years and 73 days old, sealed a 2-0 home win over Everton in March, and the rivalry between the two clubs has produced plenty of tight afternoons.

For Arsenal fans, the top of the table is the headline. For everyone else, it is a clear reminder that the title race is still wide open, with one game in hand over City's late-October slip still to be settled on the pitch.