Arsenal won their 100th league game against Everton with a comfortable 4-0 triumph and to stretch their lead to five points at the summit of the Premier League table but also to become the first team in English league history to register 100 wins against one opponent.
Everton appeared threatening on the break but ultimately failed to convey any real clear-cut chances, and they were punished on 40 minutes when Oleksandr Zinchenko slipped in Bukayo Saka, who walloped the ball with his right foot from a tight angle.
Idrissa Gueye dawdled on the ball on the edge of the 18-yard box, which gave Saka the chance to knick the ball and play in Gabriel Martinelli, who was on hand to tuck away the strike beyond Jordan Pickford. Initially, the goal was ruled out for offside by the linesman, but a quick visit to Stockley Park reversed the decision and awarded the home side’s second goal before Half time.
A Trossard’s surging run and incisive pass found Martin Ødegaard in the middle, who finished well for the Gunners’ third goal. Nketiah was introduced and made an instant impact, breaking free on the left to cross for Martinelli, who poked in his second.
The new boss bounce appears to have firmly worn off for Everton and Sean Dyche, whose search for his first points on the road as the Toffees’ manager goes on, but Arteta was all smiles come to the final whistle as his current crop became just the third Arsenal team to reach 60 points in their first 25 Premier League games.
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