Arsenal win 2-0 from 20 shots, ten of them blocked
Attendance 60,207 · Referee Tony Harrington
Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium, with Ezri Konsa scoring in the 7th minute and Gabriel Magalhães in the 68th. Arsenal had 20 shots, ten of them blocked and four on target, and won 12 corners to Everton's three. Everton made 33 clearances to Arsenal's 14.
- E. Konsa 7'
- Gabriel Magalhães 68'
The match in three moments
- 7'Arsenal
Konsa scores early
Gyökeres was credited with the assist and Ezri Konsa scored in the 7th minute. The score at half-time was 1-0.
- 45+2'Everton
Mykolenko is booked
Everton's Mykolenko was booked at 45+2. Arsenal's Lewis-Skelly followed in the 58th minute and Everton's Garner in the 66th.
- 68'Arsenal
Gabriel adds the second
Ben White was credited with the assist and Gabriel Magalhães scored in the 68th minute. Arsenal also made three changes in the 68th minute, and neither side scored again.
How the game unfolded
Arsenal led in the 7th minute. Gyökeres was credited with the assist and Ezri Konsa scored, in front of 60,207 at the Emirates Stadium. Everton were behind at half-time, 1-0, with Mykolenko booked at 45+2.
Arsenal's Lewis-Skelly was booked in the 58th minute and Everton's Garner in the 66th. Gabriel Magalhães scored in the 68th, with Ben White credited with the assist. Arsenal also made three changes in the 68th: Calafiori for Lewis-Skelly, Bruno Guimarães for Merino and Havertz for Gyökeres. Everton's Tarkowski was booked in the 79th. Neither side scored again.
The shot count is Arsenal's. They had 20 shots to Everton's eight and 45 touches in the opposition box to 16, won 12 corners to three and sent in 23 crosses to Everton's 16, with 58 per cent of possession and 508 passes to 368. Expected goals were 1.77 for Arsenal and 0.48 for Everton.
Four of Arsenal's 20 shots were on target, six went off target and ten were blocked, and eight of the 20 came from outside the box. Everton's eight split three on target, three off target and two blocked.
Everton won the duels, 50 to 40, and the aerial duels, 15 to nine. They made 33 clearances to Arsenal's 14, played 47 long balls to 38 and made 17 tackles to 13, nine of them won to six. Everton led on duels, aerial duels, clearances, long balls and tackles; Arsenal led on shots, touches in the box, corners, crosses and passes.
Everton were shown three yellow cards, Mykolenko at 45+2, Garner in the 66th and Tarkowski in the 79th, and Arsenal one, Lewis-Skelly in the 58th. Mikel Arteta and David Moyes both started with a four-two-three-one. Arsenal had the shots, the corners and the goals; Everton had the duels and the clearances.
Match at a glance
Arsenal / Everton
Goals and cards, minute by minute
- 7'E. KonsaGoal · Arsenal · assist V. Gyökeres
- 45+2'V. MykolenkoYellow card · Everton
- 58'M. Lewis-SkellyYellow card · Arsenal
- 66'J. GarnerYellow card · Everton
- 68'Gabriel MagalhãesGoal · Arsenal · assist B. White
- 79'J. TarkowskiYellow card · Everton
Match statistics
Arsenal / Everton
The basics
Chance quality
Attack
Passing
Defending
Goalkeeping
Physical
Line-ups
Arsenal 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Mikel Arteta
- 1 David Raya
- 4 B. White
- 49 M. Lewis-Skelly Yellow card 58' Off 68' for R. Calafiori
- 23 Mikel Merino Off 68' for Bruno Guimarães
- 15 E. Konsa
- 6 Gabriel Magalhães
- 20 N. Madueke
- 41 D. Rice Off 80' for Martín Zubimendi
- 14 V. Gyökeres Off 68' for K. Havertz
- 8 M. Ødegaard (c)
- 10 E. Eze Off 80' for M. Dowman
Substitutes
- 13 Kepa Arrizabalaga
- 33 R. Calafiori On 68' for M. Lewis-Skelly
- 56 M. Dowman On 80' for E. Eze
- 39 Bruno Guimarães On 68' for Mikel Merino
- 29 K. Havertz On 68' for V. Gyökeres
- 5 P. Hincapié
- 3 Cristhian Mosquera
- 12 J. Timber
- 36 Martín Zubimendi On 80' for D. Rice
Everton 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: David Moyes
- 1 J. Pickford
- 34 M. Röhl
- 16 V. Mykolenko Yellow card 45+2' Off 74' for H. Hackney
- 37 J. Garner Yellow card 66'
- 6 J. Tarkowski (c) Yellow card 79'
- 15 J. O'Brien
- 22 B. Johnson Off 72' for T. Dibling
- 45 H. Armstrong
- 11 T. Barry
- 8 K. Dewsbury-Hall Off 86' for C. Alcaraz
- 19 T. George
Substitutes
- 24 C. Alcaraz On 86' for K. Dewsbury-Hall
- 20 T. Dibling On 72' for B. Johnson
- 58 B. Graham
- 30 H. Hackney On 74' for V. Mykolenko
- 5 M. Keane
- 31 T. King
- 2 A. Maitland-Niles
- 23 C. Nørgaard
- 12 M. Travers
Head to head
Arsenal have won two of the three meetings listed here and drawn the other: 2-0 at home in March 2026, 1-0 away in December 2025 and 1-1 away in April 2025. All three were in the Premier League.
Listed meetings: 3, newest first
- Premier LeagueArsenal2-0EvertonArsenal win
- Premier LeagueEverton0-1ArsenalArsenal win
- Premier LeagueEverton1-1ArsenalDraw
Arsenal
Last 5 games before this one
- DrewBayern MunichAway · UEFA Champions League2-2
- WonNottingham ForestAway · Premier League1-0
- WonLilleHome · UEFA Champions League3-0
- WonLeeds UnitedHome · Premier League2-1
- LostBrighton & Hove AlbionAway · Premier League0-3
Everton
Last 5 games before this one
- LostChelseaHome · Premier League0-2
- DrewHull CityAway · Premier League2-2
- WonIpswich TownHome · Premier League1-0
- WonWolverhampton WanderersHome · League Cup1-0
- DrewTottenham HotspurAway · Premier League0-0
Premier League table
In the table, with this match included, Manchester City were first on 21 points from eight games, with Arsenal second on the same 21 and a goal difference of 8 against City's 11. Everton were ninth on 10 points from eight games.
Standings as BBC showed them on 24 October 2026 at 19:24, with this match included. Top 6 and the two clubs in this match. P played · W won · D drawn · L lost · GF goals for · GA goals against · GD goal difference · Pts points.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 16 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 11 |
| 9 | Everton | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 10 |
Where the figures come from
Scores, scorers, statistics, line-ups, head-to-head results and the table come from the BBC Sport match page, accessed . The analysis and wording are The Sports Guru's own.