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Arsenal moved level on points with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table with a comfortable home victory over Everton.
Defenders Ezri Konsa and Gabriel Magalhaes scored the goals to lift Arsenal to 21 points, to join City who had earlier lost at Aston Villa.
The opening goal came in the seventh minute after early Arsenal pressure helped them win three corners in a row, with Konsa
Champions Arsenal capitalised on Manchester City’s defeat at Aston Villa to move level on points with the Premier League leaders by comfortably beating Everton 2-0 at a rain-soaked Emirates Stadium.
Ezri Konsa poked in at the back post from a corner to score a scrappy first goal for the club and end Arsenal’s wait for a first non-penalty set-piece goal of the season before Gabriel sealed the victory with a
Arsenal fear Bukayo Saka could miss a minimum of six weeks with the quadriceps injury he sustained in their Champions League tie against Bayern Munich.
The 25-year-old will undergo an MRI scan on Friday afternoon to better assess the problem, which forced him off in Wednesday’s 2-2 draw at the Allianz Arena.
Fluid around the affected muscle has made diagnosing the injury difficult, but club medics are estimating, after early
Arsenal‘s style of play has been criticised this season but, even before Saka’s withdrawal, the Gunners played on the front foot and enjoyed more possession than their German opponents.
Losing Saka, who has scored four goals in 11 appearances in all competitions, will be tough to deal with.
But the Gunners have invested heavily in their squad over the past two summer transfer windows and have options.
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Arsenal broke Nottingham Forest’s resolve as a second-half strike by substitute Noni Madueke earned the defending champions a sixth Premier League win of the season.
The Gunners looked in danger of being held to their first draw of the campaign as they struggled to break down the home side’s defence.
A dreadful first half did not feature any shots on target from either side, which is only the second time
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he was told the club’s decision to cut 60 jobs had been made to “achieve the success we want to create”.
Gunners chief executive Richard Garlick informed staff this week that Arsenal‘s workforce would be reduced across a number of departments.
The cuts are set to affect up to seven per cent of Arsenal‘s 871 permanent staff, but will affect neither coaching nor
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says it is “far from ideal” that Piero Hincapie and Martin Zubimendi were injured in a post-match training session after the Gunners’ 2-1 Premier League win against Leeds.
A training session was held after Saturday’s match at Emirates Stadium for players who either did not feature in or did not play the full 90 minutes against Leeds.
Ecuador defender Hincapie was carried off by
Arsenal won the league last season in part because of their excellent defence.
The Gunners conceded the fewest goals in the league but have already conceded five in six games.
The partnership of Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba is one of the best in the world and Arsenal look to be missing the injured Frenchman’s calmness.
Ezri Konsa was brought in from Aston Villa for £55m and, despite his quality,
David Raya: A smart save to stop Jayden Bogle and then an even better one to deny Gudmundsson soon after. The cross for the Leeds goal evaded him though. 6
Ben White: His header set-up Calafiori for the equaliser. Caught offside a couple of times when Arsenal were building good attacks in the first half. The Leeds goal came down his side. 6
Ezri Konsa: Involved with the physical battle
