Arsenal move level on points with Man City after Everton win

Arsenal beat Everton on 24 October to move level on points with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, after City lost to Aston Villa earlier that day. Ezri Konsa and Gabriel Magalhães scored for Arsenal.

Konsa put Arsenal ahead in the seventh minute from their third corner in succession. Gabriel Magalhães made the first contact, Jordan Pickford tipped the ball on to the crossbar, and Vitaliy Mykolenko’s attempted clearance under pressure from Viktor Gyökeres fell to Konsa, who scored from close range.

Gabriel Magalhães headed in at the back post from Ben White’s cross less than 60 seconds after Gyökeres was substituted, securing the victory. Everton’s Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall headed just wide late on.

• Before facing Everton on 24 October 2026, Arsenal had conceded five Premier League goals and faced 21 shots on target. Their expected goals against stood at 5.6.
• Bukayo Saka limped off during Arsenal's 2-2 UEFA Champions League draw with Bayern Munich in the match preceding their league meeting with Everton.