{"id":664243,"date":"2026-10-24T18:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T18:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/664243\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T18:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T18:14:10","slug":"premier-league-arsenal-beat-everton-bobb-lifts-fulham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/664243\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League: Arsenal beat Everton, Bobb lifts Fulham"},"content":{"rendered":"

Centre-back partners Ezri Konsa and Gabriel celebrated personal milestones as Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 to move level on points with Premier League leaders Manchester City.<\/p>\n

England defender Konsa scrambled home from a corner in the seventh minute at the Emirates Stadium to claim his first goal for the club since arriving from Aston Villa in the summer.<\/p>\n

Gabriel sealed victory with a second-half header on his 200th Premier League appearance, ensuring the Gunners took full advantage of City’s 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa in Saturday’s early kick-off.<\/p>\n

Victory for Mikel Arteta’s reigning champions was a seventh from eight top-flight fixtures this season and an 11th from 13 games in all competitions.<\/p>\n

Everton had opportunities to spring a surprise, with Thierno Barry and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall wasting their best openings before they slipped to a second-successive defeat.<\/p>\n

Arsenal manager Arteta made five changes following Wednesday’s 2-2 Champions League draw away to Bayern Munich, including handing striker Viktor Gyokeres a first league start of the campaign.<\/p>\n

The Gunners scored 29 set-piece goals en route to winning the title last season but kicked off having failed to register one this term.<\/p>\n

That statistic ended with just over six minutes played on a rainy afternoon in north London.<\/p>\n

Amid a succession of corners, Konsa slotted in at the back post after Gabriel’s header into the ground from Martin Odegaard’s right-wing delivery took a deflection and was touched on to the crossbar by Toffees goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.<\/p>\n

Everton, who made three changes after their unbeaten start was ended by last weekend’s 2-0 home loss to Chelsea, responded positively.<\/p>\n

Midfielder James Garner saw an effort from range gathered by Gunners goalkeeper David Raya at the second attempt.<\/p>\n

Raya was then fortunate to escape being punished for a poor punch from a corner after Tyrique George’s strike flicked off Ben White and flashed past the right post.<\/p>\n

\"Ezri
\nEzri Konsa slammed in the opener from close range<\/p>\n

Gunners winger Noni Madueke twice fired wide at the other end before the Toffees were almost gifted a 44th-minute equaliser.<\/p>\n

White’s attempted header back to Raya lacked power but Arsenal survived as Barry’s deft finish was easily saved.<\/p>\n

Having lost Bukayo Saka to a quad issue in Munich in midweek, Arsenal were relieved to see key defender Gabriel overcome an injury scare early in the second half.<\/p>\n

The Brazil international stayed down after making a clearance before returning to the pitch following physio treatment to secure breathing space in the 68th minute.<\/p>\n

Substitute Bruno Guimaraes, who came on as part of a triple change shortly after Arteta was booked for leaving his technical area, slipped in White down the right. The full-back – making his 200th Arsenal appearance – stood up an inviting cross to the back post, where the unmarked Gabriel rose to power into the bottom-left corner.<\/p>\n

Everton had won just once on their previous 21 visits to the Emirates.<\/p>\n

David Moyes’ side should have set up a grandstand finish but unmarked midfielder Dewsbury-Hall directed a glancing header wide from a Garner cross seven minutes from time and Arsenal comfortably registered a ninth consecutive home success to draw level with City.<\/p>\n

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Oscar Bobb’s first league goal for Fulham earned a 1-0 win over Coventry that lifted the Cottagers clear of the relegation zone.<\/p>\n

Bobb produced a fine bit of individual skill to strike in the 80th minute as he twisted his way into the box and bent a shot into the far corner, only his second goal for the club in any competition since his \u00a327m move from Manchester City back in January.<\/p>\n

That was enough to give Fulham their first away win in nine attempts, a run that dated back to February, only a week after they ended their winless start to the league campaign by edging out Hull 1-0 as the pressure continues to ease on Alvaro Arbeloa.<\/p>\n

Josh King had earlier hit the post for the visitors, who edged Coventry in just about every department to leave Frank Lampard’s side second-bottom of the table.<\/p>\n

The hosts had only brief spells of sustained possession in Fulham’s half, but did little to trouble Bernd Leno on a frustrating afternoon which bought the CBS Arena back down to earth after their 4-1 win over Newcastle in their last home outing.<\/p>\n

\"Oscar
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