English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 24, 2015
Everton DWWDL 1
–
Arsenal WLWWW 2
1st2ndT
EVE101
ARS202
Emirates Stadium · 59,985 att.

Match Report

Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images

Arsenal go top by beating Everton through Giroud and Koscielny

Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League table for 24 hours at least with a hard-fought 2-1 win at home to Everton.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

14
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
4
43.8
Possession
56.2
10
SHOTS
20
5
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
322
Accurate Passes
449
404
Passes
527
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
8
19
Crosses
19
0.1
Cross %
0.4
64
Long Balls
61
26
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
6
27
Effective Tackles
16
36
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
17
Effective Clearances
12
21
Clearances
14

Head to Head

ARS leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 33Petr CechG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 5Gabriel PaulistaCD-R
  4. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  5. 24Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 11Mesut ÖzilAM
  7. 19Santi CazorlaLM
  8. 34Francis CoquelinRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 17Alexis SánchezAM-L
  11. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Mathieu FlaminiSUB
  2. 2Mathieu DebuchySUB
  3. 21Calum ChambersSUB
  4. 3Kieran GibbsSUB
  5. 49Matt MaceySUB
  6. 14Theo WalcottSUB
  7. 28Joel CampbellSUB

EVE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Tim HowardG
  2. 6Phil JagielkaCD-L
  3. 5John StonesCD-R
  4. 32Brendan GallowayLB
  5. 23Seamus ColemanRB
  6. 20Ross BarkleyAM
  7. 18Gareth BarryLM
  8. 16James McCarthyRM
  9. 10Romelu LukakuF
  10. 12Aaron LennonAM-L
  11. 19Gerard DeulofeuAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Steven NaismithSUB
  2. 15Tom CleverleySUB
  3. 9Arouna KonéSUB
  4. 21Leon OsmanSUB
  5. 11Kevin MirallasSUB
  6. 1Joel RoblesSUB
  7. 25Ramiro Funes MoriSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Francis Coquelin (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 36' Goal! Arsenal 1, Everton 0. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross.
  3. 38' Goal! Arsenal 2, Everton 0. Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Santiago Cazorla with a cross following a set piece situation.
  4. 44' Goal! Arsenal 2, Everton 1. Ross Barkley (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu.
  5. 52' Substitution, Everton. Ramiro Funes Mori replaces Phil Jagielka because of an injury.
  6. 67' Gareth Barry (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 69' Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 70' Substitution, Everton. Kevin Mirallas replaces Aaron Lennon.
  9. 81' Substitution, Arsenal. Mathieu Flamini replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  10. 89' Substitution, Everton. Arouna Koné replaces Seamus Coleman.
  11. 89' Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Gibbs replaces Alexis Sánchez.
  12. 90'+4' Second yellow card to Gareth Barry (Everton) for a bad foul.

Premier League News

All news
ESPN ESPN Transfer rumors, news: Man United eye Branthwaite amid defensive rebuild Manchester United are plotting a huge defensive rebuild, with Everton center back Jarrad Branthwaite at the center of their plans. Transfer Talk has the latest. News PA Man United head coach Michael Carrick arrives at Carrington amid doubts over his future Under-fire head coach Michael Carrick has arrived at Carrington after Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox held talks over his future. ESPN Mark Ogden Man United are in crisis (again), but where are the Glazers? Manchester United are in crisis -- again -- and the people with ultimate control of one of the world's most historic soccer clubs are nowhere to be seen. ESPN ESPN A global experiment: Can ESPN predict the Ballon d'Or awards? The Ballon d'Or awards are typically tough to predict, but can ESPN and our global resources do just that?