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<\/p>\nArsenal hope to maintain their unbeaten start to the Premier League season as they travel to struggling Everton on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Mikel Arteta\u2019s are riding high after clinching a late victory over Manchester United in their last match before the international break to make it 10 points from their opening four matches and they\u2019ll look to take that momentum into today\u2019s encounter. Manchester, Liverpool and Tottenham are setting the early pace at the top of the table so it would be a big error if Arsenal were to drop points at Goodison Park. <\/p>\n
Sean Dyche\u2019s side, meanwhile, picked up their opening points of the season with a 2-2 away draw against Sheffield United. The Toffees won this fixture 1-0 last season in Dyche\u2019s first game in charge and will be hoping for a repeat performance to kickstart their league campaign.<\/p>\n
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One of the stranger jinxes in English football may be over. Arsenal had lost on their previous three trips to Goodison Park, twice to horribly out-of-form Everton teams. Maybe logic intervened on Mikel Arteta\u2019s fourth visit back to his former club. Or perhaps Leandro Trossard did, the substitute\u2019s wonderfully precise finish giving Arsenal a fourth victory in five league games this season.<\/p>\n
There was a sense Arsenal avenged February\u2019s 1-0 defeat in Sean Dyche\u2019s first game in charge of Everton, not merely reversing the scoreline but showing their skill to take the same method \u2013 a set-piece \u2013 to find a very different way of deciding a match. Not a thumping James Tarkowski header from a corner, but a well-worked routine that culminated in Martin Odegaard slipping in Bukayo Saka, whose cutback brought a deft finish from Trossard, angled in off the far post.<\/p>\n
If some of Arteta\u2019s recruitment in 2023 has a contentious feel, Trossard is the sort of signing who can simply be celebrated: a \u00a320m bargain, a creative force last season who has two goals already in this, a player whose versatility makes him an ideal substitute but who has the quality to be decisive.<\/p>\n
Read Richard Jolly\u2019s full report from Goodison Park:<\/strong><\/p>\n Everton 0-1 Arsenal: Leandro Trossard ended the unlikely jinx to plunge the Toffees into further trouble<\/p>\n \u201cThe game didn\u2019t deserve a win. We defended resolutely but we never got to grips with the ball. The defensive side worked really hard but the attacking side we were never really near to laying a glove and making a difference.<\/p>\n \u201cThey pressed well and we were unsure whether to go short or long. You have to get the first pass away on turnover. If you don\u2019t get it away then the team can\u2019t open up on the counter.<\/p>\n \u201cThe details on the set piece – a good finish from them but really poor on the details from us.<\/p>\n \u201cThe performance levels have been there but the details kill you in football. I said clearly after last season there was a massive amount of work to do. There still is, it can\u2019t be all changed in one window.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe talked about it, this is the challenge. For six years we haven\u2019t won here and there are a few reasons for it. I think we played an incredible game, we kept them quiet and created many many chances, The first [disallowed] goal should have been allowed. We dominated the game and we are extremely happy to go away with a win and a clean sheet.<\/p>\n \u201cI think we took the game into the areas we wanted for long and we were really solid. We gave very very little away. They haven\u2019t created a single chance. It\u2019s about intelligence but also about the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n On the injury picked up by Martinelli: <\/strong>\u201cHe felt something in his hamstring so he will need to be assessed.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think at times we were resilient, we had to defend as a team. Especially in the first half, we did that really well and nullified them. We\u2019ve been done by a set-piece which is disappointing. Not to come away from the game with at least a point is obviously disappointing.<\/p>\n \u201cThere were a couple of times they got in behind but we kept out our shape and we nullified them to only a few chances. We knew they would have a lot of the ball but when we got it back we gave it away too cheap. At times it was tough but we stayed in the game and to concede in that way was disappointing.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re a few games in, we\u2019re disappointed not to get three points in any of the games, especially when we\u2019ve created chances. I have every faith in the manager, the players and the dressing round to turn things around.\u201d<\/p>\n All smiles from the Arsenal team as they pick up a victory on the road:<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s always nice to help your team, especially with a winning goal. I called Bukayo and he saw me with a perfect lay-off. It went in perfectly and I\u2019m very happy. I\u2019ve been practicing all my life on both feet and you can see it helps you. It\u2019s so helpful if you\u2019re good on both feet, you can go both ways and score off either.\u201d<\/p>\n On Arsenal\u2019s record at Goodison Park: <\/strong>\u201cWe knew and we wanted to win the game. It\u2019s always a hard game, they give you a hard time but I think we defended the box well, got a couple of chances and took one of those chances.\u201d<\/p>\n On his minutes in the team this season: <\/strong>\u201cYou know the competition in the team – we have so many good players. I\u2019m happy at the moment and happy I could contribute with a goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n For Arsenal, meanwhile, it\u2019s a dogged, hard-fought win on a ground that they have often fallen short. The goal eventually came from Leandro Trossard, who replaced the injured Gabriel Martinelli in the first half. <\/p>\n Let\u2019s take a look at the strike:<\/p>\n Everton\u2019s barren run in front of goal at home continues. Just one shot on target today and their third 1-0 defeat at home in a row to start the season. Plenty of work for Sean Dyche to do but his Everton side look like they will be firmly in a relegation dogfight again this season.<\/p>\n Boos ring around Goodison Park as the full-time whistle goes. Leandro Trossard\u2019s second-half strike is the difference as Arsenal secure a well-deserved 1-0 victory against Everton.<\/p>\n It\u2019s their first victory on this ground since 2017 but another important three points to keep pace with Manchester City even at this very early stage.<\/p>\n For Everton, the search for a Premier League win this season goes on. Just one point from their first five games makes for fairly grim reading. <\/p>\n 90+2 mins: Jesus does a good job of drawing a foul from the Everton defence deep in the home side\u2019s half. Arteta\u2019s side just looking to run down the clock at this point.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/17\/19\/newFile-1.jpg\")
<\/p>\nArsenal end Goodison curse thanks to Mikel Arteta\u2019s bargain buy<\/h3>\n
Everton manager Sean Dyche speaking to BBC Sport<\/h3>\n
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta speaking to Sky Sports<\/h3>\n
Everton defender Ashley Young speaking to Sky Sports<\/h3>\n
FULL-TIME: Everton 0-1 Arsenal<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nMan of the match Leandro Trossard speaking to Sky Sports<\/h3>\n
FULL-TIME: Everton 0-1 Arsenal<\/h3>\n
FULL-TIME: Everton 0-1 Arsenal<\/h3>\n
FULL-TIME: Everton 0-1 Arsenal<\/h3>\n
Everton 0-1 Arsenal<\/h3>\n