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Gabriel injury update
Gabriel injury update: the Arsenal defender overcame a second-half scare to head the second goal in a 2-0 Premier League win over Everton at the Emirates Stadium. The header came on his 200th Premier League appearance for the club. The report does not state the nature of the scare or whether it affects his availability for the next match.
He was back on the pitch and scoring after the scare. That is the limit of the confirmed detail. No assessment, scan result or timescale was given, and any update beyond the report sits with the club.
Arsenal 2-0 Everton: the sequence
The scoring came in two parts, separated by Everton's best chance of the afternoon. In order:
- Corner, back post. Ezri Konsa poked the ball in from close range. It was a scrappy first goal for the club and Arsenal's first set-piece goal of the season.
- The assist. Viktor Gyokeres, handed his first league start of the season, was credited with the assist for Konsa's opener.
- Before half-time. Ben White's weak headed back pass to David Raya gave Thierno Barry a big chance to equalise at 1-0. Barry failed to take it.
- Second half. Gabriel, having overcome his injury scare, headed the second goal on his 200th Premier League appearance.
Arsenal's set-piece wait ends
Konsa's goal ended Arsenal's wait for a first set-piece goal of the season. The ball came from a corner and the finish was close-range at the back post. Before it, Arsenal had no set-piece goal in the league this season.
Gyokeres' contribution ran the other way. He did not get off the mark for the campaign, but the assist made it two in two games. He had set up Declan Rice's equaliser in the 2-2 Champions League draw at Bayern Munich in midweek.
Everton's afternoon in north London
Everton are winless in 14 league trips to Arsenal. They are still without an away win in the competition this season. David Moyes' side were unbeaten in the league until last weekend and have now suffered back-to-back defeats.
The Barry chance was their big opportunity to level at 1-0. It came from an Arsenal error, a weak headed back pass from White, rather than from sustained Everton pressure. The report describes the afternoon as difficult for the visitors.
What the result means for the table
Arsenal have seven wins from their first eight league matches and 21 points. They are level on points with Manchester City and behind only on goal difference.
City's 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa was their first league loss of the season. Nicolas Jackson scored both Villa goals and Enzo Maresca's 100 per cent record ended in defeat. Arsenal kicked off knowing the gap at the top had opened.
What to watch
The report lists no confirmed next fixtures for either club. The open items are Gabriel's fitness after the scare and whether Gyokeres keeps his place after a first league start without a goal. Everton's search for a first away win continues.
The original report is available at skysports.com.
