ShareArsenal took advantage of Manchester City's slip-up against Aston Villa, as they beat Everton 2-0 to pull level with the league leaders.Goals from Ezri Konsa and Gabriel Magalhaes helped Arsenal to a 2-0 win over Everton, taking them level on points with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.In teeming rain at Emirates Stadium, Arsenal's centre-backs provided the key moments in front of goal, with Konsa netting for the first time since his arrival from Aston Villa and Gabriel making the points safe midway through the second half.Everton had some brief moments in attack, most notably when David Raya won a one-v-one duel with Thierno Barry at 1-0, but Mikel Arteta's side held on to take advantage of City's earlier defeat at Aston Villa. Arsenal had been uncharacteristically poor from set-pieces at the start of this season, failing to score from a dead ball in 12 matches across all competitions (excluding penalties), but their old strength returned in the seventh minute.Gabriel's flick-on from a Martin Odegaard delivery had Jordan Pickford scrambling, and with Vitalii Mykolenko falling to ground at the far post, there was nobody to stop Konsa from prodding home.Tyrique George curled wide as Everton threatened on the break, though Arsenal also had chances to extend their advantage through Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke.Everton were almost gifted an equaliser when Ben White's lacklustre header played Barry through, but Raya was equal to his outside-of-the-boot flick, then Mikel Merino nodded over from a Declan Rice free-kick in the final action of the first half.The start of the second half saw the opportunities dry up at both ends, with Gabriel playing on following an injury scare and Pickford falling on a threatening left-wing centre from Eze.But Arsenal doubled their advantage when a neat move culminated in White making an overlapping run and crossing to the far post, where Gabriel rose highest to head into the left side of the goal with 68 minutes on the clock. Everton never really looked likely to cause any late nerves among the home fans, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall heading wide from their best chance and eight minutes of stoppage time passed without incident. Arsenal defenders show forwards how to finish Arsenal are still yet to settle on a favoured formula up front this season, with Viktor Gyokeres and Kai Havertz battling it out to start as their striker. Matters worsened in midweek, too, as key winger Bukayo Saka suffered a quadriceps injury that could keep him out for two months, during the Gunners' 2-2 UEFA Champions League draw with Bayern Munich.Luckily for Arteta, he has defenders who are very capable of threatening in advanced areas. In Konsa and Gabriel, Arsenal saw two centre-backs score in the same game for the first time since February 2024, when Gabriel and William Saliba netted in a 6-0 rout of West Ham.Gabriel's goal was his 21st in the Premier League, but his first that has not come from a set-piece. The Gunners were ultimately good value for their victory, having racked up 20 shots and 1.77 expected goals, compared to Everton's eight attempts and 0.48 xG. Arteta's side put up 0.79 xG from set pieces alone, with their physicality proving too much for an Everton side that was without Jarrad Branthwaite due to concussion protocols.Arsenal took advantage of Manchester City's slip-up against Aston Villa, as they beat Everton 2-0 to pull level with the league leaders.Goals from Ezri Konsa and Gabriel Magalhaes helped Arsenal to a 2-0 win over Everton, taking them level on points with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.In teeming rain at Emirates Stadium, Arsenal's centre-backs provided the key moments in front of goal, with Konsa netting for the first time since his arrival from Aston Villa and Gabriel making the points safe midway through the second half.Everton had some brief moments in attack, most notably when David Raya won a one-v-one duel with Thierno Barry at 1-0, but Mikel Arteta's side held on to take advantage of City's earlier defeat at Aston Villa. Arsenal had been uncharacteristically poor from set-pieces at the start of this season, failing to score from a dead ball in 12 matches across all competitions (excluding penalties), but their old strength returned in the seventh minute.Gabriel's flick-on from a Martin Odegaard delivery had Jordan Pickford scrambling, and with Vitalii Mykolenko falling to ground at the far post, there was nobody to stop Konsa from prodding home.Tyrique George curled wide as Everton threatened on the break, though Arsenal also had chances to extend their advantage through Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke.Everton were almost gifted an equaliser when Ben White's lacklustre header played Barry through, but Raya was equal to his outside-of-the-boot flick, then Mikel Merino nodded over from a Declan Rice free-kick in the final action of the first half.The start of the second half saw the opportunities dry up at both ends, with Gabriel playing on following an injury scare and Pickford falling on a threatening left-wing centre from Eze.But Arsenal doubled their advantage when a neat move culminated in White making an overlapping run and crossing to the far post, where Gabriel rose highest to head into the left side of the goal with 68 minutes on the clock. Everton never really looked likely to cause any late nerves among the home fans, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall heading wide from their best chance and eight minutes of stoppage time passed without incident. Arsenal defenders show forwards how to finish Arsenal are still yet to settle on a favoured formula up front this season, with Viktor Gyokeres and Kai Havertz battling it out to start as their striker. Matters worsened in midweek, too, as key winger Bukayo Saka suffered a quadriceps injury that could keep him out for two months, during the Gunners' 2-2 UEFA Champions League draw with Bayern Munich.Luckily for Arteta, he has defenders who are very capable of threatening in advanced areas. In Konsa and Gabriel, Arsenal saw two centre-backs score in the same game for the first time since February 2024, when Gabriel and William Saliba netted in a 6-0 rout of West Ham.Gabriel's goal was his 21st in the Premier League, but his first that has not come from a set-piece. The Gunners were ultimately good value for their victory, having racked up 20 shots and 1.77 expected goals, compared to Everton's eight attempts and 0.48 xG. Arteta's side put up 0.79 xG from set pieces alone, with their physicality proving too much for an Everton side that was without Jarrad Branthwaite due to concussion protocols.