Arsenal strengthened their hopes of winning the Premier League title after they cruised to victory against Everton in their key game in hand over Manchester City. After a weekend of wins for the two title rivals, the Gunners had the opportunity to open up a five-point gap over Pep Guardiola's side at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday and it was one they duly took.
Bukayo Saka opened the scoring, rifling an effort past Jordan Pickford at the front post five minutes before half time. In added time of the first 45, Gabriel Martinelli benefitted from an Idrissa Gueye error to double the hosts' advantage.
In the second half, Mikel Arteta's men kept up their dominance with Martin Odegaard adding a third before Martinelli scored his second of the night, and fourth goal in three games, to put the gloss on a crucial and controlling triumph.
