The wait goes on for David Moyes. The Scot must have been hoping that, on his 14th visit to this stadium as Everton’s manager, his luck would finally change. Yet from the moment Ezri Konsa slammed home his first goal for Arsenal as the Premier League champions rediscovered their knack of scoring from set pieces, the writing was on the wall for Moyes against his former captain, Mikel Arteta.
While it took until midway through the second half for Gabriel Magalhães to make sure of the victory, Arsenal never looked likely to let slip the chance of moving level on points at the top with Manchester City after their defeat by Aston Villa earlier in the day. This was hardly a vintage performance from Arteta’s clinical side but it didn’t need to be against opponents who offered precious little in attack, even if they defended for their lives at times. Having gone six matches without defeat to start the season, a second in succession will only add to Moyes’s concerns after confirmation that the club’s American owners want out.
