Arsenal opened up a five-point gap at the top of the Premier League table to Manchester City with a dominant victory at Emirates Stadium against Everton. Mikel Arteta's men scored four goals without reply in their game in hand over City giving themselves a major advantage in the title race.
A tense opening 40 minutes was quickly eradicated by two quick-fire goals from Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli before half time. The Gunners then picked up where they left off in the second half with Martin Odegaard scoring for the first time since the North London Derby in mid-January, and Martinelli grabbing a second and Arsenal's fourth with 10 minutes left to play.
Despite Arsenal's dominance at home and Everton's frailties at the back, this was a huge test for Arteta and his players. Less than a month ago, the Gunners lost to Everton at Goodison Park in Sean Dyche's first game in charge but there was absolutely zero sign of that happening again as the league leaders reached 60 points after just 25 games.
