City’s win put them on 37 points, one more than the Gunners ahead of their late kick-off, but that lead lasted for only a few hours as Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres scored from the spot midway through the first half after a handball at a corner by Everton’s Jake O’Brien.

Hopefully Mikel Arteta will have taken full advantage of the full week of training, a welcome and much-needed break from the match every three days cadence of December and January. Arsenal were cobbling together lineups and running on fumes.

Arsenal missed out on an opportunity to close in on Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table as a resolute Everton held on for a valiant point at the Emirates Stadium. With the league leaders held by Fulham at Anfield, Mikel Arteta’s side could ...

While the Gunners generally have the upper hand, the Toffees aren't as often foiled by Arsenal as by other clubs.

Arsenal will be top of the Premier League at Christmas after three points at Everton took Mikel Arteta’s side back to the summit, even if they were far from at their best.

Arsenal will spend Christmas atop the Premier League after a 1-0 win at Everton on Saturday, reclaiming first place from Manchester City hours after their 3-0 dismantling of struggling West Ham United.

Mikel Arteta has overseen a huge cultural shift in the Emirates since his appointment in 2019, taking the club from mid-table to a regular title challenger.

How long will Arteta remain in north London? And when he leaves, when and where might he go? Remarkably, this six-year stretch