Arsenal won their 100th league game against Everton with a comfortable 4-0 victory to not only stretch their lead to five points at the top of the Premier League table, but also to become the first team in English league history to register 100 wins against any one opponent.
The Gunners have won eight out of their last nine home games against Everton in all competitions, but have only managed to claim three points in front of their own fans on one occasion in their last four Premier League games, and this was clearly playing on the minds of Mikel Arteta’s men in the early exchanges.
Everton looked threatening on the break but ultimately failed to fashion any real clear-cut chances, and they were punished on 40 minutes when Oleksandr Zinchenko slipped in Bukayo Saka, who hammered in the opener with his right foot from a tight angle.
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Nketiah was introduced and made an instant impact, breaking free on the left to cross for Martinelli, who poked in his second.
