Mikel Arteta's team were confronted by an obstinate Everton with zero ambition but one piercing move and stylish finish from the substitute Leandro Trossard sufficed for a first win at Goodison Park in almost six years.
It was another galling afternoon for Sean Dyche as his side succumbed to a third 1-0 defeat in three home matches this season. A struggling Everton have lost four of their opening five games for the first time since 2005-06 and the manager can be thankful that the wantaway owner Farhad Moshiri is unlikely to contemplate another change at the top.
Everton's performances do not warrant such talk, overall, but their woeful run of results would have undoubtedly tested Moshiri's patience back in the day when he had the resources and ambition to demand better.
Dyche seemed intent on a goalless draw from the outset. It was Arsenal's patience that was ultimately tested here and they passed as comfortably as the move that brought victory. From a short corner, too. Everton won the corresponding fixture from a more direct corner last season in Dyche's first game. The contrasting approach speaks volumes.
Arsenal had lost four and drawn one of their previous five visits to Goodison but there appears more substance to Arteta's team this season, and it was required to maintain the confidence and composure to eventually break Everton. There were boos after the final whistle for only four minutes of time being added on. The truth is, the hosts would not have threatened an equaliser no matter how long the referee, Simon Hooper, played.
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