Arsenal moved level on points with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table with a comfortable home victory over Everton.

Defenders Ezri Konsa and Gabriel Magalhaes scored the goals to lift Arsenal to 21 points, to join City who had earlier lost at Aston Villa.

The opening goal came in the seventh minute after early Arsenal pressure helped them win three corners in a row, with Konsa bundling in his first goal for the club at the back post. It was also the Gunners’ first goal from a set-piece this season.

James Garner and Tyrique George both had efforts at goal as Everton chased an equaliser, but they could not find a way past home keeper David Raya.

But the Gunners were the dominant side in the opening 45 minutes, registering 13 shots and winning 10 corners.

They picked up where they left off after the break and it was no surprise that Gabriel Magalhaes joined his centre-back partner on the scoresheet when he headed in Ben White’s cross in the 68th minute.

Everton almost pulled one back late in the game when Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall flicked a header just wide.

Jackson Hits Brace To End City’s Unbeaten Run

Nicolas Jackson’s well-taken double for Aston Villa ended Manchester City’s 100% winning start to the Premier League season.

City had taken maximum points from their first seven league games but Enzo Maresca’s team fell to their first defeat against a Villa side who have an exceptional recent record against them.

This victory was Villa’s fifth in their past seven meetings against City, a fourth successive win against them at Villa Park and came on the fourth anniversary of Unai Emery’s appointment as manager.

Villa captain John McGinn pounced on a poor touch by City defender Marc Guehi to play in Jackson, who turned inside Elliot Anderson and finished high into the net past Gianluigi Donnarumma for the hosts’ opener.

Iliman Ndiaye hit the post as the visitors pressed for an equaliser, which eventually arrived early in the second period when Erling Haaland climbed highest to nod in Ndiaye’s cross from the right.

However, parity lasted only eight minutes as Jackson met substitute Ibrahim Mbaye’s low cross with a first-time shot that went in underneath Donnarumma’s left hand.

Another goalbound Haaland header late on was cleared to safety by Ian Maatsen as Villa registered their first home league win of the season.