It's great to win one comfortably, isn't it? I thought before the game that this was a good time to be playing Everton, but I bet the Everton fans were thinking it's a good time to be playing Arsenal too. The Toffees never looked like scoring, actually, and this time we refused to help them out by losing discipline in the second half and going all-out for more goals. (Another referee would have awarded Alexis a penalty and allowed Giroud's goal too.) I was happy with the professional way we closed out the game. Our goals were both excellently taken, and of course the first has been shown thousands of times on TV. Lovely movement.
It was heart in mouth time when Ospina was clattered into; I hope he's OK. Elneny just keeps getting better, and Alex Iwobi looks as though he's going to be playing in the first team regularly next season. Welbeck is showing why he was a wise purchase. Ozil still does his job very well; Alexis is just not feeling it these days (nice assist). The back line was solid, and Coquelin is back to peak efficiency.
International break, which I hope does not result in injuries. I hate it when that happens. Spuds win easily at the Lane, Leicester does well enough to win again, West Ham drops two against Chelsea and the red half of Manchester prevailed today. So, we have four points on City, and five on United and the Hammers. Third place is in our hands. We can't even think about the two teams above us.
Juve won its derby 4-1, Napoli kept pace with some late goals, still three points back. Roma seems destined for the third (play-in) Champions' League spot, and Fiorentina has a great shot at Europa League play again.
It's amazing how much farther Ospina's goal kicks and punts are traveling, isn't it? Well done coaching staff!
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