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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 their best.

These are heady days for Arsenal fans. After three consecutive years as the Premier League’s designated nearly men, the Gunners finally look poised to win the title, ending a dry spell that has lasted more than 20 years now.

Video After Man City had won earlier in the day, in contentious fashion too, the pressure was on Arsenal to respond when Brighton came to visit. It’s perhaps a little strange to reference another game before ours,

Micah Richards claims Arsenal have the ‘best squad in Europe’ and says Mikel Arteta’s most potent weapon is ‘not normal’. The Gunners have enjoyed a sensational first-half to the season and sit six points clear at the top of the Premier League ...

On another day, Arsenal win that match 2 or 3 to nil — they hit multiple posts and had a shot saved by a defender behind Jordan Pickford. Away to Everton has been a bogey fixture for Arsenal for several years now and today’s win represents an important improvement over last season’s draw.

Arsenal's League Cup quarterfinal with Crystal Palace went the distance – as so many of their recent matches have done

A last-gasp winner from Emi Buendia provided more drama in the Premier League title race as leaders Arsenal fell to a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa. Both sides started fairly slowly in a cagey affair at Villa Park but the game burst into life with an early ...

Alongside Raya's absolutely out of this world save to keep Brighton at bay, Paul Merson was in awe of Odegaard's display. Speaking on the Sky Sports Soccer Saturday panel in the aftermath of Arsenal's precious victory, Merson claimed that the Norway international put in his most convincing display in ages.