Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday 24 October, in the Premier League's eighth round of matches. The result kept Arsenal's strong start to the season on track, with the Gunners taking all three points in front of their home supporters against an Everton side that struggled to contain them.

A weekend of movement

The match was one of eight played on Saturday, after Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest had drawn 1-1 on Friday night. Elsewhere on Saturday, Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 at Villa Park, Coventry City lost 0-1 to Fulham, and Chelsea lost 0-2 to Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge. Sunday then brought five more fixtures, including Newcastle's 2-0 win at Crystal Palace, Hull City's 1-1 draw with Brentford, Liverpool's 2-0 win over Brighton, Manchester United's 0-3 defeat by Bournemouth, and Sunderland's 0-0 draw with Leeds.

The table picture

With eight rounds played, the season is almost a quarter complete, and the table is beginning to take shape. Arsenal's win kept them among the early pacesetters, while Everton were left to regroup after a defeat that underlined the gap between the two sides. The coming rounds will test whether the Gunners can sustain their form through the autumn fixtures, with the title race still wide open.