Everton 0-2 Arsenal: Barclays Premier League - as it happened

Full-time: Everton 0-2 Arsenal

So, Arsenal bounce back from their European setback with an impressive showing against the Toffees.

Welbeck and Iwobi - who was man of the match - scored the goals in the first half, and the Gunners thoroughly deserved their victory.

Lukaku heads Funes Mori's ball down and on target. His effort is greeted with ironic cheers.

Everton stand on the cusp of their eighth home defeat of the season. There are five added minutes, by the way - not that it'll make much difference to the result.

Another switch for the Gunners - Iwobi makes way from Chambers.

An excellent performance for the youngster, though. He has given some of Arsenal's more established players something to think about with that showing.

Giroud has the ball in the net - but it is ruled out for a foul.

Again, that decision appears generous judging by the replay. Arsenal should be over the hill and out of sight by now.

Giroud goes down in the box, but again, nothing doing for the Gunners.

That should have been a penalty. Everton have gotten away with a couple of those decisions today, which serves to underline Arsenal's dominance.

Anyway, less than ten minutes left at Goodison - can the Blues launch an unlikely comeback?

Hector Bellerin has been another impressive performer for the Gunners.

He has emerged as one of their key players in recent months.

A much-needed change for Everton. Ross Barkley, who's barely had a kick this afternoon, makes way. Deulofeu comes on in his place.

Meanwhile, Arsenal - who, remember, played in Barcelona in midweek - decide to make a change, also.

Olivier Giroud comes on for Danny Welbeck, and Gibbs comes on for Ozil, who took a knock a few minutes ago.

There is no concussion, and Ospina appears able to continue for the time being. We've played nearly 70 minutes at Goodison and it's as you were.

Wait, Arsene Wenger is involved in conversation with the medics - a change might be about to take place. He's limping around his area at the moment.

At last! Some signs of life from Everton!

Seamus Coleman goes flying up the right side, he crosses the ball to Lukaku but Ospina gets there just before him.

Ospina has taken a nasty bang there, too.

There's a lack of movement from Everton at the moment. In truth, they don't look like they believe they can get back into this game.

Roberto Martinez needs to make a sub or make a tactical switch. Nothing is working for the Toffees at the moment.

There are more goals in this for Arsenal if they can find the right pass in the final third.

There is a very tangible air of frustration around Goodison Park, where the home supporters have had little to cheer.

Iwobi looks like such a good young player, I can't emphasise that enough.

The 19-year-old midfielder has been one of the better players for the Gunners so far. He looks so strong and composed on the ball.

It would take a monumental effort from Everton to rescue anything from this game. The hosts were booed off at half-time - they need to give the Bluenoses something to cheer.

Right, we're back underway at Goodison. Everton have made one change.

The Toffees were light-years away from Arsenal in the first half.

Half-time: Everton 0-2 Arsenal

The Gunners have been sensational and it could easily have been more. Welbeck, Iwobi, Sanchez and Ozil have been thrilling going forward.

Another eye-catching move involving Welbeck and Iwobi ends with the youngster just missing the near post with his powerful shot.

Arsenal have been absolutely brilliant in the final third. The Everton defenders' heads must be spinning at the moment.

GOAL: Everton 0-2 Arsenal (Iwobi)

A lightening counter-attack from the Gunners ends with Alex Iwobi racing through on goal and calmly slotting the ball home.

It's 2-0 - and no less than Arsenal deserve. That's the 19-year-old star's first goal in the Premier League. He looks like a real gem.

Five minutes to go until the break, now. After their fast start, Everton have barely posed a threat to the Arsenal goal.

They need to get Lukaku in the game more often, without wishing to state the obvious.

Arsenal appeal for a penalty, as Sanchez goes down under a heavy tackle. The Chilean is furious with the ref.

That was a penalty, I think, but Sanchez - for some reason - delayed his fall to the ground, which probably swayed the ref's decision. Everton survive another scare.

Arsenal continue to dominate at Goodison.

When you watch the Gunners pop the ball around as they have done in the first half, you wonder how they can play so poorly at times.

Iwobi has been one of the stars of the show, by the way.

Arsenal are certainly more fluid with Welbeck upfront instead of Giroud.

The one criticism of the former Manchester Unite striker has been his lack of goals. However, he is starting to find the net with some frequency these days, meaning Giroud has to make do with a place on the bench.

Welbeck's recent form is sure to have pleased England boss Roy Hodgson, too.

A little bit of encouragement for Everton, here. Besic takes a well-directed shot from distance, but Opsina manages to scramble across to his left to save.

That was much better for the hosts, though, who have been camped inside their own half for the last 15 minutes or so.

Welbeck, Iwobi and Alexis are constantly interchanging for the Gunners. They are playing some terrific football and look like they could score with every attack.

We wondered how they might respond to their midweek Champions League exit... well, they have been very good so far this afternoon.

The game appears to have finally settled into a more sedate rhythm, after that frenetic start.

Arsenal are dominating the ball for the most part, looking to find gaps in the Everton defence. The hosts, on the other hand, are seeking to make fast counter-attacks and take advantage of the risks the Gunners take in defence.

Anyway, we've played 20 minutes at Goodison, and it is so far, so good for Arsene Wenger...

Arsenal have a real cutting-edge to their attack today. The Gunners have lots of pace and invention with the likes of Sanchez and Ozil in their ranks, meaning Everton's backline need to be on their toes.

And at the other end, the Blues need to get more of the ball to Lukaku, who is struggling to get into the match at the moment.

How will Everton respond to that early setback? The Toffees started the game in bright and breezy fashion.

But both of these sides look vulnerable at the back, meaning there should be more goals in this game, which has started brilliantly.

In the latest attack, Lukau is wrongly flagged offside when he appears through on goal. The Gunners survive.

GOAL: Everton 0-1 Arsenal (Welbeck)

A beautiful goal to open the scoring! Arsenal's forward players engage in an eye-catching move comprising of lots of one-touch football.

Eventually, the ball is threaded through to the in-form Danny Welbeck, who calmly rounds the keeper and rolls the ball home.

That was brilliant.

It's end-to-end stuff already, with neither side appearing interested in any sort of feeling-out process.

This game has goals written all over it, if the opening five minutes are anything to go by.

Fast start by Everton, looking to take the game to Arsenal from the off.

The Gunners immediately find themselves under pressure and from an early corner, Coleman flicks the outside of the post with a low effort.

Everton have adopted an up-and-at-them approach from the off.

The players come out onto the pitch to the sound of Z Cars.

There's a cracking atmosphere inside the ground, with the home supporters hoping their side record back-to-back wins over London giants against Chelsea and Arsenal.

The Gunners' season could stand and fall on the outcome of this match, given their recent losses.

Pre-match thoughts...

Everton manager Roberto Martinez tells BT Sport: "The standard of our play hasn't been reflected in the scorelines this season and we want to put that right. That is for a number of reasons but we need to address it.

"The psychology of wanting to play in front of our fans and our desire to win has sometimes left us a little bit exposed. The responsibility of everyone is to change that and this is a good opportunity to do that."

Pre-match thoughts...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger tells BT Sport: "We need a big response but our target will be to continue to play the way we did at Barcelona. At the moment we don't finish as well as we want but if we continue to create chances that will come."

Here's another reminder of the team news, in case you missed it earlier:

Everton: Joel, Baines, Funes Mori, Jagielka (c), Coleman, McCarthy, Bešić, Cleverley, Lennon, Barkley, Lukaku

Subs: Howard, Stones, Kone, Niasse, Deulofeu, Osman, Galloway

Arsenal: Ospina, Koscielny, Bellerín, Gabriel, Monreal, Coquelin, Iwobi, Elneny, Sánchez, Özil, Welbeck

Subs: Macey, Gibbs, Mertesacker, Chambers, Campbell, Walcott, Giroud

Right, there are around 15 minutes to go until kick-off now. This promises to be a cracking game, as both sides are packed full of talented attackers.

And they are both prone to defensive errors, too.

Mesut Ozil has scored twice and assisted four in five appearances in all competitions against the Toffees.

He has been speaking about the Gunners' title hopes in advance of the game, insisting they must fight until the end.

"Last year we won those last eight [remaining] games but we don't care about that now," Ozil told Arsenal's official website. "It's important what happens now. We have to concentrate now and give everything on the pitch. We have to fight.

"I know the teams playing us will fight to take the points against us, so the games will be tough. We have to fight on the pitch and we have to think from game to game, not that we can win eight games in a row and take the points.

"Now it's not possible to win just our games [and that to be enough] so other teams need to lose points as well. The first step is to believe in us. We have to work harder than before. We have tough games coming but we have to take the points. If we win the title, we will be very happy because we believe in us.

"If you see the whole season, we've played very well. We've lost some points because we weren't concentrated or we didn't score. Now we have to fight for each game to take the points."

The teams are out on the pitch at the moment, going through their last-minute preparations.

Arsenal are looking to bounce back from their European exit to Barcelona. This would be a good place to start the recovery.

Another forward Wenger might have his eye on is Everton's in-form Romelu Lukaku, who has notched 25 goals in all competitions so far this term.

"Yes, we knew him in Belgium but at the time he opted to go to Chelsea," he explained.

"He is developing every year. His finishing is better, his technique is better. He has better numbers."

Ahead of today's game, Arsene Wenger has moved to cool speculation linking Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a potential switch to Arsenal.

"At the moment no we are not on that case," Wenger was quoted as saying by The Mirror when asked about the possibility of signing Ibrahimovic at a press conference.

"Where we are at the moment is short term. We are not on Zlatan's case. At the moment my priority is not to go in the transfer market about possible signings. We are not at the moment thinking of signing anybody."

Arsenal have dominated the recent games between these two sides. They will be looking to continue that this afternoon at Goodison.

Here is a breakdown of their most-recent clashes:

• Arsenal 2-1 Everton (Premier League, 2015-16)
• Arsenal 2-0 Everton (Premier League, 2014-15)
• Everton 2-2 Arsenal (Premier League, 2014-15)
• Everton 3-0 Arsenal (Premier League, 2013-14)
• Arsenal 4-1 Everton (FA Cup, 2013-14)

So, Howard and Stones have to settle for a place on the Everton bench, while Giroud is also named among the subs for the Gunners.

Alex Iwobi - who impressed against Barcelona during the week - also keeps his place in Arsene Wenger's team.

Breaking team news:

Everton: Joel, Baines, Funes Mori, Jagielka (c), Coleman, McCarthy, Bešić, Cleverley, Lennon, Barkley, Lukaku

Subs: Howard, Stones, Kone, Niasse, Deulofeu, Osman, Galloway

Arsenal: Ospina, Koscielny, Bellerín, Gabriel, Monreal, Coquelin, Iwobi, Elneny, Sánchez, Özil, Welbeck

Subs: Macey, Gibbs, Mertesacker, Chambers, Campbell, Walcott, Giroud

Meanwhile, as we await the team news...

Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez has made it clear that he does not need a rest at any point during the season.

The Chilean attacker, who joined from Barcelona in 2014, has become a fan favourite at the Emirates Stadium following an explosive debut season when he scored 25 goals in all competitions.

Sanchez's second season, however, has been less spectacular, as he has struggled to recapture his form following a two-month spell on the sidelines.

"I always want to play and to win because football's my passion, it's my life. That's why every time we win, I'm really happy. I can't be happy with drawing or losing a match. It actually makes me really sad when that happens," Sanchez told Arsenal's official site.

"I also like to see my team-mates' happy faces when we win because I know that they're going to go out the next day and celebrate that win with their families. The manager sometimes says to me, 'Have a rest' but I don't want to rest. I'd rather go home and do a bit of gym and exercise in my house to maintain my form."

Roberto Martinez: "I know what Arsene Wenger has done as a manager - bringing a very clear way of working, a completely different, new approach into football. The management that he brought into the British game has changed British football.

"What he has achieved at Arsenal is a model that many, many football people have been inspired by. The short-term situation of one or two results sometimes overshadows the incredible work over the years."

What the managers say

Arsene Wenger: "What we want is to come back to winning habits, and after see what happens behind us. Let's first just do the job and then maybe we will have the luck to have positive results on our side from other teams."

Preview

Arsenal have failed to win their last three league encounters and have seen their title challenge fizzle away.

They are currently 11 points behind leaders Leicester City albeit with a game in hand but unless the Foxes drop points, they do not have a chance to win the title.

Arsene Wenger has come under pressure following their dismal form, which has seen them drop out of the FA Cup and Champions League within a week and failing to win in the league.

Preview

Everton welcome Arsenal to Goodison Park for a Premier League clash with both teams looking to get back to winning ways in the league.

Roberto Martinez's team will be in a confident mood after dumping out Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-finals and the Spanish manager will hope his team can continue the momentum and add to the Gunners' misery.

Everton have also had a dismal run in the Premier League this season and are currently in 12th place.

Good afternoon and welcome to our coverage of this tantalising game from Goodison Park, where the Toffees are to take on Arsene Wenger's Arsenal.

It's been a week of contrasting fortunes for these two teams - but who will claim the three points today?

We'll bring you the all-important team news very soon.