Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have both scored in three of the past five matches they have played together
Two goals in three second-half minutes gave Arsenal victory over Everton and took them up to sixth in the Premier League table.
Following a tight first half, in which Dominic Calvert-Lewin squandered a fine second-minute opening for Everton, the Gunners asserted control after the break.
Alexandre Lacazette swept a curling shot into the top corner from the edge of the area after Aaron Ramsey's pass.
Shortly after, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang poked in from close range after Mesut Ozil broke down the right, cut the ball back and Ramsey nudged it into the path of the Gabon international.
Replays suggested that Aubameyang was offside from Ramsey's touch, though Everton could have few complaints from that point as a third for the hosts was more likely than a comeback from Marco Silva's side.
Ruthless Arsenal stun Toffees
Everton had looked the more likely to score for 56 minutes at the Emirates, until Lacazette rifled in a superb opener.
Two minutes and 57 seconds later, the visitors were two goals down.
The Gunners had managed just one shot on target in the first half, with Jordan Pickford making a smart save from Nacho Monreal, but their superior quality in attack showed after the break as the club's two most expensive signings quickly put the game beyond the Toffees.
Aubameyang appeared to be offside for the second, but Ozil was given time and space to pick out Ramsey in the build-up as a shell-shocked Everton left young full-back Jonjoe Kenny to deal with a three-on-one situation in their own area.
Aubameyang and Lacazette are forming a potent partnership for Unai Emery's side, both scoring in three of the past five Premier League games they have started together, while only Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, with 16, has scored more than the Gabon striker's 12 league goals since his Gunners debut in February.
Emery may have been more satisfied with proceedings at the other end as Arsenal kept their first clean sheet of the Spaniard's tenure, although goalkeeper Petr Cech was largely to thank for that.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Arsenal
1Cech
2Bellerín
20Mustafi
5PapastathopoulosBooked at 30minsSubstituted forHoldingat 39'minutes
18Monreal
11TorreiraBooked at 15mins
34Xhaka
10Özil
8RamseySubstituted forWelbeckat 80'minutes
14AubameyangSubstituted forIwobiat 69'minutes
9Lacazette
Substitutes
4Elneny
12Lichtsteiner
16Holding
17Iwobi
19Leno
23Welbeck
29Guendouzi
Everton
1Pickford
43Kenny
4Keane
5Zouma
12DigneBooked at 27mins
17Gueye
26Davies
11WalcottSubstituted forBernardat 72'minutes
10G Sigurdsson
30Richarlison
29Calvert-LewinSubstituted forTosunat 72'minutes
Substitutes
2Holgate
3Baines
14Tosun
18Schneiderlin
20Bernard
22Stekelenburg
31Lookman
Referee:
Jonathan Moss
Attendance:
59,964
Match Stats
Home TeamArsenalAway TeamEverton
Possession
Home62%
Away38%
Shots
Home9
Away9
Shots on Target
Home5
Away6
Corners
Home5
Away9
Fouls
Home17
Away12
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Match ends, Arsenal 2, Everton 0.
Full TimePosted at 90'+5'
Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Everton 0.
Posted at 90'+4'
Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
Posted at 90'+4'
Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 90'+3'
Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Posted at 90'+2'
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
Posted at 89'
Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal).
Posted at 89'
Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 89'
Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 89'
Foul by Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton).
Posted at 86'
Petr Cech (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 86'
Foul by Michael Keane (Everton).
Posted at 86'
Foul by Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).
Posted at 86'
Tom Davies (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 85'
Attempt saved. Cenk Tosun (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson with a headed pass.
Posted at 84'
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Lucas Torreira.
Posted at 83'
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Lucas Torreira.
Posted at 83'
Attempt blocked. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernard.
Posted at 82'
Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
SubstitutionPosted at 80'
Substitution, Arsenal. Danny Welbeck replaces Aaron Ramsey.
Posted at 79'
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jonjoe Kenny.
Posted at 78'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Posted at 76'
Delay in match Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) because of an injury.
Posted at 76'
Delay in match Richarlison (Everton) because of an injury.
Posted at 73'
Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 73'
Foul by Tom Davies (Everton).
Posted at 73'
Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 73'
Foul by Kurt Zouma (Everton).
SubstitutionPosted at 72'
Substitution, Everton. Bernard replaces Theo Walcott.
SubstitutionPosted at 72'
Substitution, Everton. Cenk Tosun replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Posted at 71'
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Petr Cech.
Posted at 71'
Attempt saved. Michael Keane (Everton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson with a cross.
Posted at 70'
Foul by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
Posted at 70'
Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
SubstitutionPosted at 69'
Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Iwobi replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Posted at 67'
Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 67'
Foul by Tom Davies (Everton).
Posted at 66'
Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 66'
Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
Posted at 65'
Attempt saved. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
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Source: bbc.com