Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 as Konsa ends set-piece drought

Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday, with goals from Ezri Konsa and Gabriel securing the win and ending the club’s wait for a set-piece goal in the league this season. Konsa opened the scoring in the seventh minute, finishing after a Martin Odegaard corner. It was Arsenal’s first top-flight goal from a set play this campaign, following eight league matches without one. The club scored 29 goals from corners, free kicks and penalties last season, when it won the title. Gabriel sealed the result in the 68th minute, heading in a cross from Ben White. The defender had earlier gone down after stretching to make a clearance and received treatment on the pitch. Manager Mikel Arteta said Arsenal’s players were worried by Gabriel’s reaction, and that the defender wanted to continue before scoring. Arteta later said Gabriel seemed okay; no medical assessment was reported. Arteta also said substitute Riccardo Calafiori had a slight issue, the nature of which was unknown, and that he had been cautious. Calafiori left the field during the latter stages, with Noni Madueke briefly playing at left-back. The reports did not establish the nature of Calafiori’s issue or his...