Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League for the first time since February, 2014 after a hard fought 2-1 win over Everton at the Emirates stadium on Saturday.
A 36th minute header from Olivier Giroud put Arsenal 1-0 up against the Toffees after a sublime cross from Mesut Ozil from the right edge of the box. The red hot Frenchman, who scored his 5th goal in 5 matches for club and country, was handed a berth in the Gunner’s starting lineup ahead of Theo Walcott.
Giroud’s French compatriot Laurent Koscielny doubled Arsenal’s lead two minutes later after heading in a Santi Cazorla free kick. Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard was culpable for both the headed goals scored by Arsenal.
Everton were given a glimmer of hope one minute from half time when Ross Barkley’s deflected effort off Gabriel cut the deficit to half. Both teams rattled the woodwork in the second half through Romelu Lukaku and Olivier Giroud.
But Arsene Wenger’s side eventually hung on to register their 5th consecutive win in all competitions and climb to the summit of the Premier League.
Here is how twitter reacted to the Gunner’s achievement:
Arsenal 2-1 Everton: The Gunners move to top spot for the first time since February 2014: https://t.co/GgWezIxd5w pic.twitter.com/rG9q6CsKMp
a Premier League (@premierleague) October 24, 2015
Arsenal are top of the @premierleague . #Wengerout @piersmorgan ? a Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) October 24, 2015
Arsenal are top of the league! https://t.co/0S6NTt8fke
a Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) October 24, 2015
You don’t win the League in Oct, Jugs. Or in your case, ever > RT @ @GaryLineker: Arsenal top of @premierleague . #Wengerout @piersmorgan ? a Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 24, 2015
I like it. pic.twitter.com/XlLi0PDQi4
a Arsenalist (@arsenalist) October 24, 2015
We know we are top, yes, but look errr, we won’t get carried away. We. Are. Top of the league! Say, we are little bit top of the league! a Wenger Knows Best (@wengerknowsbest) October 24, 2015
Arsenal move to the top of the #PremierLeague table! (Vine via @AFCAcademy) https://t.co/fKQ0WYITy5
a Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) October 24, 2015
Arsenal go top of the Premier League! pic.twitter.com/YfwunRAQlz a TheSPORTbible (@TSBible) October 24, 2015
Fantastic tackle! Love him. He’s a beast! “@BaDumTss__: GABRIEL after that match saving tackle!!!! pic.twitter.com/vQZs8y0lCK“
a JA?l s Wh l r (@TheRealGunner) October 24, 2015
2.71 – Mesut zil has the best games/assist rate in @PremierLeague history – average one every 2.71 matches. (min. 20 assists) Provider. a OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 24, 2015
Last but certainly not the least…
Top of the league , going to win the treble and the World Cup and euros and the Ryder cup #arsenal #BPL
a Nick wood (@nickowood06) . October 25, 2015
