Good, open start at Goodison as now Burnley attack with purpose, the ball is worked out to Stephen Ward on the left, his cross is telling and direct and Michael Keane flicks it away from the waiting Chris Wood.

Everton are almost lining up in a 4-2-4 from the off, with Idrissa Gueye and Morgan Schneiderlin doing all the running in the middle.

Three of those front four link up as Oumar Niasse bends a shot on goal from the edge of the area which Nick Pope holds on to.

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Pat Nevin
Ex-Chelsea winger on 5 live Sport

Rooney missing out will be the big news but to be fair if he is not doing it then he doesn't play. They needed more legs.

I suspect Rooney will be up for it when he comes on.

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Away we go!

Arsenal

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger speaking to Match of the Day: "We kept the clean sheet and of course got three points. We have played more fluent than today but playing Monday, Thursday and today, it was important to get three points.

"We eased off in concentration and decision making and then it becomes a bit harder.

"The question mark is there when you change so many players (throughout the game), can you keep cohesion? It was a difficult week because the game at Bate was a difficult game. I am pleased."

Oumar Niasse's name gets a HUGE ovation as the sides are read out. Quite the turnaround...

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton manager Chris Hughton: "It was a spirited performance. I can't accuse the lads of not giving everything. It is always going to be difficult here, levels of concentration have to be for 90 minutes.

"The only disappointment in the game is that we could have shown a little more on the ball and been a little more adventurous on the ball. You have to look at the positives."

The teams are in the tunnel at Goodison. A fresher, faster Everton coming up?

A bad omen? Everton have lost their last four Premier League games on a Sunday by an aggregate score of 1-12.

Arsenal

Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal who scored their opening goal, speaking to BT: "I was lucky to score today. We knew it would be a difficult game. They defended with a lot of players. I was lucky to be there and get my second goal for Arsenal.

"After Liverpool we talked because we can't play as we did. We lost 4-0 and the team was really poor. From there the team reacted we are playing more compact, we defend with all players and have a clean sheet.

"We have top players up front. They will score goals if we defend and can help with a clean sheet it is much better."

Frank Lopez: Rooney a scapegoat? Besides being slow, inaccurate, no first touch and bad off pitch shenanigans?

Arsenal

More from Alex Iwobi.

Speaking to BBC Sport about Alexis Sanchez's back-heel pass for his goal, Iwobi said:

"It was a great team play. I didn't think Alexis would find me but it shows the skill he has.

"He is capable of doing anything. To have eyes in the back of his head and back-heel to me was amazing."

Arsenal

Arsenal goal scorer Alex Iwobi speaking to BT Sport: "I wouldn't say it was comfortable but we made it as easy as we could. It is always good to win the game and come away with a clean sheet."

David Pleat
Former Spurs boss on 5 live Sport

If Brighton had opened up then they might have suffered a big defeat. At the end of the day they did not have enough punch or creativity to threaten Arsenal.

Rob Nothman
BBC Radio 5 live at Goodison Park

Ronald Koeman talks in his programme notes about "putting things right". Well his major contribution to that appears to be resting Wayne Rooney who starts on the Everton bench. Koeman says his players are "fighting and running hard", and he'll know a win against away specialists Burnley and Everton will be eighth in the table.

Crisis - what crisis ....?

For Sean Dyche, team selection is an altogether more straightforward task. He doesn't tinker unless injuries dictate and today Burnley are unchanged.

Chris Hughton strides over to applaud the travelling support, who hardly stopped singing all game long. There's a long embrace and chat on halfway between Shane Duggy and Shkodran Mustafi - youth-team team-mates at Everton?

Football is a village.

Routine victory for the Gunners.

Tabyeesh: 2-0 isn't good enough. It's 3 points but doesn't send any message. We must be doing much better in such games.

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Close! Brighton almost have a consolation as Pascal Gross is invited forwards by the Gunners midfield, he could shoot but instead lays it off to Davy Propper, who curls wide from the edge of the area.

This will send Arsenal fifth in the league. Can they crack the top four this year?

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