LONDON -- Three thoughts on Arsenal's 2-1 win vs. Everton in the Premier League.
1. Arsenal win to go top
Arsenal's victory sends them top of the league for the first time since February 2014, underlining their title credentials. It wasn't the prettiest win; they started slowly and conceded before half-time when they'd appeared in a commanding position, meaning there was more tension than necessary going into the second half.
Their two goals came in the space of 106 first-half seconds, two headers from two Frenchman: Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny. When the former opened the scoring, it seemed inevitable a second would follow shortly, because this is generally what Arsenal do: They play in spells.