Arsenal went into the half-time break against Everton leading 2-1 at the Emirates.
Mesut Özil setup Olivier Giroud with a delightful ball for the opening goal on 36 minutes to give the Gunners the lead.
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Özil now has a total of seven assists in all competitions for the north London based club this season.
Arsenal went into the half time break with a 2-1 lead and will move into first place if they manage to hold on for the win at the end of the 90 minutes.
Manchester City would still however, be able to overtake the Gunners should they beat Manchester United tomorrow.
Arsenal v Everton
Stadium: Emirates
Kick-Off: 17:00 GMT
Arsenal confirmed starting lineup: Cech; Bellerin, Gabriel, Koscielny, Monreal; Coquelin, Chamberlain; Cazorla, Ozil, Sanchez; Giroud
Subs: Macey, Debuchy, Gibbs, Chambers, Flamini, Campbell, Walcott
Everton confirmed starting lineup: Howard, Coleman, Galloway, Jagielka, Stones, Barry, McCarthy, Lennon, Deulofeu, Barkley, Lukaku.a
Subs: Joel, Kone, Mirallas, Naismith, Cleverley, Osman, Funes Mori
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