It's all over and Sol Campbell's first half double gives Arsenal a much-needed three points at the expense of Everton whose miserable start to the season and form at Highbury continues.

Dennis Bergkamp drifts a free-kick into the area but Everton clear the danger to deny Sol Campbell a hat-trick.

Arsenal happily play keep ball in the dying minutes of the game seemingly pleased with their night's work.

Alexandre Song Bilong enters the game for his senior Arsenal debut in the place of Jose Antonio Reyes.

Mikel Amatriain Arteta is replaced by Simon Davies with the former Tottenham man being booed by the Arsenal fans as he enters the action.

Fredrik Ljungberg works his way into the right-side of Everton's area but his cross goes across the face of goal.

Kevin Kilbane is brought on in place of Marcus Bent for the final nine minutes.

James McFadden puts in Everton's best cross of the match but Jens Lehmann comes out to collect ahead of Marcus Bent.

Arsenal are content to just pass the ball around between each other in the Everton half preventing the visitors from trying to get the ball in order to spark an attack.

Everton have had more of the ball in the past few moments of the game but have failed to trouble the Arsenal goal.

Jose Antonio Reyes' free-kick is pushed out to Fredrik Ljungberg and he fires a shot against the cross bar with Sol Campbell then hooking the rebound wide.

Everton boss David Moyes throws on big Duncan Ferguson in place of Tim Cahill.

Arsenal veteran Dennis Bergkamp is brought on in place of fellow Dutchman Robin van Persie.

Jose Antonio Reyes is the second Arsenal player booked after kicking out at Phil Neville.

James McFadden has Everton's first shot on target but it is easily saved by Jens Lehmann as Arsenal break quickly to win a corner which then comes to nothing.

Aleksandr Hleb tees up Robin van Persie just inside the area but his shot on goal is straight at Nigel Martyn.

Jose Antonio Reyes finds space for himself 25 yards from goal but his effort is high over the bar.

Everton have enjoyed some possession in the past couple of minutes as they try and quell Arsenal's dominant start to the second half.

Jose Antonio Reyes attempts to curl the ball into Nigel Martyn's top corner of the net but the keeper manages to gather his effort at the second attempt.

More excellent play by Arsenal sees Ashley Cole free in the area but his ball goes right across the face of goal with no-one able to get on the end of it.

Robin van Persie tries to score from a tight angle with his left-foot yards from goal but his effort is easily saved by Nigel Martyn when perhaps a ball to Fredrik Ljungberg was a better option.

Leon Osman has a rare run at the Arsenal defence but his effort drifts high and wide of Jens Lehmann's goal.

Tony Hibbert is the next player in the referee's book after bringing down Jose Antonio Reyes.

An early injury scare for Arsenal with Jose Antonio Reyes going down after colliding with Matteo Ferrari but after treatment he continues.

Arsenal get the second 45 minutes going as they will look to build on their first half lead and possibly emulate last season's 7-0 win against Everton.

The referee blows up for the break after playing four minutes of injury time with Arsenal comfortably ahead against a lacklustre Everton thanks to Sol Campbell's brace of headers.

Phil Neville who has suffered jeers from the Arsenal fans for most of the half has been yellow carded for a foul on Robin van Persie.

Fredrik Ljungberg's cross finds Kolo Toure who tries a cheeky back flick which just drifts wide of the far post.

Tim Cahill gives away another free-kick in dangerous area but this time Jose Antonio Reyes' free-kick is headed wide by Kolo Toure.

Robin van Persie almost fashions out a scoring chance but his ball across the face of the goalmouth is hacked clear by Matteo Ferrari.

Robin van Persie attempts an ambitious back header on goal but it is easily gathered by Nigel Martyn.

Sol Campbell almost gets his hat-trick as he is inches away from connecting with Jose Antonio Reyes' resultant free-kick.

Tim Cahill is the second player of the game to be booked after tussling with Fredrik Ljungberg.

Cesc Fabregas is out of the action for a moment after getting Mikel Amatriain Arteta's arm in his face but he is able to carry on.

Sol Campbell is on the mark again with another header from a Jose Antonio Reyes free-kick after the Spaniard was fouled by Leon Osman.

Robert Pires has failed to recover from that earlier foul by Phil Neville and hobbles off to be replaced by Aleksandr Hleb.

Sloppy play by Everton allow Arsenal to break with Robin van Persie racing into the area and seeing his right-foot effort come back off the post.

Play resumes with Robert Pires able to continue and Phil Neville suffering the wrath of the Arsenal faithful.

Play is held up for a moment as Robert Pires is treated following a bad tackle by Phil Neville.

Mikel Amatriain Arteta fouls Cesc Fabregas in another dangerous position but Jose Antonio Reyes' free-kick is poor this time.

Arsenal attack again with Ashley Cole getting a ball in from the byline which is eventually hacked clear as two forwards looked to capitalise.

Leon Osman almost gets through after a slip by Ashley Cole but his progress is halted when he is fouled by Etame Mayer Lauren.

Sol Campbell marks his return to Premiership action and his 31st birthday on Sunday with a goal as he gets up to head in a Jose Antonio Reyes free-kick.

James McFadden runs at the Arsenal defence before putting in a dangerous cross which is just too far in front of Marcus Bent.

Arsenal are enjoying some pressure as a ball into the centre hits the back of Matteo Ferrari and just clears his own crossbar with Jose Antonio Reyes resultant corner then eventually being cleared.

Robert Pires finds Cesc Fabregas in the Everton area but the youngster's effort is high over the bar.

Marcus Bent has the first real effort on goal but his shot takes the slightest of deflections off Sol Campbell and drifts wide of the upright.

Tony Hibbert tries to launch a high cross into the Arsenal area but it is disappointing and drifts behind for a goal kick.

Everton win a free-kick as Cesc Fabregas mis-times his challenge on Mikel Amatriain Arteta and is booked very early in the game.

Everton get the game underway at Highbury as two sides who finished in the top four last season are aiming to put their poor early start behind them.