Arsenal will look to bounce back from last weekend's stumble in the Premier League title race when they host Everton at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners missed the opportunity to approach Liverpool, who leads the league by four points, when they arrived at Craven Cottage Stadium last Sunday. He only managed to draw with Fulham. However, a win over Monaco in the Champions League in midweek will lift morale, as Arsenal do not rely on set-pieces to beat their European opponents.
Everton had ten days to recover from their 4-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers after that The Merseyside derby was postponed last weekend. Sean Dyche will have plenty of time to put together a plan of action on the training ground, but even the most determined plans can go awry at the Emirates Stadium.
here 90 minutes Guide for the game.
Arsenal and Everton live results (last five matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Arsenal 3-0 Monaco – 12/11/24 |
Everton 4-0 Wolverhampton – 12/04/24 |
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Fulham 1-1 Arsenal – 12/08/24 |
Manchester United 4-0 Everton – 12/01/24 |
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Arsenal 2-0 Manchester United – 12/04/24 |
Everton 0-0 Brentford – 11/23/24 |
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West Ham 2-5 Arsenal – 30/11/24 |
West Ham 0-0 Everton – 11/09/24 |
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Sporting Lisbon 1-5 Arsenal – 26/11/24 |
Southampton 1-0 Everton – 11/02/24 |
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Arsenal The team has struggled with defensive injuries throughout the season and has a number of absences from the back line ahead of the visit of Everton.
Takehiro Tomiyasu and Ben White are both sidelined due to knee problems, and the trio of Oleksandr Zinchenko, Riccardo Calafiore and Gabriel are major doubts after missing the last matches. Mikel Arteta rarely talks about injuries during press conferences, making it difficult to know the extent of each of their problems.
Arteta is unlikely to make many changes to the side that beat Monaco comfortably in midweek – depending on the progress of his injured stars.
Kai Havertz should return to the starting line-up after being replaced by Gabriel Jesus on Wednesday, while Joren Timber could replace 18-year-old Myles Lewis Skelly at left-back.
Arsenal's expected lineup against Everton (4-3-3):Ria; Party, Saliba, Queer, Timber; Odegaard, Merino, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli.
EvertonThe injury list is not particularly long and generally includes marginal figures in the team. In midfield, James Garner and Tim Erugbunam are missing, while Youssef Shermaiti is still unavailable up front.
Michael Keane is a major doubt for Saturday's game after suffering a knee injury that has ruled him out of the Toffees' last two matches. The centre-back is unlikely to start in place of James Tarkowski or Jarrad Branthwaite even if he is given a fit pass.
The expected formation of Everton against Arsenal (4-4-1-1):Beckford; Coleman, Tarkovsky, Branthwaite, Mikulenko; Ndiaye, Guy, Mangala, McNeill; Ducouri. Calvert-Lewin.
Arsenal may have stumbled against Fulham last weekend, but the Gunners have been almost perfect since returning from the international break in November. The struggles of open play disappeared during the midweek win over Monaco, and that should provide huge confidence for Arteta and the Arsenal players and supporters ahead of Saturday's game.
Everton will sit in a stubborn low area and try to force Arsenal to play directly, compressing space in the final third and pushing the Gunners into wide areas. Daiichi's side have the ability to make life difficult for Arsenal, but they will find it difficult to maintain their focus throughout the game in north London.
