📊 Form Guide

Everton

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Everton will be hoping to return to winning ways here following a 1-0 Premier League defeat last time out to Liverpool.

In that match, Everton managed 26% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 0 of them on target. At the other end, Liverpool had 17 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Diogo Jota (57') was the scorer for Liverpool.

Everton haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, hitting the target in each and every one of their last 6 games.

They’ve claimed a sum of 9 during that time and have conceded a total of 8.

Taking a look at their past results, Everton:

• are winless against Arsenal in their previous 4 matches in the league.
• have not been beaten in their last 5 league matches at home.
• have not won at home in their last 3 league matches.

Arsenal

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Arsenal head into the encounter following a 2-1 Premier League win with the downing of Fulham in their most recent match.

In that match, Arsenal had 52% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For Arsenal, goals were scored by Mikel Merino (37') and Bukayo Saka (73'). Fulham got 9 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Rodrigo Muniz (94') scored for Fulham.

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal have managed to stick the ball in the net a total of 13 times in the course of their latest 6 matches. The number of goals that they have conceded during the equivalent period adds up to 5.

Pre-game facts show that Arsenal:

• are undefeated in their previous 10 league matches away from home. Travelling very well.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 2 matches in the league.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 22/05/2022 tells us that Everton have won 1 of these and Arsenal 4, with the number of drawn results being 1.

15 goals were scored between them in this period, with 3 from The Toffees and 12 being from The Gunners. The average goals per game has been 2.5.

The previous league meeting between these clubs was Premier League match day 16 on 14/12/2024 and the score finished Arsenal 0-0 Everton.

In that game, Arsenal had 77% possession and 13 shots on goal with 5 on target.

Everton had 2 shots at goal with 0 on target.

The match was refereed by Craig Pawson.

📋 Team News: Everton

We think that The Toffees may well opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation, beginning the first half with Jordan Pickford, Jake O'Brien, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitaliy Mykolenko, Idrissa Gana Gueye, James Garner, Jack Harrison, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Carlos Alcaraz and Beto.

ℹ️ Team News: Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has to currently contend with reduced team options. Riccardo Calafiori (Knee injury), Gabriel Magalhães (Hamstring injury), Kai Havertz (Hamstring injury), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Knee surgery) and Gabriel Jesus (Cruciate ligament tear) are those who can’t be considered.

We believe The Gunners appear most likely to make use of a 4-3-3 system, starting David Raya, Thomas Partey, William Saliba, Jakub Kiwior, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Martin Oedegaard, Jorginho, Declan Rice, Ethan Nwaneri, Mikel Merino and Leandro Trossard.

⚡ Prediction

Our assessment here is that Everton could well find it tough to breach the defence of this Arsenal lineup who we think should emerge victorious.

We’re therefore anticipating a hard-fought 0-1 advantage for Arsenal after 90 minutes.

Should be interesting.

Peter Guest, 11:01 05/04/2025