Match preview: 35 points split the squads ahead of this match, Arsenal having performed best. Can Everton pull off a surprise?
- Everton is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Arsenal is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier League
Both teams have had adequate rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's agree to expect an energetic fixture!
Everton form and stats
With 2 Premier League wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Everton are certainly not brimming with confidence. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Goodison Park, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Crystal Palace game.
In their previous game, the manager Tait led his Everton to a defeat away at West Ham United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Goodison Park. Mina was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.6 out of 10. The defender Mina won 11 of 15 duels.
Ahead of that match, Everton lost 1-2 at home to Southampton.The home team are doomed in this game if you believe the odds offered on Arsenal to win. Let's see if Everton are capable of creating a surprise here by looking at their earlier home games as massive outsiders: 5 games found revealing 0 Everton wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Everton have scored {9 league goals} here from 10 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Everton have conceded 14 goals. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Everton hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like West Ham United, Southampton, Leeds United, Leicester City, AFC Bournemouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Arsenal form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Arsenal so far, with 8-1-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Premier League statistics. In general it has been a productive period now for Arsenal as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.
Two away games in a row for Arsenal, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Manchester City in the FA Cup. Tomiyasu was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.15. The defender Tomiyasu won 1 of 5 duels.
Before that, Arsenal secured a home win against Manchester United with the score 3-2.It's not easy to score on Arsenal as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Everton victories, one draw and five Arsenal wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Ødegaard 8 goals |  B. Saka 7 goals |  G. Martinelli Silva 7 goals |
Everton missing players
Arsenal missing players
| Everton | Arsenal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | 45 |
| 28 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 75% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 84% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | 63% |
| 5% | 10% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 42% |
| 5% | 10% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 26% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 30% | 53% |
| 20% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 70% | 47% |
| 40% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 4.7 | 5.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.7 |
| 6.6 | 6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.8 | 11.2 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12.9 | 16.1 |
| 3.3 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.5 |
| 23% | 22% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 47% | 43% |
| 15.3 | 14.2 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9.9 | 8.6 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
- Arsenal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Arsenal have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Arsenal have scored more than double the goals of Everton.
- Arsenal have the most clean sheets (7) away in Premier League
- Arsenal have the most points (25) away in Premier League
- Arsenal have the the best goal difference (+14) away in Premier League
- Arsenal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Arsenal haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Arsenal is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier League
- Everton have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Everton is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 29 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 45 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 39 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Fulham | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Brentford | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 29 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 23 | -19 | 21 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 17 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 31 | -23 | 17 |
| 19 | Everton | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 15 |
| 20 | Southampton | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -18 | 15 |
