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The Guardian - UK
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Everton v Arsenal: match preview

Everton v Arsenal
Everton v Arsenal: probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Mikel Arteta will get a good look at what he is dealing with when he watches Arsenal play his former team. That said Arteta had an excellent view when Manchester City pushed them aside so effortlessly it would have made Roger Federer jealous last week. Duncan Ferguson is again in charge of Everton and the fight he has instilled will likely cause Arsenal problems. A defensive crisis is always looming at the Emirates and with no fit left-backs and Sokratis Papastathopoulos suspended another defeat is on the cards. Graham Searles

Saturday 12.30pm BT Sport 1

Venue Goodison Park

Last season Everton 1 Arsenal 0‘

Referee Kevin Friend

This season G11 Y36 R3 3.54 cards/game

Odds H 11-8 A 2-1 D 3-1

EVERTON

Subs from Stekelenburg, Lössl, Coleman, Delph, Mina, Tosun, Baines, Kean, Gordon, Beningime, Niasse

Doubtful Digne (groin)

Injured Schneiderlin (calf, 28 Dec), Walcott (calf, Jan), Gbamin (thigh, Jan), Gomes (ankle, May)

Suspended None

Discipline Y31 R2

Form WLLLWD

Leading scorer Richarlison 6

ARSENAL

Subs from Martínez, Saka, Holding, Mavropanos, Willock, Nelson, Lacazette, Smith Rowe, Bellerín, Xhaka

Doubtful Bellerín (hamstring), Holding (knee), Özil (foot)

Injured Ceballos (hamstring, 26 Dec), Tierney (shoulder, Mar), Kolasinac (ankle, unknown)

Suspended Papastathopoulos (one match)

Discipline Y38 R1

Form LDDLWL

Leading scorer Aubameyang 11

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