Football Previews
Everton vs Arsenal
Competition – Barclays Premier League
Stadium: Goodison Park
Date: 17th September 2023
Kick-off time – 16:30 GMT
Everton will return to Premier League action this Sunday when they welcome Arsenal to Goodison Park for their fifth league game of the season.
Both clubs come into this fixture in different moods, but with bad blood between them.
Everton are struggling to win games this season, losing their opening three games before scrapping to a 2-2 draw with Sheffield United last time. As such, they are already in danger of relegation this season and are currently sitting in 18th place in the league table.
Despite this, an embattled but optimistic Sean Dyche is anticipating that a returning cabal of formerly injured players, which could include any or all of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Michael Keane, Dwight McNeil and new signing Jack Harrison, will bring with them improvement to the on-field performances as a whole.
Whilst recent efforts have been discouraging, form counted for nothing when their 1-0 home PL win against Arsenal last season ended a run of seven league games without a victory (D1, L6), a game which marked Dyche’s first game in charge.
Arsenal, meanwhile, are probably still hurting from that 1-0 loss at Goodison Park last season, as that loss marked the beginning of their title collapse.
Indeed, few other clubs have troubled Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta quite like Everton. The Spaniard’s personal win-draw rate of 43% against his former side in all competitions (W3, L4) is his second-worst against any single club, second only to his eight losses from ten encounters with Manchester City.
But with the Gunners still undefeated this season, they are in excellent shape to change that. Arsenal finished the previous PL season as the best travellers in the league and their fans will be expecting them to record a win here.
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:
May 11, 2024
Fulham
12:30
Manchester City
AFC Bournemouth
15:00
Brentford
Everton
15:00
Sheffield United
Newcastle United
15:00
Brighton & Hov…
Tottenham Hotspur
15:00
Burnley
West Ham United
15:00
Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:00
Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest
17:30
Chelsea
May 12, 2024
Manchester United
16:30
Arsenal
May 13, 2024
Aston Villa
20:00
Liverpool
May 14, 2024
Tottenham Hotspur
20:00
Manchester City
May 15, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
19:45
Chelsea
Manchester United
20:00
Newcastle United
Premier League Table
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
36
26
5
5
88
28
+60
83
2
Manchester City
35
25
7
3
87
33
+54
82
3
Liverpool
36
23
9
4
81
38
+43
78
4
Aston Villa
36
20
7
9
73
53
+20
67
5
Tottenham Hotspur
35
18
6
11
69
58
+11
60
6
Newcastle United
35
17
5
13
78
56
+22
56
7
Chelsea
35
15
9
11
70
59
+11
54
8
Manchester United
35
16
6
13
52
55
-3
54
9
West Ham United
36
13
10
13
56
70
-14
49
10
AFC Bournemouth
36
13
9
14
52
63
-11
48
11
Brighton & Hov…
35
12
11
12
53
57
-4
47
12
Wolverhampton Wanderers
36
13
7
16
49
60
-11
46
13
Fulham
36
12
8
16
51
55
-4
44
14
Crystal Palace
36
11
10
15
49
57
-8
43
15
Everton
36
12
9
15
38
49
-11
37
16
Brentford
36
9
9
18
52
60
-8
36
17
Nottingham Forest
36
8
9
19
45
63
-18
29
18
Luton Town
36
6
8
22
49
78
-29
26
19
Burnley
36
5
9
22
39
74
-35
24
20
Sheffield United
36
3
7
26
35
100
-65
16
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