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:
April 27, 2024
Everton
17:30
Brentford
Aston Villa
20:00
Chelsea
April 28, 2024
AFC Bournemouth
14:00
Brighton & Hov…
Tottenham Hotspur
14:00
Arsenal
Nottingham Forest
16:30
Manchester City
May 2, 2024
Chelsea
19:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 3, 2024
Luton Town
20:00
Everton
May 4, 2024
Arsenal
12:30
AFC Bournemouth
Sheffield United
15:00
Nottingham Forest
Burnley
15:00
Newcastle United
Brentford
15:00
Fulham
Manchester City
17:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
May 5, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
14:00
Aston Villa
Chelsea
14:00
West Ham United
Liverpool
16:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 6, 2024
Crystal Palace
20:00
Manchester United
Premier League Table
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
34
24
5
5
82
26
+56
77
2
Manchester City
33
23
7
3
80
32
+48
76
3
Liverpool
35
22
9
4
77
36
+41
75
4
Aston Villa
34
20
6
8
71
50
+21
66
5
Tottenham Hotspur
32
18
6
8
65
49
+16
60
6
Manchester United
34
16
6
12
52
51
+1
54
7
Newcastle United
34
16
5
13
74
55
+19
53
8
West Ham United
35
13
10
12
56
65
-9
49
9
Chelsea
32
13
8
11
61
57
+4
47
10
Wolverhampton Wanderers
35
13
7
15
48
55
-7
46
11
AFC Bournemouth
34
12
9
13
49
60
-11
45
12
Brighton & Hov…
33
11
11
11
52
54
-2
44
13
Fulham
35
12
7
16
51
55
-4
43
14
Crystal Palace
35
10
10
15
45
57
-12
40
15
Everton
35
12
8
15
37
48
-11
36
16
Brentford
35
9
8
18
52
60
-8
35
17
Nottingham Forest
34
7
9
18
42
60
-18
26
18
Luton Town
35
6
7
22
48
77
-29
25
19
Burnley
35
5
9
21
38
70
-32
24
20
Sheffield United
35
3
7
25
34
97
-63
16
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