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:
December 7, 2024
Everton
01:00
Liverpool
December 22, 2024
Everton
15:00
Chelsea
Fulham
15:00
Southampton
Leicester City
15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester United
15:00
AFC Bournemouth
Tottenham Hotspur
17:30
Liverpool
December 26, 2024
Manchester City
13:30
Everton
AFC Bournemouth
16:00
Crystal Palace
Chelsea
16:00
Fulham
Newcastle United
16:00
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
16:00
Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton
16:00
West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
18:30
Manchester United
Liverpool
21:00
Leicester City
December 27, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
20:30
Brentford
Arsenal
21:15
Ipswich Town
Premier League Table
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Liverpool
15
11
3
1
31
13
+18
36
2
Chelsea
16
10
4
2
37
19
+18
34
3
Arsenal
17
9
6
2
34
16
+18
33
4
Nottingham Forest
17
9
4
4
23
19
+4
31
5
Aston Villa
17
8
4
5
26
26
+0
28
6
Manchester City
17
8
3
6
29
25
+4
27
7
Newcastle United
17
7
5
5
27
21
+6
26
8
AFC Bournemouth
16
7
4
5
24
21
+3
25
9
Brighton & Hov…
17
6
7
4
27
26
+1
25
10
Fulham
16
6
6
4
24
22
+2
24
11
Tottenham Hotspur
16
7
2
7
36
19
+17
23
12
Brentford
17
7
2
8
32
32
+0
23
13
Manchester United
16
6
4
6
21
19
+2
22
14
West Ham United
17
5
5
7
22
30
-8
20
15
Crystal Palace
17
3
7
7
18
26
-8
16
16
Everton
15
3
6
6
14
21
-7
15
17
Leicester City
16
3
5
8
21
34
-13
14
18
Ipswich Town
17
2
6
9
16
32
-16
12
19
Wolverhampton Wanderers
16
2
3
11
24
40
-16
9
20
Southampton
16
1
2
13
11
36
-25
5
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