Everton vs Arsenal - LIVE!
Arsenal must improve on their recent Goodison Park form as they travel to face Everton this afternoon. The Gunners have not won on any of their last five visits to the ground, including defeats in each of the last three campaigns.
Mikel Arteta’s side arrive unbeaten in the Premier League so far this season, a draw with Fulham their only dropped points to date. A thrilling win over Manchester United a fortnight ago saw Arsenal go into the international break on a high, and they will be looking for more of the same here. Bukayo Saka is fit to start, while David Raya makes his debut with Aaron Ramsdale dropped to the bench.
Everton sit in the relegation zone, with only one point from their opening four games. They have managed just two goals in the League this season, both in a draw away to Sheffield United, but a win over the Gunners would help immediately lift the mood. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog, featuring expert analyis from Simon Collings at the ground.
“The Club - and many of these players - have gone through a very testing period in the past two seasons,” the Everton boss has written in his message to the fans.
“But I’ve spoken to the squad about the growth and mental resilience that comes from getting through those times.
“Of course, we’re working to ensure this club will compete on a higher level once again but I’ve told the players to lock in the experiences of playing through adversity, as individuals and as a team, because those tough moments add layers to your professional understanding of what it is to play in the Premier League.
“I think there are signs of us starting to use those experiences to our benefit in terms of being resilient as we need to be. I want us to fight, always, and I mean that in different ways - in the traditional sense of putting sweat on the shirt, running hard and battling, but also in the modern sense of ‘fighting’ by playing with purpose and imposing ourselves in games with the correct body language and the quality needed to play and be effective as a team.”
Raya makes debut!
Big, big call from Mikel Arteta.
Aaron Ramsdale is dropped to the bench, as David Raya starts in goal and makes his Arsenal debut. Fabio Vieira gets the nod in midfield, with Kai Havertz dropping to the bench, and it’s Eddie Nketiah preferred to Gabriel Jesus up front.
For Everton, Dwight McNeil is fit to start in a big boost. Beto leads the line, looking to cause some chaos.
Everton team news
Starting XI: Pickford, Mykolenko, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Young, McNeil, Gueye, Onana, Danjuma, Doucoure, Beto.
Subs: Patterson, Keane, Calvert-Lewin, Virginia, Godfrey, Chermiti, Garner, Dobbin, Onyango.
Arsenal team news
Starting XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Rice, Vieira, Odegaard; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli.
Subs: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, Kiwior, Jorginho, Havertz, Trossard, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Jesus
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