Arsenal vs Everton

Emirates Stadium sets the stage for a high-stakes Premier League encounter between title-bidding Arsenal and relegation-battling Everton.

Arsenal swiftly recovered from last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Fulham, beating Monaco 3-0 in midweek UEFA Europa League action to maintain a near-flawless post-November international break record (W5, D1). Barring that result at Craven Cottage, Mikel Arteta’s men netted at least twice in all five remaining games in that sequence at an average of 3.5 per game. Now back to North London, where they’ve won their last three competitive outings by 2+ goals ‘to nil,’ the Gunners bid to add to a remarkable 105 top-flight wins against Everton – an outright record in English football! The Emirates has been a fortress in 2024 as Arsenal have racked up an intimidating 81% win ratio in Premier League home fixtures since the turn of the calendar year (W13, D2, L1). 

On the other hand, Everton head into proceedings after an extended break following the postponement of last weekend’s Merseyside derby, looking to build on a 4-0 home thumping of fellow bottom-half strugglers Wolverhampton. That victory halted Everton’s dreadful five-game winless Premier League streak (D3, L2) and, more importantly, saw them pack a punch after drawing a blank in four consecutive league games. However, leaving the home comforts of Goodison spells trouble for Sean Dyche’s side, considering they’ve only picked up one triumph on seven top-flight travels this season (D2, L4). Furthermore, they’ve failed to score on three successive Premier League travels since a 1-0 win at newly promoted Ipswich Town in mid-October.