2018-19 Premier League: Week 33 – Everton vs Arsenal

Everton welcome Arsenal to Goodison Park for a huge Super Sunday clash as both teams aim for European places next season via the Premier League qualifying spots. 

Everton know that a win here will send them ninth and a point behind Leicester who currently occupies seventh after beating Huddersfield on Saturday. 

Arsenal meanwhile can climb back into third with victory after Tottenham displaced them in midweek with a home win over Crystal Palace. 

Team news

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Everton have no fresh injury concerns as Yerry Mina remains sidelined with a thigh injury.

Arsenal will hand Laurent Koscielny (foot) Granit Xhaka and Aaron Ramsey (both, groin) late fitness tests. 

Rob Holding and Hector Bellerin are still sidelined with knee injuries alongside Danny Welbeck who is still recovering from an ankle injury picked up in November. 

Lucas Torreira is serving the last of his three match ban here before returning next weekend.  

 

Form

Everton have lost just once in their last five matches but have taken just seven points from their last five home games. 

Arsenal have taken 16 points from their last six league games but have lost three of their last five away trips.

 

Stat Attack

• Everton are winless in their last four meetings with Arsenal since taking a 2-1 home win in December 2016.
• Four of last five meetings have seen both teams score with that run ending in September when Arsenal won 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium. 
• Former Gunner, Aleix Sanchez scored in each of Arsenal’s last two trips to Goodison Park. 
• Since start of 2017-18 season, Jordan Pickford is the only Everton keeper to have kept clean sheets with 20 shutouts. 
• Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil has converted 50% of his eight shots into attempts on target this season, compared to Glyfi Sigurdsson of Everton who has only managed to turn 42.25% of his 71 shots onto goal. 

 

Prediction

This should be a fun game because both teams seem to have found some form and were dominant in their last outings. 

I therefore can see an open end to end game here but if Arsenal start second half like Chelsea did a few weeks ago, this will be another Everton win. 

Prediction: Everton 2-1 Arsenal

Jake predicts: Everton 2-3 Arsenal

Result: Everton 1-0 Arsenal