Arsenal drew with Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Wednesday
Everton have won back-to-back Premier League matches
Recommended bet: Arsenal to win and both teams to score
Arsenal’s quadruple hopes remain intact following a 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie in the Champions League in midweek.
With the second leg to come at the Emirates, Mikel Arteta’s men will be confident of sending the Bundesliga side packing. Before then, however, they welcome Everton to North London as they look to at least maintain their seven-point lead in the Premier League.
The Toffees remain in the hunt for European football next season as they sit eighth in the standings on 43 points, just five behind Chelsea in fifth, and a win against the Gunners could be massive.
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Team news
Mikel Merino is a definite absentee for Arsenal and could potentially miss the rest of the campaign.
Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori made the bench against Leverkusen and could feature, but Martin Odegaard and Leandro Trossard were not in the squad in midweek and are both huge doubts for the weekend clash.
Everton will definitely be missing Jack Grealish and Carlos Alcaraz from the squad as they prepare for the trip to North London, while Seamus Coleman is closing in on a return in what would be a welcome boost for Moyes in their European push.
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The stats
Arsenal are unbeaten in the last six games between these two sides, winning four and drawing two.
Everton last defeated the Gunners in February 2023 — a fifth win in eight games at the time, while their last victory in north London was in April 2021.
Arsenal have the best defensive record in the top flight, conceding only 22 goals in their 30 league games.
Everton rank third in this metric, having conceded 33 times, although Moyes’ side have scored just 34 goals with only five teams having scored fewer this season.
In the last seven games between the clubs, both teams have scored on just two occasions.
Viktor Gyokeres is the Gunners’ top scorer this season with 15 goals in all competitions, 10 coming in the Premier League.
No player for Everton has reached double figures for goals this term, with Thierno Barry and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall leading the way with six goals apiece, all in the league for both.
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Prediction
Arsenal’s closest title challengers, Manchester City, will be playing later on Saturday which gives Arteta’s men a chance to put the pressure on by stretching their lead.
Everton will be no pushovers, however, especially as they are chasing a European spot of their own this season.
The Toffees have a much better record on the road than at home and only Arsenal themselves (nine) have won more away games than their tally of seven, while losing only four. However, the Gunners have been nigh-on unbeatable at the Emirates, winning 11 of 14 games and losing only once - a 3-2 thriller against Manchester United. They have reeled off five successive home wins in all competitions since that setback, which includes beating Chelsea twice. The Toffees have won at Newcastle (3-2) and Fulham (2-1) on their last two away days but the Emirates is a different challenge altogether and the Gunners tend to find a way to win.
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