Arsenal is aiming for their fourth victory this season when they visit Everton’s Goodison Park. Coach Mikel Arteta’s team is in full swing after winning against Man Utd in the previous round.
Besides Man City, Arsenal is probably the second team that maintains a stable playing style. The Gunners’ ability to deploy the ball from the backline and escape pressure is unquestionable. At the stage of approaching the opponent’s goal, Arteta’s students also created many opportunities thanks to their flexible movement and diverse coordination.
In the next match, Arsenal will increase their firepower when Gabriel Jesus is in the starting lineup. Before that, he marked his return with a goal in injury time against Man Utd.
This player dribbles skillfully and rotates extremely quickly before launching an accurate shot. Those qualities of Jesus are something that other Arsenal strikers do not have.
However, Arsenal has its own problems. Midfield duo Declan Rice and Kai Havertz bring flexibility but at the expense of reduced certainty. Havertz has a tendency to rise up to do creative tasks with Odegaard, while Rice cannot alone sweep the space left behind.
Therefore, Gunners fans somewhat recall the image of the couple Xhaka and Partey. Song Xhaka has left, and Partey is injured so he cannot play.
Coach Mikel Arteta needs to find more solutions or wait for Partey to return to solve the above problem. But for the time being on their next trip as guests, they don’t need to worry too much. Everton may not be able to exploit the problem in Arsenal’s midfield.
The Toffees have been in a period of decline for many years. Last season, they struggled until the final rounds to successfully stay relegated. This season, the team also did not have any notable personnel additions and lost Alex Iwobi and Demarai Gray. After 4 rounds, they only had 1 point and ranked third from bottom.
In Sunday night’s match, coach Sean Dyche will lose Coleman, Alli, and Harrison due to injury. Most likely Calvert-Lewin will not play. Missing many important players, Everton’s playing style is not highly appreciated.
They often play the ball long and make many crosses from the sidelines. This monotonous way of playing goes against the trend of ball control, small coordination, and quick attacks in the Premier League. Therefore, it is difficult for the home team to achieve even just 1 point.
Expected lineup Everton vs Arsenal
Everton: Pickford; Patterson, Branthwaite, Tarkowski, Young; Garner, Onana, Danjuma, Gueye; Doucoure; Beto.
Arsenal: Ramsdale; White, Gabriel, Saliba, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Havertz; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli.