Arsenal vs Everton: Express Sport brings you LIVE Premier League coverage from the Emirates
- Everton have not won in 24 visits to Arsenal in all competitions, a run that stretches back to January 1996
- Arsenal put 10 goals past Everton in the league last season, winning 5-2 at Goodison Park in October before beating the Merseysiders 5-1 in the reverse fixture at the Emirates Stadium in February
- Forty-nine players have scored a Premier League goal for Arsenal against Everton. The only side to have more scorers against an opponent in the competition are Chelsea, for whom 52 players have scored against Spurs
- Arsenal have scored 105 Premier League goals against Everton, more than any side has managed against another in the competition’s history.
ARSENAL vs EVERTON
Arsenal XI: Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Sokratis, Monreal, Xhaka, Torreira, Ramsey, Aubameyang, Ozil, Lacazette
Everton XI: Pickford, Kenny, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Gueye, Davies, Sigurdsson, Walcott, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison
TEAM NEWS
15:35: Michael Keane and Richarlison returned to the Everton side for the trip to Arsenal, with the pair having missed the previous three games.
England international defender Keane suffered a hairline fracture of the skull in the recent 2-2 draw at Bournemouth, while Richarlison was recalled having served a three-match ban for a red card in the same game.
Tom Davies also came in as Marco Silva made three changes at the Emirates Stadium – with former Arsenal man Theo Walcott keeping his place.
The Gunners made seven alterations from their Europa League win over Vorskla Poltava on Thursday.
Petr Cech returned in goal with Hector Bellerin, Shkodran Mustafi, Granit Xhaka, Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Ozil and Alexandre Lacazette all recalled as Lucas Torreira was handed his first Premier League start.
ARSENAL vs EVERTON
15:30: And here are today’s line-ups, folks. I see Marco Silva welcomes back Michael Keane and Richarlison back to the starting XI.
Arsenal XI: Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Sokratis, Monreal, Xhaka, Torreira, Ramsey, Aubameyang, Ozil, Lacazette.
Subs: Leno, Elneny, Lichtsteiner, Holding, Iwobi, Welbeck, Guendouzi.
Everton XI: Pickford, Kenny, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Gueye, Davies, Sigurdsson, Walcott, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison.
Subs: Stekelenburg, Holgate, Baines, Tosun, Schneiderlin, Bernard, Lookman.
ARSENAL vs EVERTON
Unai Emery is likely to recall a number of first-team regulars for Arsenal’s Premier League clash at home to Everton on Sunday with the likes of Petr Cech, Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Ozil and Alexandre Lacazette pushing for returns.
Laurent Koscielny (Achilles), Sead Kolasinac (knee), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (leg) and Carl Jenkinson (ankle) remain absent.
Everton’s joint top-scorer Richarlison returns to the squad following
suspension. Defender Yerry Mina could come into contention for his debut after a full week of training following a foot problem. Fellow centre-back Phil Jagielka (knee), Andre Gomes (hamstring) and Seamus Coleman (foot) remain sidelined.
Last season: Arsenal 5 Everton 1 Everton 2 Arsenal 5
Last five league matches: Arsenal L L W W W; Everton D W D D L
Top scorers: Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Nacho Monreal and Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) 1, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison (Everton) 3
Referee: Jonathan Moss (County Durham)