In this week 5 match on the 17th of September, Everton hosts Arsenal in a clash of the Premier League. Everton sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Sheffield United. Abdoulaye Doucouré scored the first goal for Everton in the 14th minute, but Cameron Archer got the equalizer for Sheffield United in the 33rd minute . Everton looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while arsenal is fresh off their 3-1 win against Manchester United. Marcus Rashford struck first for Manchester United in the 27th minute on a feed from Christian Eriksen, then Martin Ødegaard got the equalizer for Arsenal in the 28th minute on a feed from Martinelli But luckily in the 96th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Declan Rice. Arsenal is looking for direction having 3 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Arsenal’s most prolific scorer has been Bukayo Saka. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Arnaut Danjuma are the top scorers for Everton in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Sean Dyche’s Everton squad will be without Vitaliy Mykolenko, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Séamus Coleman, Dwight McNeil and Jack Harrison, while Arsenal will be without Gabriel and Jurriën Timber.