Arsenal FC at Everton is a very difficult fixture to size up this weekend. On one hand, the Gunners have just five wins in their last 14 away from home (and just two of their last 11). On the other hand, the Toffees have been an expensive, but very underachieving side almost all season.
The blue side of Mersey might pull off the mild upset here, but at the same time, picking them is not something one can really do with a whole lot of confidence this season. We feel a little bit more solid in our Arsenal first team that we predicted here, although we wouldn’t be too surprised if Mesut Ozil gets a call here for this one…maybe…possibly.
In the end, we went Iwobi instead. Let’s take a look at who else might get called upon by Unai Emery.
The Bank Arsenal FC Predicted line-up (4-3-3) at Everton FC
Attack: Alexandre Lacazette, Alex Iwobi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Midfield: Matteo Guendouzi, Granit Xhaka, Sead Kolasinac
Back line: Nacho Monreal, Laurent Koscielny, Sokratis, Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Goalkeeper: Bernd Leno
Arsenal FC vs Everton FYIs
Kick-off: Sunday April 7, Goodison Park 2:05 pm GMT
Injury report for both sides: go to this link
Form Guide: Arsenal WWDWW Everton WWLDW
Google Result Prediction Probability: Arsenal win 41% Draw 27% Everton 32%
Betting Odds according to Sport Pesa: Arsenal 5/4, Draw 13/5, Everton 43/20
Final Score Prediction: Everton 3, Arsenal 2
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