Everton vs Arsenal: Match Preview, 21/12/2019

Everton and Arsenal could both have new managers in charge by the time they meet at Goodison Park in Saturday's early Premier League kick-off.

Everton vs Arsenal KICK OFF TIME?

• This premier league encounter will take place on Saturday, 21, December 2019.

• It will kick off at 12.30 PM (UK time).

• The match will be held at Goodison Park.

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  How To Watch/Read

  (Live Commentary & Stream Details)

• Follow the action with our dedicated Live Commentary.

• Highlights of the game will be published shortly after full-time on the Arsenal TV app.

Arsenal Team News

• Kieran Tierney (shoulder), Rob Holding (knee) and Dani Ceballos (hamstring) all remain sidelined, but Hector Bellerin could return from a hamstring injury. Sead Kolasinac recently sprained his ankle but looks to have shaken it off in time for the match on Merseyside.

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• Granit Xhaka might be available after two games out because of concussion.

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Everton Team News

• Gylfi Sigurdsson and Djibril Sidibe are both recovering from illness, while Lucas Digne and Fabian Delph could also be fit to return.

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  Match Facts

Arsenal

• The Gunners are attempting to earn consecutive away league wins within the same season for the first time in 14 months.
• However, the 3-1 victory at West Ham earlier this month is Arsenal's only success in 12 matches in all competitions (D7, L4).
• Arsenal could win fewer than six of their opening 18 matches of a top-flight campaign for the first time since 1975.
• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored seven of Arsenal's 10 Premier League away goals this season.

​​​​​​​Everton

• Everton could lose more than nine of their opening 18 league matches in a season for the first time since 2005-06.
• Everton have earned 16 points in 2019 against last season's top six sides. Only Manchester City and Leicester have fared better.
• Everton have only kept one clean sheet in 15 league matches.
• Alex Iwobi scored 15 goals in 148 appearances for Arsenal prior to joining Everton in the summer.

Predicted Starting XI: 

• ​​​​​​​Arsenal: Leno; Bellerin, Chambers, Sokratis, Kolasinac; Guendouzi, Torreira; Pepe, Ozil, Martinelli; Aubameyang.
• Everton: Pickford; Sidibe, Keane, Mina, Baines; Holgate, Davies; Iwobi, Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Calvert-Lewin.