🕟 Kick Off: 20:00 GMT

🏟️ Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium

📺 UK Broadcaster: Sky Sports

🙎🏻‍♂️ Referee: Samuel Barrott

📹 VAR: Michael Salisbury

🔴 Arsenal Team News:

• Ben White: Hamstring strain; picked up during the win over Wolves. Ruled out for Everton; expected return in mid-January 2026.
• Gabriel Magalhães: Adductor/thigh injury; currently doing individual pitch sessions with a return expected toward the end of the month.
• Kai Havertz: Knee injury; suffered a minor setback in rehab. Expected to be out until early-to-mid January 2026.
• Cristhian Mosquera: Ankle injury; described as a “complicated” recovery. Expected back in mid-January 2026.
• Max Dowman: Ankle ligament injury; long-term absentee. Expected return in early February 2026.
• Martin Zubimendi: Minor fatigue/knock; being monitored but expected to be available for selection against Everton.

⚽ Arsenal Form: 🟩🟩🟥🟩🟧

🔵 Everton Team News:

• Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: Hamstring injury; limped off against Chelsea. Ruled out for the Arsenal match with an expected return in early January 2026.
• Jack Grealish: Hamstring tightness; currently being assessed. He is a major doubt (50% chance) for the weekend as David Moyes manages his workload.
• Jarrad Branthwaite: Thigh/Hamstring injury; has returned to individual training “on the grass” but is not match-ready. Expected return in mid-January 2026.
• Merlin Röhl: Groin injury; progressing well in rehabilitation and training outside. Targeting a competitive return in late December 2025.
• Seamus Coleman: Hamstring injury; the club captain remains sidelined. Expected return is likely early January 2026.
• Idrissa Gueye: Unavailable; away on international duty with Senegal for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
• Iliman Ndiaye: Unavailable; away on international duty with Senegal for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

⚽ Everton Form: 🟥🟩🟩🟥🟩

⚔️ Head-to-Head:

• Everton 1-1 Arsenal (April 5, 2025, Premier League)
• Arsenal 0-0 Everton (December 14, 2024, Premier League)
• Arsenal 2-1 Everton (May 19, 2024, Premier League)
• Everton 0-1 Arsenal (September 17, 2023, Premier League)
• Arsenal 4-0 Everton (March 1, 2023, Premier League)

📖 Match Facts:

• Everton have managed to keep three clean sheets in their last six home meetings with Arsenal.
• Arsenal have recorded 102 league victories against Everton – the most any team has achieved over a specific opponent in the history of the English top flight.
• This will be Arsenal’s first visit to the new Hill Dickinson Stadium since it opened earlier this year.

✍🏼 Pre-Match Ramblings

Arsenal face a tough test away in the North West (the birthplace of the hightest percentage of Premier league referees) after an absolutely appalling showing against one of the worst sides the top flight has ever seen. Even though we got the three points, no player or fan was happy with the game against Wolves, so a response on the pitch should be expected here.

Trips to Everton haven’t been easy for Arsenal in recent years; the most goals we have managed at Everton since 2017 is 2. We have only won 1 of our last 7 away leage games against Everton, which paints a pretty bad picture ahead of the weekend, especially given the state of our squad.

Everton have been enjoying life under David Moyes, a manager to which Arteta (self-admittedly) owes a lot of his managerial style to. Arteta named David Moyes in his Premier League manager Mount Rushmore which tells you all you need to know about the level of resepct Arteta has for his old boss. They sit in 9th place on 24 points, just 2 points off of Palace who are 5th. A push for Europe is absolutely on the cards for Everton this season, and facing an out of form Arsenal at home is an opportunity they will be relishing.