Overview
Everton entered the match to welcome Arsenal at Goodison Park with certain concerns. The reason is that coach David Moyes's team is currently going through a series of 4 consecutive home matches without knowing the taste of victory in all competitions. That included three Premier League draws and a 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth in the FA Cup.
Meanwhile, Arsenal are in impressive form. The Gunners are currently unbeaten in the last 4 Premier League rounds. They won all 2 matches against opponents in the same city, Chelsea and Fulham.
In addition, Arsenal also showed their mettle in the Champions League when defeating PSV with a total score of 9-3 to advance to the quarter-finals. Coach Mikel Arteta's team really needs a victory against Everton to strengthen their spirit before the big match against Real Madrid in the European arena.
Arsenal's attack is truly impressive, scoring 13 goals in just the last 5 matches, an average of 2.6 goals/match. In particular, a Merino who was reluctantly forced to play shone when scoring in 2 consecutive matches.
In addition, good news for Arteta when star Bukayo Saka had just returned from injury immediately scored to seal the victory over Fulham. These are also Arsenal's top hopes ahead of the trip to Merseyside.
Everton may have applied the same defensive formation that helped them get a difficult 0-0 draw at the Emirates last December. However, before that draw, the Gunners had won all three of their meetings with Everton.
Personnel situation
As in midweek, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Orel Mangala will be absent from Everton again. However, Dwight McNeil could return to the squad.
Saka returned to Arsenal from injury in midweek. However, Arteta may choose to keep his star for the match against Real Madrid in mid-next week in the Champions League.
Expected lineup:
Everton: Pickford, O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Alcaraz, Gueye, Garner, Doucoure, Harrison, Beto.
Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard, Partey, Rice, Nwaneri, Merino, Trossard.
The match between Arsenal and Everton takes place at 6:30 p.m. on April 5 (Vietnam time).
