With the advantage of home at Emirates and a 3-0 victory over Monaco in midweek, Mikel Arteta and his team are confident in aiming for 3 points to narrow the gap with the top team Liverpool.
In the Premier League, the Gunners are going through 4 consecutive matches scoring from corner kicks. In the 1-1 draw with Fulham in the previous round, center back Saliba's header helped the team hold on to an important point. However, Arsenal understand that they cannot rely too much on dead-ball situations to finish off their opponents.
This was even more evident against Everton, despite having up to 77% possession, launching 13 shots, including 5 on target, Arsenal could not defeat goalkeeper Pickford once.
As for the visitors, they were completely helpless in their attacks when they could not launch any shots that hit David Raya's goal. However, a solid defense still helped them earn 1 point in their trip to Emirates.
In more than 90 minutes of play, Arsenal's strikers Havertz, Martinelli, Saka, Jesus and captain Martin Odegaard could not penetrate Everton's well-organized defense. Not only wasting good opportunities, the Gunners' attack is really having problems finishing.
Arsenal also suffered 8 corners in the last match, but all of them were not converted into goals. Mikel Arteta certainly needs to quickly regain his spirit and overcome his players' weakness in scoring.
With only 1 point against Everton, Arsenal is currently in third place and 1 point behind Chelsea. If they continue to lose points, it will be difficult for the Gunners to compete for the championship against an extremely stable Liverpool team this season.
