Premier League match time dawns at the Emirates Stadium when Arsenal host Everton in match week 25, on Tuesday, February 1.
This is a second leg meeting between the sides who had met earlier in the season at Goodison Park, on November 14, in a game that went 2-1 in the Gunners’ favour. Sagna put Arsenal ahead on 36 minutes, and 3 minutes after the interval, Fabregas made it 2-0.
Everton had small consolation when Cahill reduced the margin on 89 minutes. For Everton, Coleman was the stand out performer and troubled Arsenal on the right flank. Pienaar worked hard, as did Cahill who got his side’s only goal. But Arteta was a shadow of his usual self. For Arsenal, Fabianski had a great game, keeping out Beckford, Saha and Pienaar, while Nasri and Chamakh missed clear scoring chances, for the Gunners.
Everton would have felt hard done by by referee Webb when he failed to send off Squillaci for a ‘professional’ foul on Saha. But Arsenal fans would claim that Saha wasn’t headed on goal at the time and that there was a covering defender.
Overall, Arsenal were the better team on the day, and barring a miss by Cahill, early in the game, when he headed the ball over, with an empty goal to beat, Everton did not have much say in the first half. But the Toffees mounted a spirited a fightback late in the game. Arsneal weathered the storm, though Cahill managed to score a goal, in what proved to be too little too late.
Head to head, Arsenal have established a 13-3 lead over Everton in the last 20 league meetings between the sides.
Of their last 10 league games, the Gunners have won 6, while losing and drawing 2 each. Everton have won just 2 of their last 10, while losing 2 and drawing 6. In 11 home matches this season, Arsenal have won 7, while losing 3 and drawing the remaining one. Everton’s 12 games on the road have resulted in 2 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses.
In their latest game in match week 24, Arsenal thrashed Wigan 3-0 at home, on the back of a hattrick by Van Persie. Everton drew 2-2 against West Ham at Goodison Park.
On current form, Arsenal should bank full points from the game.
Arsenal had the following men in their starting eleven against Wigan: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Clichy, Song, Wilshere, Walcott, Fabregas, Nasri and Van Persie. Chamakh, Denilson and Arshavin featured as substitutes.
Everton’s starting eleven against West Ham comprised Howard, Neville, Heitinga, Distin, Baines, Coleman, Arteta, Fellaini, Osman, Anichebe and Beckford. Rodwell, Bilyaletdinov and Saha were used as substitutes.
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