Arsenal-Everton is a match of the thirty-eighth day of the Premier League and is played on Sunday at 5 p.m.: live TV, probable formations, predictions.
During the week Arsenal fans were forced to “cheer” for their arch-rivals Tottenham, engaged in the rematch with Manchester City. A win or a draw by Spurs would have put the Gunners in a position to be masters of their own destiny on the final day of the championship, but saves by reserve goalkeeper Ortega and a brace by the usual Haaland extinguished – almost permanently – the dreams of the Londoners, who now need a “sporting miracle” to break a 20-year fast.
The Cityzens after their success in London have one more point. This means that Arsenal, in addition to getting the better of Everton, must hope for a positive result from West Ham, now out of the race for Europe. A draw could also do, taking into account that at the moment the Gunners have a slight advantage in goal difference over Pep Guardiola’s men, just a step away from what would be their fourth consecutive title. Mikel Arteta’s team is therefore in danger of coming up empty-handed at the finest hour. As they did last year, when even then they finished behind the reigning English champions. A knockout 2024 was not enough, in which the only missteps (in the Premier League) were the draw with City and the home defeat to Aston Villa. All in all, it was also a positive season for Everton, if we consider that the Toffees had to deal with an 8-point penalty (initially it was 10).
Sean Dyche’s men, despite the “minus” in the standings, saved themselves ahead of schedule. And in the last 5 days they have brought home four wins, conceding barely a single goal.
The Prediction
Arsenal should achieve a fairly clear-cut success. However, it is no longer up to them, since in the event of a Manchester City victory they will have to settle, again, for second place. The Gunners are likely to score two to four goals overall.
The likely lineups for Arsenal-Everton
ARSENAL (4-3-3): Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Trossard.
EVERTON (4-4-1-1): Pickford; Godfrey, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Young; Garner, Onana, Gueye, McNeil; Doucouré; Calvert-Lewin.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-0
