Everton held Arsenal to a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park to help rivals Liverpool take another step towards the Premier League title.
Iliman Ndiaye’s penalty shortly after half time cancelled out Leandro Trossard’s opener and means Liverpool will have the chance to open up a 14-point lead at the top of the table if they defeat Fulham at Craven Cottage tomorrow.
Mikel Arteta started with Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli on the bench ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Real Madrid as Trossard fired the Gunners in front on the counter-attack.
But Myles Lewis-Skelly brought down Jack Harrison moments after the restart and Ndiaye equalised from the spot. Saka, Odegaard and Martinelli were brought on but Arsenal’s best chance fell to Mikel Merino, who headed wide.
Liverpool could win the title by the end of the month if they win their next four games. The Reds play Fulham on Sunday, followed by West Ham, Leicester, and Tottenham on 27 April.
Everton vs Arsenal LIVE: Latest Premier League updates
- FULL TIME! Everton hold Arsenal to 1-1 draw at Goodison Park
- Iliman Ndiaye’s penalty cancelled out Leandro Trossard’s goal on the counter
- Liverpool will go 14 points clear at the top if they beat Fulham tomorrow
- Arsenal turn their attention to Champions League clash with Real Madrid
- 48' GOAL! Ndiaye sends Raya the wrong way to equalise (EVE 1-1 ARS)
- 46' PENALTY! Lewis-Skelly fouls Harrison moments after restart (EVE 0-1 ARS)
- 35' GOAL! Arsenal strike on the counter as Trossard fires in (EVE 0-1 ARS)
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Arsenal frustrated on final trip to Goodison Park as Mikel Arteta turns attention to Real Madrid clash
16:36 , Flo CliffordFor one of the more stylish midfielders to grace Goodison Park in recent decades, a farewell came in the form of a warm-up for a very different test. There was a time when it seemed as though Mikel Arteta may return to Everton as manager. Instead, as Arsenal targeted the unproven Arteta, they were seduced by the glamour of Carlo Ancelotti, meaning a swift volte-face when they withdrew the offer of the job to a certain David Moyes. Now it is Ancelotti and Real Madrid for Arteta.
His Goodison goodbye contained preparation, frustration and a bit more of Myles Lewis-Skelly’s education. A draw renders it still likelier the Premier League title will return to Merseyside, with Liverpool now only requiring another 11 points to make it mathematically certain. But if Arteta’s team selection, with Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli only substitutes, indicated he has the Champions League in mind, he has plenty to consider.
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Arsenal endure frustrating draw at Everton as Arteta turns attention to Real Madrid
When can Liverpool win the Premier League title?
15:30 , Flo CliffordLiverpool took another step closer to the Premier League title as rivals Everton held Arsenal to a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park.
The Reds are on 73 points through 30 games and need just 11 more points to secure the title - starting with Sunday’s trip to Fulham.
Arsenal’s draw at Everton means Mikel Arteta’s side are only able to obtain a maximum of 83 points, with seven games left to play.
The truth is that Liverpool are edging towards another top-flight title – but when is the earliest that they could clinch number 20?
Could we see Everton in Europe?
15:21 , Flo Clifford“I think Everton need to be a club who’s trying to shoot for the stars if we can,” Moyes continues. “This week we’ve played Liverpool and Arsenal who are way better than us in footballing terms, but I think in both games we’ve tried to make it as equal as we can, tried to get something out of it.
“We need to bring in some more quality players to add to the squad that we’ve got. And if we can do that I hope we can keep building. The run that we’ve been on at the moment, if we can keep it going, we’re probably up with some of the best teams in the Premier League at the moment.”
From relegation fodder to challenging to Europe... could Everton mimic Nottingham Forest’s rise?
Moyes refusing to count his chickens
15:13 , Flo Clifford“I think we’re getting much closer [to safety], but until it’s mathematically impossible, we have to make sure that we don’t say too much,” Moyes says - even though Everton are 15 points clear of the drop now.
“But it’ll be very hard for other sides to get close to where we are now. I’m planning to visit this week, I hope I’m not counting my chickens! I’ll start to see how it’s looking and what we need to do as well.
“When I was getting the job I was saying, ‘my goodness, if I take Everton down it’ll be an absolute disaster, I don’t know where I’m going to live, let alone anything else!’ The big thing is the players have really responded well, and we’ve started to look a threat. Even today in the first half, we still had a threat. So for me that’s the biggest thing, we’ve started look as if, I’m not going to say exciting but we’re a bit more likely to score than [before].”
Moyes concedes penalty may have been 'good fortune'
15:05 , Flo CliffordHearing from Everton manager David Moyes on TNT Sports now.
“I thought we were really poor in the first half, incredibly poor decisions at times,” he says. “But I thought the second half, we got a little bit about them at half -time, we expected more from them, whether it was good fortune or whatever we got a penalty early on which settled us don a little bit more.
“So much happier about how we performed in the second half. We always had to make it difficult for Arsenal, we couldn’t go toe to toe and play a nice pure football game with them, we had to make it as tough as we possibly could.”
Moyes also suggests that the quick turnaround from their game at Anfield on Wednesday night might be partially to blame for their poor start, as he says Everton aren’t used to playing games so close together.
'We want to give everything for our fans' - Ndiaye on final few games at Goodison Park
15:00 , Flo CliffordMore from Iliman Ndiaye, who scored the equaliser.
“Obviously it wasn’t good enough in the first half, [David Moyes] told us to change, go out and turn things around, and everyone brought more into it,” he continues.
“It’s important [to end the season on a high] and I feel very excited - the more we play games here the less there is. We want to give everything for our fans that have been here a long time, just want to finish with hopefully all wins for the last three games.”
'I wanted to give the penalty to Beto' - Iliman Ndiaye speaks
14:50 , Flo Clifford“I think it’s a great point,” Iliman Ndiaye says on TNT Sports. “Obviously we lost earlier this week and we needed to turn things around today and get a result, and luckily we did that today.
“It felt great [to score]. I wanted to give the penalty to Beto but I thought I had it in me to get back on the scoresheet. I’m really happy to be back.”
Goodison draw means Liverpool extend their Premier League lead
14:40 , Flo CliffordOf everyone, it’s probably Liverpool who will be most pleased with the result, although Arteta will be relieved to have no more major injuries ahead of their meeting with Real Madrid.
Everton move above Spurs, 15 clear of relegation in 14th overall, but Arsenal trail the Reds by 11 points - and are looking over their shoulders too, only five clear of Nottingham Forest.
FULL-TIME: Everton 1-1 Arsenal
14:35 , Flo CliffordIt’s a draw at Goodison Park, which feels about right. Arsenal dominated possession but couldn’t capitalise on their counter-attacking first-half goal, courtesy of a mix-up by Everton defenders Gueye and Branthwaite, allowing Sterling to slip away and tee up Trossard’s lovely finish.
A soft penalty conceded by Lewis-Skelly allowed the hosts back in, with Ndiaye the picture of composure as he sent Raya the wrong way. Arsenal continued to press but neither side took their chances in the closing stages.
FULL-TIME: Everton 1-1 Arsenal
14:30 , Richard JollyThe requirement for Liverpool is down to 11 points to become champions though, in reality, Arteta's team selection was an admission that Arsenal's priorities have changed. But a fifth draw in six games is a sign of how hard to beat Everton have become under David Moyes.
FULL-TIME: Everton 1-1 Arsenal
14:30 , Flo Clifford90+4 mins: Booing from the crowd and the Everton players surround Darren England as Trossard kicks in the direction of Tarkowski but nowhere near the ball itself, putting him off from heading it. The ref seems to blow the full-time whistle way too early, then changes his mind, Everton earn a free-kick, and Raya comes out to collect.
England now blows the full-time whistle and it’s all square at Goodison Park.
Everton 1-1 Arsenal
14:27 , Flo Clifford90+3 mins: Young concedes a corner under pressure. Saka takes but it’s Young himself who punts it clear.
Seconds left.
Everton 1-1 Arsenal
14:26 , Flo Clifford90+2 mins: Kiwior does well to snuff out an attack by Broja. Garner takes a throw-in, headed clear by Merino, now sporting a black bandage on that cut from the first half.
As it stands Arsenal are 11 points behind Liverpool.
Everton 1-1 Arsenal
14:24 , Flo Clifford90 mins: Four minutes added on.
CHANCE! Everton 1-1 Arsenal
14:23 , Flo Clifford88 mins: Alcaraz gets a yellow for preventing Trossard taking a free-kick after fouling the Belgian international.
Arsenal are pressing for a winner now but time is running out. Tierney crosses in for Merino but the midfielder-cum-striker heads wide. The ball might have just slipped off the layer of Vaseline on his head.
Everton 1-1 Arsenal
14:21 , Flo Clifford86 mins: Lots of applause as Dwight McNeil comes on for Harrison, the former back after knee surgery in December.
GREAT SAVE! Everton 1-1 Arsenal
14:18 , Flo Clifford84 mins: Nice move by Arsenal as Martinelli finds Tierney, who cuts it back to Odegaard in the centre of the box - but Odegaard scuffs it way wide!
Now Martinelli cuts in again on the left and curls it goalwards but Pickford gets his fingertips to it again!
Everton 1-1 Arsenal
14:15 , Flo Clifford81 mins: Everton have a free-kick. Harrison’s ball is floated in to Tarkowski, but his header is intercepted by Martinelli and after a bit of pinball the move fizzles out. Neither team has really made the most of their set-pieces.
Arsenal have had 77% of possession in this half but haven’t done much with it.
GREAT SAVE! Everton 1-1 Arsenal
14:12 , Flo Clifford77 mins: Pickford makes a great save, diving to his right to tip Trossard’s half-volley over the bar as Arsenal break, but the ref’s whistle goes for a foul as Trossard hauled down Branthwaite in the build-up.
'Real Madrid may not be quaking in their boots'
14:10 , Flo CliffordReal Madrid may not be quaking in their boots, assuming they are watching Arsenal today. But with Ben White going off after an hour, it may be a sign Mikel Arteta has him in mind to start in the Bernabeu. It feels a little odd that Martin Odegaard came on a few minutes later. Perhaps, were Arsenal still 1-0 up, he would not have done. But with Odegaard, Saka and Martinelli on, Arsenal will finish with a stronger side than they started.
Everton 1-1 Arsenal
14:09 , Flo Clifford74 mins: Patterson carelessly trips up Saka and there’s another free-kick for the visitors, on the far right, but Rice’s delivery is way too deep.
Ndiaye, about to be substituted, has cramp and is helped up by Doucoure. The goalscorer goes off to a standing ovation and is replaced by Charly Alcaraz; Patterson also comes off, for Ashley Young.
Change for the Gunners too: Lewis-Skelly is brought off for Tierney.
Everton 1-1 Arsenal
14:06 , Flo Clifford71 mins: It seems that Raya wanted a free-kick there as he attempted to get the ball out of the box, but was barged into by O’Brien. The ref isn’t interested.
Jorginho goes off for Odegaard as Arteta gives his big guns a run-around ahead of Real Madrid.
Everton 1-1 Arsenal
14:03 , Flo Clifford68 mins: Incidentally, that was Tarkowski’s 64th yellow card in the Premier League - a record for a player without being sent off.
There’s a bit of argy-bargy between Timber and Tarkowski as Everton attempt to take a corner and the ref has a word.
Garner’s delivery is caught by Raya.
CHANCE! Everton 1-1 Arsenal
13:59 , Flo Clifford65 mins: Rice curls in the delivery but Pickford is in the perfect place to punch it away!
Moyes makes subs: Iroegbunam is replaced by Garner and Beto by Broja.
Everton 1-1 Arsenal
13:57 , Flo Clifford63 mins: Lewis-Skelly makes an excellent run, dodging past Harrison and Iroegbunam, and aims for the box - but goes flying just outside as Tarkowski makes the block.
The Everton captain goes into the book for that effort and Arsenal get a free-kick in a central position on the edge of the D.
SUB: Everton 1-1 Arsenal
13:55 , Flo Clifford61 mins: More subs for Arsenal as White, on his first league start since November, is replaced at the hour mark by Jurrien Timber.
Everton 1-1 Arsenal
13:54 , Flo Clifford59 mins: Saka goes low and it thumps into the wall. Arsenal recycle the cross but Branthwaite’s forehead is there to clear.
Doucoure breaks for Everton and White trips up Ndiaye, who’s having a busy game. Free-kick for the hosts, sent soaring into the Arsenal box but Iroegbunam is dispossessed and Lewis-Skelly clears.
Everton 1-1 Arsenal
13:52 , Flo Clifford57 mins: Arsenal have yet to lose this season when they have scored first, per TNT Sports commentary.
Ndiaye clatters Jorginho and concedes a free-kick in good range for the Gunners.
The ref has a word with the Arsenal captain for blocking Pickford’s view of the wall.
Everton 1-1 Arsenal
13:48 , Flo Clifford54 mins: Everton have a pep in their step, Goodison Park is bouncing, and the hosts nearly have a second as a counter works its way to Doucoure - but Raya palms away his attempt.
Incidentally, that penalty was Everton’s first shot on target so far.
Arsenal continue to press though: Saka gets a shot but has no space in a crowded penalty area, and another move comes to naught as Tarkowski knocks the ball behind for a Rice corner.
Everton 1-1 Arsenal
13:45 , Flo CliffordMyles Lewis-Skelly is a huge talent but he also has a rashness that has brought the attention of referees. He didn't really need to haul Jack Harrison down, especially considering Everton's lack of threat in the first half, so that felt a rather needless penalty to concede.
Everton 1-1 Arsenal
13:45 , Flo Clifford50 mins: A ninth goal of the season for Ndiaye and suddenly this has got a lot more interesting.
GOAL! Everton 1-1 Arsenal
13:43 , Flo Clifford49 mins: There’s a lengthy delay before Ndiaye can take, but he’s cool as you like, slotting it into the bottom right corner with Raya sent the wrong way.
Immaculate.
Everton 0-1 Arsenal
13:42 , Flo Clifford48 mins: Darren England made no hesitation in pointing to the spot. There’s a VAR check for offside in the build-up, but the call stands.
Jorginho goes into the book for complaining about it.
Ndiaye stands ready to take.
PENALTY! Everton 0-1 Arsenal
13:41 , Flo Clifford46 mins: What a start! Early mix-up by Arsenal as Beto looks to cause some chaos, then Lewis-Skelly gets in a tussle with Harrison and brings him down on the edge of the area, falling down on the Everton player!
Penalty to the hosts.
SECOND HALF: Everton 0-1 Arsenal
13:38 , Flo Clifford46 mins: Ready for the second half, and bad news for Everton: Nwaneri and Sterling have come off and the big guns are on: Saka and Martinelli.
No changes for the hosts.
HALF-TIME: Everton 0-1 Arsenal
13:30 , Flo CliffordNot, you’d have to say, the most scintillating half of football you’ve ever seen.
A communication mix-up by Everton led to Sterling stealing the ball from Gueye’s knock-down and teeing up a lovely composed finish by Trossard, in the only real moment of quality in that entire half.
Everton have occasionally threatened on the counter but have wasted their chances and need to come out firing after the restart.
HALF-TIME: Everton 0-1 Arsenal
13:26 , Richard JollyOne shot on target, one goal so far. Not a great first half but Leandro Trossard is probably a worthy scorer. His movement has been excellent.
HALF-TIME: Everton 0-1 Arsenal
13:22 , Flo Clifford45+6 mins: Ndiaye curls in from the edge of the box but it’s over the bar!
Arsenal have looked pretty comfortable in the closing stages of this half, and they lead at the break.
CHANCE! Everton 0-1 Arsenal
13:21 , Flo Clifford45+4 mins: Trossard wants another! He initially outsprints Tarkowski but the defender makes a sliding challenge to deny him; Pickford is right there but collides with Trossard making the clearance. Rice attempts to score the rebound but Tarkowski again is there with a brilliant block.
The Belgina international is down again.
Everton 0-1 Arsenal
13:17 , Flo Clifford45 mins: Good from Nwaneri, who ducks and darts down the right - but under pressure from Patterson he hoofs an angled cross over the bar.
Six minutes added on after all those stoppages.
Everton 0-1 Arsenal
13:15 , Flo Clifford43 mins: We’ll have at least four minutes added on to this half for that delay. Merino has had his head slathered in copious amounts of vaseline but returns to the pitch.
Lots of booing from the stands as Trossard goes down next, but he’s back up quickly.
Everton 0-1 Arsenal
13:12 , Flo Clifford40 mins: Quite a long stoppage as a cut on Merino’s head is attended to, and Arteta looks rather worried on the sidelines. Yet another injury would not do his campaign any favours.
The midfielder is up on his feet and going off for a bit more treatment.
Everton 0-1 Arsenal
13:09 , Flo Clifford38 mins: A rare Arsenal goal from a turnover, with a clinical finish from Trossard. Moyes has his head in his hands.
Everton immediately try to get a response, with Doucoure cutting back with Raya off his line, but Saliba ducks in to clear.
O’Brien aims to head in a cross but clashes heads with Merino. Both players are receiving some attention.
GOAL! Everton 0-1 Arsenal (TROSSARD 34')
13:06 , Flo Clifford34 mins: Sloppy, sloppy defending from Everton. Patterson curls in a cross, it’s headed away and falls to Gueye, but he knocks it down into the path of Sterling.
He plays a one-two with Trossard on the edge of the box and he fires it perfectly past Pickford into the far corner!
Everton 0-0 Arsenal
13:04 , Richard JollyNot a classic so far. If it remains the same, it will be intriguing to see which of the benched regulars Mikel Arteta introduces. Presumably, as Bukayo Saka has only made one appearance in his comeback, he will need minutes ahead of Madrid. Martin Odegaard does not, so it will be a test how much Arteta wants to win this one if he keeps his captain out of action.
Everton 0-0 Arsenal
13:02 , Flo Clifford31 mins: Iroegbunam tries to find Doucoure but White reads him well and gets in the way.
Half an hour in and we’re yet to have a shot on target.
Everton 0-0 Arsenal
13:00 , Flo Clifford29 mins: Bit of a lull in play. After that sloppy start Everton are looking more competitive.
Everton 0-0 Arsenal
12:56 , Flo Clifford25 mins: It’s been a bit stop-start so far with a little bit of needle. Tarkowski and Trossard are the latest to exchange words after a coming together. The home fans show their appreciation, or lack of, for referee Darren England with a chorus of booing.
Tarkowski loses the ball trying to square to Gueye and Trossard storms away, but Branthwaite times his run perfectly to make an excellent tackle and clear close to goal.
Everton 0-0 Arsenal
12:53 , Richard JollyA bit of an end-of-season feel so far, and not merely because of the sunshine at Goodison. Both sets of fans have chorused the name of the late Kevin Campbell, a favourite son of both clubs. On the pitch, there are the kind of line-ups that may not normally be seen. It is, we think, Nathan Patterson's first start for Everton at left-back. Elsewhere, there are chances for young players - like Everton's Tim Iroegbunam - and the odd loanee who should soon depart, such as Arsenal's Sterling. And Mikel Merino, a midfielder, is actually playing in midfield.
Everton 0-0 Arsenal
12:52 , Flo Clifford20 mins: O’Brien, who really should have done better with that but clearly didn’t expect the delivery to fall to him, gets a yellow in the aftermath. Possibly for a foul on Kiwior, possibly for a coming-together with White, who goes to ground. Brief stoppage, but he seems okay.
O’Brien then takes a throw-in and after a bit of pinball around the box it makes its way out of the Arsenal box.
CHANCE! Everton 0-0 Arsenal
12:49 , Flo Clifford16 mins: Harrison flicks the ball back over his shoulder and it clatters Merino in the face. Ouch.
Now a chance for Everton! A bizarre moment as a long ball lands in the Arsenal box, there’s a bit of a scramble but O’Brien just can’t turn it in.
Everton 0-0 Arsenal
12:43 , Flo Clifford12 mins: Huge applause from the crowd as both sides unite in cheering for Kevin Campbell, who played for both clubs during an illustrious career.
Branthwaite rises tallest to head another Rice corner behind! An excellent clearance.
Nwaneri takes another corner which Everton fail to deal with quickly, but Kiwior gets in a flap trying to get it out from under his feet.
Everton 0-0 Arsenal
12:40 , Flo Clifford9 mins: It’s another good ball in from Rice but Pickford himself comes out to punch it away.
Rice has an opening on the edge of the box but squares to Sterling down the left instead. There’s no-one for Sterling to cut back to and Branthwaite - who was rock-solid at Anfield earlier this week - deals with it.
Everton counter swiftly as Ndiaye feeds Beto, sprinting behind, but he and Doucoure get in a mix-up trying to shoot and Arsenal clear.
Everton 0-0 Arsenal
12:37 , Flo Clifford5 mins: Patterson gets a talking-to from the ref after a crunching tackle on Nwaneri, but escapes yellow.
All Arsenal at the moment as the visitors win a corner. Rice’s delivery is headed behind by Beto for another.
CHANCE! Everton 0-0 Arsenal
12:33 , Flo Clifford2 mins: Everton get an early free-kick but Saliba comfortably heads it away.
Pickford makes a mess of a clearance and Trossard nearly nicks it off him, before the ball eventually falls to Sterling who shoots! It takes a hefty deflection off Iroegbunam, who makes a great block, but it’s an early warning to the hosts.
KICK-OFF! Everton 0-0 Arsenal
12:31 , Flo CliffordThe players take the knee and we get underway at Goodison Park.
Everton vs Arsenal
12:30 , Flo CliffordA big hug between David Moyes and Mikel Arteta - the latter of course played under the former at Everton - before we get underway.
The players are out in the sunshine, we’re almost ready to go.
A last trip to Goodison Park for Arsenal
12:08 , Flo CliffordA last trip to Goodison Park for Arsenal and for Mikel Arteta, who spent six years in the Everton midfield under David Moyes. Arteta benches Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard, with Real Madrid in mind. It means a rare start for Raheem Sterling on his return to Merseyside. A few months ago, this looked as though it could be pivotal to Everton's survival chances. Now it is almost certain they will stay up and Moyes sees a run of games against five of the top clubs as a barometer of their progress. They lost narrowly to Liverpool on Wednesday. James Tarkowski, who had an eventful night then, captains Everton and has a Goodison winner against Arsenal to his name.
Team news - Arsenal
11:27 , Flo CliffordMikel Arteta has opted to bench some of his big guns ahead of their all-important Champions League clash against Real Madrid on Tuesday.
Last week’s match winner Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli are all on the bench, with Jorginho, Raheem Sterling and Leandro Trossard coming in.
Jakob Kiwior replaces the injured Gabriel at centre-back and Ben White enjoys his first league start since the draw at Chelsea in November, when he sustained a knee injury. He comes in for Jurrien Timber, who drops to the bench following a knee issue against Fulham.
Team news - Everton
11:22 , Flo CliffordDavid Moyes makes three changes from Everton’s 1-0 defeat at Anfield midweek.
Iliman Ndiaye returns to the starting XI after coming off the bench in the Merseyside derby, his first start since a knee injury in February.
Nathan Patterson replaces Vitalli Mykolenko, who has a knock, in defence, and Tim Iroegbunam - another substitute at Anfield - comes in for James Garner in midfield.
Charly Alcaraz drops to the bench where he is joined by Dwight McNeil, back to fitness.
Line-ups - Arsenal
11:19 , Flo CliffordArsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Jorginho, Merino, Rice, Nwaneri, Trossard, Sterling.
Substitutes: Neto, Timber, Tierney, Zinchenko, Partey, Gower, Odegaard, Martinelli, Saka.
Line-ups - Everton
11:18 , Flo CliffordEverton XI: Pickford, O'Brien, Tarkowski (c), Branthwaite, Patterson, Gana, Iroegbunam, Doucoure, Harrison, Ndiaye, Beto.
Substitutes: Virginia, Keane, McNeil, Chermiti, Young, Broja, Coleman, Alcaraz, Garner.
When is Everton vs Arsenal?
10:31 , Jamie BraidwoodThe match is due to kick off at 12.30pm on Saturday, 5 April at the Emirates Stadium in London.
How can I watch it?
The match will be shown live in the UK on TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 11am. Subscribers can also watch online via discovery+.
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Good afternoon
10:30 , Jamie BraidwoodEverton hosts Arsenal at Goodison Park this afternoon in the Premier League’s early kick-off, with the Gunners hoping to keep pressure on leaders Liverpool.
Though Liverpool’s midweek win over Everton suggests that the title race is pretty much over, Mikel Arteta’s side will look to keep picking up three points, even if only because these matches serve as good preparation for their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid.
Everton’s loss to Liverpool was a disappointing result for David Moyes’s side in the circumstances, though their improvement since the Scot’s return is cause for optimism among Toffees fans as the club look to finish the season on a positive ahead of their move to Bramley-Moore Dock.
