If Manchester City could choose a team that Arsenal would play as their game in hand, they might well have picked Everton. The Gunners will go five points clear with a win against the struggling Toffees but that's no foregone conclusion, despite business as usual in a dominant 1-0 win over Leicester City at the weekend. Mikel Arteta's side put in their worst performance of the season mere weeks ago at Goodison Park, continuing a curious hoodoo in which they've only won three times against Everton since Arsene Wenger left the Emirates Stadium.
Sean Dyche will no doubt be buoyed by such struggles. Everton will no doubt feel as if they should have got something out of the Aston Villa defeat on Saturday, given their chances – and though this may well feel like a free hit, it's one that could favour the visitors. Arsenal hated playing against the Merseysiders' physical midfield in the return fixture and laboured to break down the deep block.
Everton will need all that organisation and a fair slice of luck to match this time around. Arteta's men are over their blip, will have the home faithful behind them and both Jorginho and Leandro Trossard are up to speed now. The Toffees will have to dig deep to claim a second away win of the season tonight.
Mikel Arteta has two big selection decisions, both facilitated by shrewd January business. Thomas Partey has returned but may be eased back from injury given how well Jorginho has slotted into midfield, while Leandro Trossard's stellar displays of late will most likely relegate Eddie Nketiah to the bench once more, with Gabriel Martinelli preferred on the left. Takehiro Tomiyasu may feature ahead of Ben White, while Emile Smith Rowe is back from injury – he was on the bench against Leicester but may make a substitute return on home turf.
The mountain for Everton has been steepened by the likely absence of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who is vital to the way that Sean Dyche wants to hold play up. Ellis Simms got a start against Liverpool but it's more likely to be Neal Maupay leading the line and playing pantomime villain against Arsenal, as he has done frequently in the past. Nathan Patterson isn't back yet, either: captain Seamus Coleman will be asked to put up another shift at right-back.
Form
Arsenal: LDLWW
Everton: LWLWL
Referee
Michael Oliver will be the referee for Arsenal vs Everton, and Tony Harrington is the VAR.
Stadium
Arsenal vs Everton will be played at the Emirates Stadium in London
Kick-off and channel
Arsenal vs Everton kick-off is at 7.45pm GMT on Wednesday March 1 in the UK.
In the US, kick-off time is 2.45pm ET / 11.45am PT. The match will be shown onNBC in the US. See below for international broadcast options.
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International Premier League TV rights
• UK: Sky Sports and BT Sport are the two main players once again, but Amazon also have a slice of the pie in 2022/23.
• USA: NBC Sports Group are the Premier League rights holders, with the Peacock Premium streaming platform showing even more than the 175 games it aired last season. If you pick up a fuboTV subscription for the games not on Peacock Premium, you'll be able to watch every game.
• Canada: The way to watch Premier League football in 2022/23 is fuboTV, which has exclusive rights to all the action.
• Australia: Optus Sport will screen every game of the Premier League season. Non-subscribers can access the action via a Fetch TV box and other friendly streaming devices.
• New Zealand: Sky Sport are serving up all 380 games – plus various highlights and magazine shows throughout the week, as well as the Champions League.
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Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.
