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The last matchday before Christmas brings some exciting games in the English upper house. Everton and Arsenal face each other at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon. A game in which the Toffees want to underpin their ambitions for an absolute top place and Arsenal make the next attempt to stop the negative run.
The Ancelotti-Elf from Merseyside convinced in the English week with a well-deserved success in the top game against Leicester City. Everton survived the brief earnings crisis after their second win in a row and currently ranks fifth in the Premier League table. According to the betting base odds comparison, Everton against Arsenal is also considered a favorite according to current odds.
An assessment that is not really surprising after Arsenal can look back on a true horror autumn. The Arteta-Elf have already suffered seven defeats in 13 games and have been waiting for a success for six games. The guest appearance in Goodison Park will be the next attempt to get out of the crisis. The game starts on Saturday evening at 17:30 p.m.
Everton :
At the start of the season, the Toffees delighted the fans on the island and with four wins at the start, the team from Merseyside laughed from the top of the table. After a fair 2-2 draw in the derby against neighboring Liverpool, the Ancelotti-Elf slipped into an earnings crisis.
After the derby draw, Everton lost four of the following five league games and was ranked back in the table. In the last few games, however, Everton was able to manage the turnaround and got seven points from the last three league games, and the team recently celebrated two wins in a row.
Ancelotti surprised during the week at the King Power Stadium when goalkeeper Jordan Pickford surprisingly took his place on the bench. Substitute Robin Olsen was allowed to prove himself and did well in the 2-0 win. Rotation in the goalkeeper position is rather unusual, especially without international matches. However, Ancelotti confirmed immediately after the game that Pickford would be back between the posts on Saturday.
In terms of personnel, however, the fifth in the table will by no means be able to compete with the best line-up. In the win against Leicester (goalscorer Richarlison and defender Holgate), Brazilian box-to-box midfielder Allan had to be replaced. A mission on Saturday is excluded, again the Portuguese Andre Gomes will take over his position in the center.
The two full-backs Lucas Digne and Seamus Coleman as well as the ex-Mainz Jean-Philippe Gbamin will continue to be out. It will be a race against time for the Colombian James Rodriguez. The offensive player returned to part of the team training this week, but is not yet at 100%. At least one joker bet could work out.
Arsenal :
Positive news about Arsenal are few and far between this season. After four home defeats in a row at the Emirates Stadium, the Arteta-Elf was able to stop this series during the week and reached a 1-1 draw against the formally strong Southampton. 14 points after 13 league games mean the worst start to the season since 1974/75.
A negative run in this form is a completely new challenge for a team like Arsenal. Games against Southampton or Everton were a kind of “must win” not so long ago, but these teams are now almost above the Gunners.
The uncertainty after the countless setbacks is clearly noticeable. The team cannot be blamed for not having the will or for the team to act against head coach Mikel Arteta. However, the bare numbers do not lie and the lack of discipline is a major shortcoming.
Next week, Mikel Arteta is celebrating his one year anniversary as Arsenal head coach, and his team has suffered no fewer than seven dismissals in the last twelve months. As in the 1-0 draw against Burnley, Arsenal received a justified red card at a point in time when the team was clearly above water.
Nevertheless, the game almost had a happy ending, when in stoppage time a Rob Holding header was only centimeters missing, the ball slapped against the crossbar instead of into the goal.
In the Southampton game, the Gunners again increasingly acted in a hybrid 4-3-3 or 3-4-3 system and were able to cause danger above all on the left attacking side. The trio Tierney, Saka and Aubameyang rotated on the grand piano and found spaces on the grand piano over and over again. After more than 1,000 minutes, captain Aubameyang broke his goal suspension (out of the game) and scored the equalizer after some good Saka preparatory work.
This tactic could be very promising against the Toffees early on Saturday evening. The trio will definitely have speed advantages on the side and ex-Hoffenheimer Gylfi Sigurdsson can also be expected on the right side at Everton.
The Icelander is not a player who loves defensive work and so Arsenal should be able to create a clear advantage in this position.
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