Arsenal needs a miracle to happen to reach the Champions League next season. If Manchester City or Liverpool slip against their opponents, Arsenal will have a chance to jump over them and extend their Champions League odyssey. But to reach that position they have to do their part of the job first, and that won't be easy. Everton is a tough nut to crack and despite the fact that they have no competitive motives in this fixture regarding place in the standings. Ronald Koeman's squad will, for sure, try to make things unpleasant for the Gunners. They like to play big games, and since they have no result pressure, they just might relax tonight and start displaying some good football.
Arsenal News And Form
Lately, Arsene Wenger's team plays an excellent football. They have 4 consecutive victories in which they conceded only once, and on 3 occasions they kept a clean sheet. Also, during that span, they scored at least 2 goals in each encounter. In the last 9 games, they have 7 victories and only 2 defeats, and we're beginning to question ourselves what would have happened if Arsenal played like this throughout the whole season. Their defense is looking exquisite, and in 5 out of the last 6 games, we saw under 2.5 goals thanks to the back line. It is a pity that they started playing in this rhythm few weeks before the end of the season.
Everton News And Form
After they had seen that they cannot go up or down on the table and that they have secured the European competitions for the next year, the Toffees didn't care much about the results. When we say to you, that Everton had significant oscillations throughout the season, this recent results will become clearer. In the last 4 games, they just have one victory along with 2 defeats and one draw. Prior to this, they had 4 wins in 6 matches. The Toffees scored only once in these 4 encounters and in previous 6 fixtures, 16 times. That proves tour claim that Everton has been inconsistent throughout the whole season and that they are going to end it in the same manner.
Head to head
Everton defeated Arsenal in the first part of the season at Goodison Park 2-1, and that was their first win after four straight losses against the Gunners. In 4 out of the last 5 games, Arsenal scored at least 2 goals.
Injured And Suspended Players
Arsenal
-Santi Cazorla Out
-Jeff Reine-Adelaide Out
-Laurent Koscielny Doubtful
-Aaron Ramsey Doubtful
-Alex Oxlade Chamberlain Doubtful
Everton
-Yannick Bolasie Out
-Seamus Coleman Out
-Ramiro Funes Mori Out
-Aaron Lennon Out
-James McCarthy Doubtful
-Maarten Stekelenburg Doubtful
Top 3
Arsenal
-Alexis Sánchez 37 games 23 goals 11 assists
-Olivier Giroud 29 games 12 goals 4 assists
-Mesut Özil 32 games 8 goals 9 assists
Everton
-Romelu Lukaku 36 games 24 goals 6 assists
-Ross Barkley 35 games 5 goals 9 assists
-Kevin Mirallas 34 games 4 goals 6 assists
Prediction
Taking into consideration the most recent games, Arsenal is an absolute favorite in this match, and we believe that their win is undoubted. But also, in order to increase the coefficients, we would advise you to play that Arsenal wins with -1.5 handicap. This will increase your earnings, with minimal risk.
Outcome: Arsenal win with handicap -1.5
Outcome: Arsenal win
