Premier League: Everton vs Arsenal preview

Premier League: Everton vs Arsenal preview
Arsenal will be looking to extend their 14-match unbeaten streak in the Premier League when they face Everton at Goodison Park on Tuesday evening. Arsenal won both matches against Everton last season, 2-0 away and 2-1 at home. The Gunners have a great recent record against the Toffees, they won three of the last four matches and have not lost since 2014. Everton are in trouble, they have not won in five matches and dropped to ninth place as a result. Last weekend they lost 3-2 at Watford after having held a 1-0 lead thanks to a goal from Romelu Lukaku. The last time they won a match was all the way back in October, when they beat West Ham 2-0 at home. Muhamed Besic, Matthew Pennington and Yannick Bolasie are injured, while Arouna Kone might also miss out. Arsenal are still unbeaten away from home this season, they have not lost a match in the Premier League since the opening day defeat against Liverpool. They have lost just two matches in all competitions so far and have won their last three league matches. Last weekend they eased past Stoke City, it ended 3-1 after the Gunners fought back from one goal down. Chuba Akpom, Santi Cazorla, Mathieu Debuchy and Yaya Sanogo are still injured, while Per Mertesacker and Danny Welbeck have recovered but are not ready for a full match yet. Probable line-ups: Everton: Stekelenburg - Coleman, Funes Mori, Williams, Baines - Barry, Gueye - Mirallas, Barkley, Lennon - Lukaku Arsenal: Cech - Bellerin, Gabriel, Koscielny, Monreal - Coquelin, Xhaka - Walcott, Ozil, Iwobi - Sanchez My prediction: Arsenal to win 2-1. Here are the odds for the match at Bet365: Everton win - 4.50 Draw - 3.80 Arsenal - 1.85
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