2–0 Full time Saturday 24 October

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Arsenal vs Everton: Goals at One End, Grit at the Other

Arsenal's free-scoring form meets Everton's away scoring problem at the Emirates on Saturday. Second-placed Arsenal are favourites, but Everton's compact approach could keep it tight.

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Match report

Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 in the Premier League Regular Season - 8. Ezri Konsa opened the scoring in the 7th minute, with Viktor Gyökeres credited with the assist. The score remained 1-0 until the 68th minute, when Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães doubled the lead, assisted by Ben White.

The numbers favoured Arsenal, who had 58% possession and 20 shots to Everton's 8. Arsenal's expected goals total of 1.85 far exceeded Everton's 0.54, and they won 12 corners to Everton's three. Gabriel Magalhães was the top-rated player with 8.5. The pre-match model had predicted a 1-0 home win, with 65% for an Arsenal win, 24% for a draw and 11% for an Everton win, so the final 2-0 scoreline was slightly more emphatic than that forecast.

Goals

7'Ezri Konsa · Viktor Gyökeres · Arsenal
68'Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães · Ben White · Arsenal

Cards

45+2'Vitaliy Mykolenko · Everton
58'Myles Lewis-Skelly · Arsenal
64'Mikel Arteta · Arsenal
66'James Garner · Everton
79'David William Moyes · Everton
79'James Tarkowski · Everton

Match stats

ArsenalEverton

58%Possession42%

20Shots8

4Shots on target3

1.85Expected goals (xG)0.54

12Corners3

11Fouls13

0Offsides1

3Saves2

⭐ Top-rated player: Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) 8.5

Ratings and statistics: API-Football.

Confirmed lineups

Arsenal · 4-2-3-1

1David RayaG
4B. WhiteD
15E. KonsaD
6Gabriel MagalhãesD
49M. Lewis-SkellyD
41D. RiceM
23Mikel MerinoM
20N. MaduekeM
8M. ØdegaardM
10E. EzeM
14V. GyökeresF

Coach: Mikel Arteta

Everton · 4-2-3-1

1J. PickfordG
34M. RöhlD
6J. TarkowskiD
15J. O'BrienD
16V. MykolenkoD
45H. ArmstrongM
37J. GarnerM
22B. JohnsonM
8K. Dewsbury-HallM
19Tyrique GeorgeM
11T. BarryF

Coach: D. Moyes

Match facts

Recent form

ArsenalWWLWW

EvertonDDWDL

Last 5 league games, latest on the right

Goals per game

·	Scored	Conceded
Arsenal	1.6	0.7
Everton	1.1	1.0

League position

Pos	Team	P	GD	Pts
2	Arsenal	7	+6	18
8	Everton	7	+1	10

Last meetings

2026Arsenal2-0Everton
2025Everton0-1Arsenal
2025Everton1-1Arsenal
2024Arsenal0-0Everton
2024Arsenal2-1Everton

Absences

Arsenal

OutW. Saliba · Back Injury
OutC. Tzolis · Hamstring Injury
DoubtfulP. Hincapie · Ankle Injury
DoubtfulB. Saka · Thigh Injury

Everton

No reported absences

PreviaXI model

Arsenal65%Draw24%Everton11%

Predicted score: 1-0
Expected goals (model): 1.84 – 0.65
Double chance: 1X · 89%12 76% · X2 35%
Over 2.5 goals: 46%
Both teams score: 42%
Expected corners: 9.25.9 – 3.3 · Over 9.5: 43%
Expected cards: 3.61.2 – 2.4 · Over 3.5: 49%

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →

Arsenal sit second in the Premier League with 18 points from seven matches, while Everton are eighth on 10. The gap in goal difference, +6 against +1, says much about Saturday’s meeting at the Emirates Stadium. One side scores freely and wins consistently. The other keeps games tight but has been short of goals.

Arsenal’s attack against Everton’s scoring drought

Arsenal have been the more productive side, with 11 league goals and an average of 2.3 a match at home. Their home record is spotless so far, with three wins from three. Everton have found life harder on their travels. They have won none of their three away games, drawing all three and scoring only three times in that run.

Timing matters too. Five of Arsenal’s 11 goals have come between the 46th and 60th minutes, which suggests a side that tends to break games open after the interval. Everton’s away goals have arrived late, with three of their eight coming in the final 15 minutes.

Form: momentum against inconsistency

Arsenal’s league sequence reads WWLWW, and over their last five matches they have scored seven and conceded five. Everton’s recent run of LDWDD shows a team picking up results without many wins. Over their last five they have scored five and conceded six, so their defensive solidity has not fully translated into control.

Head-to-head: Arsenal’s edge

Arsenal have won three of the last five meetings and drawn two, without losing one. Their most recent victory was a 2-0 win at the Emirates in March. Everton’s most recent visit to north London ended in a 2-0 defeat, and they have not beaten Arsenal in this run of five.

Arsenal’s injury list

Arsenal face a stretched squad. W. Saliba (back) and C. Tzolis (hamstring) will miss the match. P. Hincapie (ankle) and B. Saka (thigh) are doubtful. Everton have no reported absences.

Our prediction

PreviaXI’s model favours Arsenal, and the football supports that view. Arsenal create more chances and have the more potent home attack, while Everton’s away scoring has been limited. Everton can make Arsenal work for it, and the absences add some uncertainty, so a narrow margin is the most likely outcome rather than a rout.

Arsenal 1-0 Everton

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