Arsenal vs Everton Prediction: Another blank on the road for the Toffees

Arsenal will look to put last week's draw with Fulham in the Premier League behind them as they entertain Everton at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday (15:00). The Gunners were at home against Monaco in the Uefa Champions League on Wednesday, beating the Ligue 1 outfit 3-0.

Everton have gone over a week without a game after the Merseyside derby got postponed. They thrashed Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 last time out but they will face a much sterner test here. Below you will find my Arsenal vs Everton prediction, featuring the latest match odds and team news.

Arsenal vs Everton Odds

Arsenal are 2/9, or an implied 81.8% chance to win this fixture. The Gunners have won five of their seven home games in the Premier League this season. Everton are valued at 14/1 (6.7%) to take the three points which makes sense as they have won just once on the road this term.

The draw can be backed at 11/2 (15.4%), with both teams having experienced five stalemates apiece in the top flight so far.

Both teams to score has landed in four of Arsenal's home games to date and it is priced at 5/4 for this clash. Arsenal have scored at least three goals in three of their last four league games on home soil. You can get them to reach over 2.5 goals single-handedly against the Toffees on Saturday.

Arsenal duo Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz have scored five goals each in the league this campaign. Saka is 4/1 to open the scoring at the Emirates, while Havertz is 13/10 to score anytime.

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Team News

Defenders Riccardo Calafiori (knee) and Gabriel Magalhaes (unknown) were missing once again for the Gunners in midweek, and remain doubts to return to the squad. Mikel Arteta will have been relieved to have Thomas Partey and Jurrien Timber involved against Monaco after both missed the training session on Tuesday.

Oleksandr Zinchenko was another missing on Wednesday, so he looks to be another doubt for the weekend. Ben White (knee) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee) remain sidelined for Arsenal as Arteta's defensive options are extremely limited at the moment.

Timber was dropped to the bench in the week so he is expected to return to the side at left-back, while Thomas Partey could continue in a makeshift right-back role. This would leave William Saliba and Jakub Kiwior to partner up again in the heart of the back line.

Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard could be joined by Mikel Merino in the midfield, with the Spanish midfielder being limited to cameo appearances in the last two league matches.

Saka, Havertz and Trossard are expected to be the front three for Arsenal again, with the latter two returning to the lineup after starting on the bench against Monaco.

For Everton, boss Sean Dyche will be hoping there is a chance defender Michael Keane could be involved in north London following a brief spell out with a knee problem. Youssef Chermiti (unknown), James Garner (back) and Tim Iroegbunam (ankle) are all expected to miss the trip to the Emirates as they continue to struggle with their respective injuries.

After the hammering of Wolves last week, Dyche will likely persist with the same starting XI against the Gunners, hoping to build some momentum. A decision has to be made on Dominic Calvert-Lewin as the starting striker, though, as he has now gone 10 games without a goal. Beto will be pushing for an opportunity but it looks unlikely for now.

Arsenal to win to nil @ 4/5

Everton were surprisingly proficient in front of goal against Wolves but that was at Goodison Park. Away from home, they don't seem to carry much attacking threat. They have failed to score in their last three away games, losing to Southampton (1-0) and Manchester United (4-0) and drawing 0-0 with West Ham United.

There have been seven occasions this season in which the Toffees have failed to get on the scoresheet. I can see this trend continuing at the Emirates as Arsenal are tough to beat at home.

The Gunners are unbeaten in N7 and have won three of their seven home matches to nil, including their last two encounters here in the league against Nottingham Forest (3-0) and Manchester United (2-0).

It extends to three games when you include the 3-0 triumph over Monaco on Wednesday. Even with resources limited at the back, the Gunners are finding a way to remain resolute at the Emirates.

They are needing to find a way to be more fluid in attack more regularly in the Premier League, but they didn't have that issue against their European opponents the other night.

Everton will come here to play a low block so Arsenal will have to be patient in their play. It's why I wasn't brave enough to go with a score prediction for Saturday, as I can see this game ranging from anything from 1-0 to 4-0.

Regardless, I think Arteta's men will have more than enough to get back to winning ways in the top flight, and they should be able to keep a clean sheet in the process.

Bukayo Saka anytime goalscorer @ 23/20

Arsenal star Saka will have been disappointed that his goal at Craven Cottage late on last week was chalked off for a Gabriel Martinelli offside, but he was able to use that frustration to good effect against Monaco.

He netted a brace on Wednesday so he will be full of confidence ahead of this clash with an Everton side that have won just one away game this season. Saka has gone two games in the league without a goal, so I feel as though he is overdue one here - especially after the events in west London last weekend.

Surprisingly, he only has the one goal against Everton in nine Premier League appearances against the Toffees. I think he will be looking to change that on Saturday.

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