Match Thread Everton 0-1 Arsenal Sat 20th December @ 20:00

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Good news re Grealish. Too soon for Rohl to start I think. Really don't like JoB at RB but we don't have much choice. Dibling to start for me. Needs to show what he can do with Illy away. UTFT

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Good news re Grealish. Too soon for Rohl to start I think. Really don't like JoB at RB but we don't have much choice. Dibling to start for me. Needs to show what he can do with Illy away. UTFT

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----------------------Pickford-----------------------

----------O'Brien----Tarkowski----Keane------------

Garner--------Alcaraz----------Tim------------McNeil

--------------Dibling-------------Grealish---------------

-------------------------Barry--------------------------------
@RomanReigns need to up your game here. Nice images like MrPen86 from now on plz.
 
bookies not helping.....

Everton vs Arsenal​

Everton have had a rough week. Not only did they lose tamely to Chelsea, but they've had to wave off Idrissa Gueye and Illiman Ndiaye to AFCON and see Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Jack Grealish pick up injuries, though the latter could recover in time.

That is nearly half of their starting XI and the scorers of 12 of their 18 goals, so it could be a slog for the Toffees against the league leaders Arsenal, who are getting closer to full strength.

An away win looks tempting alongside under 3.5 goals (6/5) or a win to nil (6/4) but there is a standout price in the card market. TIM IROEGBUNAM TO BE CARDED is priced at 12/5 and should be snapped up.
cards per 90 iroegbunam

The young Englishman will likely come in to replace Gueye and has been carded five times already this season in limited minutes. He's only started six times in the league but all of his cards have come when he's been in the team from the off which bodes well here.

He's running at a ridiculous cards per 90 average of 0.92, with his cards coming from forceful and cynical fouls rather than accumulation of them. It's not a one off season either, as last term, in limited minutes too, he picked up four cards at an average of 0.64 per 90.

John Brooks is the man in the middle and he's averaged 3.9 cards per game this season making him a decent appointment here, while Iroegbunam will be tasked with containing Martin Odegaard and from central areas Eberechi Eze, as well as inverting wingers Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard and Noni Madueke, and target man Viktor Gyokeres.

I expected to see 6/4 as opposed to 12/5 here, and he is 7/5 in places.

Score prediction: Everton 0-2 Arsenal (Sky Bet odds: 11/2)
 
Good news re Grealish. Too soon for Rohl to start I think. Really don't like JoB at RB but we don't have much choice. Dibling to start for me. Needs to show what he can do with Illy away. UTFT

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probably our best available. I actually dont think it looks that bad. alot depends on Dibling and wehther he turns ibn a turd or a worldy. Alcaraz pivotal too. Could see a 1-1
 
It's a shame about the injuries and missing AFCON players as I would have loved having a good go at Arsenal on a Saturday night with a full strength team.

Seeing as Newcastle and Tottenham caused us problems from corners then the team who are the best at set pieces will likely cause havoc but as @The Penalty Box Dancer says above the pressure of going top could get to them but it's unlikely.
 
For one of the ‘big’ boys Everton have a decent record against Arsenal at home in recent years. With all our absentees this will be tough but hopefully the Gunners will be firing blanks and we can get a result.
 

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