Match Day Thread Everton vs. Arsenal 2016/17 Official Match Thread

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Venue: Goodison Park
Tuesday, December 13th 2016
KO Time: 19.45 BST

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Head to Head Against Everton FC:
Played: 194
Wins: 97
Draws: 42
Losses: 55
Goals For: 319
Goals Against: 231
Goal Difference: 88

Last 6 Meetings:
Everton 0-2 Arsenal
Arsenal 2-1 Everton
Everton 1-3 Arsenal (Barclays Asia Trophy)
Arsenal 2-0 Everton
Everton 2-2 Arsenal
Everton 3-0 Arsenal​

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Arsène Wenger has supplied the latest team news ahead of Tuesday night's Premier League clash against Everton at Goodison Park.
on the latest team news…
Well, of course we have lost Mustafi from the game against Stoke. I don’t believe that anybody else will be available from the players that were out. Ramsey is still not ready and all the other players are still out.

on Mustafi…
I don’t change my mind on what I said - about 21 days.

on if Gabriel will get chance centrally as result of Mustafi’s injury…
Yes.
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The games are coming thick and fast now. Everton are in horrid form so hopefully we can get a result here on Tuesday.

Bad for us losing Mustafi and Gabriel, but we have Holding who can come in at CB and that's the difference with us this season, we suddenly have good cover in all of our positions.

It could be the difference between nearly and actually winning it this season ...

 

Can't find anything about Gabriel.

 

Apologies, I thought I'd heard on the radio that he got injured against Stoke, but I must have misheard it

 

Honestly not too worried about losing Mustafi for 3 weeks. Especially not for this match. Gabriel and Koscielny have handled Lukaku well the past dew times they've been matched up against him.

 

Saw a blog post predicting an away win.

 

Looking forward to this one. Everton haven't been in great form and we've been putting in some great performances. It's away and it's the beginning of a congested fixture list but it should be a good game.

---------Cech-------
Bellerin--Gabriel--Kosc--Monreal
----------Coq---Xhaka-----
Walcott--Ozil--???
---------Sanchez-------

Bench: Ospina, Holding, Gibbs, El Neny, Perez, Oxocube/Iwobi, Giroud

??? - not sure if it will be Oxocube or Iwobi who gets the nod to start this one. Who would you guys prefer?

Is Ramsey injured or have I made that up? (Edit: just checked the OP and he is injured like I thought!)

 

I'd start Oxo and bring on Iwobi like we did against Stoke.

 

Normally I'd automatically want to give Iwobi the nod (despite his on-off form) or give Perez a chance after he has impressed when given the opportunity but Oxocube has actually been playing well recently. He infuriates me more than any other Arsenal player due to his lack of end product but he looks like he is improving this side of his game. I have the feeling he has confidence issues and it's when he is feeling confident he is able to perform, when he puts himself under pressure he doesn't. He's currently doing well so I'm ok with him getting the start and seeing if he can continue to develop.

 

****ing dreading this one

We're in awful form and you're flying. It suggests that it'll be a cold and miserable night at Goodison for me.

Look out for the bloke crying in the Park End.

 

I hope it's as **** for you as you're predicting mate

 

Easy to spot him. He'll be the one with severe tourettes and standing on a box while wearing Cuban heels.

 

Arsenal top with a win
Everton on a bad run
This reminds me off the new years saints game last term.
Easy home win.

 

I'm sure Ross Barkley will randomly turn into Messi against us like always then go back to being ****

 

Everton

• 22Stekelenburg
• 23Coleman
• 6Jagielka
• 5Williams
• 3Baines
• 16McCarthy
• 17Gueye
• 8Barkley
• 12Lennon
• 10R Lukaku
• 19E Valencia

Substitutes

• 1Robles
• 7Deulofeu
• 11Mirallas
• 15Cleverley
• 25Funes Mori
• 29Calvert-Lewin
• 30Holgate

 

Arsenal

• 33Cech
• 24Bellerín
• 5Gabriel
• 6Koscielny
• 18Monreal
• 34Coquelin
• 29Xhaka
• 14Walcott
• 11Özil
• 15Oxlade-Chamberlain
• 7Sánchez

Substitutes

• 3Gibbs
• 9Pérez
• 12Giroud
• 13Ospina
• 16Holding
• 17Iwobi
• 35Elneny

 

Oxocube gets the start ahead of Iwobi. He's getting his chance to show he deserves a spot in the first team.

 

Finally get to sit and watch a whole game !

 

Everton might be off form but we still got
Have to perform to win.

 

Get in you beauty.