Premier League - Arsenal set to secure top spot with three points against Everton again

2023-03-01 14:07

Premier League - Arsenal set to secure top spot with three points against Everton again


The 7th round of the 2022/23 Premier League season will usher in a make-up match. The "Gunner" Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium will face the "Toffee" Everton, who has not been performing well recently, and aims to win 3 consecutive victories to keep the The advantage of leading the standings.


It is worth noting that in the 22nd round of the Premier League in February, Arsenal , which had achieved four consecutive months of unbeaten success, lost 0 to 1 to Everton in a sluggish state in an away game. Teta's team fell into a 3-round invincible decline, and was once overtaken by the defending champion Manchester City and lost the first place in the standings.


At present, Arsenal continues to rank first in the standings with 57 points, just 2 points ahead of second-placed Manchester City. Since Manchester City has already played the make-up match, this also means that if Arsenal takes all 3 points in this campaign, they can temporarily lead Manchester City by 5 points.


Everton need win to escape relegation zone


In addition, after Arsenal defeated Leicester 1-0 in the last round of away games, they have won two consecutive away games, but Arsenal have only won one game in the past four home games, so Arteta's goal The team must resort to a strong formation to defend the strong fortress at home.


For Everton , "Toffee" has not yet escaped the relegation zone after being coached by coach Dyche. It has only achieved 2 wins and 2 losses in the past 4 rounds, including a 0-2 home loss to Emery in the last round. Coaching Aston Villa. However, Everton, which is currently ranked 18th in the standings, is only 1 point behind Leeds United, which has risen to 17th. Therefore, if they successfully double-kill Arsenal in this campaign, Everton will be able to escape the relegation zone again.


In terms of lineup, Arsenal still have Jesus and Erne injured, but Thomas has returned from injury, coach Arteta is expected to rotate for the starting lineup, while Everton has Townsend, Calftele Wen and Paderson are injured, and Garner is expected to return.