Everton take on the visitors Arsenal in the round 22 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, February 4th at Goodison Park (Liverpool).
Everton are now becoming a "dark horse". In fact, everything is now repeating itself as a year ago. Then, in January 2022, the Toffees were already at serious risk of relegation. And Rafa Benitez was replaced by Frank Lampard, in the hope that this change will save them from relegation in the Championship. And then it worked, only the young mentor could not offer more. Moreover, after not the worst start, a protracted decline began in the new championship. Decisive, so far for Lamps personally, was the defeat of a direct competitor, West Ham. After that, Sean Dyche appeared at Goodison Park, who had been able to save Burnley from relegation for a long time (but not last season). On the other hand, it was not possible to keep his young talent, Gordon, who moved to Newcastle for 40 + 5 million. It was not possible to sign someone to replace him, and it is not clear what trump cards the Blues have in this struggle for survival.
In recent years Arsenal had become a kind of example, a benchmark for the concept of "football disappointment". It cannot be said that this is a completely failed project - only once in a quarter of a century, in the season before last, did it fail to break into the European Cup. Moreover, Arteta took trophies, albeit modest, the FA Cup and the Super Cup. On the other hand, we constantly failed to get into the top 4, to return to the Champions League. Including last season, they could not finish normally, losing a place in the quartet, and also in the Champions League. But now the Gunners look great. Yes, they were relegated from both domestic cups, including defeat to Manchester City most recent match. Obviously, they are focused on the Premier League, where the London project shows incredible statistics: 16 wins in 19 matches. At the same time, they found a good strengthening of the squad in the winter: they acquired Quiver, Trossard and Jorginho. Obviously, they want to remain the leader of the Premier League.
Everton had 3 head-to-head wins in a row in this confrontation. And only in May last year, Arsenal finally won, and immediately with a very large, devastating score of 5-1. Bookmakers do not believe that a change of coach will help Everton very quickly. Moreover, Arsenal are very good - we bet that the guests from London will be able to win with a handicap of -1 goal.
Prediction for the match: Arsenal to win with -1.0 handicap.
Everton
The team is now becoming a "dark horse". In fact, everything is now repeating itself as a year ago. Then, in January 2022, the “toffees” were already at serious risk of relegation. And Rafa Benitez was replaced by Frank Lampard, in the hope that this will save him from relegation in the Championship. And then it worked, only the young mentor could not offer more. Moreover, after not the worst start, a protracted decline began in the new championship. Decisive, so far for Lamps personally, was the defeat of a direct competitor, West Ham. After that, Sean Daish appeared at Goodison Park, which saved Burnley from relegation for a long time (but not last season). On the other hand, it was not possible to keep his young talent, Gordon, who moved to Newcastle for 40 + 5 million. It was not possible to sign someone to replace him, and it is not clear what trump cards the Blues have in this struggle for survival.
"Arsenal"
The club has become a kind of example, a benchmark for the concept of "football disappointment". It cannot be said that this is a completely failed project - only once in a quarter of a century, in the season before last, did it fail to break into the European Cup. Moreover, Arteta took trophies, albeit modest, the cup and the Super Bowl. On the other hand, we constantly failed to get into the top 4, to return to the Champions League. Including last season, they could not finish normally, losing a place in the quartet, and also in the Champions League. But now the Gunners look great. Yes, they were relegated from both clubs, including Manchester City lost in the last round. Obviously, they focused on the Premier League, where the London project shows incredible statistics: 16 wins in 19 matches. At the same time, they found a good strengthening of the squad in the winter: they acquired Quiver, Trossard and Jorginho. Obviously, you want to remain the leader of the Premier League.
head-to-head statistics
Everton had 3 wins in a row in this confrontation. And only in May last year, Arsenal finally won, and immediately with a very large, devastating score of 5-1.
Forecast
Bookmakers do not believe that a change of coach in itself will help Everton very quickly. Moreover, Arsenal is very good - we bet that the guests from London will be able to win with a handicap of "-1 scored