Arsenal Vs Everton

Eddie starts upfront apparently

Leno, Bellerin, Mustafi, David Luiz, Kolasinac; Xhaka, Ceballos; Pepe, Ozil, Aubameyang; Nketiah.

Saka, Nelson and Lacazette are on the bench. Martinelli not in the squad, don't know if he has a knock or something.

Some rotation was to be expected after Thursday, though it's a big call to give Nketiah another start when Lacazette has two goals in his last two games.

Saka cross. Nketiah Goal.

goal made in hale end

Awful defending on both goals

What an exhausting match lmao

Certainly the weakest defensive performance under Arteta so far. This felt more like an Emery game, where there was zero control and frequent lapses in concentration. Maybe we can attribute that to the mid-week game, but still, both of those goals were avoidable, and the space Arsenal were leaving down their right hand side was vast all game.

I've seen enough defensive improvement under Arteta to write this one off as just a strange day where the concentration wasn't there all game. With the players back there, it's inevitable they'll have the odd game where they slip back into old habits (such as Kolasinac forgetting he was marking a set-piece and breaking off his defensive line before the ball was even kicked). Fortunately, Arsenal are creating good quality chances now and have the talent up top to make that count.

Also, gotta appreciate the turnaround Mustafi has made in his form. Bailed Bellerin out constantly. Bellerin seemed to get worse as the game went on, so I wonder if he's still not fully fit yet.

Felt like the EL match had a huge part to play in the 2nd half but it was quite concerning how we just conceded control. Felt like we were an away team playing against Liverpool lol