Arsenal vs. Everton: Team News, Predicted Lineups, Live Stream and TV Info

After their disastrous Champions League encounter with Monaco, Arsenal will look to get right back on track against Everton in the Premier League.

The Toffees enjoyed a more successful European outing, seeing off Young Boys with another convincing Europa League performance. Romelu Lukaku is finally hitting form, and things may be looking up for the underperforming Evertonians.

After a tightly fought 2-2 tie between these teams in August, this promises to be another closely contested game. It remains to be seen if Arsenal's midweek humbling has left the team bereft of the confidence required to take the game to Roberto Martinez's side.

Date: Sunday, March 1

Time: 2:05 p.m. GMT/ 9:05 a.m. ET

Venue: Emirates Stadium, London

TV Info: BT Sport 1 (U.K.), NBCSN (U.S.)

Live Stream: BT Sport app (U.K.), NBC Sports Live Extra (U.S.)

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Form Guide (last five results of both teams)

Arsenal

L (1-3) vs. Monaco

W (1-2) vs. Crystal Palace

W (2-0) vs. Middlesbrough

W (2-1) vs. Leicester City

L (2-1) vs. Tottenham Hotspur

Everton

W (3-1) vs. BSC Young Boys

D (2-2) vs. Leicester City

W (1-4) vs. BSC Young Boys

L (1-0) vs. Chelsea

D (0-0) vs. Liverpool

Looking at this fixture over time, the omens are good for the Gunners: Everton have not won on any of their last 18 league visits to Arsenal.

 

Team News

For Arsenal, midfielders Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey or Mathieu Flamini are all still sidelined. Any changes Arsene Wenger makes to his XI will be strategic rather than forced by injury problems.

There are several switches he could make. Wojciech Szczesny is pushing for a return to the first team, while there are question marks over Per Mertesacker and Olivier Giroud after their poor displays against Monaco.

With another game coming up on Wednesday, Wenger may seize on the opportunity to rotate his squad. 

Predicted Arsenal XI:

Everton's Romelu Lukaku is expected to be fit despite coming off with a troublesome hamstring injury in midweek. John Stones and Aaron Lennon are back in the squad, but Martinez will still be without South African midfielder Steven Pienaar.

Predicted Everton XI: Tim Howard; Seamus Coleman, John Stones, Phil Jagielka, Leighton Baines; Muhamed Besic, James McCarthy; Aaron Lennon, Ross Barkley, Steven Naismith; Romelu Lukaku

 

Players to Watch

Arsenal: Olivier Giroud

Olivier Giroud endured a hugely difficult evening against Monaco and was eventually substituted after a succession of misses. He'll be desperate to put things right immediately and win back the faith of the Arsenal support.

Giroud scored a stoppage-time equaliser in the meeting between these two teams at Goodison. Another goal in this game would repair some of the damage done by Wednesday night's debacle.

Everton: Ross Barkley

Last season, Ross Barkley produced a virtuoso performance in this fixture. With Arsenal without several key midfield players, he'll hope to dominate once again.

His pace, power and dribbling ability mean Everton will always have a threat on the counter-attack.