The challenge of playing away at the home of current Premier League Champions Arsenal, under the continued tutelage of former Evertonian Mikel Arteta, is not something to be taken lightly after Everton were so easily stripped of their unbeaten record last weekend against Chelsea.
But we know the approach David Moyes will take to this challenge only too well. Something about taking a knife to a gunfight? So how does he set up to confront the enormous wealth of talent his former pupil can call upon?
Team News
Youngsters Tyrique George and Jake O’Brien get a starting chance to make a difference but Johnson somehow gets a starting role, with Branthwaite (concussion) and Grealish (sickness) absent, Maitland-Niles dropped to the bench.
For Arsenal, Bakayo Saka is out with injury and Arteta rotates half his outfield players after playing midweek in the Champions League.
First Half
Team Lineups
Arsenal: Raya; White, Konsa, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Rice, Merino; Madueke, Ødegaard, Eze; Gyökeres.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, Hincapie, Timber, Havertz, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Guimarães, Dowman.
Everton: Pickford; Rohl, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, O’Brien; Garner, Armstrong; Johnson, Dewsbury-Hall, George; Barry.
Subs: Travers, King, Maitland-Niles, Keane, Norgaard, Hackney, Dibling, Alcaraz, Graham.
Match Officials
Referee: Tony Harrington
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell
Assistant Referee 1: Adrian Holmes
Assistant Referee 2: Lee Betts
Fourth Official: Ruebyn Ricardo
Assistant VAR: Tom Nield
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