Arsenal will take on Everton at Goodison Park this evening, with Emile Smith Rowe, Granit Xhaka and Bernd Leno still being assessed before kick-off.
The Gunners have Sead Kolasinac confirmed as missing with the defender having been ruled out since the international break. He is currently expected to return to full training in January, although we have sufficient cover for him at present.
Granit Xhaka could well make his return to action today, having been missing since having to be replaced against Tottenham back in September. The midfielder is being assessed having returned to full training early, and the club’s official website insists he could well become available.
Bernd Leno and Smith Rowe are both nursing groin injuries and are also being assessed before kick-off, with the latter having been one of our most important players throughout the current term.
Predicted Arsenal XI:
Ramsdale
Tomiyasu White Gabriel Tavares
Saka Partey Lokonga Martinelli
Lacazette Aubameyang
I struggle to believe that Arteta will be looking to risk Smith Rowe with a busy festive schedule ahead, with eight matches to play inside the next four weeks. Martinelli has proven recently that he is ready to step-in as cover regardless, lightening the need for ESR to be playing, although ideally we would have them all available at the same time.
I also believe that with Auba currently struggling for form that we could look to bring Laca back in alongside him, to give us a little extra in front of goal.
Who do you expect to get the nod to start this evening?
Patrick
Xhaka was one of the better performers tonight along with Saka and Ødegaard, unlike Partey and Lacazette.
Simple fact… stick to a winning team…there would be loses along the way but a winning team would win winnable games…
As long as arteta keeps changing formation like some tactical inept manager,which he isn’t…we will keep losing like early season…
The sooner he reverts back to the eleven that got us up the table the better…..
…………………. Ramsdale……………………….
Tomiyasu…white… Gabriel….. tavares
………….partey………..sambi………..
Saka……………Laca…………..ESR………….
……………. aubameyang……………….
What did Chelsea do as they slipped back under lampaed … the Ffing right thing that’s what they did … coz the club cares about winning and improving .. we have a crooked yank in charge who sees Arsenal as an asset class .. but thanks to his short termist corporate mind set a declining one … and the fans suffer