Premier League Mikel Arteta Arsenal EPL
Mikel Arteta Arsenal

A 10-man Arsenal side were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton in the Premier League last week meaning the Gunners are now sitting 15th on the league table.

Next up, they take on Everton at Goodison Park – a team who have lost just one game in their last five outings. Given their current poor run of form, most experts think Arsenal will loose their eigth game this weekend but according to Michael Owen, the Gunners can come out of this game with a point.

He wrote for BetVictor: “With back-to-back wins, Everton have certainly turned the corner after a poor run of results.

“Wednesday’s away win against Leicester lifted the Toffees to 5th place, and up against an Arsenal side who look completely out of sorts, they’ll fancy their chances.

“It’s now 6 matches since Arsenal won a Premier League match. Fifteenth in the table is simply not good enough and unless Mikel Arteta starts winning football matches, his tenure at the Emirates could be short lived.

“Interestingly, there have been under 2.5 goals scored in Everton’s last 4 Premier League games. Arsenal have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 4 away league matches.

“So, the stats certainly point to a low scoring affair and I tend to agree. I think both managers would take a point here, so I’m going to side with a scoring draw at Goodison.”

Can Arsenal avoid a loss against Everton?

Arsenal have been in a terrible run of form this season and no one will be surprised if they slump to yet another draw – this time against Everton.

But the big problem for Carlo Ancelotti is that Allan will not be available meaning he will have to alter his formation on Saturday. And this could very well work in favour of the Gunners.

Arteta will want to pack the midfield area in order to stop Everton from playing free flowing football and with the likes of Aubameyang and Nketiah at their disposal, Arsenal can very well score goals on the break.