Arsenal v Everton preview: kick-off time, team news and form
Arsenal welcome Everton to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday 24th October 2026, with kick-off set for 3pm UK time, as Mikel Arteta's side look to keep the pressure on at the top of the Premier League.
The Gunners sit second in the table on 18 points from seven games, just three behind leaders Manchester City, while Everton are down in eighth with 10 points from the same number of matches. A win for Arsenal would keep them firmly in the title picture, while Everton will be eager to arrest a run that has seen them draw four of their last five league outings.
Arsenal's recent form reads DWWWL, having bounced back from a heavy defeat at Brighton with wins over Leeds, Lille in the Champions League and Nottingham Forest, before drawing 2-2 away at Bayern Munich in Europe. Everton, meanwhile, go into the game on the back of a DDWWD sequence, with their most recent Premier League outing a 2-0 home defeat to Chelsea. Goal difference tells its own story too - Arsenal have scored 11 and conceded just 5 in the league, while Everton have netted 8 and shipped 7.
The headline team news surrounds Bukayo Saka, who picked up a quad injury in the draw with Bayern Munich. The BBC reports that Arsenal fear the winger could be out for up to eight weeks (BBC Sport), while the Evening Standard and Football.London have been running down the list of fixtures he could miss, potentially stretching into games against Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City, Tottenham and Real Madrid (Evening Standard) (Football.London). The Guardian adds that Arteta has voiced concern over Saka's durability, saying "we need to understand how to manage his load" (The Guardian).
With Saka sidelined, there is a boost on the horizon elsewhere, with Football.London reporting that Christos Tzolis is nearing a return for the Gunners (Football.London). Arteta has also been talking up youngster Max Dowman, with the Evening Standard quoting him as saying the teenager could take his game "to another dimension" once given his chance (Evening Standard), and the Guardian noting Dowman could feature against Everton (The Guardian). Football.London's lineup reports suggest Riccardo Calafiori could be rested for this one (Football.London), with the versatile Martin Zubimendi also discussed in Arteta's pre-match press conference (Football.London).
Arsenal.com have published their own preview of the clash along with a look back at classic wins over Everton down the years (Arsenal.com) (Arsenal.com), while Arteta fielded a full set of questions on Saka's injury, the Everton game and his squad at his pre-match press conference (Football.London) (Football.London) (Football.London) (Arsenal.com) (Arsenal.com).
You can follow all the action from the Emirates Stadium when Arsenal host Everton this Saturday, with kick-off at 3pm UK time.
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