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Gunners must return to winning ways in Premier League

Matt Verri|Simon Collings @sr_collings

Arsenal know only a win will do as they host Everton in the Premier League this afternoon. A draw to Fulham last weekend means the Gunners sit six points behind Liverpool having played a game more, and they must now put together a run over Christmas to ensure they at least stay in touch.

It is ten days since Everton last played, after the Merseyside derby last week was postponed. Sean Dyche’s side beat Wolves 4-0 in their most recent match in what was one of their best displays of the season, form they will hope to carry into this match. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog, featuring expert analysis from Simon Collings at the ground!

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8 minutes ago

Arteta on Arsenal transfer plans

Mikel Arteta confirmed earlier this week that Arsenal are ready to be active in the January transfer window if their injury issues do not ease.

The Spaniard, however, is not expecting lots of business, although the club will be open to market opportunities.

“I never expect January to be super busy but we have to wait and see where we are,” said Arteta.

“Some surprises can come, we are prepared for that. Some opportunities, too. We have to see. Hopefully the availability of the squad will be better in a few weeks. We have to wait and see.”

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21 minutes ago

McNeil absence explained

Big blow for Everton to be without Dwight McNeil this afternoon.

Ten days since the Toffees last played, but McNeil has picked up a knee issue since then.

27 minutes ago

Arsenal players close to suspension

Players who pick up five yellow cards in the first 19 Premier League matches of the season will receive a one-match ban. The threshold for a suspension after that point in the campaign is raised to 10 bookings after 32 matches.

Arsenal’s match against Brentford on New Year’s Day is the final game in which suspensions will be handed out for a fifth yellow card.

Gabriel Jesus, despite only starting twice in the Premier League this season, has picked up four bookings and so is just one more away from picking up a ban.

More of a concern to Arteta will be that Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice are among those on three. Should either of them pick up two yellow cards across matches against Everton, Crystal Palace, Ipswich and Brentford, they will be suspended.

Jorginho and Jurrien Timber also have three to their name as it stands, with the likes of Kai Havertz, David Raya and William Saliba having more breathing room on two.

Four yellow cards: Gabriel Jesus

Three yellow cards: Jorginho, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Jurrien Timber

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38 minutes ago

Simon Collings at the Emirates

Another chance for Mikel Merino to prove he is ready to partner Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard as Mikel Arteta’s first-choice midfield...

46 minutes ago

Gabriel returns!

Big news for Arsenal is that Gabriel is fit to start, that’s a huge boost in defence.

Calafiori still not available, so Lewis-Skelly makes his first Premier League start, having impressed against Monaco in midweek.

Rice, Merino and Odegaard is again the midfield trio, with Martinelli getting the nod on the left wing.

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49 minutes ago

Everton team news

Everton XI: Pickford, Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Mangala, Gueye, Doucoure, Harrison, Ndiaye, Calvert-Lewin

Subs: Virginia, Patterson, Keane, Beto, O’Brien, Broja, Coleman, Lindstrom, Armstrong

51 minutes ago

Arsenal team news

Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Rice, Merino, Odegaard; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli

Subs: Neto, Tierney, Kiwior, Partey, Jorginho, Trossard, Nwaneri, Sterling, Jesus

1 hour ago

Perfect afternoon!

It’s fairly cold still but the sun is shining over north London this afternoon.

All the team news coming up from the Emirates in the next ten minutes or so.

Focus is on who Arsenal have fit in defence...

1 hour ago

Odegaard on 'great connection' with Saka

In his programme notes this afternoon, Martin Odegaard writes about his relationship with Bukayo Saka both on an off the pitch, with that key to Arsenal’s upturn in form in recent weeks.

“Bukayo scored two more goals on Wednesday, and he’s in great form right now,” Odegaard says.

“Like all of us, he’s growing and learning all the time as he gets older. It’s a real pleasure to play with him, he keeps proving himself on the pitch and is becoming a leader as well.

“We’ve played together for a long time now, close to each other on the right side of the pitch, so we know each other well. We have a great connection on the pitch, and also off it we are good friends.

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1 hour ago

Why Ashworth is perfect fit for Arsenal

It says plenty about Dan Ashworth’s standing in the game that he has not been out of work even a week and already the links to new jobs have started, writes Simon Collings.

Ashworth’s departure from Manchester United was confirmed last Sunday in a 41-word statement after he spent just five months as the club’s sporting director.

No reason was given for Ashworth’s sudden exit, although United said the decision was “mutual”.

It was only in February that Sir Jim Ratcliffe hailed Ashworth as “clearly one of the top sporting directors in the world” and this swift exit will have raised some red flags.

But it should not detract from Ashworth’s impressive body of work, which includes successful stints at Brighton, Newcastle, the FA and West Brom.

That is clearly a viewed shared by others and Ashworth has already been touted for roles at Arsenal and Everton.

The links to Arsenal come as no surprise given Ashworth worked with the club’s managing director, Richard Garlick, over a decade ago when the pair were at West Brom.

Ashworth’s career path suggests he could adapt and slot into what has become a very slick executive team at Arsenal.

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