Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Arsenal and Everton, the two teams who are almost level on points in the Premier League standings, face each other at Emirates Stadium in what is expected to be an exciting game. The Gunners played out a 1-1 draw with Fulham at the weekend, with Nketiah scoring the equalizing goal in the seventh minute of the stoppage time. Mikel Arteta’s troops aim to keep their Europa League hopes alive, and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at the Toffees.
Carlo Ancelotti’s troops, on the other hand, are six points behind top five, meaning that they will adopt an attack-minded approach in Friday’s clash as well. A lively contest is on the cards in London, and we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. David Luiz and Kieran Tierney should be the only absentees in the home team, while Carlo Ancelotti can’t count on Yerry Mina, Abdoulaye Doucoure, and Jean-Philippe Gbamin, while all Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Andre Gomes, Bernard, and Fabian Delph are all rated doubtful.
Highlighted Player (Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang):
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is the most famous Gabonese player and he is the first footballer from Gabon to appear in Bundesliga. Aubameyang played for the likes of Dijon, Lille, Monaco and St. Etienne in the past before joining Borussia Dortmund on July, 2013. The pacey attacker signed a five-year contract with the Millionaires and he has been producing outstanding performances with the Signal-Iduna-Park outfit ever since.
Aubameyang impressed in the 2015–16 Bundesliga, scoring 25 goals in 31 appearances for Borussia Dortmund, but that did not help Thomas Tuchel’s men win the domestic trophy. Speaking of his international career, the 187-cm-tall striker made his Gabon debut on 25 March, 2009 and he scored his first goal for the national team in a 3-2 win over Morocco.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang helped Gabon make it to the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. It has to be noted, though, that he played for France U-21 team in the past. Aubameyang was born in Laval, France on 18 June, 1989.
Highlighted Team (Everton):
Everton are one of the two Merseyside giants that were formed back in 1878, with the club holding a long-standing rivalry with Liverpool. Everton have participated in the English top flight for a record 113 seasons, with the team competing in the English second tier in just four campaigns.
The Toffees play their home matches at Goodison Park, the stadium that was opened in 1892. Everton have won the national championship nine times, with the team winning their last domestic trophy back in 1987.
The Toffees have clinched five FA Cup trophies as well and it has to be noted that a victory over Manchester United in the 1994/1995 FA Cup final helped the team win their last title in the prestigious competition. Everton and Liverpool face each other in the Merseyside derby and the clash between the two local rivals has been called the Merseyside derby since 1955.
In the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign Everton were hammered by Liverpool (0-4) at Anfield.