Match at Emirates Stadium, London, on 2026-03-14 (Premier League, Regular Season - 30). Arsenal come in as league leaders (1st, +37 goal difference), while Everton sit 8th with a positive but slim goal difference (+1).
Arsenal Availability
Arsenal have two confirmed absentees. Mikel Merino is ruled out with a leg injury, and Martin Ødegaard is also out due to a knee injury. Ødegaard’s absence removes a key creative outlet, with 1 goal and 5 assists in just 20 league appearances. Despite these setbacks, Mikel Arteta still has his main attacking weapons available: Viktor Gyökeres is fit after scoring 10 league goals, while Leandro Trossard (5 goals, 5 assists), Declan Rice (4 goals, 5 assists) and Jurriën Timber (3 goals, 5 assists) are all ready to feature and contribute in the final third.
Everton Availability
Everton are missing three players. Carlos Alcaraz is ruled out through injury, Seamus Coleman is sidelined, and Jack Grealish is also out with a foot injury. Grealish’s absence is a major blow to Sean Dyche’s attacking plans: he has produced 2 goals and 6 assists in 20 league games. James Garner, with 2 goals and 5 assists, remains available and will likely shoulder more creative responsibility.
Arsenal lose primarily Ødegaard’s playmaking (1 goal, 5 assists), but retain over 22 league goals from Gyökeres, Trossard, Rice and Timber combined. Everton, by contrast, are deprived of Grealish’s 8 direct goal contributions, significantly reducing their creative ceiling away to the league leaders.
