Arsenal vs Everton Preview

April 16, 2013
By: Deke Hardman

Arsene Wenger

The battle for Champions League qualification recommences at the Emirates on Tuesday evening when Arsenal host Everton.

The Gunners go in to the game joint top of the Premier League form table, with Their win over Norwich City on Saturday their seventh in eight league games.

Victory here would take them to within three points of second place Manchester City, though the Champions will have two games in hand.

Per Mertesaker is available after serving a one-match ban as is Tomas Rosicky, who is pushing for a recall after recovering from a hamstring problem though goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is doubtful with a rib injury.

Olivier Giroud is favourite to get the first goal of the game, with Coral offering the best price of 6.5 (11/2), while top scorer Theo Walcott is an 8.0 (7/1) shot with Stan James.

The home win is 1.83 (5/6) with Paddy Power, with Everton a 5.0 (4/1) shot with Bet Victor. The draw is available at 3.9 (29/10) with Bet 365.

The visitors go in to the game on the back of Saturday’s 2-0 win over lowly Queens Park Rangers, a result which stretched their unbeaten run to five league games.

Victory would move David Moyes’ men level on points with both Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, though both London sides will have games in hand over them.

The Toffee’s have no fresh injury worries for the game, though it will come too soon for Tony Hibbert, who stepped up his comeback by appearing for the Under 21’s last week.

Victor Anichebe is 12.0 (11/1) with Bet 365 to open the scoring, while Kevin Mirallas is 11.0 (10/1) with the same firm.

Arsenal are unbeaten in their last eleven meetings with Everton, and haven’t lost to them in front of their home fans since January 1996; eight months before the appointment of Arsene Wenger.

With both sides desperate to not lose, you could do worse than back a repeat of the 1-1 score-line from the reverse fixture at Goodison Park in November which is the most likely outcome at the bookmakers, and best priced with a variety of firms at 8.0 (7/1).

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