Mikel Arteta has decided to make three changes to his team for this evening’s Premier League game against Everton, with midweek goalscorer Kai Havertz handed a start.
Havertz netted from the penalty spot against his former club Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday night to secure a 1-1 draw in the first leg of our Champions League round of 16 tie, and he has been handed his first Premier League start since the 3-0 win against Sunderland on February 7.
Mikel has also opted to reward Noni Madueke with a chance to impress from the start after he won the spot-kick in Germany after coming off the bench, with Gabriel Martinelli named as a sub, while Riccardo Calafiori is preferred to Piero Hincapie at left-back.
LINE-UP
Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Rice, Eze, Saka, Madueke, Havertz.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, White, Hincapie, Lewis-Skelly, Mosquera, Martinelli, Dowman, Gyokeres, Jesus.
Ahead of kick-off, get the key stats, a guide to Everton’s tactics, history between the teams, TV coverage and more in our in-depth match preview.
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