Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the Premier League clash between Everton and Arsenal at Goodison Park. This is the battle of the caretaker managers with a new era for both teams about to get underway. Everton have just announced Carlo Ancelotti as their new boss, while the Gunners appointed Mikel Arteta on Friday. Both men will be watching on with great interest today. Kick off 12:30 GMT.
Premier League / Matchday 18
Goodison Park / 21.12.2019
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Updated 21/12/2019 at 14:22 GMT
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Everton have scored a league-high share 65 per cent of their Premier League goals in the first-half of games this season and have looked the more likely in a game of very few openings so far.
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Aubameyang's 11 Premier League goals have been worth 11 points to Arsenal this season, more than any other player in the division. He's scored in six of the Gunners' last seven league wins, but has barely had much of a kick so far this afternoon.
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Saka booked for kicking the ball away.
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B. Saka
Arsenal
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Martinelli skips past his man down the right but opts to go back rather than fire in a cross. A rare Arsenal attack comes to nothing, but it appears that Martinelli has got over his knock.
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OPTA STAT: Arsenal have conceded the first goal in more Premier League games than any other side this season (11).
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CLOSE! Sigurdsson steps up and curves a 25-yard free kick over the wall and just wide of Bernd Leno's right-hand post.
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Bukayo Saka makes an important block after Richarlison had been left free at the far post to take down a flick-on and attempt a low drive at goal.
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Now it's Arsenal's turn to have an injury concern as Martinelli receives treatment after hurting his ankle. He's up, but moving gingerly.
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Ainsley Maitland-Niles whips a dangerous ball into the six-yard box, but Aubameyang and Smith-Rowe are caught on their heels and no-one is well placed to take advantage.
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Tosun is straight into the action but rifles a 25-yard drive way over the top.
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EVERTON CHANGE: The injured Iwobi hobbles off against his old team. On comes Tosun.
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Iwobi is down now. Time for some treatment. If there's any issue with the muscle he'll need to come off.
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GUNNER DO IT? Arsenal are looking to secure consecutive away league wins within the same season for the first time since October 2018 (a run of three).
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Digne takes two corners from the right and hits the first defender each time. Cue groans of frustration from the home support.
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Some early concern for the hosts as Alex Iwobi looks to have done some damage to his hamstring.
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Reiss Nelson picks up a headed clearance and slaloms his way into the Everton penalty area. He glides beyond three before getting the ball stuck under his feet and scuffing an effort that is blocked.
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Arsenal are edging possession in the early sparring but there's been nothing of note from either side in the final third.
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DID YOU KNOW? The Toffees won 1-0 in the last PL clash between the sides back April, but haven't won back-to-back league games against Arsenal since a run of three between March 1985-April 1986.