Gyokeres and Merino start vs Everton LIVE!

Arsenal: Raya, White, Konsa, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Rice, Merino, Madueke, Odegaard, Eze, Gyokeres. Subs: Kepa, Mosquera, Hincapie, Timber, Havertz, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Guimaraes, Dowman.

Everton: Pickford, Rohl, Tarkowski, O'Brien, Mykolenko, Garner, Armstrong, Dewsbury-Hall, Johnson, George, Barry. Subs: Travers, King, Maitland-Niles, Keane, Dibling, Norgaard, Alcaraz, Hackeny, Graham.

Sixteen-year-old Max Dowman sealed a crucial win for Arsenal against Everton last season with a record-breaking goal en route to the Gunners winning the Premier League title.

Premier League leaders Manchester City are trailing Aston Villa 1-0 at the start of the second half. Arsenal will have the chance to go level on points with City if the scoreline stays like this. What a boost that could be for the home side come kick off. However, Mikel Arteta's side would need to win by a big margin to have any chance of replacing City at the top of the table.

Everton suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season against Chelsea last Saturday lunchtime. Watch the highlights back for free.

Arsenal needed to be efficient in front of goal in their win at Nottingham Forest last Sunday. Watch the free highlights back here.

Sky Sports' Zinny Boswell at Emirates Stadium:"Bukayo Saka's injury is bad news for Arsenal but it could open the door for Max Dowman to get more opportunities. He has made just three appearances this season, one of those coming off the bench in the Premier League.

"Manager Mikel Arteta has been careful with the 16-year-old, giving Dowman his only start in the Carabao Cup, when he scored twice against Ipswich in the third round. "That would suggest it is more likely the teenager starts in Tuesday's match against Fleetwood Town. But Arteta suggested before this match that Dowman is likely to come off the bench."

The events of last season's momentous 2-0 win here against Everton make it an irresistible option for the Arsenal manager. Dowman, of course, was the hero that game. "Not only did Dowman become the Premier League's youngest-ever scorer, he set Arsenal on their way to a first title for 22 years. Every time he plays, Dowman seems to shine. Let's hope we get a glimpse of him this afternoon."

Bukayo Saka could face a spell on the sidelines after suffering an injury in Arsenal's 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich in the Champions League, so who will step up in his absence?

Everton boss David Moyes was tight-lipped over team news ahead of the trip to Arsenal. Former Gunners midfielder Christian Norgaard, who joined Everton in the summer, is unlikely to feature after strugglon his return from injury for his debut last Saturday. Moyes said the Denmark international had apologised for his performance in the 2-0 defeat to Chelsea and was clearly not ready to play.

Jarrad Branthwaite was involved in a collision with Chelsea goalkeeeper Emi Martinez which saw the Argentinian fracture his jaw. But Moyes decided against providing any further updates on the health of his squad.

Arsenal will be without Bukayo Saka who is reportedly facing up to eight weeks out with a quadricep injury. Defender Piero Hincapie has returned to training after injury and is available for selection against Everton. Christos Tzolis and William Saliba are continuing their recoveries and are not yet able to return.

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