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Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Everton vs Arsenal – Lineups & Match Details

Arsenal beat Everton 1-0. Goals: V. Gyökeres (27' pen.). Everton had 35% possession against Arsenal's 65%. Shots on target: 1-2.

Premier League · Regular Season - 17

Saturday, 20 December 2025

EvertonEverton

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

ArsenalArsenal

Referee: Samuel Barrott, England

Lineups

EvertonEverton4-2-3-1
J. Pickford1J. PickfordG
J. O'Brien15J. O'BrienD
J. Tarkowski6J. TarkowskiD
M. Keane5M. KeaneD
V. Mykolenko16V. MykolenkoD
T. Iroegbunam42T. IroegbunamM
J. Garner37J. GarnerM
D. McNeil7D. McNeilM
C. Alcaraz24C. AlcarazM
J. Grealish18J. GrealishM
T. Barry11T. BarryF

Substitutes

12M. TraversG
31T. KingG
2N. PattersonD
9BetoF
20T. DiblingM
34M. RohlM
39A. AznouD
64R. WelchD
73E. CampbellD
ArsenalArsenal4-3-3
D. Raya1D. RayaG
J. Timber12J. TimberD
W. Saliba2W. SalibaD
P. Hincapie5P. HincapieD
R. Calafiori33R. CalafioriD
M. Odegaard8M. OdegaardM
M. Zubimendi36M. ZubimendiM
D. Rice41D. RiceM
B. Saka7B. SakaF
V. Gyökeres14V. GyökeresF
L. Trossard19L. TrossardF

Substitutes

13K. ArrizabalagaG
49M. Lewis-SkellyD
16C. NorgaardM
10E. EzeM
22E. NwaneriM
23M. MerinoM
11G. MartinelliF
20N. MaduekeF
9Gabriel JesusF

Match Events

26'Y

V. Mykolenko

27'P

V. Gyökeres

39'Y

J. Tarkowski

56'Y

V. Gyökeres

65'S

V. Gyökeres

Substitution 1

66'S

T. Barry

Substitution 1

75'S

D. McNeil

Substitution 2

76'S

C. Alcaraz

Substitution 3

80'S

L. Trossard

Substitution 2

88'S

M. Ødegaard

Substitution 3

89'Y

Gabriel Martinelli

Statistics

Everton
35%65%
Arsenal
0.2Expected Goals (xG)2
5Total Shots13
1Shots on Target2
2Corners3
4Fouls5
0Offsides1
74Pass Accuracy (%)88
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Everton host Arsenal on Saturday, 20 December 2025 at Hill Dickinson Stadium. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Everton go into the match 10th in the table; Arsenal sit 1st. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Everton have taken 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Arsenal have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 5 Apr 2025: Everton 1-1 Arsenal; 14 Dec 2024: Everton 0-0 Arsenal; 19 May 2024: Everton 1-2 Arsenal. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Arsenal beat Everton 1-0. Arsenal replied with V. Gyökeres 27' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 27 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Everton held 35% of the ball against 65% for Arsenal. Shots on target finished 1-2. Expected goals read 0.20 for Everton, 2.00 for Arsenal.

Verdict

Arsenal take the three points; Everton look at a thin night for the home crowd. Everton sat 10th and Arsenal 1st before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.