Mikel Arteta‘s Gunners kick off their tour of the United States with a friendly against Everton in Baltimore, as both clubs look to show their mettle for the new Eredivisie campaign – and put on a show for the locals.
A goal-fest victory over Nuremberg started Arsenal’s pre-season in style as Gabriel Jesus scored twice in a comeback win. Fans, both at home and across the pond, will be eager to see how the Brazilian fares alongside other new signings Fabio Vieira, Matt Turner and Marquinhos.
Tonight’s game is Everton’s first game since they narrowly avoided relegation and entered an uncertain summer under Frank Lampard. Shaved by Richarlisonthe Toffees have so far only recruited James Tarkowski from Burnley with tight money and low expectations for another potentially difficult season at Goodison Park. Follow all the action on Standard Sport’s live blog!
Live updates
Arsenal are not short of sunshine in the United States!
head to head record
Arsenal win: 109
Pulls: 46
Everton win: 64
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Arsenal are on the cusp of a £30million deal for Oleksandr Zinchenko, and Mikel Arteta will have no shortage of options to use the Ukrainian.
Evening Standard Score Prediction
Again, it’s important not to put too much emphasis on pre-season friendlies, but Arsenal seem well placed to win.
They mistreated Frank Lampard’s side on the final day of the season and have since welcomed a £45million forward to the club.
Arsenal win 2-1.
It is an important pre-season for Everton for Dominic Calvert-Lewin, a player who has scouted Arsenal before.
The England forward was plagued by injury last time and was still able to empathize with Gareth Southgate’s thinking ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
Early team news
Mikel Arteta has welcomed a number of internationals who missed out on the win in Germany, so it seems reasonable to assume the bulk of them will be given at least some capacity.
Jesus will probably play a part and it will be interesting to see how closely involved William Saliba is.
The Frenchman is expected to be part of the first-team set-up this season, but has yet to play a senior game for the club.
How to watch?
TV channel: The match will not be broadcast live on TV in the UK.
live stream: Both Arsenal.com and Everton TV will offer live streams.
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Arsenal take on Everton tonight in Baltimore as pre-season action continues ahead of the new Premier League season.
Standard Sport will bring live build-up, match action and match reaction, with kick-off at midnight UK time.
Arsenal trained in Maryland this week.
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