Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori, Kai Havertz latest news and return dates - Gunners still without several key players ahead of key festive games

One of those games was the controversial fixture which saw Declan Rice sent off but across both games, Brighton generated more xG overall (3.28) than Arsenal did (3.02). With quite a few of his squad returning from injury, coupled with a full week's worth of rest in a busy December, Brighton ought to be the fresher side.

Previewing the Everton vs. Arsenal Premier League match that kicks off Saturday, December 20. Get Premier League updates and news with on DAZN News

Another Arsenal game, another clean sheet. While fans and pundits stroke their chins and ponder Arsenal’s attacking alchemy, their defensive record is perhaps taken for granted. Across nine competitive matches this season, Arsenal have conceded just ...

Missing Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gueye, at the Africa Cup of Nations, the greater loss was that of the injured Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, their best player of the last two months.

Plenty of importance is always given to where a club finds itself on Christmas Day. 17 of the last 33 league leaders have gone on to win the title, while only four sides have ever climbed up from bottom and out of the relegation zone. Sorry, Wolverhampton Wanderers, it’s not looking good.

Everton away was one of the many games in which Arsenal dropped point last season as an Iliman Ndiaye penalty ensured the points were shared in a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park in April. Their constant failure to win proved a big part in their failure to win the Premier League, but they already seem to have rid themselves of that habit this time round.

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