Saka’s fitness question frames Arsenal’s Premier League test against Everton
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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Arsenal’s 18-point start and perfect listed home record contrast with Everton’s three away draws. Saka’s fitness is the central team-news question, with both sides’ leading listed scorers on 3 goals.
Before kickoff
The pre-match question
Arsenal’s perfect home record meets Everton’s unbeaten away record in the supplied season split. Arsenal have won 3, drawn 0 and lost 0 of their home games, scoring 7 and conceding 2. Everton have won 0, drawn 3 and lost 0 away, scoring 3 and conceding 3. The key question at Emirates Stadium is whether Everton can turn another away draw into a result against a side that has won every home game listed.
Form and provisional table stakes
The pre-match, provisional standings place Arsenal second in the Premier League on 18 points from 7 games, while Everton are eighth on 10 points from 7. Arsenal are 8 points ahead of Everton. Manchester City lead with 21 points, leaving Arsenal 3 points behind and Everton 11 points behind.
Both teams’ latest seven-match form samples offer different context. Arsenal’s sequence, most recent first, is Win, Win, Win, Win, Loss, Win, Win. Everton’s is Win, Draw, Draw, Draw, Win, Draw, Loss. Arsenal have used 4-2-3-1 in 7 matches; Everton have used it in 6, with 4-1-4-1 used in 1.
Goal threat and availability
T. Barry leads Everton’s listed scorer threat with 3 goals in 7 appearances. B. Saka has also scored 3 in 7 for Arsenal, but is questionable with a thigh injury. W. Saliba and C. Tzolis are missing for Arsenal through back and hamstring injuries respectively, while P. Hincapie is questionable with an ankle injury.
At kickoff, can Everton’s away resilience withstand Arsenal’s home record if Saka is unavailable?
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Manchester City | WWWWW | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 21 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | WWLWW | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 18 | |
| 3 | Brighton | WWWWD | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 16 | |
| 4 | Chelsea | WWLDL | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 13 | |
| 5 | Liverpool | WLWDW | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 12 | |
| 6 | Brentford | LDWDD | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | |
| 7 | Leeds | DLDWD | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | |
| 8 | Everton | LDWDD | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | |
| 9 | Hull City | LDLDD | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | Ipswich | LWLWL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | |
| 11 | Newcastle | LLWLD | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 8 | |
| 12 | Aston Villa | WDWLD | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | |
| 13 | Manchester United | DDDLD | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | LWDLW | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 7 | |
| 15 | Bournemouth | WLLDD | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | |
| 16 | Tottenham | WDLDD | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | |
| 17 | Coventry | LWWLL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 6 | |
| 18 | Fulham | WLDDL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | LLLWD | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | |
| 20 | Sunderland | LLLLD | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 |