Arsenal stand to start with four central defenders across the back line and an out-of-favour goalkeeper on the bench – Manuel Almunia has been promoted following injuries – but Everton have the patent on battling to make ends meet. David Moyes has had little money to spend and he will be reminded of what he once had when he sees Mikel Arteta in Arsenal red. Frustration and inconsistency have clung to Everton but Arteta's new team are back on the up. The Spanish midfielder's contribution has been of the unsung variety. David Hytner
Venue Emirates Stadium
Tickets Sold out
Last season Arsenal 2 Everton 1
Referee H Webb
This season's matches 9 Y33, R3, 4.00 cards per game
Odds Arsenal 11-20 Everton 21-4 Draw 11-4
Arsenal
Subs from Almunia, Squillaci, Park, Miquel, Benayoun, Eastmond, Rosicky, Coquelin, Frimpong, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Arshavin, Chamakh Doubtful Rosicky (thigh) Injured Diaby (hamstring, 24 Dec), Fabianski (knee, 24 Dec), Santos (ankle, Jan), Sagna (fractured fibula, Jan), Gibbs (stomach, Jan), Jenkinson (back, Jan), Miyaichi (ankle, Jan), Wilshere (ankle, Feb), Mannone (shoulder, unknown) Suspended None
Form guide WDWWWW Disciplinary record Y24 R3
Leading scorer Van Persie 14
Everton
Subs from Mucha, Neville, Osman, Drenthe, Barkley, Stracqualursi, Gueye, Vellios, Hahnemann, McAleny, Mustafi
Doubtful Drenthe (foot), Osman (hamstring), Saha (thigh)
Injured Anichebe (groin, 17 Dec), Rodwell (hamstring, unknown), McFadden (knee, unknown)
Suspended None Form guide LWWLLW
Disciplinary record Y22 R1
Leading scorer Vellios 3
Match pointers
• Arsenal have taken 19 points from their last seven league fixtures – the same number of points as they took from their previous 18 games
• Everton have scored first in four of their five visits to the Emirates, but lost two and drawn two of those games
• Robin van Persie has scored or set up seven goals in seven games against Everton
• Marouane Fellani has committed 31 fouls this season, more than any other top-flight player
• Arsenal have drawn 199 games in Premier League history
