Gameweek 8 preview · Sat 24 Oct, 15:00 · Not on UK TV
Arsenal v Everton
Arsenal sit 1st on 12 points (form WWWW); Everton are 9th on 6 (WDDD). Kick-off is 15:00 UK time on Sat 24 Oct, and not shown live on UK television.
The numbers
Arsenal have scored 8 goals and conceded 1 in 4 games, from chances worth 8.5 expected goals, with 3 clean sheets. Everton have scored 5 goals and conceded 3 in 4 games, from chances worth 7.0 expected goals, with 3 clean sheets.
On the game's difficulty scale this is a 3 for ARS and a 5 for EVE (out of 5).
The FPL angle
Arsenal's leading FPL assets are Saka (32 pts, 13.3%, £9.5m), Raya (30 pts, 41.8%, £6.0m) and Calafiori (29 pts, 50.7%, £5.8m). The market's pick this week is Raya, bought by 47,113 managers since the last deadline. Saka is on penalties.
Everton's leading FPL assets are Tarkowski (43 pts, 14.5%, £6.1m), Branthwaite (27 pts, 2.3%, £5.5m) and Mykolenko (27 pts, 4.2%, £4.6m). The market's pick this week is Tarkowski, bought by 47,487 managers since the last deadline. Barry is on penalties.
Availability
- Saliba (ARS) — Back injury - Unknown return date
- Nørgaard (EVE) — Groin injury - Unknown return date
- Röhl (EVE) — Unspecified injury - Expected back 11 Oct
Last season
Everton 0–1 Arsenal (GW17) and Arsenal 2–0 Everton (GW30).
Watching it
Saturday 3pm kick-offs aren't shown live in the UK. For other countries, the My Team fixtures tab lists every rights holder.