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- Iliman Ndiaye made his first appearance since February in Wednesday's 1-0 Merseyside Derby defeat to Liverpool and is pushing for a start.
- His return leaves just Orel Mangala, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Dwight McNeil as the Toffees' only confirmed absentees for Saturday's welcome of Arsenal.
- David Moyes may go with an unchanged XI for the game against the Gunners.
Arsenal- Ben White will be assessed having sat out the 2-1 win over Fulham with a knee issue, while Jurrien Timber is a doubt having been forced off in the second half of the season, meaning Thomas Partey may drop into right-back.
- The big blow, though, is Gabriel, who came off early in the first half of Tuesday's win and with Riccardo Calafiori and Takehiro Tomiyasu absent, Jakub Kiwior is expected to continue alongside William Saliba.
- Bukayo Saka marked his return to action with what proved to be the winning goal in midweek and he is expected to start to gain match fitness ahead of the Champions League meeting with Real Madrid next week.
- LIVE Text Commentary90+6'Darren England is looking at his watch and immediately ends this match.90+4'The resulting corner from Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) comes to nothing.90+3'Declan Rice (Arsenal) nearly creates a chance, but his attempt to pick out a teammate with a through ball does not come off.90The fourth official shows 4 min. of added time.89'What a wasted chance that is! A precise cross into the box finds Mikel Merino (Arsenal), whose header flies way wide of the left post.87'Carlos Alcaraz (Everton) gets a yellow card. The referee Darren England made the right call.87'Here's the change. Jack Harrison leaves the pitch and Dwight McNeil (Everton) comes on as a substitute.86'Jurrien Timber (Arsenal) leaps highest to meet the resulting set piece and sends his header way off target.85'Arsenal earn a corner.85'Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) cuts inside his marker and unleashes a rocket of a shot from inside the box. The ball flies towards the middle of the goal, but it's kept out by magnificent save from Jordan Pickford.83'Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) displays brilliant awareness in the penalty box and sends in a first-time shot. He didn't hit the ball properly and it goes well wide of the left post.79'The Arsenal players are exchanging some short passes.75'It is time for a substitution. Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) is on for Myles Lewis-Skelly.75'Substitution. Nathan Patterson makes his way off the pitch and Carlos Alcaraz (Everton) comes on as his replacement.75'David Moyes has decided to substitute Iliman Ndiaye and he is replaced by Ashley Young (Everton).74'A cross from a mid-range free kick, taken by Arsenal, is intercepted by one of the defenders.71'Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) joins the action as a substitute, replacing Jorginho.70'Everton fail to score from a corner as David Raya (Arsenal) leaps to collect the ball.65'Substitution. Armando Broja (Everton) receives a signal from the referee and is now allowed to enter the pitch as Beto walks off.65'Here is a change. Tim Iroegbunam is going off and David Moyes gives the last tactical orders to James Garner (Everton).64'Declan Rice (Arsenal) takes the resulting free kick from the edge of the box, but his effort is straight at Jordan Pickford.63'Darren England shows a yellow card to James Tarkowski (Everton), who isn't surprised as the tackle was really hard and late.61'Here comes a substitution. Jurrien Timber (Arsenal) is brought on as a substitute for Ben White.58'Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) poorly executes the free kick and the ball only hits the wall.58'Darren England blows his whistle for a foul after Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) hacks down one of his opponents. Arsenal win a free kick. It's a promising situation for a direct shot.55'Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins the ball from the corner kick and strikes. The effort lacks accuracy and goes miles wide of the left post.55'Arsenal win a corner.52'The corner is swung in but Arsenal can’t take advantage as a defender sweeps the ball away.52'Abdoulaye Doucoure (Everton) takes a shot which is well saved by the goalkeeper.49'GOAL! That’s a great strike from the spot by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) low into the right of the net, giving goalkeeper David Raya no chance!49'Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) is going to take the penalty!48'The main referee, Darren England, is apparently not going to tolerate any discussions. Jorginho (Arsenal) is given a yellow card for dissent.47'Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) holds his opponent to prevent him from getting the ball and the referee blows for a foul after seeing the whole situation. Everton are given a penalty!46'Half-time substitution. Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) will not participate anymore and Gabriel Martinelli is coming on.46'Mikel Arteta has decided to make a substitution during the half-time break. Bukayo Saka comes on the pitch for Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal).46'The game restarts for the second half.45+7'The first half of today's match has just finished.45+6'Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) strikes from the edge of the box, but hits it really poorly and sends the ball way over the bar.45+3'Declan Rice (Arsenal) reacts well to get to the rebound and takes a shot from the edge of the box, but he fails to get the ball through the players standing between him and the goal.45+3'Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) came close to scoring. He connected with a pass inside the box and perhaps should have done better than direct his shot straight at Jordan Pickford.45We will have 6 min. of added time.41'Mikel Merino (Arsenal) is moving okay again after that injury scare.41'Jake O'Brien (Everton) is able to continue to play.39'Mikel Merino (Arsenal) is lying on the ground after being tackled and the physio comes onto the pitch to give him medical treatment.39'Jake O'Brien (Everton) requires medical treatment, so the referee stops play and signals for the physio to come onto the pitch.38'Jake O'Brien (Everton) jumps high after collecting a perfect cross and strikes with a bullet header! He sent the ball into the stands. What a miserable header!38'A quickly taken corner by Everton.37'Beto (Everton) sends a sweet pass into the penalty area, but one of the defenders averts the danger. The ball goes out of play and Everton have been awarded a corner kick.35'The ball is out of play and Everton manage to earn a corner.34'GOAL! A great pass finds Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) in acres of space after a fine counter attack. He brings the ball under control before firing it past the helpless keeper from close range. It’s now 0:1.32'Darren England blows his whistle after Idrissa Gueye (Everton) brings one of his opponents down with a strong tackle.31'Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) sends over a cross, but he can't find any teammate inside the box. Poor delivery.30'The linesman signals that Mikel Merino (Arsenal) is offside and the referee confirms the decision.28'The number of shots on goal at present is 0:0.25'Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) decides to strike the ball towards goal, but his effort fails to threaten the goalkeeper after being well blocked by one of the defenders.24'Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) races towards goal but the defender gets back well to make a challenge.23'Darren England blows his whistle. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) commits a foul after dangerous play.21'Idrissa Gueye (Everton) makes a rough challenge and the referee blows for a foul.18'Darren England shows the yellow card to Jake O'Brien (Everton) for a heavy challenge.17'A cross from a mid-range free kick, taken by Everton, is intercepted by one of the defenders.16'Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) clearly holds his opponent to prevent him from getting the ball and the referee blows his whistle for a foul. Everton have a free kick.13'Arsenal take the corner, but their hopes of scoring a goal end with a nice clearance by the defence.12'The resulting set piece from Arsenal is comfortably intercepted by one of the defending players. The ball is out of play. A goal-scoring opportunity from a corner for Arsenal.11'Mikel Merino (Arsenal) sends a pass into the box, but the opposition's defence is alert to the danger and makes a clearance. Arsenal force a corner. They send men into the box.7'A corner kick by Arsenal is thwarted by the well prepared Jordan Pickford (Everton).7'Arsenal have a chance to score from a corner kick, but the ball is cleared by a defender. The referee points to the corner flag and Arsenal will take a corner.6'Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) tries to slide the ball through to a teammate but it's well blocked by a defender. It will be a corner kick for Arsenal.5'A clumsy foul by Nathan Patterson (Everton) and Darren England blows his whistle.4'Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) attempts to send a low pass into the box from the edge of the penalty area, but the opposition's defence knocks the ball to safety.2'Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) smashes a first-time shot a goal from inside the box, but it's bravely blocked by a defender.1'The first half has started.The players are on the pitch and Everton will have the kick-off.Darren England is the one to supervise the game today.Welcome to our live text coverage. We will try to provide you with a detailed image of what's happening on the pitch. There are only few moments left to the beginning of the match.