Pep Guardiola has failed to defeat the Toffees in three attempts during his time in England, and his opponents are one of just four teams to have taken points off the champions-elect this season
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Th 20-year-old made the move to Goodison Park from KAS Eupen in the summer, but was instantly loaned out to Anderlecht for the duration of the 2017/18 season.
The January signing made it four goals in three games by edging the Toffees in front and then regaining their lead after Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting found a leveller.
The club’s statement therefore goes on to allay concerns that he could miss out on the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be hosted by Russia.
A miserable afternoon was compounded for the out-of-form visitors when Ashley Williams capped off a poor personal performance with a red card in the closing stages as Everton were left with only one win from their last 23 Premier League away games
Dyche was linked with the vacancy at Goodison Park after Ronald Koeman was sacked last October, but Allardyce was chosen as the Dutchman’s successor.
Eliaquim Mangala and Seamus Coleman will be sidelined for Everton as they travel to Watford in the Premier League this evening
The Toffees lacked any real inspiration in the opening 45 minutes, but Gylfi Sigurdsson and Oumar Niasse found a way through within six minutes of the restart.
The Toffees lacked any real inspiration in the opening 45 minutes
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Though Mkhitaryan stole the show with a hat-trick of assists on his first appearance at the Emirates since joining from Manchester United, Iwobi was equally impressive, providing one of Aaron Ramsey’s three goals
The first of Arsenal’s four first-half goals arrived through their first attempt of note, as star attacking trio Mesut Ozil, Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan exchanged passes, before the latter teed up Ramsey to convert from close range
The Gunners find themselves eight points adrift of the Champions League places with only 13 matches of the season remaining, and they face an Everton side that picked up their first win of 2018 last time out
The London club bolstered their forward line by signing the Gabon international from Borussia Dortmund for a club-record fee on Wednesday, but Aubameyang, 28, did not fully participate in Thursday’s training session due to a fever.
Walcott, who joined Everton from Arsenal for about 20 million pounds in the current transfer window, converted Gylfi Sigurdsson’s low cross from close range after 26 minutes
But those individual deals were eclipsed by Brazilian forward Neymar’s move from FC Barcelona to Paris St Germain in a world-record transfer worth 222 million euros (£195.4 million)
The 20-year-old has managed just 24 appearances for the Toffees since his move from Charlton
Onyekuru is not expected to play again this campaign after suffering a serious knee injury last month with the Belgian side
The Reds did not take any of the momentum earned from their groundbreaking win over Manchester City last week into a sluggish opening period
Spurs are just three points off the Champions League spots and will take confidence from their impressive 3-0 victory over Everton at Goodison Park earlier in the season