Arsenal vs Everton LIVE: Gunners hope to take another step towards Premier League title | OneFootball

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Arsenal will hope to take another step towards a first Premier League title in 22 years as they play host to Everton this evening.

The Gunners capitalised on Manchester City’s shortcomings against Nottingham Forest last Wednesday, seeing out a 1-0 win at Brighton to stretch their lead at the top of the table to seven points with nine games to play.

Hoping to pile more pressure on City before their clash with West Ham, Arsenal will hope to maintain this advantage against Everton, who have proved a difficult side to beat this season and come to the Emirates off the back of two league wins.

Mikel Arteta will need to his team to shake off an underwhelming evening in the Champions League, however, with a contentious late Kai Havertz penalty only enough to salvage a draw at Bayer Leverkusen in their last-16 first leg.

Arteta on set-pieces and goals in the Premier League

Here’s what Mikel Arteta had to say during his press conference, when asked about corners and long throws:

"That's where there are rules. If we don't want to see long throws it's very simple, give four seconds for the long throws if you need. The biggest problem is the man-to-man. If all managers agree you cannot defend the man-to-man tomorrow you're going to have a different league. I guarantee you a different league."

When asked why only six Premier League games this season have been won by four or more goals, he added: "This is the reality and if you don't want to see it, it's because probably we have to change the glasses of the perspective that we see the game because this is the reality of our league right now."

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Chris Wilson14 March 2026 16:00