Arsenal have a terrific record against Everton, and at a top priced top priced 1.57 with Betfred and Paddy Power look a tasty bet to beat the Toffees and maintain their challenge for a top four finish.
The Gunners have won six and lost none of the last eight Premier League games against David Moyes’ men and have taken 19 points from their last seven games.
That’s the same number of points that they took from the previous 18 games, and highlights the massive upsurge in form since their poor start to the season.
Arsene Wenger has certainly turned things round in no uncertain fashion and his decision to rest virtually all of his first choice eleven for the midweek Champions League trip to Olympiacos looks a shrewd move.
The last thing that he wanted was injuries to key players with the busy Christmas fixture list coming up, and there was little point in taking any risks given that they had already qualified for the last 16.
It means that he will able to field his first choice team for this, and you have to think that they will comfortably prove to strong for a struggling Everton side.
Having said that it would be no surprise to see the visitors net a goal as they have have scored 11 goals in the last 11 meetings between the two sides. They have failed to score just once, but have only netted more than one goal on one occasion.
That makes the 1.83 on offer with bet365 and Betfred about both sides scoring look a decent bet for odds-on players.
It also throws up a couple of possible outcomes in the correct score markets, and I am going to suggest split stakes on a 2-1 Arsenal victory at 8 with bet365 and a 3-1 win at 12 withBoylesports and Paddy Power.
As far as who will net the first, Robin van Persie tops the bookmakers lists at around the 4.33 mark and at that price there is no reason to desert the red-hot flying Dutchman.
