Arsenal vs Everton Predictions

• Arsenal have the best defensive record in the Premier League.
• The Gunners have won to nil in four of their last five Premier League matches.
• Everton have the second-worst attacking record in the top flight.

Title race heads to the wire

Arsenal took the Premier League title race to the final day of the season with a 1-0 win at Old Trafford last weekend and they are backed to do all they can to bring the title back to London when they host Everton on Sunday.

As well as needing a win over the Toffees, Mikel Arteta’s side also need Manchester City to drop points in their meeting with West Ham, but all the Gunners can do is take the maximum points on Sunday and that is exactly what they are expected to do.

The hosts have won five successive league matches and have kept three clean sheets in the process. They have notched 14 times in this period and have the best defensive record in the Premier League this season, conceding just 28 goals and keeping a clean sheet in almost half of their fixtures.

Toffees timid up front

Everton have put together an excellent run of form lately to steer themselves clear of relegation trouble, but only Sheffield United (35) have scored fewer goals (39) than Sean Dyche’s side and they may struggle to find the motivation to really take the game to Arsenal on the final day of the season.

The visitors have scored a meagre 17 goals on their travels this season and are winless in ten top-flight trips. With Arsenal in desperate need of a win and showing excellent defensive resilience, backing the hosts to win to nil is an appealing option.

Trossard to give Gunners a chance

I don’t expect a thrashing, though. Arsenal have averaged 2.6 goals per game across their last five and Everton have only conceded more than twice in one of their last ten matches, so a 2-0 correct score prediction looks a solid option.

Leandro Trossard has proved crucial for Arsenal in the latter stages of the season and, after notching the winner at Old Trafford last weekend, he is now joint-second in Arsenal’s goalscoring charts. He has found the net in four of his last five outings and could make the difference again.