The Gunners will travel to Goodison Park to face the Toffees in their top flight as they look to secure another victory. Arsenal go into the game having beaten Fulham in midweek, and will be looking to close the gap on leaders Liverpool with a win over Everton.
Mikel Arteta's side are 12 points behind Liverpool in the Premier League table going into their trip to Merseyside. Arsenal can close the gap to nine points for 24 hours at least, but Arteta will have to do so with several important players unavailable.
It was confirmed this week that Gabriel Magalhaes will be sidelined for the remainder of the season after suffering a hamstring injury in the win over Fulham. Arsenal will also be without Riccardo Calafiori, who picked up a knee injury during the international break.
"Ric [Calafiori] is not fit as well because in the last week or so we lost four players, and that's obviously a big task," Arteta told reporters on Friday.
"But let's see how Ben [White] and Jurrien [Timber] are tomorrow as well and that's it. Keep playing and keep competing the way we have been."
White was not included in the squad that faced Fulham in midweek, while Timber was withdrawn in the second half with a possible fitness concern. Arteta stated that both have a chance of playing against Everton, but are not certain to be included in the trip to Goodison.
"Yeah, there's a chance," said Arteta. "The problem is that we have a few of those so we're going to have to decide this evening or tomorrow, very early in the morning which player we can play and for how long, especially."
Arsenal will also be without Kai Havertz, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Gabriel Jesus who are all sidelined with long-term injuries.
Here's the full Arsenal squad that could be available to face Everton in the Premier League;
Goalkeepers: David Raya, Neto.
Defenders: Jurrien Timber, Ben White, Jakub Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinchenko, William Saliba, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Kieran Tierney.
Midfielders: Declan Rice, Jorginho, Thomas Partey, Mikel Merino, Martin Odegaard, Ethan Nwaneri.
Forwards: Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka, Raheem Sterling.
Unavailable for selection: Gabriel Magalhaes, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, Riccardo Calafiori.
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