Before the 2017/18 Premier League season kicked off, Everton were seen as potential outsiders for a place in the top four following a number of impressive additions during the summer. However, it has been a remarkably poor start to the season for the Toffees under the management of Ronald Koeman, and they are in desperate need of three points to stop the rot.
As for Arsenal, it has been a fairly average start to the season by their high standards. They are currently sat in sixth place, level on points with Chelsea but already find themselves nine points behind league leaders Manchester City. Arsene Wenger will be hoping his side can find a way into the top four in the next few weeks.
We take a look at five players who could potentially have a significant influence on the outcome of Sunday’s match between these two sides.
4Alexandre Lacazette
The striker made a superb start to life at the Emirates following his £52 million move to the club this summer but has struggled of late. Many of the club’s supporters have put this down to Wenger mishandling the striker. Wenger was heavily criticised for taking Lacazette off when 1-0 up away at Watford last weekend, only to take him off and go on to lose the game 2-1 late into injury-time. Despite the fact that this is unlikely to have had a direct influence on the result, Lacazette is rarely completing a full match for the Gunners of late, and this is something that has to change soon if he is to rediscover his goalscoring form and confidence.
