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Head-To-Head: Arsenal vs Everton
The final matchday of the season has arrived, and the final pick for the weeks' highlight game is Arsenal vs Everton. The Toffees secured their survival midweek, but Arsenal will need the win if they want any hope of finishing in the top four.
The Premier League's final matchday has arrived. There is a lot still undecided, like who will be crowned this year's champion.
There is also the battle at the bottom of the table between Leeds and Burnley.
West Ham will be looking for a win and hoping Manchester United don't so that they can get some more Europa League football for next season.
And then you have the battle for the final guaranteed Champions League spot between Arsenal and Tottenham.
Arsenal are behind by two points, so need to win their final game to give them any hope of getting past Spurs.
Enter Everton. The Toffees just secured their survival with a brilliant comeback victory against Crystal Palace in the midweek.
Which means for the final game of the season, Arsenal has a fair amount to play for, while Everton have nothing. But that's not to say they won't try finish on a high.
This matchup is our feature game of the weekend, and we're going to give you the rundown of who and what you should pick.
If you'd like some more picks, check out our weekend tips feature here.
Goals
Arsenal: 56
Everton: 42
Considering Arsenal haven't had that one consistent scorer throughout the year, that one striker they can rely on for 15+ goals a season, they have done really well to get 56 goals.
Bukayo Saka has 11 goals to lead the team, closely followed by Emile Smith-Rowe on 10.
Everton have by no means been poor scorers this year. 42 goals put them around the middle of the table for most this year.
Their top scorer is Richarlison with 10 goals. He has scored two in his last two matches, so he has the scoring form right now.
xG per 90 minutes
Arsenal: 1.54
Everton: 1.14
Arsenal ranks fifth in the league for this metric, very fitting for where they are place in the table.
Unfortunately for them, they have not been living up to that rate. Their actual goals per 90 minutes rate is 1.49, so only slightly down.
Everton are 15th for this stat, and are also slightly under their xG with 1.11 goals per 90 minutes.
Shots total per 90 minutes
Arsenal: 15.00
Everton: 11.49
Arsenal do try to find the back of the net as often as they can. They rank fourth in the league for total shots and total shots per 90 minutes. They rank a bit further down for goals per shot, though, with 0.09.
Everton are 14th for shots total and shots total per 90 minutes, and have a rate of 0.08 goals per shot this season.
Shots on target per 90 minutes
Arsenal: 4.78
Everton: 3.38
Arsenal stay fourth for the shots on target metrics, but they drop down quite drastically for their shots on target percentage. They fall to 11th for that stat.
They rise back up slightly for goals per shot on target, albeit only by one place with a rate of 0.29.
Everton rank lowly for these metrics. 17th for shots on target and shots on target per 90 minutes, 16th for shots on target percentage, but then a slight rise to 12th for goals per shot on target with 0.28.
Goals conceded per 90 minutes
Arsenal: 1.27
Everton: 1.65
Arsenal has conceded 47 goals this season, while Everton has conceded 61.
This has Everton in 16th for goals conceded, while Arsenal are in eighth. They stay in the same positions for goals conceded per 90 minutes, too.
Penalties
Arsenal: 4/7
Everton: 6/7
Both sides have taken the same amount of penalties this season, but clearly one is more reliable from the spot than the other.
The two teams have had three different penalty takers this year. For Arsenal; former player Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed his two chances, Alexander lacazette missed one of his three, and Bukayo Sake made both of his.
And for Everton; Richarlison has made all three attempted, Andros Townsend made his one attempt, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin missed one of his three chances.
Corners per 90 minutes
Arsenal: 5.30
Everton: 4.19
Arsenal ranks fifth for most corners this season with a total of 196. Everton are actually joint bottom with 155.
Despite having the lowest number of corners taken, Everton have a very solid nine goals scored from set pieces this season.
Arsenal have scored 13 goals from set pieces. Stats from WhoScored.
Cards
Arsenal: 67 Yellows, 4 Reds
Everton: 81 Yellows, 6 Reds
Everton and Arsenal's discipline this season been, well, terrible. They rank first and second for red cards this season.
For yellows, Everton are second and Arsenal are 13th.