Arsenal head coach and former Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta will soak up the Goodison Park atmosphere one last time when the Gunners take on the Toffees in Saturday’s lunchtime Premier League kickoff.
The Spaniard leads his side out at the iconic ground for the final time before Everton relocate to Bramley-Moore Dock, and he will do so seeking a third Premier League win on the spin.
Indeed, Arsenal conquered London rivals Fulham 2-1 in Tuesday’s London derby courtesy of strikes from Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka, thus remaining four points clear of Nottingham Forest in second place in the Premier League table.
On the other hand, Everton’s nine-game unbeaten run in the top division was brought to a halt against Merseyside rivals Liverpool, although they are still 14 points clear of the drop zone in spite of that 1-0 defeat.
Here, Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two clubs.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 224
Arsenal wins: 112
Draws: 47
Everton wins: 65
One of the most frequently played fixtures in English football – thanks to the rich top-flight history of both teams – Arsenal and Everton have now crossed paths on 224 occasions across all competitions since the maiden meeting in 1905.
The Toffees won the inaugural battle 1-0 for their first of 65 wins in this fixture, but they have been defeated an astounding 112 times by the Gunners, who have marched to 102 of those wins in the top flight.
Across both the days of the Premier League and the First Division, Arsenal’s 102 league successes are the most that any team has achieved over a particular opponent in the English top flight, and they have also struck a record 344 goals over Everton in the big time.
Another 47 clashes between the London and Merseyside outfits have ended honours even, including in December 2024, when Sean Dyche‘s men set up at the Emirates to defend and did so successfully in a goalless draw.
Arsenal recorded top-flight victories number 101 and 102 over Everton in the 2023-24 Premier League season, following up a 1-0 Goodison Park triumph with a 2-1 success at the Emirates on the final day of the season, but that was not enough to dethrone Manchester City.
Earlier in 2023, Arsenal made extremely light work of the Toffees with a 4-0 Emirates slaughter, one year on from also conquering Everton 5-1 on the final weekend of the 2021-22 season after the Toffees had secured their survival.
However, that emphatic victory came in the midst of a dismal run for Arsenal against Everton, who beat the Gunners in four of their five meetings from December 2020 to February 2023, including their most recent win at the Emirates in April 2021.
A Bernd Leno own goal was the difference in that 1-0 triumph for Everton, whose success that day represents their only win from their last 29 visits to Arsenal, who also bested the Toffees in the 1933 Charity Shield and 1987-88 League Cup semi-finals.
No player enjoyed this fixture more than former Arsenal all-time record scorer Ian Wright, who struck 12 goals for the Gunners against the Toffees, while Everton great Dixie Dean managed six strikes versus the North London giants.
Previous meetings
Dec 14, 2024: Arsenal 0-0 Everton (Premier League)
May 19, 2024: Arsenal 2-1 Everton (Premier League)
Sep 17, 2023: Everton 0-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Mar 01, 2023: Arsenal 4-0 Everton (Premier League)
Feb 04, 2023: Everton 1-0 Arsenal (Premier League)
May 22, 2022: Arsenal 5-1 Everton (Premier League)
Dec 06, 2021: Everton 2-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Apr 23, 2021: Arsenal 0-1 Everton (Premier League)
Dec 19, 2020: Everton 2-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Feb 23, 2020: Arsenal 3-2 Everton (Premier League)
Dec 21, 2019: Everton 0-0 Arsenal (Premier League)
Apr 07, 2019: Everton 1-0 Arsenal (Premier League)
Sep 23, 2018: Arsenal 2-0 Everton (Premier League)
Feb 03, 2018: Arsenal 5-1 Everton (Premier League)
Oct 22, 2017: Everton 2-5 Arsenal (Premier League)
May 21, 2017: Arsenal 3-1 Everton (Premier League)
Dec 13, 2016: Everton 2-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Mar 19, 2016: Everton 0-2 Arsenal (Premier League)
Oct 24, 2015: Arsenal 2-1 Everton (Premier League)
Mar 01, 2015: Arsenal 2-0 Everton (Premier League)
Last 10 Premier League meetings
Dec 14, 2024: Arsenal 0-0 Everton (Premier League)
May 19, 2024: Arsenal 2-1 Everton (Premier League)
Sep 17, 2023: Everton 0-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Mar 01, 2023: Arsenal 4-0 Everton (Premier League)
Feb 04, 2023: Everton 1-0 Arsenal (Premier League)
May 22, 2022: Arsenal 5-1 Everton (Premier League)
Dec 06, 2021: Everton 2-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Apr 23, 2021: Arsenal 0-1 Everton (Premier League)
Dec 19, 2020: Everton 2-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Feb 23, 2020: Arsenal 3-2 Everton (Premier League)
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