Everton v Arsenal LIVE: Premier League team news, line-ups and updates

David Moyes makes three changes from Everton’s 1-0 defeat at Anfield midweek.

Iliman Ndiaye returns to the starting XI after coming off the bench in the Merseyside derby, his first start since a knee injury in February.

Nathan Patterson replaces Vitalli Mykolenko, who has a knock, in defence, and Tim Iroegbunam – another substitute at Anfield – comes in for James Garner in midfield.

Charly Alcaraz drops to the bench where he is joined by Dwight McNeil, back to fitness.

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Jorginho, Merino, Rice, Nwaneri, Trossard, Sterling.

Substitutes: Neto, Timber, Tierney, Zinchenko, Partey, Gower, Odegaard, Martinelli, Saka.

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski (c), Branthwaite, Patterson, Gana, Iroegbunam, Doucoure, Harrison, Ndiaye, Beto.

Substitutes: Virginia, Keane, McNeil, Chermiti, Young, Broja, Coleman, Alcaraz, Garner.

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Everton were beaten by Liverpool on Wednesday in a contentious Merseyside Derby. Much was made of James Tarkowski’s challenge on Alexis Mac Allister but David Moyes was correct to point out that Diogo Jota’s winner for the Reds could have been disallowed for offside.

It ended Everton’s nine-game unbeaten run and they will go from playing the leaders to the side in second place when they face Arsenal.

It was a special evening for Arsenal and Bukayo Saka on Tuesday as the talismanic forward doubled their lead over Fulham just minutes after returning to the pitch.

Mikel Arteta called it a “beautiful moment” as Saka came off the bench to a standing ovation and ultimately scored the winning goal in the 2-1 win at the Emirates.

Arsenal have been rocked by the news that Gabriel will be out for the rest of the season, with the Brazilian defender requiring surgery on his hamstring.

Bukayo Saka made his return to the team in midweek but it remains to be seen whether Arteta will risk him with the first leg against Madrid coming up.

Both Jurrien Timber and Ben White will be assessed before the match, with Riccardo Calafiori facing a slightly longer spell on the sidelines.

For the hosts, Jesper Lindstrom and Dominic Calvert-Lewin remain out, while Dwight McNeil will be assessed ahead of the match.

Other than that trio, there are no injury concerns for the Toffees, with Iliman Ndiaye returning for part of the game against Liverpool – and the Senegal midfielder could well make a return to the starting line-up against the Gunners.

The match is due to kick off at 12.30pm on Saturday, 5 April at the Emirates Stadium in London.

The match will be shown live in the UK on TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 11am. Subscribers can also watch online via discovery+.

Everton hosts Arsenal at Goodison Park this afternoon in the Premier League’s early kick-off, with the Gunners hoping to keep pressure on leaders Liverpool.

Though Liverpool’s midweek win over Everton suggests that the title race is pretty much over, Mikel Arteta’s side will look to keep picking up three points, even if only because these matches serve as good preparation for their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid.

Everton’s loss to Liverpool was a disappointing result for David Moyes’s side in the circumstances, though their improvement since the Scot’s return is cause for optimism among Toffees fans as the club look to finish the season on a positive ahead of their move to Bramley-Moore Dock.