Match centre · H2H Stats & Game Preview
Everton vs Arsenal
20 Dec 2025, 20:00 · Premier League · 2025/2026
Referee
Samuel BarrottPremier League 2025/2026 · 24 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
EvertonMin
Arsenal- 24′VAR
Declan Rice
VAR · Penalty confirmed
Vitaliy Mykolenko
Yellowcard
26′- 27′⚽
Viktor Gyökeres 0-1
Penalty · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
James Tarkowski
Yellowcard
Foul
39′- 56′
Viktor Gyökeres
Yellowcard
Time wasting
- 65′⇄
Gabriel Jesus
Substitution
Off: Viktor Gyökeres
- ⇄
Beto
Substitution
Off: Thierno Barry
66′ - ⇄
Tyler Dibling
Substitution
Off: Dwight McNeil
75′ - ⇄
Merlin Röhl
Substitution
Off: Carlos Alcaraz
75′ - 80′⇄
Gabriel Martinelli
Substitution
Off: Leandro Trossard
- 88′⇄
Mikel Merino
Substitution
Off: Martin Ødegaard
- 89′
Gabriel Martinelli
Yellowcard
Time wasting
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.23 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.19 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 7.43 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7.30 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.45 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7.18 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.79 | |
| 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.32 | |
| 76 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 6.68 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.36 | |
| 66 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.48 | |
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| 24 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.33 | |
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| 15 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.56 | |
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| 14 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.87 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Everton
Latest: Nottingham Forest · 3–0
Match stats
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Arsenal
Latest: Aston Villa · 1–2
Match stats
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Everton’s ground: 19 previous meetings, 6 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Everton’s home games with Arsenal’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Everton
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Arsenal
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Everton
Arsenal
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Everton
Arsenal
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Everton
Arsenal
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.