Premier League: Everton vs Arsenal at Bramley-Moore Dock on 20 Dec 2025
The Premier League match between Everton and Arsenal is set to take place at Bramley-Moore Dock (Hill Dickinson Stadium) with an 8pm GMT kick-off on Saturday 20 December 2025.
Arsenal has the chance to reclaim the top spot in the league table with a win. Everton, on the other hand, can move up to sixth position if they secure a big victory, depending on results involving Crystal Palace.
Earlier on the day, at 5.30pm, Liverpool defeated Tottenham 2-1, moving Liverpool temporarily into fifth place, with Crystal Palace potentially rising to a higher position later.
Everton made three changes to their lineup: Dewsbury-Hall is injured, while Gueye and Ndiaye are away at AFCON. The replacements are Tim Iroegbunam, Dwight McNeil, and Charly Alcaraz.
Arsenal also made three changes: Ødegaard, Trossard, and Calafiori were brought into the starting lineup, while Eze and Martinelli were dropped to the bench; Ben White is injured.
Starting lineups are as follows:
Everton – Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Iroegbunam, McNeil, Alcaraz, Grealish, Barry.
Arsenal – Raya, Timber, Saliba, Hincapie, Calafiori, Ødegaard, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Gyokeres, Trossard.
Subs for Everton include Travers, King, Patterson, Beto, Dibling, Rohl, Aznou, Welch, and Campbell.
Arsenal's substitutes are Arrizabalaga, Gabriel Jesus, Eze, Martinelli, Norgaard, Madueke, Nwaneri, Merino, and Lewis-Skelly.
The referee for the game is Samuel Barrott, with Michael Salisbury serving as VAR.
Arsenal's away form has notably declined since November, with no league away wins recently. Defeats and late equalisers have raised concerns over their title-chasing prospects.
Current league standings before the match show Manchester City leading with 37 points, Arsenal closely following with 36, Aston Villa holding 33, and several teams in close contention.
