Everton has had a disappointing start to the season, managing to earn only one point in four rounds. They achieved this in the previous game of the championship against another underperformer, “Sheffield United” (2:2). Prior to that, in three consecutive matches, the “Toffees” suffered losses to “Fulham” (0:1), “Aston Villa” (0:4), and “Wolverhampton” (0:1). Their only bright spot under the guidance of Sean Dyche remains their victory in the Round of 32 of the League Cup against the lower-tier team, “Doncaster” (2:1). In comparison to the unsuccessful previous season, there doesn’t seem to be any progress in “Everton’s” game, especially concerning their attacking efforts. There are still problems both in creating chances and in converting them.
Before the start of the fifth round, the “Gunners” are in fifth place in the Premier League, having earned 10 points. This can be considered a successful result, although the victories were not all straightforward, and they failed to secure all three points against “Fulham” (2:2). In the last match before the international break, “Arsenal” defeated “Manchester United” (3:1), although they conceded the first goal. Two goals in that match were scored by the team in injury time. “Arsenal” is still dealing with transfer matters. For instance, the club announced the termination of Nicolas Pepe’s contract, who is expected to move to “Trabzonspor”. Recall that in 2019, the player was acquired from “Lille” for a record ?72 million at the time.
