Arsenal are a perennial “Top Four” Premier League side. But this year, their significant struggles have been well documented. The calls for Arsene Wenger’s job have been louder than ever before. And the Gunners enter the final day of the 2016-17 season on the outside looking into the Champions League spots.
To even have a chance at the jewel of European club competition, the London club needs to beat Everton on Sunday and hope that, somehow, Liverpool slip up against relegated Middlesbrough. It’s unlikely to happen.
Everton’s season has been a success. They will finish in seventh place with somewhere between 61 and 64 points and the only positive goal difference outside of England’s “big clubs”. Ronald Koeman has made a marked difference, but many will be waiting with baited breath to find out what exactly the big plan is of the decision-makers at Goodison.
Given the rich new owner, the big kit sponsorship and the possibility that both Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley are sold this summer, what will this team look like when the time comes for them to start battling for their Europa League lives in July? That sounds like a lot of money to be thrown around. Steve Walsh and Koeman have been in their roles for more than enough time to discover some serious talent. It should be an exciting transfer window on Merseyside.
Match Details
Date and start time: Sunday, May 21 at 10 a.m. EST / 7 a.m. PST / 3 p.m. BST
Stadium: Emirates Stadium, London, England
Capacity: 60,432
Weather: 64°F/18°C, cloudy, 0% chance of rain, 10 mph winds
How to Watch/Listen
TV: NBC, Telemundo - United States; not listed - United Kingdom
Radio: TalkSport Radio, Everton Match Centre
Live stream: NBC Sports Live Extra, evertonTV, Arsenal Player, fuboTV
Information from LiveSoccerTV.com
Lineups
Arsenal
Starting XI - Cech, Holding, Koscielny, Gabriel, Bellerin, Ramsey, Xhaka, Monreal, Ozil, Alexis, Welbeck
Bench - Ospina, Mertesacker, Coquelin, Elneny, Iwobi, Walcott, Giroud.
Everton
Starting XI - Joel, Baines, Jagielka, Williams, Holgate, Gueye, Schneiderlin, Davies, Valencia, Lukaku, Mirallas.
Bench - Hewelt, Pennington, Barry, Besic, J. Williams, Barkley, Kone.