bilalt: Auba not starting again and going with Elneny in front of Suarez, what is Emery thinking?

Idowu Adebisi: Arsenal going out there to make a statement today...... Everton, make way for da Gunners.

David Thackeray: Because of unbelievably bad planning, my fault, I am stuck in an area with no internet connection and the only bar with a TV is showing French footy. Gunners I am with you in spirit.

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Arsenal boss Unai Emery was quizzed about his forward options this week and said strikers Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are among some of the finest he has worked with.

"Here I have Aubameyang and 'Laca'. It's perfect. Each striker has his qualities and characteristics but one is similar. They are strikers and score a lot of goals," said the former Paris St-Germain, Sevilla and Valencia coach.

"I am very happy with them. They are scoring, they are playing both (roles). In training, I said to them, 'When I have one ball, I imagine you'll score one goal, every time. Score, score, score'.

"That's my mentality. I push them with this. That's the best development for them and for the team."

"We need a lot of good passes, good crosses, to give them the best option to score in the box. We can be proud that both are with us."

Gary Flintoff
BBC Radio 5 live reporter at Goodison Park

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This is Marco Silva’s 37th game in charge of Everton this afternoon. There have been some highs and lows in that time, but the Goodison faithful hope to finish the season on a high after a promising couple of results.

A win against Arsenal would really make them believe they are heading in the right direction.

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And here is your team news in full...

Everton manager Marco Silva names an unchanged side to the one which beat West Ham at London Stadium last time.

Seamus Coleman captains the side while Dominic Calvert-Lewin leads the line. Theo Walcott is named on the bench against his former club.

Everton XI: Pickford; Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Digne; Gomes, Gueye, Sigurdsson; Bernard, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Stekelenburg, Baines, Jagielka, Davies, Lookman, Tosun, Walcott.

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Arsenal boss Unai Emery makes two changes to the side which beat Newcastle at the Emirates last Monday night as Mohamed Elneny and Henrikh Mkhitaryan come in.

Aaron Ramsey and Alex Iwobi drop to the bench, while Mesut Ozil is named in the starting XI as captain and Alexandre Lacazette is preferred up top to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Sokratis, Mustafi, Monreal; Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Guendouzi, Kolasinac; Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Lacazette.

Subs: Cech, Lichtsteiner, Jenkinson, Ramsey, Suarez, Iwobi, Aubameyang.

Sulaimon Adelekan: It has been a mixed season for both Marco Silva and Unai Emery. We have expected much for Everton but it's been topsy turvy. If Arsenal qualify for the Champions League or win the Europa League, it's a success, while a top 7 finish is success for Everton.

Kyle: Marco Silva I think hasn't been a success. Too many poor results. With the squad Everton have assembled they should be in a better position to finish 7th. As for Emery, he has been a big success and he is doing an excellent job. Arsenal have overachieved.

Everton boss Marco Silva names an unchanged starting XI after his side beat West Ham 2-0 last time out, with goalkeeper Jordan Pickford keeping his spot following an alleged street fracas.

Arsenal make two changes to the side that beat Newcastle with Aaron Ramsey, substituted because of a groin problem on Monday, only deemed fit enough to make the bench.

The Wales midfielder is replaced by Mohamed Elneny, while Henrikh Mkhitaryan comes in for Alex Iwobi.

However, Pep Guardiola says it will be "almost impossible" for Manchester City to win all four trophies this season.

As well as reaching the FA Cup final, City have already won the Carabao Cup, are in the Champions League quarter-finals and are currently second in the Premier League as they attempt to become the first English club to win all four trophies in one campaign.

"Surviving is a miracle. It's nice to be there," the City manager said.

"Nobody has done it [won the quadruple], so why can we do it? It is almost impossible to achieve everything - that is the truth."

It's been a relatively quiet weekend on the Premier League front with four top-flight sides in FA Cup action.

Gabriel Jesus scored the only goal at Wembley on Saturday as Manchester City maintained their hopes of winning an unprecedented quadruple by beating Brighton 1-0 in the semi-final.

Watford face Wolves in the other semi-final today, a game you can follow live across the BBC.

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Elsewhere in the Premier League this weekend, Everton's Merseyside rivals Liverpool left it late before snatching three points at Southampton with a 3-1 win on Friday to send Jurgen Klopp's side back to the top of the league.

Burnley bolstered their hopes of Premier League survival after coming from behind to beat Bournemouth 3-1, while Brendan Rodgers registered another victory as Leicester City manager with a 4-1 win over relegated Huddersfield Town.

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace grabbed a 1-0 win at Newcastle with a late penalty.

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Commentator on Match of the Day

The increasingly tight race for a top-four place continues for Arsenal with a trip to Merseyside to take on improving Everton.

Marco Silva's team saw off Chelsea in their last home match and have kept a clean sheet in four of their last five games en route to winning three of them, including convincingly at West Ham last week.

Arsenal need to respond to midweek wins for both Tottenham and Chelsea, but will have to improve on their recent away form to do so. The Gunners have only won once in the last eight matches on the road in the league, and that was at relegated Huddersfield.

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Emmanuel Ahaneku: It's been mixed bags for Emery & Silva. We've seen their ups & downs. Hard to place them, really. Fair to say they both deserve another season to stamp their marks on their teams.

Ed Smith: I never expected arsenal to get top 4 this season but i always thought they could get it, if that makes sense. when we were on our 22 game unbeaten streak spurs fans absolutely rinsed me for saying we could get top 4. but here we are now exceeding expectations.

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Everton have the chance to make it three successive league wins for only the second time this season.

The upturn in results - three wins and a draw in five matches - after just three wins in 14 Premier League matches saw Marco Silva included among the nominees for manager of the month.

"Normally it is a sign of when your team performs well," said Silva of the nomination.

"We are performing better and it is recognition of the good work we are doing, not just for me as a manager but the players.

"In general I am happy with our performances over the last few weeks with the exception of the 30 minutes against Newcastle (losing 3-2)."

Gary Flintoff
BBC Radio 5 live reporter at Goodison Park

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An Everton essential is stashed in the home dug out at Goodison Park. I think these are for the home fans as opposed to Marco Silva, but I would imagine he has first dibs on them!

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Everton manager Marco Silva is expected to keep faith with the same line-up that secured a second successive league victory last weekend.

Colombia international Yerry Mina is Everton's only absentee through injury.

Arsenal have several selection concerns, with Granit Xhaka and Laurent Koscielny both injury doubts and Lucas Torreira suspended.

Aaron Ramsey is available after being substituted with a groin problem during Monday's win against Newcastle.

Today's game pits two managers nearing the end of their first season with their respective clubs.

So we want you to critique their campaigns - has Unai Emery been a hit at Arsenal? Is Marco Silva building towards something big with Everton?

Let us know your thoughts using #bbcfootball or text 81111 (UK only).

But the Gunners have found life on the road a little tricky this season.

They are yet to keep a clean sheet away from home and have failed to win on any of their five visits to top-half teams so far this season.

In fact, their only victory away from home in the Premier League so far in 2019 came at bottom side Huddersfield in February.

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Yes, it's a huge day for Unai Emery's Arsenal side.

With Tottenham beating Crystal Palace in midweek, the Gunners have a chance to jump back above their north London rivals into third place.

A win on Merseyside today would also take them three points clear of fifth-placed Chelsea.

What a treat this season is proving to be - a proper title race and four-way fight for the final two Champions League places.

Everton might be set for a mid-table finish, but after beating Chelsea and taking points off Liverpool the Toffees have already had a say in proceedings.

And they can do so again this afternoon, as Arsenal visit Goodison Park looking to take advantage in their hunt for a top-four spot.

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But Marco Silva's men are on the rise after successive victories over Chelsea and West Ham and just one defeat in their past five games...