“Arteta Drops Injury Bombshells: White OUT, Zubimendi Cleared, Gabriel BACK? | Everton v Arsenal”

Описание: Everton v Arsenal at Goodison Park never comes quietly. It creeps up on you, all noise and nerves and little moments that suddenly feel huge. This time, it’s wrapped in injury updates that change the mood every five minutes.

Ben White OUT.
That lands with a thud. No soft way to say it. He’s been one of those players Arsenal fans almost take for granted until he’s gone. Reliable, calm, always there when things start getting frantic. Now he’s not. And you can almost hear the questions starting in the back of everyone’s mind. Who fills that space. Who gets targeted. Who blinks first.

Then comes the pause. The breath.

Zubimendi is FINE.
And suddenly the tension shifts. Relief, but cautious relief. Because “fine” in December football doesn’t always mean comfortable. It means available. It means trusted enough to step into a match that will be physical, ugly at times, and emotionally draining. Arteta knows it. The fans know it. Everton will know it too.

And then there’s Gabriel.
Back? Almost back? Maybe back?
That single question mark does a lot of work here. His presence changes how Arsenal defend, how high they push, how brave they feel playing out from the back. Without him, it’s about surviving moments. With him, it’s about imposing yourself. At Goodison Park, that difference matters more than people like to admit.

Arteta, as always, doesn’t give everything away. He never does. But you can feel the tension in the words, the careful phrasing, the sense that this is one of those fixtures that can quietly shape a season. Not with fireworks. With stress.

Everton will fight. They always do here. The crowd will smell uncertainty if Arsenal show even a flicker of it. And Arsenal, chasing bigger things, know these are the nights that separate belief from reality.

This isn’t just about who’s fit.
It’s about who holds their nerve when the noise rises.
Who makes the right decision when the game turns messy.

Goodison Park doesn’t forgive hesitation.
And right now, everything about this match feels on edge.