Mikel Arteta has received a huge boost this week as Brazilian defender and set-piece threat Gabriel returned to training.
The 26-year-old has been sidelined from the last two matches but he is expected to feature in the Arsenal squad this afternoon.
But Riccardo Calafiori, Ben White, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Takehiro Tomiyasu will all remain unavailable.
The Gunners are six points behind league leaders Liverpool ahead of kick off - and the Reds also have a game in hand on the London club.
Today, Mikel Arteta’s side will be looking to close the gap with a win against Everton.
Arsenal go into today’s game fresh from a comfortable 3-0 win over Monaco in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
A Bukayo Saka double and an 88th-minute strike from Kai Havertz sealed the win for the Gunners as they move up to 3rd on the league phase table.
Everton haven’t had a game for 10 days following the postponement of last weekend’s Merseyside Derby due to Storm Darragh.
The Toffees’ last outing was a 4-0 thrashing of Wolves, which moved Sean Dyche’s further away from the dreaded drop zone.