Mikel Arteta decisions backfire as Arsenal weakness returns in painful draw with Everton - Arteta made five changes in a 12-minute period but there was no positive impact

Mikel Arteta has provided the latest on the fitness of his Arsenal squad ahead of their Premier League clash with Everton at Emirates Stadium. Gabriel Magalhaes, Riccardo Calafiori and Oleksandr Zinchenko were all absent once again however for Wednesday's clash with Monaco.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said his side deserved to beat Everton and insisted he was still pleased with their performance after Saturday's Premier League match ended in a 0-0 stalemate. Arsenal, who squandered a chance to close the gap at the top of the Premier League standings after leaders Liverpool also drew at home to Fulham,

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta told Sky Sports after today's draw: "Very disappointing not to win the game. We fully deserved to win the game. "We conceded no shots. We dominated play. When we generated big chances we didn't score a goal.