Achieve The Highest Point, Arsenal Wants To Overcome Goodison Park's Curse When Challenge Everton

Arsenal wants to overcome Goodison Park's curse. (photo: twitter @arsenal)

JAKARTA - Arsenal will face a difficult early test of the season when they meet Everton at Goodison Park Stadium in the Premier League match on Sunday 17 September. Prior to the FIFA Match Day break, Everton managed to get their first point of the season in a 2-2 draw against Sheffield United. Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta's team managed to win a spectacular 3-1 win over Manchester United.

In terms of the goalkeeper's self-redemption story, Jordan Pickford may have done better than anyone during Everton's passionate game against Sheffield United. Everton finally opened their winning account for the season through Abdoulaye Doucoure before Cameron Archer's beautiful goal.

Then, the new ninth-numberer The Blades celebrated Pickford's most unlucky own goal, when a Archer shot hit the post before hitting the back of England's number one goalkeeper and crossing the line. But Arnaut Danjuma equalized before Pickford made an amazing double save from Oli McBurnie at the end of the game.

Luckily, the late contribution from the goalkeeper was very important to keep one point for Everton, who finally won their first point for the 2023-24 season. They managed to win after three defeats to Fulham, Aston Villa, and Wolverhampton Wanderers without scoring.

However, Sean Dyche's team remains below the relegation line in 18th place, only above Luton Town and Burnley's caretaker team. Moreover, their two-goal score is also the worst offensive record in the league with Luton.

A 2-1 win over the Doncaster Rovers in the EFL Cup helped the hosts a little bit, but they welcomed Arsenal to Goodison with a record five defeats to their last six home games. Everton will need history to side with them if they want to extend Arsenal's gloomy period at Merseyside.

Not for the first time at the Emirates in 2023, Arsenal waited until the last minute of the game to send their supporters into unstoppable ecstasy. As Arteta's side corrected a disappointing 2-2 draw against Fulham by beating old rivals Manchester United in North London.

The quick goals of Marcus Rashford and Martin Odegaard put the game on par in the first half, but it doesn't seem like Arsenal's day in the second half, as Kai Havertz's penalty was canceled before Alejandro Garnacho shot through to score in the bottom corner in front of the visitors' supporters.

However, Gabriel Magalhaes, who again managed to catch his Latin American teammate in an offside position, and as time went on in extra time, Declan Rice's effort and Gabriel Jesus' goal saw persistent Arsenal finally come out victorious.

With 10 points from their opening four games, Arteta's team is fifth because of a better goal difference from Liverpool, West Ham United, and Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs are waiting for them at the North London derby next weekend after Arsenal made their Champions League debut against PSV Eindhoven.

To date, Arsenal, who were previously one of the most impressive teams outside the home, have only had two wins from their last six away games in the top caste. They struggled to overcome Goodison's curse in recent years, with a four-time defeat and one draw from their last five games at the stadium.