Everton vs Arsenal live: Mesut Özil and Alexis Sanchez both score as Gunners pile misery on Ronald Koeman

Follow the latest from the Premier League clash at Goodison Park

Alexis Sanchez starts for Arsenal against Everton (Getty)

Two underperforming sides meet in the opening Premier League encounter on Sunday as 16th-place Everton welcome seventh-placed Arsenal to Goodison Park, with both teams coming into the encounter needing a victory at all costs. Follow the live action below.

• Everton vs Arsenal kicks off at 13:30 BST
• Ronald Koeman under pressure to turn around run of two wins in last 12 games
• Toffees only out of relegation zone on points difference
• Victory for Arsenal can put them level with fourth-placed Chelsea

Follow the live action below...

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What time does it start?

Everton vs Arsenal kicks off at Goodison Park at 13:30 on Sunday 22 October.

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. Highlights are on BBC One from 22:30.

Form...

Everton: WWDLDL

Arsenal: WWWWLW

Odds...

Everton to win: 13/4

Arsenal to win: 17/20

Draw: 27/10

(Odds provided by 888 Sport)

[22 October 2017 13:50 · Liam Corless]

[22 October 2017 13:53 · Liam Corless]

22' - Gylfi Sigurdsson rides a couple of challenges before threading the ball through to Wayne Rooney on the right wing. He lofts a cross in towards Leighton Baines at the far post but the left-back's header is blocked by Hector Bellerin.

[22 October 2017 13:57 · Liam Corless]

26' - Everton are growing in confidence here. Wayne Rooney sends in another cross from the right wing, this time with a little more pace on it, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin can't divert his header on target.

[22 October 2017 14:01 · Liam Corless]

30' - Alexis Sanchez turns on the style as he spins away from a couple of Everton players before playing a one-two with Mesut Ozil. He weighs up the shot before instead finding Hector Bellerin in an advanced position down the right. The attack breaks down though as Bellerin's low cross is too close to Jordan Pickford and the Everton goalkeeper gathers the ball with ease.

[22 October 2017 14:03 · Liam Corless]

31' - Arsenal's players surround Craig Pawson after the already-booked Ashley Williams fouls Alexandre Lacazette. The referee is having none of it though and replays show the contact was minimal.

[22 October 2017 14:04 · Liam Corless]

34' - Idrissa Gueye joins Ashley Williams in the book for a foul on Alexis Sanchez just inside the Everton half.

[22 October 2017 14:05 · Liam Corless]

[22 October 2017 14:10 · Liam Corless]

GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Everton (Monreal)

40' - Arsenal equalise! Jordan Pickford can only parry Granit Xhaka's long-range effort into the path of Nacho Monreal and the Spaniard fires home the rebound in some style.

That's the least the visitors deserve.

[22 October 2017 14:12 · Liam Corless]

41' - Alexis Sanchez leads a pacy Arsenal counter-attack before laying the ball off for the onrushing Hector Bellerin. The Spaniard slices his first-time shot wide of Jordan Pickford's near post though. Very wasteful.

[22 October 2017 14:15 · Liam Corless]

44' - Jordan Pickford comes to Everton's rescue again as he denies Alexis Sanchez from close range after Mesut Ozil's deft through ball.

Everton are on the ropes here and they'll probably be happy to get to the break level despite having led for much of this first half.