James Tarkowski is a surprise absentee from Everton’s squad to face Arsenal on Saturday afternoon.
David Moyes has put together a makeshift backline following two separate injury blows for the Toffees.
Jarrad Branthwaite’s minutes need to be managed after he has raised concerns of a setback after his Everton return.
What do you make of this side? 😬
The Toffees face a tough challenge, with Tarkowski missing due to his own injury.
James Tarkowski misses Arsenal vs Everton through injury
According to one club insider on X, Tarkowski is missing the game in north London after picking up an injury in Finch Farm training.
“Jarrad Branthwaite does not feature today for the game against Arsenal whilst James Tarkowski misses out due to an injury sustained in training,” he said.
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There was no mention of any issues during Moyes’ press conference on Friday morning, which may hint towards the issue being sustained in the final training session.
“I am not sharing anything with you, you have named the changes already! We are missing two centre-halves today, but we have also got two who have done really well for us as well,” Moyes added.
It must also be noted that Moyes suggested that Branthwaite was also good to go against the Gunners.
Tarkowski had played every single minute of Premier League football for Everton this season, but that will now come to an end.
A huge loss for the Blues against the side sitting top of the Premier League table.
With European qualification on the line, there could not be a worse time for Everton to be losing key players to injury.
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