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Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from the Premier League match between Everton and Arsenal Mikel Arteta's priorities could be seen in his team selection against Everton. With Liverpool effectively out of sight at the top of the Premier League, the trip to Goodison Park was used as preparation for Tuesday's all-important Champions League quarter-final first leg against Real Madrid, who lost 2-1 at home to Valencia on Saturday. There were five changes from the 2-1 win over Fulham.
Thomas Partey was given a breather as an unused substitute, while Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard were only used off the bench to conserve their energy. Bukayo Saka, meanwhile, continued to build towards a start, coming on at half-time after a 30-minute cameo on his comeback in midweek. Arsenal, rocked by news of Gabriel Magalhaes' season-ending hamstring injury in that game, could at least call on Ben White, who got through 60 minutes on only his second start since November having recovered from a niggle, and Jurrien Timber, who replaced him having shaken off a knock to his knee.
There was a start for Jakub Kiwior alongside William Saliba. The Poland international came on for Gabriel against Fulham and looks most likely to start as Arsenal's left-sided centre-back against Real Madrid following an assured display at Goodison Park which featured some eye-catching passes. But White and Timber's availability means Kiwior is not Arteta's only option.
"We have alternatives there," he said, adding that he will "assess the best option for the back line" in the coming days. Saturday's draw, however frustrating, will help inform his choice. Nick Wright Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest Paris Saint-Germain are the champions of France again.
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