Everton FC

Could be an interesting one this. On the one hand, in the games we've played so far this season we've looked lacklustre at the back, and that's putting it kindly. Tim Howard seems to be having a crisis of confidence which causes him to flail wildly at any cross or shot like a visually impared jack-rabbit, and Joleon Lescott has taken to absent mindedly wandering up and down the left flank, seemingly only vaguely aware that a football match is happening, much less that he is participating in it.

With Arsenal at home you would be forgiven for expecting a resounding thrashing, but I just have a funny feeling about this game. They are missing the wacky William Gallas and oddly-haired man mountain Bacary Sagna, and if there's one area where Arsenal lacks strength in depth it's at the back. If we play a 4-4-2, as I suspect we will with Cahill suspended, then it would give us a chance at giving Vaughny or Saha a run-out with the Yak to really have a go at them, like Hull managed so successfully in their win at the Emirates a couple of weeks ago. Having said that, we're nursing a few injuries ourselves with Castillo, Neville, Osman and possibly Yobo and Jags missing, but then again Moyes finally signed on the dotted line this week which could give the boys a timely boost of confidence.

Yes I'm sitting on the fence, and no I don't care. Oh, go on then... 2-1 to the toffees, with Arteta and James Vaughan the goalscorers. We have to remain optimistic don't we?