{"id":287945,"date":"2023-09-17T15:34:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T15:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=287945"},"modified":"2023-09-17T15:34:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T15:34:12","slug":"david-raya-makes-first-arsenal-start-in-gunners-clash-with-everton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/david-raya-makes-first-arsenal-start-in-gunners-clash-with-everton\/","title":{"rendered":"David Raya makes first Arsenal start in Gunners&apos; clash with Everton"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>David Raya makes his first Arsenal start with Aaron Ramsdale relegated to the bench for the Gunners&#8217; clash with Everton&#8230; as Fabio Vieira replaces Kai Havertz in the starting XI<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mikel Arteta opted to hand David Raya his first Arsenal start in Everton clash<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Gunners&#8217; boss also dropped summer signing Kai Havertz in favour of Fabio\u00a0Vieira<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>David Raya will make his first start for Arsenal\u00a0after he was selected over Aaron Ramsdale in the starting XI for their trip to Everton.<\/p>\n<p>The former Brentford\u00a0goalkeeper joined the Gunners&#8217; this summer to provide competition to Aaron Ramsdale\u00a0for the club&#8217;s No 1 spot.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile fellow new arrival Kai Havertz has also been replaced in the starting XI after notching an assist on international duty as Germany defeated France in a friendly, with\u00a0Fabio Vieira\u00a0taking his place for the clash against the Toffees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta\u00a0also once again decided to stick with Eddie Nketiah up front, with last season&#8217;s marquee arrival Gabriel Jesus\u00a0named on the bench.<\/p>\n<p>The changes come following a week where the Gunners&#8217; boss explained that he was forced to involve himself in training due to the club having a number of players available, with the 41-year-old taking training matches this week as cover.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/15\/75529193-0-image-a-1_1694961514060.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>David Raya(right) will make his first Arsenal start with the former Brentford star replacing Aaron Ramsdale for the Gunners&#8217; clash with Everton<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/15\/75529627-12528559-image-a-17_1694962560528.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kai Havertz was replaced by Fabio Vieira in the only other change from the club&#8217;s 3-1 win over Man United before the international break<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/15\/75529653-12528559-image-a-18_1694962623076.jpg\" height=\"402\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Eddie Nketiah retained his place up front, with Gabriel Jesus starting the clash at Goodison Park on the bench<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Well it was forced! It was nothing that I wanted to do, but yeah, we had one or two players and some academy players that could not join.&#8217; He told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta&#8217;s decision to sign a new goalkeeper raised eyebrows this summer, particularly with Raya being unlikely to be deployed as a traditional backup given his sizeable reputation after earning plaudits during successive Premier League campaigns with the Bees.<\/p>\n<p>Last month ex-England goalkeeper Ben Foster questioned the decision to challenge Ramsdale&#8217;s No 1 spot, calling the move &#8216;pathetic&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He&#8217;s [Ramsdale] been a top goalie for two years. He&#8217;s on the edge of being England&#8217;s number one with Jordan Pickford, he&#8217;s right there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When he&#8217;s full of confidence and he&#8217;s got a manager putting his arm around him, he&#8217;s as good as anyone in this country.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12528559\/David-Raya-makes-Arsenal-start-Aaron-Ramsdale-relegated-bench-Gunners-clash-Everton.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Raya makes his first Arsenal start with Aaron Ramsdale relegated to the bench for the Gunners&#8217; 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