Arsenal seek to maintain their unbeaten start to the season and end their Goodison Park hoodoo when they face Everton in Sunday afternoon's Premier League clash.
The Gunners entered the international break having taken 10 points from their first four top-flight games of the new term, most recently seeing off Manchester United 3-1 in North London.
Former Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus rounded off the scoring against the Red Devils deep into added time, and the Brazilian could be key to snapping the Gunners' Merseyside curse.
Indeed, Arsenal head north having lost four of their last five away games against Everton, and not since Arsene Wenger's final season in 2017-18 have they won a Premier League match on the Toffees' turf.
Here, Sports Mole takes a closer look at Jesus's record against Everton ahead of Sunday's intriguing battle.
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With a total of eight goals to show from 10 matches against Everton in all competitions, Jesus enjoys playing the Toffees more than any other team, although he also has eight goals under his belt in games against Watford.
Six of Jesus's strikes against the Hornets have come in the Premier League, but the attacker has netted all eight of his goals versus Everton in the top flight, blanking in a 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final win in 2021.
Jesus could not directly contribute to the cause in his debut against Everton, which was a 1-1 home draw in August 2017, but he found the back of the net at Goodison Park when Man City won 3-1 on the Toffees' turf later that year.
That game marked the first of five consecutive matches where Jesus would breach the Everton backline, scoring three goals against them in both the 2018-19 and 2019-20 campaigns - braces at the Etihad and one on each occasion at Goodison Park.
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Jesus's scoring record against Everton came to an end in the 2020-21 campaign, although he still set up Bernardo Silva's goal in a 3-1 win before netting City's second in a 5-0 drubbing of the Toffees on the final day of the season.
The 26-year-old played just 13 minutes against Everton during his final season in sky blue - coming on as a late substitute at Goodison Park - while he was forced to miss both meetings with the Toffees last term due to his knee injury.
Due to nationwide postponements after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, there were only four weeks between Arsenal and Everton's two meetings in the 2022-23 season, forcing Jesus to take a backseat role during the latter stages of his recovery.
However, the Brazil international has now fully recuperated from that severe injury and minor summer setback, so a first Premier League start of the season against his favourite opponents could very well lie in wait, but Eddie Nketiah will not cede his place without a fight.
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