North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur will play another edition of the derby at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Both sides are enjoying solid Premier League form, the Gunners are on a five-match winning streak while the Spurs are unbeaten sinde the opening day of the season. This is the second North London derby of the season, the two sides have met in the third round of the League Cup in September and Arsenal won 2-1 at White Hart Lane. Tottenham have rarely won when visiting Arsenal, just one victory for them since 1993.
Arsenal suffered a painful defeat this week, 5-1 at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League, but in the Premier League they are level on points with Manchester City at the top of the table. They have won all their last five matches, scoring 16 goals and conceding just 3 in the process. Last weekend Arsenal won 3-0 at Swansea with goals from Olivier Giroud, Laurent Koscielny and Joel Campbell, all in the second half. Hector Bellerin has been added to the injured list, while Laurent Koscielny is in doubt for Sunday's match. Mikel Arteta will face a late fitness test.
Tottenham are currently fifth in the Premier League table, five points behind Arsenal. A victory in the North London derby could boost their hopes of a title challenge as they have not lost a match since the 1-0 defeat at Manchester United on the first day of the season. Since then they recorded five wins and five draws, including a sensational 4-1 victory over Manchester City. Last time out Tottenham defeated Aston Villa 3-1 on Monday and then recorded a 2-1 Europa League win over Anderlecht on Thursday. Son Heung-min is available again after a five-week absence while Clinton N'Jie could also return from injury.
Probable line-ups:
Arsenal: Cech - Debuchy, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal - Coquelin, Cazorla, Ozil, Sanchez, Campbell - Giroud
Tottenham: Lloris - Walker, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Rose - Alli, Dier, Dembele, Eriksen, Lamela - Kane
My prediction: Arsenal to win 3-2.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Arsenal win - 1.72 Draw - 4.00 Tottenham win - 5.00
Alexa Alexa 8 years ago
I always loved matches like this.It is big London derby.This maches mean a lot to all the fans..It is good thing for the Gunners that they have avoided loss,because it would be bad thing for them to have 2 bad results against good teams in short period.Tottenham will definitely be happy with a point from the Emirates.
I always loved matches like this.It is big London derby.This maches mean a lot to all the fans..It is good thing for the Gunners that they have avoided loss,because it would be bad thing for them to have 2 bad results against good teams in short period.Tottenham will definitely be happy with a point from the Emirates.
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sharpe
8 years ago
I was able to saw the biggest part of the second half and I must say that Spurs have had quite big playing advantage but they was not capable of scoring second goal which should kill the game really. From theirs side Arsenal had two really clear headers by Giroud in which he really should score at least once. Anyway maybe...
I was able to saw the biggest part of the second half and I must say that Spurs have had quite big playing advantage but they was not capable of scoring second goal which should kill the game really. From theirs side Arsenal had two really clear headers by Giroud in which he really should score at least once. Anyway maybe the draw wasn't unfair result in the end.
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Shumar4life
8 years ago
Tottenham fans are more happier after today's match than Gunners, because stay undefeated on Emirates Stadium. Arsenal failed to win this game, and because of that they failed to sit on first place of the Premier league. They missed their chances, and they must find luck in next match. Surely it will be tough fight until...
Tottenham fans are more happier after today's match than Gunners, because stay undefeated on Emirates Stadium. Arsenal failed to win this game, and because of that they failed to sit on first place of the Premier league. They missed their chances, and they must find luck in next match. Surely it will be tough fight until the end
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nik92 8 years ago
Tottenham is unpredictable team. Kane couldn't repeat last season, when he exploded and was the best striker in England, and even earned an invitation to the national team. This season he plays variable, just like his team. They have won the last two games, but these are the teams that will be relegated. Arsenal is too...
Tottenham is unpredictable team. Kane couldn't repeat last season, when he exploded and was the best striker in England, and even earned an invitation to the national team. This season he plays variable, just like his team. They have won the last two games, but these are the teams that will be relegated. Arsenal is too big a mouthful for Tottenham, I expect victory for Gunners
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