Arsenal and Tottenham will renew their rivalry in the upcoming North London derby, with both sides aiming to secure a victory following the international break. Before the break, the Gunners experienced disappointment as Sunderland ended their winning run with a 2-2 draw. Tottenham, meanwhile, were held to a 2-2 draw by Manchester United, although they have generally maintained strong form in the league this season.
Stakes for Arsenal
Many expect Arsenal to contend for the Premier League title, and a win in this fixture is essential. Failure to secure victory, particularly if Manchester City wins their match, could see the gap between the two sides narrow considerably. Historically, Arsenal have been formidable at home, winning all of their last five matches across all competitions. This advantage is key as they aim to maintain momentum and keep pressure on their title rivals.
Tottenham’s Road Form and Squad News
Arsenal will, however, face a Tottenham side that has shown excellent form on their travels. The Lilywhites have yet to suffer defeat away from home in either the league or Champions League this term. Their only loss on the road came against Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup, underlining the challenge they present in this derby. Both teams could benefit from the return of previously injured players, which may influence tactical options for their respective managers. Arsenal, however, will be without Gabriel in defence, a notable absence that is likely to weaken their back line. Piero Hincapie and Cristhian Mosquera are prepared to step in, but the loss of the experienced defender remains significant.
This clash promises to be highly competitive, with the home advantage potentially proving decisive for Arsenal, while Tottenham’s resilience on the road suggests they will be a formidable opponent. Both teams will aim to make a statement in this eagerly anticipated fixture, which could have implications for the Premier League standings in the coming weeks.
Prediction
Arsenal 2-0 Tottenham
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Not only a massive three points required but for some of us, ‘bragging rights’ are equally important. I’m going for 2-1, even though we have a history of beating them 3-2 and 5-2 multiple times. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are not only yellow cards but also a red card, especially if Lewis-Skelly plays, which I’m hopeful he will stay on the bench, with Hincapie at left back and Mosquera next to Saliba in the middle.
We should be able to beat Spurs. This is an important Derby.
This Tottenham might be the strongest we will face in the past years but our boys should try more than their best and give us a win.
I prefer Hincapie as a left footer to replace Gabriel. Calafiori as LB.
Mosquera I believe is a right footer so should only replace Saliba unless we are short.
Merino.
Trossard. Eze. Saka.
Rice. Zubimendi.
Calafiori. Hincapie. Saliba. Timber.
Raya.
Subs –
Kepa
Jesus*
Odegaard*
Madueke*
Skelly
Mosquera
White
Norgaard
Nwaneri
Gyokeres*
Martinelli*
Havertz*
Little is said about the controversial appointment of ref Oliver before the match even nothing was discussed during Arteta’s pre match presser. We’ll talk about him post match. Why assigned now at this critical match after 10 months reffing Arsenal?
Because he was never stopped from reffing Arsenal
Because there is zero evidence of corruption he’s going to be treated like everyone else , hence he was always going to reff another Arsenal game
Get in Newcastle
Oh wait lol.
Get in again lol
Man city just got their a$$ whooped by Newcastle. That feels about right. Now lets increase the gap to 7points 2moro & shut all this media guys up, at least for another week.
Are we back? Maybe
No team in the premier league is consistent both home and away like arsenal maybe is there year to win it
Oh, please Arsenal!!! Don’t f*ck this title race up.
Man City have dropped 3 points.
We really need to take advantage of it and get maximum points tomorrow against the Spurs.
A 7 points gap will be so sweet.
Arteta and the players usually don’t know how to handle this pressure, but I hope they have grown better and stronger this season. Coyg!!!
3.1
We really need to extend the lead tomorrow, especially now as Man City have dropped 3 points.
I hope we don’t stumble under pressure and drop points too.
I’m worried about Chelsea and Villa away so win tomoz ( we will ) and that gives us some room for error
Yes, exactly. We usually drop points against Chelsea and Villa, especially Villa who stopped us from winning the league in 2024 by winning us home and away.
This match against Spurs is like a must win now.
So we can afford to at least draw against Chelsea.
But we must beat Villa. It’s high time we beat them home and away so they don’t turn into a bogey team for us.
We will be fine tomorrow dude
Fingers crossed🤞
And no one remember what Spurs did when the failed to capitalized on man city’s flaws to hand us the league.
That pain is still living rent free in my head lol.
They deliberately played to lose so as to deny us the trophy! In fact they were willing to sacrifice European football to deny us the trophy. Is it a case of “what goes around comes around?” I believe so. I don’t see any reason why we should panic about this game. Our boys will take good care of it. We have some injured players back who will give us additional boost. Besides, the major reason why we strengthened in the Summer was to take care of such unexpected situations like Gabriel’s injury and others. We should remain focused on winning the game.