Football Predictions
Arsenal will hope to continue their perfect start to the season when they host arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby on Sunday.
Both teams sit on 13 points from their opening five games of the new term, but Mikel Arteta’s side also comes into the mouthwatering clash on the back of a Champions League thumping of PSV Eindhoven a contrast of Spurs who have had a week-long rest.
A four-goal home draw with Fulham remains the only blot on the Gunners’ 2023-24 notebook, and they sit fourth in the rankings owing to their respectable haul of 13 points from 15 on offer in the top flight, albeit below Liverpool and upcoming foes Spurs owing to the goal difference column.
H2H/Stats
Recent Meetings;
15/1/23: Spurs 0-2 Arsenal
1/10/22: Arsenal 3-1 Spurs
12/5/22: Spurs 3-0 Arsenal
26/9/21: Arsenal 3-1 Spurs
8/8/21: Arsenal 3-1 Spurs
Team News
The hosts are sweating over the fitness of Gabriel Martinelli who sat out the win over PSV, although Arteta refused to rule out his return for the visit of Tottenham, where none of Thomas Partey (groin), Mohamed Elneny (knee), and Jurrien Timber (knee) will be at the Spaniard’s disposal.
The headache for Arteta in the game will be between the sticks as fans are waiting eagerly for whether he will start David Raya or Aaron Ramsdale.
For Spurs, defender Ivan Perisic sustained a “complex” ACL injury in training and would soon be going under the knife so he is out of the game. The Croat joins Bryan Gil (groin), Rodrigo Bentancur (knee), Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring), and Alfie Whiteman (ankle) on the visitors’ list of surgical victims, while Giovani Lo Celso’s thigh injury will need a closer look at in the coming hours.
Probable Line-Ups
Arsenal XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Vieira; Saka, Jesus, Trossard
Tottenham XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bissouma; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Richarlison
Verdict
Arsenal have had an edge over their rivals over a period of time and that wont change on Sunday. Spurs might be enjoying some brilliant start under a new manager but the Gunners look a different team too under Arteta.
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