Tottenham Hotspur welcome Arsenal to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in a tasty North London derby on Super Sunday as Spurs welcomes back 2000 fans for the first time since March.
Victory will see Tottenham return to the Premier League summit whereas Arsenal are looking to rise to 11th with a win.
Team News
Harry Kane, Sergio Reguilon and Vinicius Junior are expected to be available for Tottenham after the trio sat out Thursday’s Europa League draw at LASK.
Toby Alderweireld (groin) could also feature if can prove his fitness in time for selection but Hugo Lloris (unspecified) is set to join Erik Lamela (foot) on sidelines.
Arsenal could welcome back Thomas Partey (thigh) and David Luiz (concussion) but Nicholas Pepe is still suspended domestically and joins Gabriel Martinelli (knee) on sidelines.
Stat Attack
- Tottenham are unbeaten in four of their last five Premier League meetings against Arsenal (W2, D2, L1).
- Arsenal are winless in their last five away games against Spurs (D2, L3).
- Alexandre Lacazette scored once for Arsenal in both meetings last season.
- No Arsenal player has produced more shots in the league this season so far than Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who produced 18 shots in ten appearances.
- Harry Kane has made nine assists for Spurs this season compared to a combined total of eight assists across last three seasons.
Prediction
Having produced two contrasting performances against Chelsea and LASK, Tottenham should be confident of handling whatever Arsenal throw at them because domestically, Mikel Arteta’s Gunners just seem to lack confidence when it comes to finishing off their chances.
Add in the limited return of fans which seem to have benefited many home teams in the last week, Spurs should have a real motivation boost coming into this but the challenge will be to whether they can adapt to playing back in front of their fans or not in a blockbuster fixture.
On that note, I am going for a home win because it is tough to see Tottenham losing this when Arsenal are currently shaky in form, which is a huge opportunity for Spurs to look to take advantage of if they can deliver a strong performance.
Prediction: Tottenham 2-1 Arsenal
Result: Tottenham 2-0 Arsenal
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