Who: Tottenham Hotspur vs. Arsenal
What: English Premier League
Where: The Emirates Stadium, London
When: Sunday at 4:30pm (16:30 GMT)
How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 13:30 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream.
Arsenal and Tottenham take on Tottenham in the North London derby, the standout Premier League game of the weekend, with Spurs attempting to deny their bitter rivals’ title hopes while reviving their own sluggish season.
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League leaders Arsenal are 26 points ahead of second-placed Man City, but their streak of 10 straight victories and eight straight clean sheets came to an end with a 2-2 draw at Sunderland before the international break.
Spurs are fifth with 18 points going into the weekend, which probably flatters Thomas Frank’s side, who have been incredibly creative and prone to defensive errors.
Spurs travel to the Emirates with the best away record in the league this season despite dominating recent derbies that were unbeaten in the last six.
Gabriel’s “weeks” off are a major blow to Arsenal.
Manager Mikel Arteta confirmed on Friday that Gabriel Magalhaes, a defender for Arsenal, will be out of action for “weeks” due to a broken ankle sustained while on international duty.
The Brazil center-back has always been present in the Premier League for the Gunners’ back line, which has allowed just five goals in 11 games. However, he injured his thigh during Brazil’s 2-0 friendly win over Senegal at the Emirates Stadium last weekend.
He’s our leader in our back line, which is a blow to me, Arteta said.
The good news is that there are excellent options and that people must now stand up and carry out their duties.
A “privilege” to lead Arsenal in the derby, according to Arteta.
Arteta spoke to Arsenal’s internal media about the enthusiasm for the north London derby and how honored he is to play in these events.
We’ve changed a lot over the years, and it’s just beautiful, especially when we play in front of our people, he said, because we know what it means to them.
It’s just a privilege to play those kinds of games because of the energy they’re going to bring, the team’s energy in every single action. We are looking forward to Sunday.
Against Arsenal, Frank wants “controlled chaos.”
Spurs are still far behind their archrivals, according to the manager of Tottenham, who believes they can disrupt Arteta’s side on Sunday.
Frank, who will be getting his first taste of the derby, said to reporters, “The interesting thing is that probably both Mikel and I would like a little bit more of a controlled game, but it will probably end up completely madhouse.”
“I anticipate a challenging [match], but one that can go anywhere,” the player said.
With an emphasis on set-pieces and data that were so effective at Brentford, Frank is regarded as a much more pragmatic coach than Ange Postecoglou, the coach he replaced in the close season.
Frank won’t be telling his side on Sunday to just hope to get a point.
Because chaos can be good, Frank remarked, “Avoid controlled chaos, or chaos we like to create, if that makes sense.” “Chaos can be transitions, high-pressure sets-piece second phases, and all of those are areas we would like to exploit if we can,” he said.
By the way, we never want a goal of 0-0. Even though it might come to an end, we will always try to win. Always, always, always. “
Tottenham’s impressive away form
The Dane said that will give them confidence ahead of Sunday’s showdown after Frank’s side took 13 points from five games.
By a considerable margin, “Arsenal are at the top of the table,” Frank said. Although they have been around for a while, we need to do everything to reverse that.
“There will be one game on Sunday,” says the coach. I’ll try my best to defeat them.
Head-to-head
Spurs and Arsenal have fought each other on 211 occasions, with Arsenal winning 89 of those matches and Tottenham winning 67, with 55 of those games ending in draws.
Tottenham have won just two of their last ten meetings with Arsenal since December 2020, and the Gunners did it twice last year over their rivals last year.
Tottenham have won the Premier League twice in the last 15 years, winning with a 3-2 victory over their neighbors at the Emirates, but they haven’t won at the Emirates since a League Cup game in 2018.
In the Premier League, Spurs last defeated Arsenal 3-3 in May 2022.
news from the Arsenal team
Arsenal will miss Gabriel, but Piero Hincapie and Cristhian Mosquera, who have been signed this summer, offer strong backup options.
Martin Odegaard, the club’s captain, is still out with a knee injury, while Kai Havertz, who has recovered from a relapse, has been ruled out. After suffering an ACL tear, Forward Gabriel Jesus is slowly recovering, but he won’t be expected to return until the new year.
As they continue to recover from injuries, left-back Riccardo Calafiori, wingers Gabriel Martinelli and Noni Madueke, and striker Viktor Gyokeres are major doubts.
Eberechi Eze will likely start on the left wing while Leandro Trossard is likely to receive the nod.
Arsenal’s starting XI was anticipated
Raya, Timber, Saliba, Hincapie, Calafiori, Eze, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Merino, Trossard, and others
news from the Tottenham team
Randal Kolo Muani, who was injured in the team’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United last time out, is back.
Pape Matar Sarr is also available in the Spurs squad despite suffering a broken foot while playing for Senegal, as is midfielder Lucas Bergvall, who was forced to leave the Sweden squad.
Mohammed Kudus’ recovery from a knock against the Gunners is still a mystery.
As they recover from injuries, Kota Takai, and Radu Dragusin are all facing serious doubts.
Due to longer-term issues, Spurs are still without Yves Bissouma, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, and Dominic Solanke.
Tottenham’s starting XI was anticipated
Source: Aljazeera
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