It will be a derby day in North London on the coming sunday. Arsenal will make a trip to Tottenham Hotspurs stadium on sunday afternoon. Gunners have not lost a match yet and have earned 7 points in Premier League. On the other hand, Spurs have started the season with one win, one draw and one defeat in the opening three fixtures.
Arsenal will be without their captain Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice. After a series of negative news, Gunners have finally announced a good news about Mikel Arteta’s contract extension on the official Arsenal website. Spurs will be without Richarlison whereas Dominic Solanke is set to make his return on the pitch.
Derby day in North London: Match preview
It will be the 175th league fixture between the london rivals. Arsenal have won their last two away matches against Spurs. In addition, they have won three out of the last four fixtures against Spurs and drew one. Spurs last won against Gunners in May 2022.
One of the two sides is expected to earn all three points as the Tottenham Hotspurs stadium has the least percentage of draws. Only 1 out of the last 49 league matches have ended in a draw. In addition, since 2019 when the stadium opened, no league match has been goal less.
Set pieces will serve as a key component in the North London Derby. Gunners scored 22 goals from set pieces last season which is more than anyone else. In contrast, Spurs scored only 11 from set pieces and even conceded 16. Gunners had an amazing defence throughout the last season and only conceded 7 goals from set pieces.
New look to the derby
Gunners will wear their away kit for the first time in 38 years for the derby. It is because their home kit is said to feature too much white colour. Arsenal will wear their black away kit. Spurs will also be seen wearing their away jersey when they travel to The Emirates for reverse fixture.
In addition, there will be changed Arsenal lineup for North London Derby due to injuries and suspensions. Jorginho is expected to start in the place of Declan Rice who is suspended. Jorginho is highly experienced and even was the best player last season to provide passes in final third.
Martin Odegaard will be out for atleast three weeks due to ankle injury. Leandro Trossard is expected to take his place and start behind Kai Havertz. Raheem Sterling is said to make his Arsenal debut and play alongside Bukayo Saka on the opposite wing who will be the Arsenal captain for the derby clash.
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