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Arsenal and Spurs braced for tense North London Derby

Arsenal vs Tottenham - 01/10/2022

Arsenal and Spurs braced for tense North London Derby
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We have a mouthwatering clash to welcome back the Premier League on Saturday, as arch-rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur go head-to-head at the Emirates Stadium.

The North London rivals are separated by a solitary point in the table, with first-place Arsenal leading third-place Tottenham. Meanwhile, Manchester City occupy second place.

Can the Gunners claim the bragging rights on home soil? Or will Spurs spoil the party? It’s time to take a closer look at both sides.

Let’s start with the hosts, Arsenal, who find themselves atop the Premier League table after winning six of their opening seven matches.

The Gunners kicked off their campaign with five straight victories, seeing off Crystal Palace, Leicester, Bournemouth, Fulham and Aston Villa.

Mikel Arteta’s men suffered their first defeat of the season on Matchday 6, falling to Manchester United. They bounced back last time out, however, beating Brentford 3-0.

Not only have Arsenal avoided defeat in each of their last six home games across all competitions, but they have also avoided defeat in four of their previous 25.

As for Tottenham, they have yet to taste defeat in the Premier League this term – picking up five wins and two draws in the process. Man City are the only other unbeaten team in the division.

Spurs have won four of their previous five league outings, dispatching Wolves, Nottingham Forest, Fulham and Leicester along the way.

Before the international break, Antonio Conte’s side crushed the Foxes 6-2 – with Son Heung-min coming off the bench to net a memorable hat-trick.

Thanks to a strong end to the previous campaign, Tottenham are currently enjoying a 13-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League. Can they extend that run on Saturday?

Head-to-head: Arsenal have only managed to win two of their last seven Premier League meetings with Tottenham, while Spurs have won three of the previous five

54% of the past 13 North London showdowns have produced under 2.5 goals, meaning Saturday’s encounter could be a low-scoring affair.

Team news: Arsenal will be without the injured quartet of Oleksandr Zinchenko, Emile Smith Rowe, Mohamed Elneny and Reiss Nelson on Saturday.

Tottenham are currently without Lucas Moura, while Hugo Lloris and Ben Davies are injury doubts for this weekend’s clash.

Given that Arsenal and Tottenham have both made a strong start to the season, Saturday’s match looks set to be a tight encounter between two evenly matched teams.

For that reason, Forebet predicts that Arsenal and Spurs will play out a low-scoring draw at the Emirates – with both sides netting under 1.5 goals.

Home team
Away team
Probability %
1X2
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EPL
303832
X
1 - 1
2.25
17°
3.75
1.91 3.75 3.60 no no no
FT
3 - 1(1 - 1)
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- - -
Premier League
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Arsenal 83 36 26 5 5 60
2
Manchester City 82 35 25 7 3 54
3
Liverpool 75 35 22 9 4 41
4
Aston Villa 67 35 20 7 8 21
5
Tottenham 60 34 18 6 10 13
6
Newcastle United 56 35 17 5 13 22
7
Manchester United 54 34 16 6 12 1
8
Chelsea 51 34 14 9 11 6
9
West Ham 49 35 13 10 12 -9
10
Bournemouth 48 36 13 9 14 -11
11
Wolverhampton 46 36 13 7 16 -11
12
Fulham 44 36 12 8 16 -4
13
Brighton 44 34 11 11 12 -5
14
Crystal Palace 40 35 10 10 15 -12
15
Everton 37 36 12 9 15 -11
16
Brentford 36 36 9 9 18 -8
17
Nottingham Forest 29 36 8 9 19 -18
18
Luton Town 26 36 6 8 22 -29
19
Burnley 24 36 5 9 22 -35
20
Sheffield United 16 36 3 7 26 -65

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