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Arsenal to continue title charge with NLD victory over Spurs

Tottenham vs Arsenal - 15/01/2023

Arsenal to continue title charge with NLD victory over Spurs
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The North London derby wraps up the weekend’s Premier League action, as Tottenham Hotspur host arch-rivals Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.

The Gunners find themselves atop the Premier League table, five points clear of second-place Manchester City and 11 points inside the top four.

Meanwhile, Spurs sit fifth – two points outside the Champions League places. It is also worth noting that Arsenal have a game in hand on Tottenham.

Antonio Conte’s side head into Sunday’s showdown on the back of a 1-0 win against Portsmouth in the FA Cup, with Harry Kane scoring an excellent long-range strike.

Kane has now bagged 17 goals and three assists in 26 games across all competitions this season, including 15 goals in 18 Premier League appearances.

Despite Kane’s brilliance, Tottenham have struggled for consistency in the league this term – recording ten wins, three draws and five losses in 2022-23.

Having lost four of their previous eight Premier League games – conceding two goals in all four defeats – Spurs will be desperate to turn the tide against their bitter rivals.

As for Arsenal, they dispatched Oxford United 3-0 in the FA Cup on Monday – thanks to a brace from Eddie Nketiah.

Consequently, the Gunners have lost just one of their past nine matches – securing seven victories across three separate competitions in the process.

In the Premier League, Mikel Arteta’s side have suffered a solitary defeat in 17 games this term. Better still, they have claimed 14 wins along the way.

Boasting the second-best offensive record and the second-best defensive record in the division, Arsenal find themselves in pole position in the race for the title.

Head-to-head: In the reverse fixture back in October, Arsenal beat Tottenham 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium. That means the Gunners have won three of their last four league games against Spurs.

That said, the recent head-to-head record is relatively even. Both sides have won three of the last eight meetings, with the other two games ended in draws.

Team news: Tottenham have a number of injury doubts at the moment, including Richarlison, Dejan Kulusevski, Yves Bissouma, Rodrigo Bentancur and Lucas Moura.

Arsenal will be without the injured duo of Gabriel Jesus and Reiss Nelson on Sunday, meaning Nketiah is likely to continue to deputize for Jesus in attack.

Spurs are expected to put up a decent fight on Sunday, but Arsenal are expected to continue their title charge with another victory.

Forbet predicts that Spurs and Arsenal will combine for over 4.5 goals, with the Gunners coming out on top.

Home team
Away team
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Avg. goals
Weather conditions
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Score
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coef.
EPL
202951
2
2 - 3
3.76
2.15
3.20 3.75 2.15 no no no
FT
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Premier League
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Arsenal 80 35 25 5 5 57
2
Manchester City 79 34 24 7 3 50
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
Manchester United 54 34 16 6 12 1
7
Newcastle United 53 34 16 5 13 19
8
Chelsea 51 34 14 9 11 6
9
West Ham 49 35 13 10 12 -9
10
Bournemouth 48 35 13 9 13 -8
11
Wolverhampton 46 35 13 7 15 -7
12
Brighton 44 34 11 11 12 -5
13
Fulham 43 35 12 7 16 -4
14
Crystal Palace 40 35 10 10 15 -12
15
Everton 36 35 12 8 15 -11
16
Brentford 35 35 9 8 18 -8
17
Nottingham Forest 26 35 7 9 19 -20
18
Luton Town 25 35 6 7 22 -29
19
Burnley 24 35 5 9 21 -32
20
Sheffield United 16 35 3 7 25 -63

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