Arsenal are preparing to welcome fierce rivals Tottenham Hotspur to the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night.
A midweek North London Derby will grace N5 on Wednesday as Arsenal look to do the double over Spurs in 2024/25.
Arsenal beat Tottenham 1-0 away from home back in September, seeing Gabriel Magalhaes send the away end into pandemonium with a second-half header.
After losing consecutive games against Newcastle United and Manchester United, Mikel Arteta will be desperate for a win and, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
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The North London Derby is one of the Premier League’s spectacles, with both sets of players understanding the importance of the event.
Arsenal will head into the fixture hungry for a win however, the Gunners will be without some key players for the contest.
Arteta expressed his concern over Gabriel Jesus, as the striker was suspected to have sustained a season-ending injury against Man United.
While Arsenal are light in attack, Spurs are very short all over the pitch although, Ange Postecoglou revealed that his squad have earned an overdue boost ahead of Wednesday’s clash.
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The Spurs manager confirmed that striker Richarlison is available to face Arsenal, admitting that the forward is desperate to play the fixture.
“He’s been harassing me for the last 10 days to be involved,” Postecoglou said of Richarlison, who has been out of action since match day 10.
Richarlison’s record against Arsenal
Arsenal have many good memories against Spurs, most prominently winning the league at White Hart Lane twice – because once wasn’t enough.
While the Gunners have fond memories of playing Spurs, Richarlison also has fond memories of playing Arsenal, sporting a decent record against his bitter rivals.
Richarlison has won 38% of his meetings against Arsenal, winning on five occasions and scoring twice.
The Brazilian most notably netted a late equaliser against the Gunners when playing for Everton, a goal that spurred the Toffees to get a late winner over Arteta’s squad.
Fortunately, the 27-year-old has never been on the winning side against Arsenal when representing Spurs, with the hope his record can continue on Wednesday night.