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ARSENAL and Tottenham collide in Sunday’s blockbuster Premier League clash at the Emirates.

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Arsenal vs Tottenham preview

The 198th north London derby takes place on Sunday, with both sides looking to hit the ground running following the final international break of the year.

It’s a big clash for Premier League leaders Arsenal that kick-starts a monumental week for Mikel Arteta’s side, who face Spurs, Bayern Munich and Chelsea – all in the space of seven days.

The Gunners have been sensational across the board so far, leading the Premier League by four points, boasting a 100% record in the Champions League and safely through to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.

Their success has been built on a rock-solid defence, which registered a club-record eight consecutive clean sheets across all competitions and has conceded just five goals in 11 top-flight games.

But there’s a sense that this week will be their biggest hurdle to date – and a true test of their credentials for silverware.

That task has been made all the more difficult by recent injuries to Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber.

Nevertheless, this is a fixture Arsenal have enjoyed in recent times.

The Gunners have won five of their last six Premier League games against Tottenham (D1), including the last three in a row. They have also lost just one of their last 32 Premier League home games against Spurs (W19 D12).

So the omens appear good despite their injury crisis, but Tottenham’s away form suggests they will fancy their chances of a result on Sunday.

Spurs are the only side still unbeaten away from home in the Premier League this season (W4 D1).

In fact, Thomas Frank’s side have the joint-most points (13), the joint-most goals (12) and the fewest goals conceded (3) on the road this term.

But it’s new territory for the visitors, as this will be the first Premier League north London derby without either Harry Kane or Son Heung-min.

They’ll hope that new territory can spark a turnaround in fortunes, having lost seven of their last nine Premier League games against Arsenal.

Arsenal vs Tottenham – key stats

Arsenal have won five of their last six Premier League games against Tottenham

Tottenham have lost seven of their last nine Premier League games against Arsenal

Arsenal have lost just one of their last 32 Premier League home games against Tottenham (W19 D12)

Arsenal have scored in each of their last 26 Premier League home games against Tottenham, netting at least twice in each of the last eight

Spurs manager Thomas Frank won his first ever Premier League game in charge against Arsenal in August 2021 but is since winless in seven against the Gunners (D2 L5)

Arsenal vs Tottenham betting tips

Goals?

Unlikely. I might end up with egg on my face, but I really don’t see many goals being scored when these sides clash on Sunday – so I’m backing under 2.5 goals at 21/20 with William Hill.

Some would argue that Gabriel’s injury will destabilise Arsenal; I’d suggest it will prompt Mikel Arteta to place even greater emphasis on protecting his back four.

And they should be capable of doing just that.

Arsenal have conceded only once in eight home games in all competitions this season, while Tottenham are over-reliant on set pieces, have failed to score in three of their last six, and have posted the lowest xG from open play of any Premier League side across the last four games (1.37).

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It’s not the juiciest price I’ve ever put up, but we’re backing Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka to score or assist at 4/6 with William Hill.

The 24-year-old is in outstanding form, with four goals in his last six appearances for club and country. He also has a habit of turning it on against Spurs: three goals and three assists in 10 North London derbies, including five goal involvements in his last three meetings with Tottenham.

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Arsenal vs Tottenham predicted lineups

Arsenal predicted lineup: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Mosquera, White; Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Eze, Trossard; Merino

Tottenham predicted lineup: Vicario; Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie; Bentancur, Palhinha, Simons; Johnson, Richarlison, Odobert

How to watch Arsenal vs Tottenham

Venue: The Emirates Stadium, London, England.

Date and time: Sunday 23rd November, 4.30pm.

TV Channel: Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.

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Arsenal Win: We’re backing Arsenal to return to winning ways despite the absence of the influential Gabriel. The Gunners have won the last three derbies and come into this game without losing in any competition since August 31, while Spurs have won just one of their last four – and that came against FC Copenhagen.

Bukayo Saka to score: The 24-year-old is in terrific form, having scored four in his last six for club and country. It’s also no secret that he enjoys a clash with Spurs – he’s scored three and assisted three in 10 meetings, with five goal involvements in the last three games against Tottenham.

Mohammed Kudus carded: A bit of a value option here, but there’s a good chance Tottenham winger Mohammed Kudus finds his way into the referee’s notebook. The Ghana star, 25, has racked up four cautions in 15 appearances this season, while nobody in the Spurs squad has committed more fouls (16).

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How Arsenal’s ‘Bomb Squad’ strategy centred around Declan Rice can heap misery on Tottenham in North London derby

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ARSENAL head into the North London Derby as favourites and their ‘bomb squad’ could prove Tottenham’s undoing.

Both teams have notable injury absentees with Gabriel missing for the Gunners and Viktor Gyokeres a doubt.

But Mikel Arteta has plenty of depth to choose from and he could employ a tactic that Spurs will not be able to deal with.

SunSport’s tactical guru Dean Scoggins has identified a weakness with Tottenham’s defensive habits, and suggests Arsenal‘s ‘bomb squad’ could take advantage in the latest episode of Tactics Exposed.

Tottenham defenders Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven are at risk of being pulled out of position by the No9, allowing the likes of Declan Rice and Eberechi Eze to crash into the penalty box.

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One of the things I’ve noticed with the Tottenham defence is they like to chase runners.

Romero and Van de Ven have a tendency to run after players, so what Arsenal will be looking to do is drag defenders into places.

Gyokeres or Mikel Merino could come into feet for the ball and drag Romero in, opening up space for Rice to crash into to get into the box.

The key is how they move the Spurs full-backs away from the defensive line so that they can get their box entries from out wide.

Arsenal are top of the league not just for points, but for penalty area entries with 388.

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So the job for the No9 is to drag centre-backs to allow wide players to crash into the box.

They need to manipulate the fact that Romero and Van de Ven like to chase runners.

Spurs response

Thomas Frank could look to negate Arsenal’s strengths by making his two midfielders, Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentacur, drop deep to support the centre-backs.

Romero and Van de Ven could try to pin the No9 in the middle of the pitch, with their midfield team-mates plugging gaps in the right and left side of central defence.

That could give them six at the back, which Frank may accept as long as Spurs still have an effective counter-attack option.

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Arsenal handed HUGE boost for North London Derby with Odegaard set to return against Tottenham after Gabriel despair

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MARTIN ODEGAARD is set to return for Arsenal in the North London derby against Tottenham on Sunday.

The club skipper has missed seven matches with a knee injury sustained in the 2-0 win over West Ham on October 4.

But midfielder Odegaard has returned to full training and is ready to be part of the squad as Arsenal look to maintain their four-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

Striker Viktor Gyokeres, who suffered a hamstring injury against Burnley three weeks ago, is still a doubt for the Tottenham match.

And the Gunners were dealt a hammer blow with key defender Gabriel Magalhaes ruled out for up at least a month earlier this week.

But manager Mikel Arteta could remain cautious with Odegaard and leave him on the bench for Tottenham.

Odegaard was keen to play for Norway in the last international break with his nation clinching qualifying for the World Cup.

The 26-year-old was not included in the squad but still travelled and trained in Oslo.

And Odegaard was still part of the celebrations after they secured their first World Cup appearance for 28 years.

He was on the pitch after they clinched top spot with a 4-1 win over Estonia last Thursday.

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The team then hammered Italy 4-1 in Milan and then partied in Oslo in front of 50,000 fans on Monday after accepting congratulation from the Prime Minister.

On social media, Odegaard wrote: “We’ve been dreaming of moments like this since we were little kids.

“We have been working so hard. We have failed and failed… But we never gave up. Never lose faith, hope or unity.

“This group has stood together through the toughest days and moments, and therefore it feels even better to be where we are today.

“Proud to be a part of this crew. Proud to play for Norway. Proud to be Norwegian. Proud to represent Norway in the World Cup!

“Dreams can really come true if you work hard and believe enough.

“To all the children and young adults out there: We were all once like you. So dream big and work hard, and everything is possible!

“Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us yesterday and thank you for all the love we have received the past few days!

“It means more than you know. Let’s enjoy the moment, but we won’t stop here…”

Odegaard missed a similar portion of last season with an ankle injury and sat out of the draw with Manchester City in September due to a shoulder problem suffered early on against Nottingham Forest.

The news of his captain’s possible availability will come as welcome news for boss Mikel Arteta.

The Arsenal gaffer will definitely be without Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, Noni Madueke and Gabriel against the bitter rivals.

Jesus is training again while Havertz and Madueke are understood to be close to returning to the grass.

Arteta is also sweating on the fitness of Riccardo Calafiori, Jurrien Timber, Gabriel Martinelli and Gyokeres.

Tottenham, meanwhile, have their own injury woes.

James Maddison is out for the season following ACL surgery.

Then the likes of Dejan Kulusevski, Pape Sarr, Dominic Solanke, Ben Davies, Radu Dragusin, Yves Bissouma, Archie Gray, Kota Takai, Lucas Bergvall, Mohammed Kudus, Cristian Romero and Kolo Muani are all either coming back from problems or at risk of missing out.

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Tottenham face legal threat over use of Barry Manilow hit as Arsenal fan writer of ‘Can’t Smile Without You’ demands pay

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TOTTENHAM are being chased for royalties after adopting a Barry Manilow song before home games.

The Premier League club regularly blast out the crooner’s version of Can’t Smile Without You.

Now one of the hit tune’s three-man writing team — a fan of North London rivals Arsenal — has threatened a legal battle and blasted Spurs for refusing to cough up.

The song has become a fan favourite, with home supporters joining in before games at the £1billion Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Spurs even used a Can’t Smile Without You banner to cover empty seats when matches were played without fans during the pandemic.

Geoff Morrow, who helped write it in 1975, branded the club “ridiculous” after turning down his request for payments.

He told The Sun: “I hoped that Spurs would be willing to sit down and meet with me to discuss this but they haven’t been interested.

“When we wrote the song, we never imagined it would become a football anthem.

“It was written as a love song.

“What is really frustrating is Spurs won’t accept they are using our song.”

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Other clubs pay royalties for songs crowds sing along to, including Liverpool for You’ll Never Walk Alone,

But Tottenham argue his claim has no legal basis under licence rules, The Sun understands.

The club did not comment.

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Arsenal facing injury crisis for North London derby

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ARSENAL are set to take on rivals Tottenham this Sunday without several first team players.

The Gunners saw their ten-match winning streak snapped as they drew 2-2 at Sunderland before the international break.

Mikel Arteta‘s side sit four points clear at the top of the Premier League going into this weekend’s North London derby.

Tottenham have the Prem’s best away record and have not yet lost a league game on the road under Thomas Frank.

And this Sunday they’ll face a Gunners side missing a number of key men, albeit without the likes of James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Dominic Solanke and Randal Kolo Muani themselves.

Key defender Gabriel Magalhaes limped off during Brazil’s 2-0 win over Senegal at the Emirates on Saturday.

The 27-year-old subsequently pulled out of the squad, with his national team confirming that he’d suffered a right thigh injury.

Gabriel has started every single match in the league and Champions League so far this term.

Boss Mikel Arteta must decide whether to replace his key defender with either Cristhian Mosquera or Piero Hincapie.

The latter’s left-sidedness could give him the edge over fellow summer signing Mosquera.

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Jurrien Timber will get the nod over Ben White at right-back, with Riccardo Calafiori shaking off a minor issue on international duty to be selected over Myles Lewis-Skelly on the left.

Martin Zubimendi and Declan Rice will continue in midfield, although the match may come just too soon for skipper Martin Odegaard, who has been suffering with a knee injury.

Eberechi Eze, who declined a move to Spurs in order to sign for boyhood club Arsenal in the summer, will likely complete Arteta’s midfield trio.

Up top, the Spaniard may still be missing Gabriel Martinelli, Noni Madueke, Gabriel Jesus and Viktor Gyokeres.

Bukayo Saka will be selected on the right, with Leandro Trossard likely to continue on the left.

Should Gyokeres miss out, Mikel Merino may deputise up front.

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Michael Oliver to referee Arsenal for first time in ten months when he made major blunder

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MICHAEL OLIVER is set to take charge of an Arsenal clash for the first time since his controversial decision to send off Myles Lewis-Skelly.

The referee has been confirmed as the man in the middle for the Gunners’ North London derby against Tottenham on Sunday.

Oliver had not been handed an Arsenal game since showing Lewis-Skelly a straight red card against Wolves ten months ago.

The left-back was dismissed for a cynical challenge on Matt Doherty, who was looking to break away on the counter-attack but was still 90 yards from the Gunners’ goal.

PGMOL chief Howard Webb later confirmed that Oliver was wrong to give Lewis-Skelly his marching orders – and admitted that VAR should not have allowed the decision to stand.

Although the Gunners went on to seal a 1-0 win at Molineux in January, the man in the middle still came under fire.

Former head of PGMOL Keith Hackett called for Oliver to be dropped by the Premier League following his major blunder.

And the 40-year-old ref also had police guarding his house after being subjected to death threats and disgusting abuse in the wake of sending off Lewis-Skelly.

But the Premier League confirmed that Oliver will be in the middle for the meeting between Arsenal and arch-rivals Tottenham this weekend.

Stuart Burt and James Mainwaring have been named as his assistants, with Michael Salisbury on fourth official duties at the Emirates Stadium.

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Stuart Attwell will be the VAR, with Constantine Hatzidakis also keeping tabs on proceedings from Stockley Park.

Arsenal are going into the meeting sitting at the top of the Premier League, having only suffered one defeat in 11 matches.

But Mikel Arteta’s side will be looking to bounce back after being forced to settle for a draw in their final game before the international break thanks to Brian Brobbey’s stoppage time leveller for Sunderland.

Tottenham have the best away record in the top flight, after collecting 13 points from five matches on the road.

But Spurs will arrive at the Emirates Stadium having failed to win either of their last two domestic games against Chelsea and Manchester United.

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