Arsenal Vs Tottenham Match Preview and Prediction

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The English Premier League week 4 will see Arsenal FC facing Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates stadium on Sunday evening and it is really going to be another test match for the gunners after failing to get a point last week against high flying Liverpool and again, it is going to be an entertaining and very competitive match between the two london clubs. The league fixtures don't really look good for the gunners as they will be facing two clubs that played the UEFA champions league last season serially, last week was against Liverpool and this week is against Tottenham but the gunners will be trying everything possible to make sure they didn't lose the points this time around and with the kind of record they hold against Tottenham in their last three matches at home, it will really serve as a major boost for the club.

Tottenham Hotspur in the week 3 was shocked at home by newly promoted side Newcastle United and it was really a surprising result to many football lovers as the team was down by 1 goal to nil after been fortunate to shared the point with Manchester city. Nobody will ever think of following Newcastle in that particular encounter because for a team like Tottenham to have hold the citizens really tells they have something to offer in the league this season but i think that is one of those things that makes the league a competitive one. The club will be hoping to bounce back from that defeat while Arsenal on the other side as well will be hoping to come back from their defeat to Liverpool.

Arsenal

Arsenal manager Unai Emery was criticized last week for his tactics against Liverpool after using what he called a diamond formation which didn't allow much of attacking play. The manager left Alexandre Lacazette on the bench and start the club new signing Pepe with Aubameyang upfront. But after the introduction of Lacazette in the match, the game change a little bit and the manager may probably start the 3 players against Tottenham which will allow Pepe to play from the flank.

Mesult Ozil may also start his first game this season for the club and may likely not leave the club again as he is now training well with the team and will be a major boost for the club in the midfield. There may be a little changes to the team selection as Torreira and Sead Kolasinac may also be starting for the club.

Although, the league had just begin but it is a must win match for the gunners, they have to work on their defense line to avoid what happened against Liverpool. It is going to be the pairing of David Luiz and Sokratis for the third time in a row and by now they should have be a kind of good connection between them while Maitland-Niles will also return to the line up since Bellerin is yet to recover from his injury. Mkhitaryan may also be on the bench due to his poor form in the team.

Tottenham

The game against Newcastle was really a shock and the team will be hoping to get back on track against the gunners, the team had a good start in the league and playing a draw with Manchester City mean the result against Newcastle was just a mistake and they will want to try everything possible to prove to everyone what went wrong in their week 3 game. Tottenham recent outing against Arsenal ended 1-1 when Aubameyang lost a penalty kick for the gunners.

Some players may still be absent while some may probably return to action, Kyle Walker is not likely to feature after picking up an hamstring injury against Newcastle united last week and there may be a problem of who will fill the gap with Juan Foyth still recovering from injury. The manager may have no option here than to start Sissoko after deploying the player to the role in the final minutes against the Magpies last week. Tanguy N’Dombele may also be a doubt for selection and Eriksen may finally start for the club in the midfield along side Dier and Winks.

Harry Kane will be leading the team upfront and if Dele Alli finally return to the line up, it may change the look of the attack together with Son. Lucas Moura is also available for selection but is not likely to start the game.

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Head To Head

Sunday game will make it 186 games between both clubs with Arsenal winning 77 of the games, Tottenham had 58 wins and they have both played 50 draws. The two clubs had a long standing rivalry which is also known as the North London derby and Tottenham forward Kane remain the top scorer in the derby with 9 goals after overtaking Adebayor who played for both clubs on 8 goals.

ST Totteringham's Day

To show how deep the rivalry between both clubs exist, there is a day set aside by Arsenal fans to celebrate every year the finish ahead of Tottenham Hotspur in the league and it continue for almost 22 years before Tottenham out an end to it in 2007 when they defeated 2-0 at Whit Hart Lane and also finish ahead of them.

Prediction

Going by head to head records, Arsenal are ahead and talking about the way both teams has reinforced their team, Arsenal has really done well in the Summer transfer window to strengthen their squad after securing the services of Pepe, Luiz and Ceballos and with Arsenal manager Unai Emery hoping to start Aubameyang, Lacazette and Pepe in that encounter may create a problem for Tottenham in the back line. I think the gunners have a greater advantage over the Spur but it may be hard for them to have a clean sheet because Tottenham too can be so deadly upfront with someone like Harry Kane who is very clinical and can score from any angle leading the team, Luiz must be very careful now that VAR is in use in the league.

My Tip

Over 2.5

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