Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Sreya

Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur – Arsenal host Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates on 6th November, Sunday in a crucial English Premier League fixture. Arsenal are on the second position with twenty three points – their thumping 4-1 win at Stadium of Light coming in an excellent second half performance.

Tottenham Hotspur are on the fifth position in league standings with twenty points – three consecutive draws in their previous three league games have put Spurs below Chelsea in the race for top four.

Team News

Per Mertesacker, Danny Welbeck, Chuba Akpom and Lucas Perez are sidelined through injuries. Santi Cazorla, Theo Walcott, Kieran Gibbs, Hector Bellerin and Nacho Monreal have been listed as doubts, but Hector Bellerin and Nacho Monreal are likely to be a part of the matchday squad.

Toby Alderweireld, Ben Davies and Erik Lamela are Tottenham’s primary injury concerns while Moussa Sissoko is suspended. Mousa Dembele is doubtful for the game as well. Harry Kane is fit again but is unlikely to start the game.

Arsenal Possible Starting Lineup: Petr Cech, Hector Bellerin, Skhodran Mustafi, Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal, Granit Xhaka, Francis Coquelin, Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Ozil, Alex Iwobi, Alexis Sanchez.

Tottenham Hotspur Possible Starting Lineup: Hugo Lloris, Kyle Walker, Eric Dier, Jan Vertonghen, Danny Rose, Victor Wanyama, Mousa Dembele, Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli, Son Heung-Min, Vincent Janssen.

“This is more than a derby. It’s an important game for us because it’s a big home game and we have an opportunity to show that we have an interesting role to play in this Premier League, and that we can win these kinds of games.”

– Arsene Wenger, Arsenal.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur H2H stats, the last five English Premier League encounters between these two clubs resulted in three draws and a win for either side. In fact, Arsenal are undefeated in their last six home matches against Tottenham Hotspur in all competitions. It should be a closely contested affair but a 1-0 win for Arsenal is the most likely outcome.