Tottenham vs Arsenal

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Nick and Adrian will be on air at Emirates Stadium from 3.30pm, looking back at our north London derby win earlier in the season. However, one piece of good news is that they have never won four in a row at our expense in their league history. The last saw them run out 3-0 victors in May, and they also claimed 2-0 and 2-1 successes in our other meetings at their new stadium. We’ll prepare for any occasion in the best possible way and then it will be left to the players to do what they have to do on the pitch." They have scored more second half goals than any other side in the division this season (27), accounting for a league-high 73% of their total However, our 3-1 defeat was the first of four in their next seven, and they also suffered an early exit in the League Cup to Nottingham Forest.

There are rarely small North London derbies, but this one's huge: first-place Arsenal visits top-four hopeful Spurs on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

His cross is blocked and then a cross is swung in but Ederson saves the header. Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne tore United apart in October and City will hope that duo can connect and that they can control the tempo of this game, especially in midfield. Antony is also getting back to his best after a bit of a dip in form. United are building momentum and Marcus Rashford is leading the charge. They have struggled against United in derby games in recent years but that wasn’t the case As for City, they make eight changes to the team which lost at Southampton in midweek as Haaland and De Bruyne are tasked with unlocking this suddenly very stingy United defense. No big chances yet but City are dominating possession with United happy to sit back and play direct. A ball over the top sees Ederson rush out but Rashford beats him to it and goes around him. A tense, but intriguing, first half in the Manchester Derby. At the other end Phil Foden then goes down in the box under pressure from Casemiro but that is not a penalty kick. Marcus Rashford was flagged for offside and the goal from Bruno Fernandes didn’t stand, but VAR was used and it now stands. Rashford was clearly offside and impacted play, but he didn’t touch the ball.

With Arsenal looking strong in every aspect, Tottenham has not been at its best and has struggled to win. See the preview of both teams.

While Arsenal will not be the victim of Tottenham’s early goals conceded followed by a comeback, the Spurs are not in the best of situations. Arsenal will be a terrific encounter, and the player should be ready to trouble their defence. He has been the club’s primary conductor and has controlled play from the park’s middle. The Norwegian has frequently aided Gunner, and his ingenuity is constantly on display. In order to defeat Arsenal, Spurs will have to operate at the highest level possible. The England international’s World Cup penalty miss didn’t deter him, and he extended his goal-scoring streak in the Premier League’s first game after the World Cup.

Persistent injury problems and lengthy absences mean the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is yet to see the best of Thomas Partey, but the Ghanaian is now fully fit ...

Partey offers us a psychological boost as he exudes composure and has vast experience at the highest level which will help to calm nerves in the cauldron-like atmosphere. [The away side rarely comes out on top in this fixture](https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/01/13/when-last-time-arsenal-won-away-tottenham/), but Arsenal are well-placed to buck the trend and here are three battles that may swing matters in our favour. [coupled with NLD success](https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/01/12/tottenham-vs-arsenal-preview-2/), will further embolden the Gunners in their bid for title glory.