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It’s time for the North London derby as one of the Premier League’s legendary rivalries will be decided by which team has more depth. Mikel Arteta and Ange Postecoglou are both experiencing significant injury crises, but Premier League play is not at a standstill for anyone. With Tottenham looking to turn good cup form into Premier League form, they face a huge challenge as Arsenal can gain ground in the Premier League title race with a win.
Liverpool draw Nottingham Forest and give the Gunners the chance to draw within four points of the league top, but with Gabriel Jesus the final member of the attack they will struggle to score despite Spurs’ defensive problems.
Here are our storylines, how to watch the match and more:
How to watch and odds
- Date: Wednesday January 15 | Time: 3:00 PM ET
- Location: Emirates Stadium — London
- Live stream: Peacock
- Chances: Arsenal -240; Sign +380; Tottenham +600
Storylines
Arsenal: While some players like Takehiro Tomiyasu and Ben White are nearing their returns, the offense is struggling without Bukayo Saka and Jesus. Even Ethan Nwaneri is still not ready to return after scoring his first Premier League goal for the Gunners. Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori could both strengthen the defense but it remains to be seen whether Arteta wants to risk the duo with a game this weekend and then the Champions League on the horizon.
Arsenal predicted XI: David Raya, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Gabriel, William Saliba, Thomas Partey, Mikel Merino, Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard
Tottenham: Richarlison may be the only returning player for Tottenham as their defense will be without Ben Davies, Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie, Micky van de Ven and starting goalkeeper Gugliemo Vicaro. While Spurs have done their best to make ends meet, it makes sense why they are struggling with a large part of their core sidelined, but Postecoglou’s men will have to find a way.
Tottenham predicted XI: Antonin Kinsky, Djed Spence, Archie Gray, Radu Dragusin, Pedro Porro, Lucas Bergvall, Yves Bissouma, Pape Sarr, Heung-min Son, Dominic Solanke, Dejan Kulusevski
Prediction
As this is a rivalry match, the margins will be slim, but Tottenham will settle for a draw after pushing Arsenal to their limits. Choose: Arsenal2, Tottenham2