Arsenal vs Tottenham
Premier League 2019/20 season
North London Derby
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Date: Sunday, 1st September, 2019
Kick-off time: 4.30pm BST
Arsenal host Tottenham in the first north London derby of the 2019-20 season with the rivals looking for a much-needed return to winning ways.
Both the Gunners and Spurs were on the end of dispiriting defeats last weekend, with Mauricio Pochettino's men slipping to a shock 1-0 home defeat to Newcastle on Saturday evening.
Arsenal followed that up with a 3-1 loss at Liverpool which laid bare the fact that Unai Emery's defence is still very much a work in progress.
Neither manager can afford a derby defeat before the international break, so expect a tense atmosphere in north London.
Team news and predicted lineups
Arsenal have no fresh injury concerns. Mesut Ozil (illness) should be available after missing out on the squad to face Liverpool, while Rob Holding (knee) is on the comeback trail in first-team training.
Hector Bellerin (knee), Konstantinos Mavropanos (groin) and Kieran Tierney (groin) are all hoping to return in September.
David Luiz should keep his starting role despite a poor performance at Anfield, though Alexandre Lacazette can expect a return to Emery's starting XI.
As for Spurs, Kyle Walker-Peters is out along with Tanguy Ndombele (thigh).
Dele Alli (thigh) has a better chance of returning, but Ryan Sessegnon (thigh) and Juan Foyth (ankle) are out.
Arsenal XI: Leno; Maitland-Niles; Sokratis, Luiz, Kolasinac; Torreira, Xhaka; Pepe, Ceballos, Aubameyang; Lacazette
Tottenham XI: Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Rose; Sissoko, Winks; Son, Eriksen, Alli; Kane
Prediction: Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham
Arsenal's first dropped points of the campaign have taken some of the wind out of Emery's sails, and while his attack shows plenty of promise, they have scored just four goals in three games - fewer than the likes of Burnley and Norwich.
Spurs have struggled to break teams down this season, with a gritty 3-1 home win over Aston Villa hinting at the problems which exposed themselves once more against Newcastle.
Sunday's match should be a cagey contest, but a draw is the most likely outcome. Tottenham will want Arsenal to have plenty of the ball and then hit Emery's men on the break - and Arsenal will want the same thing of Spurs.
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Match odds
- Arsenal to win: 13/10
- Draw: 5/2
- Spurs to win: 2/1
- 2-2 draw: 9/1
First goal scorer
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: 7/2
- Harry Kane: 4/1
- Alexandre Lacazette: 5/1
- Nicolas Pepe: 11/2
- Heung-min Son: 6/1
TV channel and live stream information
The match will be televised live on Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Ultra HD, and is available via NOW TV with a 10-month season ticket on offer for £199.
Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.
You can follow all the action and analysis on Standard Sport's LIVE blog with our team of journalists at the Emirates.
Head to head (h2h) results and history
Arsenal have won the majority of these meetings, with 82 victories and 52 draws to Spurs' 64 triumphs.
The last time Spurs beat the Gunners away from home was last December in a 2-0 EFL Cup win - but their last Premier League victory at Arsenal was back in 2010.
Arsenal won 4-2 at the Emirates last December, with the return fixture a 1-1 draw at Wembley in March.
