Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are set to trade tackles at the Emirates Stadium in an all-London Premier League match-up.

September’s international window has helped Arsenal pick themselves after a disastrous three-game losing start to this Premier League campaign and start climbing up the table. After drawing a blank in their opening three league matches, the ‘Gunners’ have racked up back-to-back 1-0 victories and are now ‘gunning’ for three consecutive top-flight wins without conceding for the first time since July 2020. Since doing a league double in 2013/14, Arsenal have failed to beat Tottenham in back-to-back top-flight H2Hs, a feat they could achieve here following a 2-1 win in this exact fixture in March. There is plenty of optimism in Mikel Arteta’s camp, especially considering Arsenal have suffered just one defeat in their previous 28 league meetings with Tottenham on home turf (W16, D11), scoring in each of the last 22 in a row.

In the meantime, Tottenham had registered a hat-trick of 1-0 Premier League triumphs ahead of the international window. However, they’ve seen their momentum curtailed by the break, succumbing to back-to-back 3-0 league losses to Crystal Palace and Chelsea post-restart. As a result, ‘Spurs’ face the risk of losing three consecutive Premier League London derbies by a 3+ goal margin for the first time in their top-flight history. Worryingly, since eking out a 1-0 home win over Manchester City on Matchday 1, Nuno Espirito Santo’s men have failed to score beyond half-time in their subsequent four Premier League outings. All competitions included, the Londoners have conceded 2+ goals in their last three matches away from home, which could be another alarming sign heading into this clash.