Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal: Match preview, predicted line-ups, team news, and prediction
Tottenham Hotspur host north London rivals Arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Sunday’s final Premier League fixture.
Tottenham’s 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle United last time out marked the end of manager Thomas Frank’s reign.
Meanwhile, Arsenal gave up a two-goal lead to play out a 2-2 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Match preview
Spurs interim manager Igor Tudor guided Serie A sides Hellas Verona and Udinese to safety. He now faces the challenge of doing so for Tottenham, with the club just five points adrift of safety.
Tudor’s first task will be to improve Spurs’ home league form. The Lilywhites have the second-lowest home points this term.
Given Arsenal’s stuttering form, the Croatian has a chance to begin his reign positively and put some distance between Spurs and the relegation zone.
The Gunners head into this fixture under pressure and could be two points clear of second-placed Manchester City ahead of kick-off.
Arsenal have picked up just nine points from their six league outings and have drawn their last two away games.
That said, Mikel Arteta’s side have enjoyed dominance over their local rivals recently, recording eight wins, one loss, and one draw in their last 10 league meetings.
Team news
Tottenham’s Mohammed Kudus, Dejan Kulusevski, Lucas Bergvall, Kevin Danso, Wilson Odobert, Rodrigo Bentancur, Ben Davies, Destiny Udogie, James Maddison are all sidelined.
Richarlison and Pedro Porro are also on the treatment table, while captain Cristian Romero is suspended. Dominic Solanke has recovered from his throat problems.
For Arsenal, there is a ‘big possibility‘ captain Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz are available, leaving Mikel Merino and Max Dowman on the treatment table.
Predicted line-ups
Tottenham (3-4-3): Guglielmo Vicario, Archie Gray, Radu Dragusin, Micky van de Ven, Djed Spence, Souza, Joao Palhinha, Conor Gallagher, Randal Kolo-Muani, Xavi Simons, Dominic Solanke.
Arsenal (4-3-3): David Raya, Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel, Piero Hincapie, Martin Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Jesus, Noni Madueke.
Prediction
We expect Arsenal to win 3-1.
Stats from whoscored.com & transfermarkt.com