Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur: Team news, kick-off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats from the Premier League clash

  • Shkodran Mustafi and Danny Welbeck to face late fitness tests for Arsenal
  • But Olivier Giroud is ruled out with a thigh injury for the Gunners
  • Tottenham Hotspur sweating on fitness of Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Harry Winks
  • Clash comes too soon for Erik Lamela who is recovering from hip injury
  • READ: More Premier League team news, odds and stats 

Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Arsenal's home clash with Tottenham Hotspur.

 

Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur (Emirates Stadium)

Team news

Arsenal


Arsenal will hand late fitness tests to Shkodran Mustafi and Danny Welbeck ahead of Saturday's Premier League visit of north London rivals Tottenham.

Mustafi has been sidelined since the start of October with a hamstring issue, while a groin injury suffered in the 2-1 defeat at Watford has kept Welbeck out for the past month.

Danny Welbeck is back in training for Arsenal but is still not fully fit ahead of the derby

Danny Welbeck is back in training for Arsenal but is still not fully fit ahead of the derby

Both could be in contention to face Spurs although Olivier Giroud is out after injuring his thigh on international duty with France while Santi Cazorla (ankle) is a long-term absentee.

Provisional squad: Cech, Ospina, Mertesacker, Holding, Koscielny, Mustafi, Chambers, Monreal, Debuchy, Bellerin, Nelson, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Ramsey, Wilshere, Xhaka, Elneny, Ozil, Walcott, Sanchez, Iwobi, Welbeck, Lacazette, Nketiah.

Tottenham

Harry Kane is among a number of Tottenham players set for late fitness tests ahead of Saturday's north London derby against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Kane is hoping to shake off a knee injury while Dele Alli (hamstring), Harry Winks (ankle), Hugo Lloris (groin) and Michel Vorm (knee) will also have to be assessed.

Tottenham Hotspur duo Harry Kane (left) and Eric Dier train ahead of the north London derby

Tottenham Hotspur duo Harry Kane (left) and Eric Dier train ahead of the north London derby

Toby Alderweireld and Victor Wanyama remain out with hamstring and knee problems respectively, while Erik Lamela has only recently recovered from a long-standing hip injury.

Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm, Gazzaniga, Rose, Davies, Walker-Peters, Vertonghen, Sanchez, Dier, Foyth, Trippier, Aurier, Winks, Sissoko, Dembele, Alli, Lamela, Eriksen, Son, Llorente, Kane.

 

ARSENAL vs TOTTENHAM

Kick-off: Saturday, 12.30pm - Sky Sports Main Event 

Odds (subject to change):

Arsenal 6/4

Draw 27/10

Tottenham 19/10

Managers:

Arsene Wenger (Arsenal)

Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham)

Head-to-head league record:

Arsenal wins 64

Draws 45

Tottenham wins 51

Recent league form (latest result first):

Arsenal: LWWLW

Tottenham: WLWWW

Referee: Mike Dean 

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Key match stats (supplied by Opta)

Arsenal haven’t won any of their last six Premier League meetings with Spurs (D4 L2) – their longest ever winless run against their rivals in league competition.

Tottenham have won only two of their last 32 away league visits to face Arsenal (W2 D13 L17), winning 3-1 at Highbury in May 1993 and 3-2 at the Emirates in November 2010.

Meetings between these sides in the Premier League have seen both teams score on 34 occasions – more than any other fixture in the competition.

In the last seven Premier League meetings between these sides at the Emirates, the side scoring first has only gone on to win once – with Arsenal securing a 1-0 win in September 2013 thanks to Olivier Giroud’s goal.

Younes Kaboul (centre) celebrates with Gareth Bale (left) and Jermaine Jenas after scoring the winner in Tottenham's 3-2 victory at Arsenal in 2010 - Spurs's only win at the Emirates Stadium

Younes Kaboul (centre) celebrates with Gareth Bale (left) and Jermaine Jenas after scoring the winner in Tottenham's 3-2 victory at Arsenal in 2010 - Spurs's only win at the Emirates Stadium

Indeed, Tottenham have dropped 37 points from leading positions in Premier League games against Arsenal, more than any other side has against another in the competition’s history.

The Gunners have won their last 10 Premier League games at the Emirates, their longest ever such winning run at the stadium.

Arsenal have won their opening five home games to a Premier League season for the first time since 2009-10. They last won their first six at home in 2007-08.

No side has won more Premier League away games in 2017 than Tottenham (10), while the Lilywhites have also scored a league-high 37 goals on the road in this calendar year.

Spurs haven’t lost back-to-back away league games since December 2016, which also included a 1-0 loss at Manchester United.

Harry Kane has scored in all five of his Premier League north London derbies, netting six goals in total. Only Emmanuel Adebayor (8) and Robert Pires (7) have scored more goals in this fixture in the Premier League.

Mauricio Pochettino has yet to lose a Premier League north London derby (W2 D4 L0), though all three of his visits to the Emirates with Tottenham have ended level.