The match will kick off at 16:30 on Sunday 26th September in the Emirates Stadium with Craig Pawson as referee

Arsenal has started to turn the tides, coming out with victories in their last ties. One problem that still lies with the team is that they have not managed to win any game comfortably, only beating Norwich and Burnley by singular goals.

Mikel Arteta will want his strike force in high spirits to beat the France captain in goals and to possibly lift his team into the top half of the table.

After what was a perfect start to the season, Spurs’ last four games have been poor, not managing to win any in 90 minutes. The statistics look even worse in the Premier League, losing their last two games with a scoreline of 3-0.

They are still ahead of their local enemies by three points and six places in the table. Nuno Espirito Santo will need to reinvigorate his side if he wants to get any points from this fixture.

This has been a very tense and even affair for the last few years. In their last 27 meetings, both sides have won ten matches and there have been seven draws. Last year, the rivals shared the spoils with both teams winning their home fixture.

No #FPL defender has created more goalscoring chances than Kieran Tierney (£4.9m) this season (11)

A top 𝐓𝐢𝐞𝐫 option going into GW6's north London derby pic.twitter.com/QzBAReZnCZ

— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) September 23, 2021

Predicted Starting Teams

Arsenal FC

Formation

4-2-3-1

Predicted Starting 11

Ramsdale (GK), Tierney, Gabriel, White, Tomiyasu, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Pépé, Aubameyang

Injuries / Suspensions

N/A

Tottenham Hotspur

Formation

4-1-2-1-2

Predicted Starting 11

Lloris (GK), Reguilon, Sanchez, Romero, Emerson, Hojbjerg, Lo Celso, Ndombele, Alli, Kane, Son

Injuries / Suspensions

Moura (Ankle), Sessegnon (Knock), Bergwijn (Ankle)

| Paul Merson on Hugo Lloris ahead of the North London Derby:

“I don’t think he gets the credit he deserves, I think he’s very underrated.”

“They don’t talk about him in the same bracket as Ederson, or Alisson, but for me I think he is a top goalie and he makes big saves.” pic.twitter.com/8RVxzQlQev

— The Spurs Express (@TheSpursExpress) September 24, 2021

Betting

Arsenal 6/5

Draw 11/5

Tottenham Hotspur 23/10

Score Prediction

Derby matches stand out amongst a list of fixtures, form does not always matter and a lot can depend on the energy of the players and noise of the crowd. The Gunners’ home advantage could prove to be vital in this game, pushing on Arsenal’s full-strength side.

Expect an entertaining game that will end with Arsenal victorious at 2-1.

This Lamela goal will never get old pic.twitter.com/yK3jsDt42k

— B/R Football (@brfootball) July 25, 2021

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The match will kick off at 16:30 on Sunday 19th September in White Hart Lane with Paul Tierney as referee.

Nuno Espirito Santo surprised many by easily winning his first three games but this all change within a week. Firstly, a red card to Tanganga led to a humiliating defeat against Crystal Palace, next they had a tough draw in their first Europa Conference League game against Rennes.

Chelsea’s strong start has progressed into the Champions League after they beat Zenit St Petersburg on Tuesday. With four teams still joined at the top of the table with ten points. Tuchel’s men will want to pull away.

The squad’s injury list remains small as well as having good depth on their bench. They will look at this as a must win game.

The Blues are the major favourites in this London derby, as two longstanding Premier League clubs, they have faced each other many times. In their last 29 meetings, Chelsea has won an outstanding 14 of them. There have also been 10 draws while Spurs have only won five games.

Last season, two uninteresting sides ended 0-0 and 1-0 to Chelsea.

Very proud to have made the most European appearances in @SpursOfficial club history. Tough game and loads to improve on for the weekend. pic.twitter.com/Vk4unMPZpG

— Harry Kane (@HKane) September 16, 2021

Predicted Starting 11s

Tottenham Hotspur

Formation

4-3-3

Predicted Starting Team

Lloris (GK), Reguilon, Rodon, Romero, Emerson, Lo Celso, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Alli, Kane, Gil

Injuries / Suspensions

Dier (Leg), Son (Calf), Moura (Ankle), Sessegnon (Knock), Bergwijn (Knock), Tanganga (Suspended)

Chelsea

Formation

3-4-2-1

Predicted Starting Team

Mendy (GK), Chalobah, Silva, Azpilicueta, James, Kovacic, Jorginho, Alonso, Mount, Havertz, Lukaku

Injuries / Suspensions

Pulisic (Ankle), Kanté (Ankle)

Knew we recognised it. pic.twitter.com/odMk43UFEq

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 15, 2021

Betting

Tottenham 15/4

Draw 11/4

Chelsea 8/11

Score Predictions

Injury problems have really hampered Tottenham’s chances even though they play at home. Espirito Santo will want his team to push on but a bad week of results may have knocked their confidence.

Expect this tie to end 2-1 to Chelsea.

Spurs away next? pic.twitter.com/pChNHgaQKE

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 16, 2021

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Arsenal finally got some good news at the weekend after beating bottom place Norwich but now there is more bad news for the club.

After finishing in eighth place in the league last season, Mikel Arteta’s team failed to qualify for any European competition. This was the first time this had happened since Arsene Wenger took the job over 25 years ago.

They were only one point behind their North London rivals Tottenham who finished in seventh and qualified for the newly formed UEFA Europa Conference League.

Although this competition is not at the very highest standard, it will be enough for them to overtake Arsenal in the UEFA Rankings.

Welcome to The Arsenal family, Takehiro #ARSNOR pic.twitter.com/Yyx3iGP8I9

— Arsenal (@Arsenal) September 11, 2021

The Gunners are currently ranked in 12th place on this list. The places are based on European results in the last five years. Arsenal have a score of 80 points and will not be able to improve that this season.

Spurs were only two points behind their enemy but after the Europa Conference League begins, they will be boosted to 80.5 points. If they manage to progress far in this competition they could open up a large gap on Arsenal that could take years to resolve.

This shift in power is expected since the London Reds have not played in the Champions League since the 2016/2017 campaign. This is while Tottenham lost out in the final against Liverpool three years ago.

Neither side is still close to the top five teams which are made up of Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Liverpool, Barcelona, and Chelsea in that order. Real Madrid are in sixth place while a reemerging Manchester United are in eighth place.

𝙎𝙞𝙭 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙤 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮…

Sonny made his Spurs debut! pic.twitter.com/pHcUXkLIvW

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) September 13, 2021

This adds to what has already been a terrible year for Arsenal fans. After losing their opening three games, maybe their win will over Norwich will start them afresh.

Otherwise, the Gunners’ faithful will spend another year not celebrating St Totteringham’s day.

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City wanted Kane to replace Sergio Aguero as their number nine after the Argentinian’s departure.

The Spurs striker confirmed his intention to stay at the club on social media on Wednesday morning, ending a long transfer saga.

Kane said on his social media accounts: “It was incredible to see the reception from the Spurs fans on Sunday and to read some of the messages of support I’ve had in the last few weeks.

“I will be staying at Tottenham this summer and will be 100% focused on helping the team achieve success.”

The 28-year-old made his first appearance of the 2021/22 season against Wolves at the weekend.

The English forward came off the bench for the final 18 minutes of the game and picked up a yellow card in added time.

Kane did not travel to Portugal with his Spurs teammates for their Europa Conference League play-off first leg loss to Pacos de Ferreira.

The decision was made by Kane, manager Nuno Espírito Santo and the club.

This was on the back of his apparent refusal to turn up for pre-season training, with links to Manchester City still arising since last season where the striker contributed to 50 goals in 49 games.

Kane was not involved in his side’s opening day Premier League victory over Manchester City.

Manchester City have had several bids for the striker rejected this summer by Daniel Levy and Pep Guardiola has admitted he is interested in signing the England and Spurs captain.

The news of his non-departure comes as a surprise after everything that took place in the saga.

Kane will line out at White Hart Lane once again this season for Spurs.

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He returned to training with the squad after completing a period of isolation and is in line to make his first appearance for the side this week.

Kane had been staying at Spurs’ training ground hotel, The Lodge, after coming back to the UK from his holiday in the Bahamas, via Florida.

His holiday came after a long season for the Englishman that ended with a silver medal at UEFA Euro 2020.

The isolation period meant he was unable to train with his teammates in the lead-up to their Premier League opening weekend win over his potential suitors, Manchester City.

Kane returned to the Enfield Training Centre five days later than expected which sparked rumours that a move elsewhere was imminent.

Kane has told the club that he wants to leave but chairman Daniel Levy has ruled out the sale of the club’s star player, who has three years left on his contract.

Manchester City had a £100 million offer rejected by Tottenham earlier in the summer and are preparing a second bid for the striker.

City are on the search for a new striker after Sergio Aguero left the club this summer.

Brazilian Gabriel Jesus is also on the side’s books but boss Pep Guardiola opted for a false nine approach for much of last season with Aguero injured.

Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva were among the players to don the role in a season in which City dominated the domestic league and reached their first-ever UEFA Champions League final.

Kane’s possible involvement in Spurs’ UEFA Europa Conference league tie with Pacos de Ferreira will not rule him out of any Champions League action this season, should he join a side in the competition.

The transfer window closes in England on Tuesday, August 31 at 11:00 pm and it remains to be seen what ending one of its biggest sagas will have.

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Manchester City will come into the game even stronger than they were last season, with £100 million signing Jack Grealish on their books.

Spurs have added Olympic silver medallist Bryan Gil to their ranks alongside on-loan Atalanta duo Pierluigi Gollini and Cristian Romero

The side has got rid of Toby Alderweireld, Erik Lamela, Juan Foyth and Joe Hart.

Harry Kane is one of the players still on their books and the 28-year-old will play against a team interested in prying him away from the clutches of Daniel Levy this summer.

City are planning to bid £150 million plus add-ons for the English international before the window closes, per Fabrizio Romano.

Kane would add more firepower to an attack that includes Grealish, Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez, to name a few.

They can live without him this weekend though, with Gabriel Jesus and their impressive false-nine system both options for the focal point of the attack.

However, fitness doubts could weaken the Manchester City machine temporarily.

Kevin De Bruyne is one of the doubts for the weekend while Phil Foden has been ruled out for three to four weeks.

Ederson, Jesus, Sterling and Kyle Walker all returned to training following the loss in the FA Community Shield and will be available for selection.

Aymeric Laporte has only returned to training recently as well after being on the same flight as someone who tested positive for Covid-19.

Yet, manager Pep Guardiola may stick with players who have been in camp longer and the Citizens could field a weakened team in their first game of the season – by their standards at least.

With Spurs yet to plug all their holes, the weekend side may be enough for the Premier League champions.

Predicted Lineups

Spurs (4-2-3-1): Lloris; Doherty, Romero, Sanchez, Reguilon; Hojbjerg, Ndombelé; Moura, Alli, Son; Kane.

Manchester City (4-3-3): Ederson; Cancelo, Stones, Dias, Zinchenko; Rodri, Gundogan, Grealish; Mahrez, Bernardo, Sterling.

Betting

Spurs 4/1

Draw 3/1

Manchester City 8/13

TV Coverage

The match will kick off on Sunday, August 15th at 4:30 pm and will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event.

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A goal that was scored in North London, but made in Madrid. Fellow summer recruit Sergio Reguilón cut in on his weaker foot and delivered an inviting cross which Gareth Bale converted. A difficult finish made to look easy. Both players arrived from Real Madrid and while Bale has had to wait patiently to make his impact, Reguilón has caught the eye on several occasions thus far.

The goal you've waited seven years for…

@GarethBale11 is back! #THFC #COYS pic.twitter.com/x6Jr4bZb60

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 1, 2020

Bale’s winning goal was his first in a Spurs’ shirt for seven and half years. Yet the Welshman celebrated like it was his first for the club, brimming with joy as he embraced his teammates. All that was missing was a ‘genuine’ roar from the fans, but for now the piped-in noise will suffice.

Although seven years have elapsed since his last game for the club, the spark still remains and Spurs’ fans can’t help but express their excitement at the prospect of Son, Kane and Bale leading the line.

Bale will feel he still has a lot to prove, especially to Real Madrid fans. Even his new boss Jose Mourinho was intrigued to see how Madrid would react to their former player’s first goal of the season: “When I have five minutes I’m going to Safari to look at Madrid websites to see what they say”. A cheeky swipe at his old club from Mourinho, who continued by reiterating that “he (Bale) knows we care about him”.

Tottenham Hotspurs 2-1 Brighton Hove Albion

The game itself was a relatively tight affair. Spurs left it late against Burnley on Monday evening and this game had a similar feel to it. Harry Kane netted Spurs’ first from the penalty spot. Kane was bundled over on the edge of Brighton’s box by Adam Lallana. The former Liverpool man was adjudged to have fouled Kane, however from the replay it appeared that the striker went looking for the foul.

Brighton came back into the game after conceding, and got their equaliser early in the second half thanks to a well-placed finish from full-back Tariq Lamptey. Again controversy surrounded this goal. Despite a VAR review of Solly March’s badly-timed tackle on Pierre Højbjerg in the build-up, the goal stood.

The tide turned again. Erik Lamela and Harry Kane were both denied by the woodwork. With twenty minutes left on the clock, Gareth Bale arrived onto the pitch and grabbed the winner. Inspired by the number nine on his back, Bale created some space in Brighton’s box and headed home Reguilón’s cross.

The win takes Spurs up to second place in the league, two points behind leaders Liverpool. A strong start to the season for Mourinho’s men.

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