ARSENAL VS TOTTENHAM: PREVIEW

Bobby Vincent
Dec 1, 2018
2 min read

TEAM NEWS

Arsenal will have to monitor forward Alexandre Lacazette, who missed the win against Bournemouth with a groin problem.

The Gunners fielded an inexperienced side against Vorskla Poltava on Thursday, and Unai Emery is set to recall his senior players.

Tottenham Hotspur defender Juan Foyth returns after being unavailable for Wednesday's Champions League win over Inter Milan.

Jan Vertonghen is set to make his first Premier League appearance since September against Spurs' fiercest rivals.

THE MANAGERS

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has described Sunday's fixture as "a special game" and claimed it "means more".

"We have the belief and that is the most important thing in football and the faith that you can beat any team away from home.

"It's a special game, it's tough to play this sort of game because it means more. We know what it means to our fans, this game.

"The players feel that and are aware what it means. We have a lot of players that have arrived to the first team from the academy and they know what it means."

Arsenal manager Unai Emery did not conduct his usual pre-match press conference because of the Gunners' European commitments.

MATCH STATS

Arsenal's 2-0 win over Tottenham last season was their only win against Spurs in their last eight Premier League games.

The sides have met 195 times in all competitions, with Arsenal leading the head-to-head record: 81-63.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored with his last eight shots on target in the league, with no 'keeper saving a shot from the Gabon forward since Lukasz Fabianski in August.