It’s one of the most eagerly anticipated North London derbies in recent years as Arsenal and Tottenham face off at the Emirates. Both sides have made great starts to the new Premier League season and the excitement is building ahead of the 14:00 kick-off on Sunday.
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Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur H2H Record
There have been 193 meetings previously between these old rivals.
- Arsenal Wins: 80
- Draws: 51
- Tottenham Wins: 62
Arsenal have the edge in the overall North London derby H2H. They’ve won 18 more matches than their bitter rivals in a rivalry which was first played out in the league way back in 1909.
The Gunners have a particularly impressive record during the Premier League era and are unbeaten in 12 home North London derbies in the league. They made it 5 wins in 6 league meetings at the Emirates last October with recent departure Granit Xhaka sealing a 3-1 win.
Therefore, the recent history certainly favours the hosts when it comes to the Arsenal vs Tottenham H2H predictions.
Last time out…
The most recent meeting was at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in January. The title chasing Gunners took control of the game early with a Hugo Lloris own goal followed by a strike by Martin Odegaard prior to the break.
The match ended 2-0 in Arsenal’s favour in a boost to the title hopes of Mikel Arteta’s team. It was another nail in the coffin of Antonio Conte with the Spurs boss departing a couple of months later.
Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur H2H: Potential MVP
Arsenal skipper Martin Odegaard is the man most likely to drive the Gunners forward to victory here. In addition to the goal he scored in the most recent derby clash, he has also won all three North London derbies that he’s played at the Emirates to date.
The former Real Madrid man also scored in his first outing in this fixture back in 2021 and has only tasted one North London derby defeat which came by a 3-0 margin at Tottenham in the 2021/22 season.
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It has already been an eventful week for the midfielder who scored in the dominant 4-0 win against PSV in the Champions League in midweek.
Odegaard has since put pen to paper on a new five year deal which ends any speculation about his future for the foreseeable future. He’s now believed to be Arsenal’s top earner.
Arsenal: Players in focus
Raya the new number one
Summer signing David Raya replaced Aaron Ramsdale for the win at Everton last weekend and kept his place against PSV. Another start here would firmly suggest he is now the clear number one.
Rice’s first North London derby
Rice is a veteran of many London derbies from his days with West Ham but he’s yet to taste the biggest fixture in the English capital.
Saka on song
Bukayo Saka has 2 goals and 2 assists in his 5 Premier League appearances so far this term and also scored and created a goal in the PSV game.
Tottenham Hotspur: Players in focus
Son leading by example
Son Heung-min has risen to the challenge as the new Tottenham Hotspur captain with his recent hat-trick leading his team to victory at Burnley in their last Premier League away game.
Maddison providing creativity
James Maddison is another real dangerman for Spurs. He’ll be hoping to stamp his mark on the big games this season to further his England claims.
Van de Ven’s big test
Spurs have made a flying start to life under Ange Postecoglou but this will be the biggest test yet for a newlook defence which features the inexperienced Micky Van de Ven.
Final Prediction
Both sides have been really impressive so far, although Spurs did need two incredibly late goals to turn defeat into victory against newly promoted Sheffield United last time out. They look very capable of scoring in this match, but Arsenal are still the stronger team on paper and boast a formidable record in home North London derbies in the Premier League era.
We’re saying 2-1 to Arsenal with Saka to score the first goal.
