Although these two rivals have met for umpteenth times in the Premier League before, there were very few instances when a place was at stake. Sitting at 5th place in the Premier League 2 points above Tottenham, the 5 match winning streak for Arsenal might go in vain if result goes against them at White Hart Lane.
Although Tottenham have always been the under-dogs coming against Arsenal in the tenure of Arsene Wenger, the Whites would be as confident as ever coming into this fixture.
Having giant-killed Chelsea not so long ago, Tottenham have probably been as best on a form as they have ever been since the departure of Gareth Bale to Real Madrid.
And with just 1 defeat in last 6 fixtures to show for, Tottenham would be gunning to out-fox the Gunners in the early kickoff on Saturday.
Team News
Arsenal
Although Arsenal displayed their finest performance of the season last week when they put 5 past Aston Villa, they will be sweating on the fitness of Alexis Sanchez as the Chilean has been ruled out of this fixture.
However, with Champions League looming nearby, Arsenal fans would be relieved to see Sanchez in Europe’s elite competition.
However, talking about the boasts for Arsenal, striker Danny Welbeck is expected to come back from his injury in time to be fit for the derby.
But looking at the current form of Olivier Giroud as the Frenchman has scored 2 goals since returning from injury, it will be difficult for Wenger to replace him with Welbeck
Tottenham
Having suffered just 1 defeat in the Premier League this season since the start of new season, Tottenham would be going into this match immaculate when it comes to injuries. Although they have a fair share of players being sidelined in the 1st half of this season, Spurs have all 23 players available for selection coming into this fixture.
Although Emanuel Adebayor allegedly declined an outrageous 1million per month bid from Qatar to stay at Tottenham, Harry Kane will lead the attack for the whites.
Stats
• In last 5 fixtures between these sides at White Hart Lane, Tottenham have lost just 1, winning 2 in the process
• Only 1 Tottenham player (Terry Dyson) has scored a hat-trick in this particular fixture.
• Two Arsenal players (Ted Drake and Alan Sunderland) have scored hat-tricks in this particular fixture
• Emmanuel Adebayor shares the record for most goals scored in this fixture for Arsenal along with the likes of Alan Sunderland and Robert Pires (8 goals each)
• Bobby Smith and Billy Minter have scored the most number of goals for Tottenham in this particular fixture (9 goals each)
• Biggest win by margin, for Tottenham in this particular fixture came in 1983 when they defeated Arsenal 5-0
• Biggest win by margin, for Arsenal in this particular fixture came in March 1935 when they defeated Tottenham with a 6-0 score-line.
Tottenham Vs Arsenal will be played on February 7th, 2015 at White Hart Lane on 13:45 GMT
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