Tottenham vs Arsenal: How to buy tickets, predicted line ups and head-to-head record

All eyes will be on Tottenham against Arsenal this weekend in what could be a classic North London Derby clash in the Premier League, with tickets likely to be high in demand for a fixture that almost always produces a major spectacle.

Much of the focus ahead of this game has been on Arsenal’s crisis in midfield, with Declan Rice suspended after that truly bizarre red card in the game against Brighton before the international break, while Martin Odegaard’s injury now looks pretty serious as he faces at least three weeks out with an ankle problem.

Tickets are still available on livefootballtickets.com but what kind of line up can Arsenal fans expect to see from Mikel Arteta if they make it to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this Sunday?

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How Arsenal could line up with reshuffled midfield against Spurs

As we covered here, the absence of Odegaard will surely mean Kai Havertz needing to drop back into an attacking midfield role, despite playing most of his best football for Arsenal as a striker, or a kind of a false nine.

The Germany international has always been a versatile talent, however, so he should have little trouble doing a job for the Gunners in the Odegaard role, even if there are arguably very few players in world football who can really contribute the kind of quality and creativity of the Norway international.

Martin Odegaard will be a huge loss for Arsenal against Tottenham

Meanwhile, Jorginho makes sense as the man to replace Rice in midfield, with summer signing Mikel Merino also out injured in this slightly nightmarish start to the season at the Emirates Stadium.

Replacing Havertz up front won’t be entirely straightforward either as Gabriel Jesus’ fitness remains somewhat uncertain, with some suggestion he might be back by now, but not much in the way of detail or anything confirmed by Arteta. If Jesus isn’t fit for this weekend, it will surely be Leandro Trossard leading the line for Arsenal, while Gabriel…

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Author : Mark Brus

Publish date : 2024-09-11 11:00:13

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