Arsenal press conference LIVE: Mikel Arteta on Tottenham, Igor Tudor and the title race

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On conceding low xG chances from outside the box

Probably a bit of both, we'd have to go goal by goal. Sometimes a player of quality can put the ball in the top bins.

The players in this league have a lot of quality.

On conceding late

I think every game has had a different situation and we had it against Palace in the Carabao Cup too. Certainly it is not the intention to defend any result, that is not the mindset. It's about what you're doing with the ball.

The Villa one was very different the last 10, 15 minutes of that game.

On the Vini Jr incident

Well that's why we have meetings with the Premier League and UEFA to make sure everyone is very aware of the protocols. There is no room for racism in football. You have to go case by case to understand what is the best option.

On Igor Tudor

I think it has happened to us seven times to us this season. We will analyse what he's done in his career.

But the main focus is on what we have to do to win the game.

On the North London Derby

It's the one we have after, but it's the one we cannot wait to play. If we could play today we would. But we will have to show on Sunday.

More on that

Not enough to the standards that we required. It's a shock to the system. We wanted to get the victory, we couldn't but we have to move on.

Reaction from Wolves

What I have seen is a tremedous reaction and no surprise at all. When you lose points in a very unpredictable manner, is no one can really understand that.

That was a chapter, chapter 27 says we draw against Wolves in this manner, what I am intrested in is the next one. Writing our own destiny, life moves on.

The only quadruple Arsenal are heading for is 'second again' after Wolves nightmare

Disgraceful. This is one of the worst Premier League sides ever and might go on to become the worst if Wolves gain fewer than Derby County’s 11 points; but this Arsenal team conspired a way to drop points.

It might be the worst display I have seen watching the Gunners under Mikel Arteta. The Spaniard spent the second half from minute 45 to minute 93, arms flapping up and down like a schoolchild in a playground trying to fly.

What the head coach was actually doing was trying to get his players to calm down and find some composure. Yet, unlike that child who would never take off, any ball that found its way to the feet of an Arsenal player would be punted into the air, as far away from David Raya's goal as they could muster, only to see it come back with what would be devastating ramifications.

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Arsenal finally confirm new Bukayo Saka contract in huge boost despite title nightmare

Arsenal have announced that Bukayo Saka has signed a new contract with the club. The Hale End academy graduate commits until 2030 in a landmark deal for the Gunners.

Mikel Arteta and Andrea Berta, among others, have been working behind the scenes to secure a deal which football.london understands has been agreed since January. Saka has endured a challenging 18 months with three injuries, including having to undergo hamstring surgery last season.

He scored his fifth league goal of the campaign in the 2-2 draw with Wolves and spoke to the media after the game. He has become part of Arteta’s leadership group in the squad alongside the likes of Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice and Gabriel Magalhaes.

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Early match odds

It's a huge game for the Gunners as they travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday afternoon looking to get back to winning ways after the 2-2 draw at Wolves on Wednesday night.

The match is the first game for new Spurs head coach Igor Tudor after he replaced Thomas Frank at the club until the end of the season.

Arsenal are priced at 12/25 to secure a vital three points with Spurs available at 9/2 and a draw at 29/10 with odds providing by BetGoodwin Casino.