How to watch Arsenal vs Tottenham: Live stream and kick-off time for North London derby
Arsenal and Tottenham meet for what could be far from a friendly as they continue their respective pre-season preparations on the other side of the world
Arsenal will be aiming to make it three wins from three pre-season games as they prepare for a historic North London derby. New Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank, meanwhile, is looking to hit the ground running with Spurs after two draws and a win in their recent outings.
Mikel Arteta has spent big so far this summer, finally landing his man in Viktor Gyokeres to bolster their front line. The £64million arrival has signed a five-year deal with the Gunners, and joins Martin Zubimendi, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Christian Norgaard, Noni Madueke and Cristhian Mosquera as their summer signings.
Pre-season has been impressive for Arsenal thus far, beating AC Milan and Newcastle United as they gear up for another shot at the elusive Premier League trophy. Spurs' preparations kickstarted on home soil, as two separate sides drew with Wycombe and Luton last weekend following an opening 2-0 win over Reading.
In terms of signings, a £55m deal was struck with West Ham United for Mohammed Kudus, with Mathys Tel, Kevin Danso, Luka Vuskovic and Kota Takai all joining the Europa League winners this summer.
The Lilywhites are now in Hong Kong to face their rivals, who face off outside of the UK for the first time ever. Here, Mirror Football has all the details on how you can tune into the friendly match and what the managers have said.
When and where is Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur?
The North London derby will take place in Hong Kong at the Kai Tak Stadium, with a local kick-off of 7:30pm on Thursday, July 31. This means the game will commence at 12:30pm UK time, marking the first time the Gunners have played in Hong Kong since a 2-2 draw with Kitchee FC in July 2012.
How can I watch Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur?
This match will not be shown on terrestrial TV or on Sky Sports, meaning you will have to tune in via either of the club's official TV channels. Arsenal TV has confirmed they will live stream the game on Arsenal.com and on the official app, with the full 90 minutes available for just £4.99.
This price is only available until 9am on Thursday morning, after then it will rise to £6.99. This gives fans the chance to watch all the action live, and also relive it later in the day - with repeat showings at 3:30pm, 6:30pm and 9:30pm in the UK.
Arsenal are also offering a pre-season pass, which allows fans to buy the stream to the Spurs game as well as the Villarreal (August 6) and Athletic Club (August 9) match-ups for just £14.99. This pass is not available for viewers in Spain, Italy, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Tottenham's corresponding video service SPURSPLAY will also show the match for subscribers, which is £45 a year for non-season ticket holders and £35 if you do hold a season ticket.
What have Thomas Frank and Mikel Arteta said?
Frank is relishing his first derby as he said: "It's a great challenge." Discussing signings, he added: "We are out there in the market and we're aware where we maybe want to strengthen the squad in general.
"I'm happy with the squad and we've already done a top signing in Mohammed Kudus who is showing us his quality already. We've got a squad where there is a lot of talent and quality but of course we're looking."
Arteta was coy about Gyokeres' potential involvement in the match, saying: "Well I think he hasn’t had a single training session with the team since the last game with Sporting when they became champions. So we will assess him tomorrow.
"He's done all the medicals, everything is looking good but to get him up to speed with the right levels of fitness I think is very important. So we're not going to stop him, we want him with us as quick as possible but we'll have to assess and the medical team will do that."