Kick-off
Here we go here in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the North London Derby. Who will take the points?
Will it be Arsenal in their hunt for the title, or will their bitter rivals deal an almighty blow to those hopes?
Mikel Arteta reveals impact Martin Odegaard's injury woes have had on Arsenal team-mates
Martin Odegaard's injury setbacks have been "tough" for him, but Mikel Arteta is confident the Arsenal captain can return to his best to get their Premier League title bid back on track.
Injuries have again haunted Arsenal’s season with more than 30 separate incidents of players missing matches already, closing in on a tally of 39 from the previous campaign, with more than three months left to play.
Odegaard suffered what was his fourth issue of the campaign in the 1-1 draw with Brentford, overextending his knee in a collision with goalscorer Keane Lewis-Potter.
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David Raya prediction made
David Raya has been backed to put right his error that cost Arsenal two points against Wolves in midweek ahead of Sunday's North London Derby.
Arsenal go into the clash on the back of two consecutive draws in the league. On Wednesday they could only draw 2-2 with bottom side Wolves, with Raya's mistake at the end gifting Tom Edozie the chance to score his first senior goal.
Former goalkeeper Graham Stack has backed Raya to put the mistake behind him and return to his best. Stack, speaking exclusively to Reach via the best betting apps, said: "I would say that the most experienced and best goalies in the world, the most successful ones, are the ones that are able to deal with failure really quickly, to move on and not dwell on it.
"The best make the fewest mistakes, don't they? But those fewest mistakes, they're probably highlighted the most because of the platform and the team and scrutiny on teams and players at the top of the league. Raya might make one error and even when he make ten absolute worldies in the same game, it'll be that one error that would be spoken about.
"With Raya, I think the team he has around him, in terms of his goalkeeping coach, who he's worked with previously at Brentford, his manager and the players, I guarantee you now they will be giving him nothing but self-belief and confidence throughout the week, which he may or may not need in truth. The strongest individuals are able to park it up, deal with it and move on within minutes, and it's all about the next action in the game. Raya falls into that category for sure of one with an abundance of resilience and mental strength."
Mikel Arteta gives emphatic response to Arsenal 'bottling' the Premier League title race
Mikel Arteta admitted Arsenal’s collapse at Wolves was a “shock in the system”, but he insists his players are not 'bottling' the Premier League title race.
The surprising result on Wednesday meant the gap to Manchester City extended to just five points, having played a game more than their title rivals.
It was the first time a team at the top of the Premier League had dropped a two-goal lead to a side in the relegation zone, and the emotions from the players, but also the fans, at full-time were telling.
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