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Arsenal host Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium in a huge Premier League north London derby on Sunday November 23, live on Sky Sports.

Arsenal are top of the Premier League table and hold a three-point advantage over Chelsea, but they dropped points last time out after a 2-2 draw with Sunderland.

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Tottenham are eight points behind their north London rivals in eighth place after Saturday's results, two points off the top four. Spurs have failed to win their last two league games, drawing 2-2 with Manchester United and losing 1-0 to Chelsea.

Arsenal won both north London derbies last season, winning 1-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before a 2-1 victory at the Emirates. Spurs have not won this fixture since a 3-0 win in May 2022.

When is Arsenal vs Spurs?

Arsenal vs Tottenham in the Premier League takes place on Sunday November 23 at the Emirates Stadium. Kick-off is 4.30pm UK and Ireland time.

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Arsenal vs Spurs odds and score prediction

Sky Sports' Lewis Jones...

Gabriel is the lynchpin of this Arsenal defence - their high line, their aerial insurance policy and their most physical presence in the back four. Without him, Arsenal may have a problem in the next few weeks if his abductor injury is as bad as early reports suggest. Starting here.

Tottenham under Thomas Frank will enjoy this derby day assignment.

Few managers in the league coach 'underdog football' as effectively as the former Brentford boss.

Frank's Brentford side made a habit of punishing big teams. The smart money says he'll try to copy-paste that blueprint here: frustrate, pounce, exploit the absence of Arsenal's defensive enforcer from both open play and set pieces. Spurs have the quality to make a big move in the game - like they did away at Manchester City and in the Super Cup vs PSG.

The betting is obviously trending towards Arsenal at 2/5 with Sky Bet but that doesn't fully account for the defensive reshuffle forced by Gabriel's absence. Arsenal can and still probably will win, of course, but Tottenham suddenly have a real foothold in the match-up, and the market doesn't quite reflect it.

Tottenham double chance it is then at 2/1 with Sky Bet. And, the 7/1 on an away win needs a good look, too.

SCORE PREDICTION: 1-2

Arsenal vs Spurs team news

Arsenal will be without key defender Gabriel after the centre-back was injured playing for Brazil and will miss the next few weeks.

Viktor Gyokores, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Noni Madueke and captain Martin Odegaard have all been on the injured list for Arsenal in recent weeks, but Mikel Arteta hopes to have positive news about at least a couple of them ahead of Sunday.

Riccardo Calafiori also returned to Arsenal from Italy during the international break and is a doubt for this match.

Tottenham have been boosted by Pape Matar Sarr, Lucas Bergvall, Randal Kolo Muani and Mohammed Kudus all being able to train ahead of the derby.

Kolo Muani will play with a mask to protect his fractured jaw.

Arsenal host Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium in a huge Premier League north London derby on Sunday November 23, live on Sky Sports.

Arsenal are top of the Premier League table and hold a three-point advantage over Chelsea, but they dropped points last time out after a 2-2 draw with Sunderland.

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Live football today and this week on Sky Sports

Tottenham are eight points behind their north London rivals in eighth place after Saturday's results, two points off the top four. Spurs have failed to win their last two league games, drawing 2-2 with Manchester United and losing 1-0 to Chelsea.

Arsenal won both north London derbies last season, winning 1-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before a 2-1 victory at the Emirates. Spurs have not won this fixture since a 3-0 win in May 2022.

When is Arsenal vs Spurs?

Arsenal vs Tottenham in the Premier League takes place on Sunday November 23 at the Emirates Stadium. Kick-off is 4.30pm UK and Ireland time.

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TV: Sky Customers can watch on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League from 4pm

App: Sky Customers can also watch on the Sky Sports app

Stream: Non Sky Customers can stream the game with a NOW Day or a cancel-anytime Month pass

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Arsenal vs Spurs odds and score prediction

Sky Sports' Lewis Jones...

Gabriel is the lynchpin of this Arsenal defence - their high line, their aerial insurance policy and their most physical presence in the back four. Without him, Arsenal may have a problem in the next few weeks if his abductor injury is as bad as early reports suggest. Starting here.

Tottenham under Thomas Frank will enjoy this derby day assignment.

Few managers in the league coach 'underdog football' as effectively as the former Brentford boss.

Frank's Brentford side made a habit of punishing big teams. The smart money says he'll try to copy-paste that blueprint here: frustrate, pounce, exploit the absence of Arsenal's defensive enforcer from both open play and set pieces. Spurs have the quality to make a big move in the game - like they did away at Manchester City and in the Super Cup vs PSG.

The betting is obviously trending towards Arsenal at 2/5 with Sky Bet but that doesn't fully account for the defensive reshuffle forced by Gabriel's absence. Arsenal can and still probably will win, of course, but Tottenham suddenly have a real foothold in the match-up, and the market doesn't quite reflect it.

Tottenham double chance it is then at 2/1 with Sky Bet. And, the 7/1 on an away win needs a good look, too.

SCORE PREDICTION: 1-2

Arsenal vs Spurs team news

Arsenal will be without key defender Gabriel after the centre-back was injured playing for Brazil and will miss the next few weeks.

Viktor Gyokores, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Noni Madueke and captain Martin Odegaard have all been on the injured list for Arsenal in recent weeks, but Mikel Arteta hopes to have positive news about at least a couple of them ahead of Sunday.

Riccardo Calafiori also returned to Arsenal from Italy during the international break and is a doubt for this match.

Tottenham have been boosted by Pape Matar Sarr, Lucas Bergvall, Randal Kolo Muani and Mohammed Kudus all being able to train ahead of the derby.

Kolo Muani will play with a mask to protect his fractured jaw.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has confirmed centre-back Gabriel will be sidelined for "weeks" after picking up an injury playing for Brazil.

The 27-year-old was forced off in Brazil's win over Senegal during the international break and Arteta has described Gabriel's absence as a "blow", with the defender set to miss Sunday's North London derby against Tottenham - live on Sky Sports.

The clash with Spurs is the first of three crunch games for Arsenal, who host German champions Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the Champions League before travelling to Chelsea on November 30 - live on Sky Sports.

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Arteta said: "Gabi unfortunately picked up an injury with the national team. He will be out for weeks.

"We need to have another scan next Wednesday. We will have the timeline much more clearly than we have at the moment."

Gabirel has been an ever-present this season in an Arsenal side who have conceded just five Premier League goals.

Piero Hincapie and Cristhian Mosquera are both in contention to deputise for the Brazilian against Spurs.

"It's clearly a blow," Arteta added. "It's our leader in our backline.

"To miss him is never a positive thing. The good thing is we have some very good options. They need to stand up now."

Viktor Gyokores, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Noni Madueke and captain Martin Odegaard have all been on the injured list for Arsenal in recent weeks, but Arteta hopes to have positive news about at least a couple of them ahead of Sunday.

"We put a lot of energy during the international break with all the medical staff to try to bring them as quickly as possible," added the Spaniard.

"So tomorrow we have another training session, to see how some of them are feeling, whether it's a bit too close to bring him in this game or we feel that they can have a contribution in the game. Tomorrow we'll have more clarity."

On how confident he is having some injured players retrurn, he added: "I am [more optimistic than at Sunderland that they will be back]. Now is the final stage. There is contact around them and pushed into the things they haven't done.

"I think they're going to be with us soon. But I don't know if Sunday is too soon."

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It's a big week for Arsenal and the injury to Gabriel is threatening to derail it.

Tottenham at home - the biggest game in the Arsenal fixture calendar. Bayern Munich at home - where they welcome arguably the best striker in the world in Harry Kane. And then Chelsea away - who have "the best attack in the league by far" according to Arteta earlier this year. All in the space of seven days.

With the defender now set to be out for weeks, Arteta will have to find a way around not having one of the best defenders in the league for such a crucial period.

One option to replace him is Piero Hincapie, who was signed on Deadline Day to act as cover for Gabriel in the left centre-back role.

However, he is yet to start a Premier League game for the club - and four out of his five Arsenal appearances have come at left-back. His only start came in the Carabao Cup win over Brighton, a game which saw Arsenal concede six shots on target - which is very unlike them.

Another option is Cristhian Mosquera, who could line up alongside William Saliba. However, the 21-year-old has not started in the Premier League since the win over Newcastle, which saw him make a mistake for the Magpies' opener and was hooked off at half-time.

The only game in which he has started alongside Saliba came at League One side Port Vale. Spurs at home on Sunday is a very different proposition.

Another option is to play Riccardo Calafiori at centre-back, and bring in a left-back option - either Hincapie or Myles Lewis-Skelly. But Arteta has spoken in the past about not wanting to change two positions when only one player is injured.

Kolo Muani injury boost for Tottenham ahead of north London derby

Meanwhile, Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has been given a major boost ahead of Sunday's trip to Arsenal with forward Randal Kolo Muani available.

The Paris St-Germain loanee suffered damage to his jaw in Spurs' 2-2 draw with Manchester United on November 8 and subsequently missed international duty with France.

He joined a lengthy injury list for Tottenham, but Frank provided positive updates on a number of players and Kolo Muani can unexpectedly play after he was fitted with a protective mask in order to train this week.

"Pape [Sarr] trained today, ready and available. Lucas [Bergvall] trained today and is available. Kolo Muani, yes trained today, available - of course he has a mask he needs to play with," Frank revealed.

Defenders Ben Davies and Kota Takai also returned to training this week and centre-back Radu Dragusin took part in a behind-closed-doors friendly earlier this month to step up his recovery after he sustained anterior cruciate ligament damage in January.

Archie Gray is another back and Mohammed Kudus, who missed international duty with Ghana, has also returned to training in a further boost for Frank.

James Maddison, Yves Bissouma and Dejan Kulusevski remain sidelined along with Dominic Solanke, who has not featured since August 23 and had minor surgery on his ankle last month.

Frank added: "Dom is not ready yet. We are very aware that when we put him out there, we want to be as sure as we can that there will be no setback going forward. I am comfortable he will soon be ready."

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Our football betting expert Jones Knows provides his insight across the Premier League and makes a case for Tottenham to win at Arsenal.

Burnley vs Chelsea, Saturday 12.30pm

There is a trend developing in Chelsea's matches against relegation threatened teams in that they are making very slow, stodgy starts in games. When assessing their last 11 Premier League matches against promoted teams or Wolves, they have only been winning at half-time on three of those occasions.

Sometimes these trends have little substance but I think it makes sense here as Enzo Maresca is a notoriously control-focused manager who doesn't overly like taking risks even against the lesser teams. So that can lead to low scoring first halves - under Maresca, seven Premier League teams have scored more first half goals than Chelsea.

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Teams can also struggle to find their rhythm in the first fixture back after this break which is something that can be used to our advantage here to get against Chelsea in the first half.

The half-time/full-time market looks a market to get involved with the Draw/Chelsea paying 7/2 with Sky Bet in a game where Chelsea should improve their attacking output as the game goes on.

SCORE PREDICTION: 1-2

Brighton vs Brentford, Saturday 3pm

The betting guru derby always is a fixture with a nice edge as Tony Bloom and Matthew Benham's algorithms go at it.

All the data shouts loud that Brighton are a top team waiting to happen in terms of their style of play but they are a team that come with risks when fancied by the market. They can struggle against low blocks and when enjoying the share of possession owing to a lack of killer instinct in the final third.

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In their last 21 games where they've enjoyed more possession than their opponents, they have won just four of those games. So if you are backing their opposition in these spots on the double chance you are making a very high return on investment based on the prices. Brentford, who have beaten Liverpool, Manchester United and Newcastle this season, in that market at 5/6 with Sky Bet are the obvious play here.

SCORE PREDICTION: 1-2 | JONES KNOWS' BEST BET: Brentford double chance (5/6 with Sky Bet)

Bournemouth vs West Ham, Saturday 3pm - PLAY SUPER 6!

When these two managers meet, history tells us: there's goals.

Andoni Iraola has faced Nuno Espirito Santo four times and there's been 14 goals scored - that's an average of 3.5 goals per game and both teams to score has copped in each meeting.

Iraola obviously knows how to exploit the transitional moments in Nuno's defensive setup but West Ham, who have scored six goals in their last three games and have found a winning formula, have the quality to punish mistakes.

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This should be another game where both sides push hard early on and leave nothing behind, which makes the 11/10 with Sky Bet on both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals a very appealing play to consider.

SCORE PREDICTION: 3-2

Fulham vs Sunderland, Saturday 3pm

If Fulham are to be dragged into a relegation scrap this season, there have to be worries about this team coping with the sustained stress and physical pressure that comes with fighting the drop.

Marco Silva's men want rhythm, control and the ball zipping around in pretty triangles. What they don't want is a team who arrive, roll their sleeves up and ask them to defend the ugly stuff. And that's exactly what Sunderland will bring - just ask Arsenal.

Dan Ballard, who scored against the Gunners and is 14/1 to score anytime here, looks seriously overpriced.

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Ballard has become Sunderland's biggest set piece threat: he times his runs superbly, attacks the ball like a centre-forward and doesn't need volume - just one clean delivery to cause panic. Against a Fulham defence that struggles to pick up powerful movers in the box, he should get that moment in what looks a great opportunity for Sunderland to bag another three points.

SCORE PREDICTION: 1-2 | JONES KNOWS' BEST BET: Dan Ballard to score (14/1 with Sky Bet)

Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest, Saturday 3pm - PLAY SUPER 6!

Sean Dyche's teams are notoriously comfortable soaking up pressure. They don't always invite high-quality chances, but they will concede a lot of low-probability shots. In 28 Premier League matches playing away at either Liverpool, Manchester City or Arsenal, Dyche's teams have conceded 20.1 shots per 90.

That tendency to soak it up plays right into Liverpool's hands: the Reds are more than happy to take lots of shots, even from distance or awkward positions. I'm fully expecting Arne Slot's men to dominate possession, apply sustained pressure and force plenty of attempts - even if Forest don't give up many clear-cut chances which may lead them to staying competitive in the game.

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This looks a great opportunity to back the overall Liverpool shots line of 20 or more at 5/4 with Sky Bet.

SCORE PREDICTION: 1-0

Wolves vs Crystal Palace, Saturday 3pm - PLAY SUPER 6!

Football clubs love a reset button. New manager, new message, new mood music, new hope.

But sometimes a reset is just a rebrand, not a rebirth - and Wolves hiring Rob Edwards feels dangerously close to a case of putting lipstick on a pig.

Not because Edwards isn't a capable coach, far from it. His work at Luton, Forest Green and his early games at Middlesbrough showcase his ability. But this Wolves squad, in its current state, has deeper issues that stem from the hierarchy that changing the face in the dugout won't magically fix.

Crystal Palace, by contrast, are a team who know who they are. Compact without the ball, efficient with it and blessed with final third quality who don't need 10 chances to make one count.

They're physically stronger, better organised and operate with a clarity Wolves simply can't match at the moment. The away win at 19/20 with Sky Bet should land.

SCORE PREDICTION: 0-2

Newcastle vs Manchester City, Saturday 5.30pm, live on Sky Sports - PLAY SUPER 6!

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When it comes to Eddie Howe vs Manchester City, the stats don't lie: Pep Guardiola has his number in a big way. Howe has never won in 18 Premier League meetings with City, losing 16 times.

That kind of dominance from Guardiola's side is not just a quirk, it's a pattern that we can put lots of trust in when it comes to making betting decisions.

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Despite City's dominance in the head to heads, Howe is unlikely to change the way he sets his team in matches of this nature. He knows he's likely to be overrun, so instead he tries to limit the damage with a focus on being defensively secure. In big matches like this, Newcastle have shown they can be a bit cagey: they'll absorb, cut down the spaces and make it hard for City to feed Erling Haaland.

This means backing a City victory alongside the under 3.5 goals line at 15/8 with Sky Bet rates as the smart way to boost the odds on an away win.

SCORE PREDICTION: 0-2

Leeds vs Aston Villa, Sunday 2pm, live on Sky Sports - PLAY SUPER 6!

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The offside trap is back at Aston Villa.

It's not just a quirk, not just a tactical flourish, it's become the heartbeat of the defensive identity under Unai Emery. And crucially, there's a genuine correlation between Villa getting that line right and Villa winning football matches.

Whenever Villa's back four snap into line as one, they suffocate opponents. Attacks stall, runners misfire and dangerous moments dissolve into a raised flag and a reset.

Villa are catching the opposition offside 4.5 times per game across their last 12 games. And, in the last seven Premier League games they've caught 28 players offside - the most of any team by 10.

It's no-coincidence then they've managed to win five of their last six Premier League matches. And Leeds do like to commit bodies forward in direct fashion. That tactical philosophy is tailor-made for Emery's razor-precise trap to flourish once again.

All roads lead to backing Aston Villa to win at 6/4 with Sky Bet. If the flags are flying, Villa should be too.

SCORE PREDICTION: 1-2

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Gabriel is the lynchpin of this Arsenal defence - their high line, their aerial insurance policy and their most physical presence in the back four. Without him, Arsenal may have a problem in the next few weeks if his abductor injury is as bad as early reports suggest. Starting here.

Tottenham under Thomas Frank will enjoy this derby day assignment.

Few managers in the league coach 'underdog football' as effectively as the former Brentford boss.

Frank's Brentford side made a habit of punishing big teams. The smart money says he'll try to copy-paste that blueprint here: frustrate, pounce, exploit the absence of Arsenal's defensive enforcer from both open play and set pieces. Spurs have the quality to make a big move in the game - like they did away at Manchester City and in the Super Cup vs PSG.

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The betting is obviously trending towards Arsenal at 2/5 with Sky Bet but that doesn't fully account for the defensive reshuffle forced by Gabriel's absence. Arsenal can and still probably will win, of course, but Tottenham suddenly have a real foothold in the match-up, and the market doesn't quite reflect it.

Tottenham double chance it is then at 2/1 with Sky Bet. And, the 7/1 on an away win needs a good look, too.

SCORE PREDICTION: 1-2

Manchester United vs Everton, Monday 8pm, live on Sky Sports

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Manchester United should come with a disclaimer: 'entertaining but structurally unstable.'

Ruben Amorim has a team overflowing with attacking talent, energy and moments of genuine quality yet one that carries enough defensive looseness to turn every 90 minutes into a wild ride. There have been 37 goals in their Premier League games - working to an average of 3.36 per 90. No team averages higher.

They are the must-watch team in the Premier League because of it.

Amorim has realised that they are a team built for moments - not for consistency - and he's embracing it.

And, goals at both ends are becoming the smartest angle in United's games.

This looks a clash where both teams will fancy themselves going forward and neither will fully trust themselves without the ball. Sky Bet go 10/11 on both teams to score and over 2.5 goals, and that looks very backable considering the direction of travel in United games.

SCORE PREDICTION: 2-2 | JONES KNOWS' BEST BET: Over 2.5 goals & both teams to score (10/11 with Sky Bet)

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Tottenham, Bayern Munich and Chelsea - all in the space of seven days. Is this the week where Arsenal's season is decided?

First is the north London derby - the biggest game in the club's fixture calendar. Then comes Harry Kane - arguably the best striker in the world - to the Emirates a few days later. Then it's Chelsea - with Mikel Arteta describing Enzo Maresca's side as the "best attacking team in the league" earlier this year. It's a massive run.

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Win all three and Arsenal will be top of the Premier League and the Champions League - you would probably back them to be favourites in both. Slip up anywhere and it will show Mikel Arteta's side have a lot of work to do to earn that status, particularly with Man City on their Premier League coat-tails.

Ironically, if Arsenal want to know how tough that run can be, then they should just ask their women's team. Renee Slegers' side have just played those exact three opponents, all in a row, and failure to win any of those games has left their season in tatters.

Arsenal's men's side cannot afford the same, or all their early-season momentum would have evaporated.

For Spurs, their unbeaten away record in the Premier League and Europe this season faces its toughest examination in the space of four days.

Spurs have only won once in the league at the Emirates Stadium - that 3-2 comeback win under Harry Redknapp coming exactly 15 years ago - while they have avoided defeat just once in their last five league visits there.

If Frank's side can maintain their immaculate away league form on Sunday, then another almighty test awaits on Wednesday if they are to preserve their unbeaten Champions League away record as they visit holders Paris Saint-Germain.

What a blockbuster week ahead for the two north London clubs.

Eze's awkward meeting with Spurs

Wednesday, August 20. The day everything changed.

Eberechi Eze was heading for Tottenham when he called Mikel Arteta. The Arsenal manager was about to go into a board meeting when Eze asked if there was any chance his boyhood club were still interested in him, before a move to their arch-rivals.

"That shows you how much he wanted to come," said Arteta about that phone call with Eze on the following Saturday, after his new midfielder signed on the dotted line.

Despite a high-profile transfer, Eze is biding his time when it comes to life at Arsenal. There have been glimpses, but two goals and three assists from 15 games has left some wanting more.

Eze's already scored against his former club in Crystal Palace while in Arsenal colours. A goal against the team he so nearly joined would take his Gunners career into lift-off.

Spurs' Eze alternative, Simons, struggling

If Eze's start at Arsenal has been a little slow, then Xavi Simons' has not even got off the line at Spurs.

The player Tottenham moved for after Eze's late change of heart is yet to score in his first 14 appearances.

The £51m signing has struggled to adapt to the pace, power and intensity of the Premier League - and Sunday's game will have this in abundance.

But there have been signs that Simons is just starting to find his feet at Tottenham. He was awarded player of the match in their 4-0 Champions League home win over Copenhagen, and his substitution in the following 2-2 home draw against Man Utd was booed by fans, who were enjoying his positive display.

The 22-year-old's confidence and form continued to move in the right direction during the international break as he scored in the Netherlands' 4-0 home win over Lithuania to help book their place at next summer's World Cup.

Simons will now be targeting his first goal for Tottenham at their fiercest rivals, with Thomas Frank's side badly needing his creativity and spark if they are to come away from the Emirates with something.

Will injured players from both sides return?

Injuries have been a huge issue for these two rivals this season.

Arsenal ended the international break with Martin Odegaard, Viktor Gyokeres, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus and Noni Madueke all absent.

And while some could return for Sunday, there is another blow in defence with Gabriel set to miss Arsenal's big week due to an adductor problem picked up in Brazil's Emirates Stadium friendly with Senegal.

That Brazil-Senegal game also delivered an injury blow for Spurs as midfielder Pape Sarr went off in the second half.

The Senegal boss played the injury down afterwards, but if it is more serious than first thought, then Frank could be without 12 first-team players against Arsenal.

The Dane will be particularly sweating over the availability of attacker Mohammed Kudus, who has missed their last two games, and midfielder Lucas Bergvall, who is recovering from a concussion.

Battle of the set-piece experts!

Arsenal and Spurs are united in their joy of set pieces. If the real prize on offer was goals from set pieces, then Sunday's meeting would be a title decider.

The comparisons go further. When Nicolas Jover - Arsenal's set-piece guru - left Brentford in 2019 to join Man City, the man who replaced him a year later at the Bees was Andreas Georgson, who is now Spurs' set-piece coach.

Not only that, but the two north London sides rely on set pieces for a lot of their chance creation output. These two sides rank second and third for the percentage of their overall Expected Goals coming from the dead ball.

Top of that list is Sunderland - who used set pieces to create a chink in Arsenal's armour via the 2-2 draw before the international break. Dan Ballard's goal from a free-kick put the Gunners on the back foot in the game - meaning three out of the four goals Arsenal have conceded this season have come from set plays.

There were similar concerns last season, with 14 out of the 27 league goals Arsenal allowed last season coming from set pieces. If Sunderland can exploit this weakness in Arsenal's system, then Spurs are also capable of it too.

Frank's faltering attack

But if Spurs' set-piece game stutters at the Emirates, then the spotlight will be firmly on Tottenham's open-play threat.

Despite Spurs being the joint-fourth top scorers (19) in the Premier League this season and having the best shot conversion rate of any team, the underlying numbers tell a different story.

Spurs are outperforming their xG by almost eight goals - the biggest overperformance in the league. They also rank bottom of the league for through balls attempted (4) and completed (2), while only two teams have had fewer shots and created fewer chances than Tottenham.

Frank's uncertainty over his best attack - not helped by their lengthy injury list - has seen him use 16 different attacking combinations in 18 games this season in all competitions.

The Dane has only started the same attacking combination in successive games twice this season, the last time coming in the first two games of October, with Kudus, Simons, and Wilson Odobert the three behind striker Mathys Tel.

And that front four could well be the one which starts at the Emirates after Tel came off the bench to score an equaliser in the Man Utd draw to push his case for a start over the frustrating Richarlison, with Randal Kolo Muani now injured.

Odobert also made a huge impact off the bench in the draw as he helped in the build-up to Tel's goal and then provided the cross for Richarlison's stoppage-time header before Man Utd equalised minutes later.

Spurs' attack has been heavily biased towards the right-hand side, with Kudus and right-back Pedro Porro creating the most chances for Tottenham this season.

It is why Frank should start Odobert at left-wing and Destiny Udogie at left-back on Sunday to provide better balance.

Udogie has had a stop-start season due to injury, but his recent displays against Copenhagen and then off the bench against Man Utd were eye-catching.

Udogie's drive from left-back gives genuine width down the left, which the right-footed and inverting Djed Spence cannot, and so the Italy international's thrust from defence should help improve the speed of a so far spluttering attack.