Who: Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur
What: English Premier League
Where: The Emirates Stadium, London
When: Sunday at 4:30pm (16:30 GMT)
How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on media Sport from 13:30 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream.
The standout Premier League game of the weekend sees Arsenal host Tottenham in the North London derby, with Spurs desperate to put a dent in their bitter rivals’ title campaign while reinvigorating their own stumbling season.
League leaders Arsenal start the weekend on 26 points, four points above second-placed Man City, but their run of 10 straight wins – and eight successive clean sheets – was brought to an end in a 2-2 draw at Sunderland before the international break.
Spurs head into the weekend in fifth place with 18 points, a position that probably flatters Thomas Frank’s side, who have been sorely lacking in creativity while also being prone to defensive lapses.
Arsenal have dominated recent derbies – unbeaten in the last six – but Spurs travel to the Emirates boasting the best away record in the league this season.
Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes will be out of action for “weeks” after picking up an injury during international duty, manager Mikel Arteta confirmed on Friday.
The Brazil centre-back has been ever-present in the Premier League in a Gunners back line that has conceded just five goals in 11 games, but he suffered a thigh injury during Brazil’s 2-0 friendly win over Senegal at the Emirates Stadium last weekend.
“It’s clearly a blow because he’s our leader in our back line and, to me, it’s never a positive thing,” Arteta said.
“The good thing is that we have very good options and people have to stand up now and do the job.”
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