Arsenal are set to play a third straight home match in what will be the 211th meeting with Tottenham Hotspur. This Premier League meeting finds Arsenal in second, 10 places ahead of Tottenham. We have the preview and prediction for this match below.
Arsenal are winless in their last three matches. Their latest game ended in elimination from the FA Cup at the hands of Manchester United via penalty shootout.
Earlier, they suffered a 2-0 home loss to Newcastle United in the first leg semi-final of the League Cup. In light of their recent form, the Gunners will be keen to defend a five-match unbeaten run against Spurs.
Four times in the last five meetings with Arsenal, Spurs conceded two or more goals. This time they’ll hope to do better and will be buoyed by their recent run.
The visitors are coming off back-to-back wins. After their 1-0 home win over Liverpool in the League Cup, they thumped Tamworth 3-0 in extra time in the FA Cup. Ange Postecoglou’s men will come into this game more confident.
They will be keen on avenging their 1-0 home defeat in the opening leg of this fixture. However, in five away matches against London sides, Spurs managed just a draw, losing the other four.
Based on their recent form Tottenham might feel they can get something from this fixture, despite coming in as significant underdogs. The visitors are coming off two straight wins while Arsenal are winless in their last three matches. However, looking at Spurs’ recent away results against London teams, we doubt they will have an easy way here.
As Arsenal have struggled lately, we expect jitters there too, though they'll hope to extend their run against Spurs. Our prediction, therefore, for this Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur match is for both teams to score.