Tottenham - Arsenal: Gunners beat Roosters

Tottenham host Arsenal at home in round 4 of the Premier League. This is the 65th North London derby in the history of the two teams, in which Tottenham won 15 matches, Arsenal won 24 matches and 25 matches ended in draws.

Tottenham have had a poor start to the season with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. The "Roosters" are currently ranked 13th with 4 points. Tottenham's performance in the North London derby has also made their fans worried. The "Roosters" have only won 1 of their last 7 matches against Arsenal, drawing 1 and losing 5.

Tottenham still have reason to believe in victory, because they are unbeaten in 22 consecutive home matches in the Premier League, more than half of which are victories. The last time they lost at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was a year and a half ago, in April 2023.

Against Tottenham, the Premier League's best away team, Arsenal have yet to lose a game away from home. They have won nine of their 10 games and drawn one. Of those, the Gunners have kept a clean sheet in eight of them.

Arsenal also started the season quite well with 2 wins and 1 draw, currently ranked 6th with 1 game less than the teams above. If Arsenal beat Tottenham, they will rise to the top 4.

This is not an easy task because Arsenal are suffering heavy personnel losses. Coach Mikel Arteta will lose Martin Odegaard (ankle injury) and Declan Rice (red card). The Spanish coach is having a headache solving this problem.

Force situation

Tottenham's most notable player is James Madison. He assisted both goals in the first leg of the North London derby in the 2023/24 season. He has the chance to beat Arsenal for the first time after 5 matches of draws and losses against the opponent.

Yves Bissouma has a minor injury and is doubtful. The rest of Ange Postecoglou's players are fit.

Arsenal are in a personnel crisis. They have lost Odegaard and Rice, along with new signing Mikel Merino (shoulder injury), Kieran Tierney (muscle injury) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee injury). Riccardo Calafiori is also doubtful because he has a sore calf.

Arsenal will likely have to abandon their familiar 4-2-3-1 formation to play 4-3-3. If they still use the 4-2-3-1 formation, Kai Havertz will move back to play as an attacking midfielder, supporting Gabriel Jesus as a center forward.

Tottenham's expected lineup: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bentancur; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Solanke.

Arsenal's expected lineup: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber; Havertz, Partey, Jorginho; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli.