It’s time for the north London derby, as one of the Premier League’s legendary rivalries will be over which team has the most depth. Mikel Arteta and Ange Postecoglou are both going through a significant injury crisis, but the game in the Premier League doesn’t stop for anyone. As Tottenham look to turn good cup form into Premier League form, they will have a big challenge as Arsenal can regain ground in the Premier League title race with a win.
Liverpool draw Nottingham Forest offer the Gunners a chance to draw four points off the top of the league, but with Gabriel Jesus being the last member of the attack sidelined they will struggle to score despite the Spurs’ defensive problems.
Here are our storylines, how to watch the game and more:
How to watch and odds
- Date: Wednesday January 15 | Time: 3 p.m. ET
- Location: Emirates Stadium — London
- Live broadcast: Peacock
- Odds: Arsenal-240; Draw +380; Tottenham +600
Scenarios
Arsenal: While some players like Takehiro Tomiyasu and Ben White are closing in on returns, the offense is struggling without Bukayo Saka and Jesus. Even Ethan Nwaneri is still not ready to return after scoring his first Premier League goal for the Gunners. Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori could both bolster the defense, but it remains to be seen whether Arteta wants to risk the duo with a game this weekend and then the Champions League on the horizon.
Arsenal predicted XI: David Raya, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Gabriel, William Saliba, Thomas Partey, Mikel Merino, Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard
Tottenham: Richarlison may be Tottenham’s only returning player as their defense is expected to be without Ben Davies, Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie, Micky van de Ven and starting goalkeeper Gugliemo Vicaro. Even though the Spurs did their best to get by, it makes sense that they would struggle with much of their core sidelined, but Postecoglou’s men will have to find a way.
Tottenham predicted XI: Antonin Kinsky, Djed Spence, Archie Gray, Radu Dragusin, Pedro Porro, Lucas Bergvall, Yves Bissouma, Pape Sarr, Heung-min Son, Dominic Solanke, Dejan Kulusevski
Prediction
Being a rivalry match, the margins will be narrow but Tottenham will secure a draw after pushing Arsenal to their limits. Take: Arsenal 2, Tottenham 2
