Tottenham will be looking to deal a big blow to the title hopes of their North London rivals Arsenal by taking points of the Gunners during Sunday’s derby but stopping Mikel Arteta’s team is a hard task.
A defeat to Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium two weeks ago gave Man City control over where the Premier League crown ends up this season but Arsenal have responded emphatically with two wins over Wolves and Chelsea.
Many are expecting Arteta’s men to win their remaining four matches to put the pressure on City but Sunday’s clash against North London rivals Tottenham will be a huge hurdle for the Gunners to overcome.
Arsenal come into the game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with their confidence high after hammering Chelsea 5-0 midweek and Arteta must have been impressed with his team as the Spanish coach has named an unchanged starting 11.
Arsenal confirmed starting 11
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Unchanged from last time out.
Time to give our all, Gunners ? pic.twitter.com/8nUbOKdjYk
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) April 28, 2024
As for Tottenham, Ange Postecoglu’s team have not played a game for over two weeks and that was a 4-0 hammering to Newcastle at St James’ Park. This is not ideal preparation for a match with Arsenal but Spurs will be confident of getting a result with their home fans behind them.
The hosts have their own goals to achieve throughout the remainder of the season and need three points to close the gap to fourth-placed Aston Villa. The Birmingham club dropped points to Chelsea on Saturday and that will give Tottenham further motivation for Sunday’s clash.
Postecoglu has made three changes from the Newcastle defeat, which sees Destiny Udogie, Yves Bissouma and Brennan Johnson replaced by Ben Davies, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Dejan Kulusevski.
Richarlison also returns for Spurs and the Brazilian has been named on the bench.
Tottenham confirmed starting 11
Up the Spurs! ? pic.twitter.com/5TH5rYyGko
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 28, 2024