Tottenham vs Arsenal Premier League preview: How to watch, lineups, selection crisis, & prediction

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 13: The Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur club crests on their first team home shirts on May 13, 2020 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Visionhaus)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 13: The Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur club crests on their first team home shirts on May 13, 2020 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Visionhaus) /
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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – JANUARY 13: Ben White of Arsenal during the Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield on January 13, 2022 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Chloe Knott – Danehouse/Getty Images) /

Arsenal Predicted Lineup to Face Tottenham – White in Midfield?

Tottenham: Lloris; Tanganga, Sanchez, Davies; Emerson, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Reguilon; Alli, Kane, Moura

Arsenal: Ramsdale; Chambers, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney; White, Sambi, Saka, Lacazette, Martinelli, Nketiah

Tottenham vs Arsenal Score Prediction

Arsenal, facing a very mediocre Tottenham team, have been given an almighty handicap. This is a side heading into a massive North London Derby with just one central midfielder.

To hell with blessings, Ainsley Maitland-Niles’ loan move to Roma should have come later in the window. This is farcical.

Xhaka being Xhaka certainly doesn’t help, and now this team is really up against it away at a side they haven’t beaten on the road since 2015, and not in the Premier League since 2014.

Fatigue is going to play a huge part with half the squad collapsing to the floor after their valiant efforts at Anfield, with the overwhelming majority of them having to do it all again in just three days’ time.

So much will hinge on Smith Rowe returning. While it’s vital that Tomiyasu does as well, Smith Rowe can at least by somewhat shoehorned into a midfield role, as Odegaard isn’t even available to drop deeper either. It’s looking bad. Really bad.

But what for spirit and desire? The performance at Anfield was outstanding and if the team can channel that attitude over to the Toilet Bowl then they at least stand a chance of giving Tottenham a good game. After all, whether it’s a sit back and soak up pressure approach or not, Arsenal have forwards who can hurt even the best defences in Europe.

It’s going to be a battle. An almighty struggle. By the 60th minute there will probably be no gas left in the tank for most of them.

When will Harry Kane get his penalty and subsequent brace in a 2-0 win then?

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Score Prediction: Tottenham 1-1 Arsenal