You won't find many more bitter rivals in the Premier League than Arsenal and Tottenham. These two have been fighting for Champions League spots for years as second-tier teams, and with just five points separating them on the EPL table heading into Match Day 11, this clash at the Emirates should be just as fierce.
Soccer Odds at BookMaker.eu
Arsenal -159
Tottenham +420
Draw +325
Over/Under 3 (over -115)
ODDS ANALYSIS
The Gunners have had their issues defensively at times, but they also can score goals with the best of them. Arsene Wenger has his team looking bright on the attack domestically, and that's why Arsenal is set as a -159 moneyline favorite. It's also why the total is set at a flat 3 with -115 vig on the over, the highest total of the Premier League weekend.
KEY INJURIES
Laurent Koscielny didn't make the trip to Bayern Munich during the week as a precaution, but we suspect he'll be ready to play on Sunday afternoon at the Emirates for the Gunners. The news won't be as good for David Ospina, Mikel Arteta, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck and Tomas Rosicky, all of which are out for long periods of time.
Amazingly, Arsenal is still tied for the top spot in the Premier League in spite of all of these injuries, and Wenger should be commended for his efforts.
Tottenham has had its problems as well. Nabil Bentaleb likely won't play in this match, nor will Federico Fazio or Nacer Chadli. Danny Rose and Heung-Min Son are both question marks, though at least both are back in training.
QUOTE TO NOTE
"We made a good statement against Man City and followed that up pretty well with wins, so we face Arsenal on Sunday going for the win, and we're full of confidence and know we can win." – Tottenham striker Harry Kane on his side's confidence level going into the North London Derby with Arsenal
RECENT FORM
The concern which the Spurs will have here is the fact that they have to play at home against Anderlecht in a Europa League match on Thursday before turning around on Sunday to play against one of their biggest rivals.
However, Tottenham has reason to celebrate its recent form. Yes, the team was beaten by the Belgium side in the return leg on October 22, but the form in the Premier League has been spot on. The Spurs booted Bournemouth and Aston Villa by a combined score of 8-2 in their last two domestic matches.
Arsenal has had some odd woes of late. The team was crushed by Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 in the Capital One Cup quarterfinals, and Wednesday's 5-1 loss at Bayern Munich may have officially spelled the end of any hopes of qualifying for the knockout rounds of the Champions League.
However, at home, the Gunners are taking care of business. They've actually won five straight EPL matches since losing 2-0 to Chelsea back on September 19.
ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION
Arsenal's defense has been tested of late against some really good teams, and Tottenham will provide some problems, too. Kane in and of himself can create problems for even the best defenses, something which the Gunners will likely be reminded of the hard way.
We see issues up front with Arsenal as well. Yes, Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez are fine up front, but the midfield isn't doing a good enough job securing possession in the center of the pitch to get the ball up to the front men.
Tottenham has the confidence and the form to get something out of this match, and we think it will earn a fantastic result by splitting the spoils.
Arsenal 1, Tottenham 1
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