Arsenal vs Tottenham team news and expected line-ups: Injury-hit Gunners and Spurs make bold derby picks

Arsenal and Tottenham are balancing injury-hit teams when they meet this week in the second derby of the season in north London.

The goal-shy gunners Hosting a Spurs team ravaged by defensive injuries in one of the Premier League's most intriguing fixtures.

Mikel ArtetaThe men hope to bounce back from their FA Cup exit to keep pace with the leaders. Liverpool upon his return to the Emirates.

Despite his pain in the penalty shootout, Arsenal They remain the only team to keep their unbeaten home record intact in the Premier League.

Meanwhile, Tottenham will try to regain the bragging rights lost after being defeated in September's reverse derby.

Spurs secured their place in the FA Cup fourth round but only took one point from the last 12 on offer in the Premier League.

Arsenal vs Tottenham: team news and expected lineups

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Locals continue to miss talisman Bukayo Saka in attack, with Gabriel Jesús now faces the prospect of a long layoff also.

The latter's ex city ​​of manchester teammate Raheem Sterling He had arguably his brightest performance in the FA Cup defeat on Sunday.

He Chelsea The loanee has also just returned from injury, but has been waiting for an opportunity to earn a place in the team.

Sterling has started just two Premier League games since his summer loan from Stamford Bridge.

One of those outings ended after 37 minutes of following William Salibathe red card in the 2-0 defeat against Bournemouth in October.

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Alternatively, Gabriel Martinelli could present an option on the right, with Arteta recently talking about his ability to replace Saka.

The Brazilian's pace at the back will be a vital advantage against Tottenham's high defensive line on both flanks.

Should I give the nod to Martinelli over Sterling on the right? Leandro Trossard It is the other option to highlight from the left.

Kai Havertz endured a nightmare against manchester unitedmissing a lot of opportunities before his penalty was stopped in the penalty shootout.

His form has led to increased calls for Arsenal to sign a new striker, but as it stands, the German will continue to lead the line.

Arteta has an easier selection in midfield, with Thomas Partey and Declan Rice replacing Jorginho and Mikel Merino.

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• Tottenham have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 25 Premier League away games against Arsenal, dating back to a 0-0 draw in 1998-99. In their league history, only Bolton have had a longer streak without keeping a clean sheet as a visitor (35 between 1923 and 2012).
• Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League home games (W9 D3) and are the only team without losing at home so far this season (W6 D3). They have kept a clean sheet in each of their last four home league games, last recording five consecutive shutouts at the Emirates between December 2013 and February 2014.
• Tottenham have won just one of their last eight Premier League games (D2 L5), and that victory came against bottom club Southampton. In fact, since the start of this run only Leicester (4) and Southampton (1) have earned fewer points in the Premier League than Spurs (5).

Captain Martin Odegaardgoalie David Rayáand the back four are expected to retain their places following the FA Cup defeat.

In addition to Saka and Jesús, Ethan Nwaneri, ben whiteand Takehiro Tomiyasu These are all confirmed absences.

Ricardo Calafiori I hope to participate again, but Kieran Tierney has a bigger case to challenge Myles Lewis-SkellyHis place on the left side.

The Scot was the defender called up from the bench by Arteta Oleksandr Zinchenko against Manchester United.

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Tottenham

The visitors are once again left without most of their starting defense, with the goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario still marginalized.

January signing Antonin Kinsky has impressed with successive clean sheets in his first two outings and will be between the posts.

Udogie Destination, Christian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Ben Davies They are all in the treatment room – departure Radu Dragusin as the only fit senior centre-back.

The Romanian will be accompanied by orthodox defensive midfielder Archie Gray, with Djed Spence returning to the left.

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Pedro Porro is an always present option on the right side, while Yves Bissouma and it is likely that Pape Sarr will start in midfield alongside Dejan Kulusevski.

Rodrigo Bentancur will miss due to concussion protocols, and highly-rated youngster Lucas Bergvall is also pushing to participate.

Ange Postecoglou's three favorite frontals are ready to be included Son Heung-min and Dominic Solankewhile Brennan Johnson I hope to start again James Maddison after scoring against Tamworth.

brazilian striker richarlison He has been out with a hamstring injury since November, while summer signing Wilson Odobert is also out.

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• As a team, Tottenham have exerted more pressure in the final third than any other Premier League team this season (1,321). Forward Dominic Solanke leads the way among players, with his 386 out of 100 more than the next highest scorer (Erling Haaland, 275).
• Arsenal have conceded 28% of their Premier League goals in the first 15 minutes of games this season (5/18), the highest percentage in the league. Meanwhile, Tottenham have scored more goals in this period than any other team (11).
• Each of Kai Havertz's last 11 Premier League goals have been scored in London. The last Arsenal player to have a longer streak was Lukas Podolski (12 between December 2012 and April 2014).

Arsenal vs Tottenham: What has been said?

“Today we will pick it up and move on to Wednesday,” Arteta said after his team's elimination from the FA Cup on Sunday.

“Another chance for us, probably also at the right time, to get what we deserve, perform again and give our fans what they deserve too.”

“It's incredible how we didn't win the game,” Arteta added. “That is basically to summarize the dominance, the superiority in relation to the rival and everything we did to try to win the game.

“And that's it. “We didn’t get what we deserved, clearly, but there is an element of it that is about putting the ball in the back of the net.”

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• Arsenal have won six of their last eight Premier League games against Spurs (D1 L1) and are looking to win three consecutive league games against them for the first time since January 1989 (a streak of five).
• Tottenham have won just one of their last 31 Premier League away games against Arsenal (D12 L18) and are winless in 13 since a 3-2 victory in November 2010.
• Following their 1-0 win in September, Arsenal are looking to complete the Premier League double over Tottenham for the fifth time. Only in 2013-14 have they done so without conceding goals in the competition.

Arsenal vs Tottenham: how to follow

This Premier League clash will take place on Wednesday, January 15.

The start in the Emirates is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.

The match will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate. Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m.

You can subscribe to TNT Sports through discovery+BT, EE, Sky and Virgin Media.

talkSPORT will also have updates from North London, with Adrian Durham, Deeney and Scott Minto taking you through the grounds.

talkSPORT.com will also have the action on our dedicated Premier League live blog.

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