Tottenham vs Arsenal LIVE: Gunners face bitter rivals and must keep pressure on Man City in title race – kick-off time, team news and how to follow

Arsenal face a short trip to Tottenham this weekend as they look to continue pushing Manchester City in the title race.

Mikel ArtetaThe men crushed Chelsea 5-0 on Tuesday to take first place but City has one game less than its rivals.

The Gunners now travel to Spursknowing that they cannot afford any mistakes.

Tottenham will also be desperate to win because it is a north London derby and to have a chance of qualifying for the Champions League next year.

Ange Postecoglou's men are currently fifth, six points behind Aston Villa with two games in hand on the Villans.

Tottenham vs Arsenal: Magical Odegaard

Arsenal made Chelsea look relegated in midweek, with excellent performances from Kai Havertz, Ben White, Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka.

However, the star of the show was Martin Odegaardwho increasingly seems like one of the best signings in the history of the Gunners.

The Norwegian is a sublime player in almost every way, with his ability on the ball matched by his work rate off it.

Against Chelsea, everything Odegaard did was touched with class, from his assist on Havertz's first goal to his delicate move over the Blues defense on White's second.

In addition to those assists, he also dictated the pace and always looked to play forward, creating problem after problem for Arsenal's opponents.

He started the season slowly but is now one of the best midfielders in the league and Tottenham will have to find some way to stop him.

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• Tottenham have won just one of their last six Premier League games against Arsenal (D1 L4), and their four defeats in this run are as many as they had suffered in their previous 16 against the Gunners (W6 D6).
• Arsenal won this exact match 2-0 last season, the last time they won consecutive league games away from home against Spurs was between 1987 and 1988 (a run of three).
• Until the end of the 2015-16 season, Arsenal-Tottenham was the most drawn match in Premier League history, with 20 of the 48 meetings between the teams ending in a draw (42%). Since then, only four of the 15 North London derby matches have ended in a draw (27%).

Tottenham vs Arsenal: team news

The big news for Tottenham is that Destiny Udogie will be out for the rest of the season.

The Italian international has been a revelation for Tottenham, but suffered a thigh injury and underwent surgery to repair the problem in his left quadriceps.

This leaves Spurs with a problem at left back as Ryan Sessegnon is also injured, meaning Ben Davies is likely to replace him.

Pedro Porro was sidelined in his last game against Newcastle due to a hamstring problem and is a doubt to face Arsenal.

Elsewhere, Fraser Forster and Manor Solomon are out, but Richarlison should be fit after a knee injury.

Meanwhile, Arsenal only has one permanent loss, Jurrien Timber, although the Dutchman is already training and played in an Under-21 game after overcoming an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

But Arteta could choose to rotate his team as the games come thick and fast.

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• Tottenham have scored in each of their last 25 Premier League home games – their third-longest streak in the competition, after two streaks of 29 between January 2016/August 2017 and April 2011/October 2012.
• Arsenal have kept a clean sheet in each of their last six Premier League away games, with only two teams doing so in seven (Chelsea from September to December 2008 and Manchester United from November to February 2008). 09). However, the Gunners have never before kept a clean sheet in consecutive league visits to Spurs, winning that same match 2-0 last season.
• Arsenal have kept a clean sheet in each of their last six Premier League away games, with only two teams doing so in seven (Chelsea from September to December 2008 and Manchester United from November to February 2008). 09). However, the Gunners have never before kept a clean sheet in consecutive league visits to Spurs, winning that same match 2-0 last season.

Tottenham vs Arsenal: What has been said?

talk SPORT Gabby Agbonlahor He believes Arsenal only have one world-class player.

He said: “Yesterday I was having this debate with a taxi driver who was an Arsenal fan.

“He said to me: 'Which Arsenal player do you think is or will become world class?'

“The only one I could name was (William) Saliba.

“I said that Odegaard and Saka are very, very good players, but I wouldn't say that they are two players that would be on Real Madrid's radar, while Saliba would.”

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• Tottenham have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last 12 Premier League games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, their longest streak without conceding a goal at home since September 2003 (15). In fact, only Burnley and Sheffield United (1 each) have kept fewer clean sheets at home than Spurs this season (2).
• Son Heung-min scored twice for Spurs in the first leg against Arsenal in September, while only five players have scored more goals in all-competition history than Son (7). The only player to score multiple goals in both North London derbies in a league season was Arsenal's Ted Drake in 1934-35.
• Bukayo Saka scored from a penalty in the first leg; He could become the first English player to score home and away for Arsenal against Spurs in a league campaign since Ian Wright in 1993-94.
• Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard has been involved in six goals in his last six Premier League away games, scoring three and providing three assists.

Tottenham vs Arsenal: Date and how to follow

This Premier League clash will take place on Sunday, April 28.

Kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

The match will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League.

Sky Go customers will be able to watch the action on their mobile devices or laptops. Alternatively, fans can purchase a day pass on NOW TV for £11.98.

talkSPORT will have updates throughout the afternoon and talkSPORT.com will have a live blog keeping you up to date with the action.

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