Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur

Gareth Bale says Tottenham Hotspur will take confidence into the North London derby after their most recent win over Crystal Palace.

Mikel Arteta says he’d prefer both teams to have equal conditions leading up to the North London derby, following Spurs’ recent fixture alteration.

In north London’s rivals, we find two managers in Mikel Arteta and Jose Mourinho who represent a star on the way up and one burning out.

As Arsenal play Spurs this weekend, I thought it might be fun to look at press reports from some of their earliest meetings, but I didn’t expect to find two games that went unnoticed by stat collectors.

If Arsenal had only managed to hold on to a single point against Chelsea on Sunday they would have finished above Spurs in the League Table of the Decade, but even though they didn’t, it’s hardly anything for Spurs to be proud of.

Granit Xhaka gave away yet another idiotic penalty against Spurs on Sunday, costing Arsenal all three points with another moment of total footballing madness, but, as we know, this isn’t the first time he’s done that.

Arsenal could only manage a 2-2 draw against Tottenham on Sunday so who was our best player and who stunk the place up?

The final 28 minutes of Arsenal’s game against Spurs was exactly what we were expecting before the match, it’s just a pity Unai Emery ruined it for the first 62 with his team selection.

Mauricio Pochettino has said it would be a ‘mistake’ to compare Arsenal and Tottenham, despite the stadium move similarities, but the reasons he doesn’t want you to compare are not what you think.

Arsenal will reportedly provide a ‘manager-cam’ trained on Unai Emery throughout the North London derby on Sunday. That’s according to a piece in the Mail…

Death, taxes and Spurs not winning at the Emirates. These are things you can count on as we head into the North London derby this weekend.

Nacho Monreal has reportedly completed his move to Real Sociedad and will not face Tottenham on Sunday although he will be at the Emirates to say goodbye to everyone.

Arsenal face Spurs this weekend in what will be the 199th meeting of the two sides and there is one clear winner, as if you didn’t already know.

Lucas Torreira says he knows exactly what the North London derby means to Arsenal (and Spurs) fans as we head into another showdown this weekend.

Tottenham’s Lucas Moura believes Spurs will beat Arsenal on Sunday despite being unable to beat Newcastle at home.