Unai Emery’s first north London derby, a very entertaining game to watch, ended in a glorious 4-2 triumph. The Arsenal boss hopes to see his team duplicate that effort on Saturday in the reverse fixture. The Gunners will come into Wembley Stadium brimming with confidence, having just routed AFC Bournemouth 5-1 last night.
They’ll take on a Tottenham Hotspur side that is coming off a result at the polar opposite end of the spectrum. Spurs lost badly to Chelsea, a side that has really had a lot of issues as of late, last night at Stamford Bridge. However, this is the beauty of this time of year- win, lose or draw, momentum is only as strong as the very next result.
Let’s take a look at who Emery could start in this fixture against the Gunners’ hated rivals.
The Bank Arsenal FC Predicted line-up (4-3-3) at Huddersfield Town
Attack: Alexandre Lacazette, Alex Iwobi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Midfield: Lucas Torreira, Granit Xhaka, Sead Kolasinac
Back line: Laurent Koscielny, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Sokratis, Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Goalkeeper: Bernd Leno
Arsenal at Tottenham Hotspur FYIs
Kick-off: Saturday March 2nd, Wembley Stadium, 12:30 pm local
Injury Report for both sides: go to this link
Starting XI Predictions: Tottenham Hotspur Arsenal FC
Premier League Series History: Arsenal wins 20, Draws 21, Tottenham Hotspur wins 12
Odds via Odds Checker: Tottenham Hotspur 11/10, Draw 11/4, Chelsea FC 27/10
Google Result Probability: Tottenham win 46%, Draw 27%, Arsenal win 27%
Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur 2, Arsenal 2
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