Tottenham Hotspur won’t have to wait long for a chance to put their ugly loss to a London rival last night behind them. Because Saturday afternoon brings another crunch clash against another London rival where the stakes will once again indeed by sky high.
Last night saw the final flames of Spurs Premier League title hopes extinguished for this season, but Mauricio Pochettino’s side still has plenty left to play for. They are comfortably in third place right now, but need to get momentum back on their side after two very disappointing losses.
It’s going to be a very competitive three way battle for that final UCL qualification slot, and if Spurs keep slipping, they could find themselves in the midst of that highly contested battle for fourth place.
Let’s take a look at who Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino may select in his first team for the north London derby.
Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction vs Arsenal 4-3-3
Attack: Christian Eriksen, Harry Kane, Son Heung-Min
Midfield: Harry Winks, Lucas Moura Moussa Sissoko
Defense: Danny Rose, Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Kieran Trippier
Goalkeeper: Hugo Lloris
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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