Who: Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur
What: English Premier League
Where: The Emirates Stadium, London
When: Sunday at 4:30pm (16:30 GMT)
How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 13:30 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream.
Spurs head into the weekend in fifth place with 18 points, a position that probably flatters Thomas Frank’s side, who have been sorely lacking in creativity while also being prone to defensive lapses.
Arsenal have dominated recent derbies – unbeaten in the last six – but Spurs travel to the Emirates boasting the best away record in the league this season.
Arsenal and Spurs have locked horns on 211 occasions, with Arsenal winning 89 of those games, Tottenham winning 67, and 55 ending in draws.
Tottenham have not won at the Emirates since a League Cup clash in 2018 and their last Premier League victory away to their neighbours was a 3-2 win 15 years ago.
The last Spurs victory over Arsenal was a 3-0 home win in the Premier League back in May 2022.
Club captain Martin Odegaard remains some way from availability after a knee injury, while Kai Havertz has suffered a relapse in his injury recovery and has been ruled out. Forward Gabriel Jesus is slowly being rehabilitated after his ACL tear but is not expected to return until the new year.
Meanwhile, Striker Viktor Gyokeres, wingers Gabriel Martinelli and Noni Madueke, and left-back Riccardo Calafiori are major doubts as they continue to recover from injuries.
Leandro Trossard is likely to get the nod to start as a false nine, while Eberechi Eze is set to play on the left wing.
Raya; Timber, Saliba, Hincapie, Calafiori; Eze, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Merino, Trossard
Forward Randal Kolo Muani is available after suffering a head injury in the 2-2 draw with Manchester United last time out.
Defender Archie Gray is also available, as is midfielder Lucas Bergvall, who was forced out of the Sweden squad, and Pape Matar Sarr is also in the Spurs squad despite suffering an injury while playing for Senegal.
It remains unclear whether winger Mohammed Kudus will have recovered from a knock to return against the Gunners.
Ben Davies, Kota Takai, and Radu Dragusin are all serious doubts as they struggle to recover from knocks.
Spurs remain without Dominic Solanke, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, and Yves Bissouma due to longer-term injuries.
Vicario; Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie; Bentancur, Palhinha, Simons; Johnson, Richarlison, Odobert
