Arsenal welcome Tottenham to the Emirates on Sunday for the latest instalment of the north London derby.
Both sides are in desperate need of a win to inspire a late sprint for the top four, with Spurs more likely to finish there than Arsenal.
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Tottenham enter the weekend in seventh place, seven points ahead of their famous rivals in tenth, having pieced together three Premier League wins on the spin.
Arsenal, meanwhile, have only won two of their last seven in the top flight, although both sides were victorious in their Europa League outings on Thursday night.
Arsenal vs Tottenham: How to watch
The match is taking place at the Emirates on Sunday, March 14 and will kick-off at 4.30pm.
This game is being broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
Sky Sports customers can live stream this via the app using their mobile, tablet or computer devices.
If not, you can purchase a Sky Sports Day Pass from NowTV for £9.99.
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Arsenal vs Tottenham: Team news
Emile Smith Rowe has recovered from a minor injury and returned to the side during the 3-1 victory over Olympiakos on Thursday.
Mikel Arteta has no other fitness issues in his squad.
For Spurs, Giovani Lo Celso’s return from a back injury has been delayed, but Harry Kane is expected to be fit despite being seen with an ice pack on his knee during the 2-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday.
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Arsenal vs Tottenham: Match stats
- Arsenal are winless in their last five meetings with Tottenham in all competitions (D2 L3) – they’ve never gone six without a win against their north London rivals before.
- Tottenham are looking to win three consecutive league games against Arsenal for the first time since October 1974, while victory at the Emirates would give them their first league double over the Gunners since 1992-93.
- Arsenal have lost just two of their last 35 home league games against Spurs (W19 D14), going down 3-1 in May 1993 and 3-2 in November 2010.
- Only Everton vs Liverpool (24) has finished as a draw more often than Arsenal vs Tottenham in Premier League history (23). Meanwhile, the north London derby has seen both teams find the net more often than any other fixture in the Premier League (38 games).
- Arsenal have lost just one of their last seven home league games (W3 D3), though this was in their last such game against Manchester City. The Gunners have lost five home league games already this season, last losing more in a single campaign back in 1994-95 (6).
- Having won their first four away league games this season, Tottenham have won just two of their subsequent nine on the road in the Premier League (D3 L4). Meanwhile, having scored 11 goals in their opening two away league games this season (5-2 v Southampton, 6-1 v Man Utd), Spurs have netted just 10 in their last 11 away from home.
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- No Arsenal manager has ever lost their first three north London derby matches (as Mikel Arteta could do with defeat here), while no Tottenham manager has ever won their first three such games (as José Mourinho could do).
Tottenham striker Harry Kane is the all-time highest goalscorer in Arsenal v Tottenham matches in all competitions, netting 11 goals for Spurs against the Gunners in total. - Arsenal strikers Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette have each scored nine Premier League goals this season, and could become the fifth/sixth players to reach double figures in each of their first four Premier League campaigns for the club, after Ian Wright, Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry and Olivier Giroud.
- Tottenham’s Gareth Bale has had a hand in six goals in his last four Premier League appearances (4 goals, 2 assists). The Welshman has also netted five Premier League goals against Arsenal in his career, more than against any other side in the competition.
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