Arsenal is set to face their local rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the much-awaited North London Derby this Sunday. Both the sides have been great in the Premier League so far this season as The Gunners share the top place along with Manchester City and Liverpool, while Tottenham are only three adrift of their rivals.
Arsenal is expected to dominate the game despite Tottenham having a strong start to their season so far. The Gunners are on a roll at the moment as they are unbeaten in their last 15 games while Spurs go into the clash fresh from their Champions League defeat to Bayer Leverkusen at Wembley.
Here we look at the predicted lineups for both the London clubs as we brace for the much anticipated clash this weekend.
Arsenal are set to go with the best possible lineup for the tough fixture ahead of international break. The likes of Hector Bellerin, Nacho Monreal and Theo Walcott are expected to be fit to be part of the game while mid-fielder Santi Czorla still remains doubtful as he is recovering from the Achilles injury he suffered while playing against Ludogorets two weeks ago.
There have been concerns about defender Gibbs as well which could force Wenger to hand Monreal a start in the game despite the defender recovering from injury.
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Xhaka, Coquelin, Ozil, Walcott, Iwobi, Sanchez
Tottenham also have their share of injury concerns ahead of the derby as the likes of Harry Kane and Tony Alderwield are expected to be ruled out. While Mousa Dembele is also unfit after he was taken off after 30 minutes. Sissoko is also ruled out as he is serving his ban which makes him unavailable for the game.
Tottenham (4-1-4-1): Lloris, Walker, Dier, Vertonghen, Rose, Wanyama, Alli, Eriksen, Son, N’Koudou, Janssen