White Hart Lane will host its last ever North London derby when Arsenal visit on Sunday.
The match is the third in Spurs’ run of four consecutive London derbies, following matches against Chelsea and Crystal Palace.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side managed a narrow 1-0 win at Selhurst Park on Tuesday night thanks to Christian Eriksen’s second half strike.
The result keeps Spurs in the hunt for the Premier League title. They head into the weekend four points behind league leaders Chelsea with five matches remaining.
A win over their biggest rivals on Sunday would guarantee a league finish above Arsenal for the first time in Arsene Wenger’s reign.
Spurs will be firm favourites for the clash, having won all of their last 12 home matches in the league.
Arsenal head into the game on the back of three straight wins. The turn in form follows Wenger’s decision to switch to three at the back, something which we’ll likely see again on Sunday.
The Gunners ground out a nervy 1-0 win over Leicester at the Emirates on Wednesday night, courtesy of a Robert Huth own goal, to keep their faint top four hopes alive.
The two sides drew 1-1 in the reverse fixture. Kevin Wimmers’ own goal was cancelled out by Harry Kane’s second half penalty.
Team news
Mousa Dembele is a major doubt for Spurs after picking up an ankle injury at Selhurst Park. The Belgian will face a late fitness test ahead of Sunday’s game.
Danny Rose is continuing his recovery from a lengthly knee injury but Sunday is likely to come too soon for the left-back.
Harry Winks and Erik Lamela are sidelined for the remainder of the campaign.
Wenger has given Laurent Koscielny a “60 percent” chance of starting on Sunday after he picked up a late knee injury against Leicester.
Shkodran Mustafi is two weeks away from a return but Rob Holding could return after missing out against Leicester.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who left Wembley on crutches last weekend, is fit enough to start. The winger was an unused substitute on Wednesday night.
David Ospina and Lucas Perez returned to training this week and could feature in the squad.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Arsenal's only win in their last eight Premier League visits to White Hart Lane was 1-0 in March 2014 (D3, L4).
- However, the Gunners have scored in 35 of the last 36 Premier League north London derbies - the exception being a 0-0 draw in February 2009.
- A Spurs win will ensure they finish above Arsenal in the league for the first time since 1995.
Tottenham Hotspur
- Spurs have only suffered one defeat in 18 Premier League matches (W15, D2), winning their last eight games in a row.
- They have won 12 consecutive games at White Hart Lane and are the only side unbeaten at home in the league this season (W15, D2).
- Tottenham have amassed 74 points in the Premier League this season, their best ever return in the competition.
- Christian Eriksen has been involved in 16 goals in his last 12 appearances in all competitions, with five goals and 11 assists.
Arsenal
- The Gunners have won four of their last five games in all competitions.
- However, they have lost four of their previous five Premier League away matches, conceding 13 goals in the process.
- Arsenal's tally of 60 points after 32 Premier League matches is one more than they had at this stage last season when they went on to finish second.
- Alexis Sanchez has been involved in 28 Premier League goals this season, with 19 goals and nine assists.
Predicted Line-Ups
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