Arsenal vs Tottenham Prediction, Lineups, Preview, and Team News | Premier League, January 15, 2025

Arsenal vs Tottenham Preview

• Tournament: Premier League
• Date: 15th January 2025
• Kickoff time: 20:00
• Venue: Emirates Stadium

It is the North London Derby in the Premier League this week with Arsenal hosting Tottenham at the Emirates. The two sides are coming into the game after poor displays in the FA Cup.

Arsenal was knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester United and lost to Newcastle United in the first leg of the semifinal of the Carabao Cup last week. However, they are unbeaten in the last five Premier League matches, with three wins and two draws.

The Gunners are second in the Premier League table and have lost just twice this season. They can close the gap on top to three points, but Liverpool has two games in hand.

Tottenham are in terrible form in the Premier League with three losses in their last four matches and a draw. They are sitting 12th in the table and will remain in the bottom half regardless of the results this week.

However, Spurs defeated Liverpool last week in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal. They needed extra time to beat non-League side Tamworth in the FA Cup, but they will be happy they got the win.

Arsenal Team News

Gabriel Jesus is the latest player ruled out for Arsenal and that will be a big headache for Mikel Arteta. Ethan Nwaneri, Bukayo Saka, Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are also out for the Gunners.

Reports suggest it could be an ACL injury for the Brazilian, and Arteta’s words added fuel to the fire, “Big worry, that’s my feeling. He had to come off on a stretcher with a lot of pain, touching his knee. It’s not looking good. The worrying factor is the feeling that he had. When he had to come off and the pain that he was in.”

Tottenham Team News

Tottenham have a bunch of players out for the North London Derby. Rodrigo Bentancur is the latest player on the sidelines and he joins Micky van de Ven, Guglielmo Vicario, Ben Davies, Cristian Romero, Wilson Odobert and Destiny Udogie. Richarlison is also expected to be ruled out while Fraser Forster is doubtful.

Ange spoke about the issue with Bentancur and said, “It looks like a concussion but nothing more than that. He was in the hospital, obviously, and they did all of the tests to check and ensure everything is okay. And all good. He is back home. He is fine. He is feeling good. We’ll obviously follow the protocols now. I think it is a couple of weeks where you have to make sure everything is okay.”

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Predicted Lineups

Arsenal Predicted Lineup: (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Raya

Defenders: Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Galafiori

Midfielders: Odegaard, Partey, Rice

Forward: Sterling, Havertz, Martinelli

Tottenham Predicted Lineup: (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Kinsky

Defenders: Porro, Dargusin, Gray, Spence

Midfielders: Sarr, Bissouma, Maddison

Forward: Kulusevski, Solanke, Son

Arsenal vs Tottenham H2H Record

Arsenal have won 6 of the last eight North London Derbies and have won three consecutive league games against Tottenham for the first time since January 1989. They won 1-0 earlier this season and are looking to complete their 5th league double over the derby rivals.

Tottenham have conceded in each of their last 25 matches at Arsenal. The last time they have come away from an away match at the Gunners was back in the 1998/99 season.  

Key players to watch in Arsenal vs Tottenham

Kai Havertz (Arsenal)

Kai Havertz has been in the headline for the wrong reasons in the last 10 days and he will be desperate for the fans to get off his back. He has missed sitters in the two cup matches and will be looking to add to his tally of 7 goals and 2 assists in the league.

Dejan Kulusevski (Totenham)

Dejan Kulusevski has been Tottenham’s best player this season, and he will be the one to watch this week. He has scored 5 goals and assisted 4 times in the league, but it is his relentless movement up and down the pitch that could makee the difference for his side.

Arsenal vs Tottenham Prediction

Arsenal and Tottenham will be desperate for the win as it not just gets them the three points, but also the bragging rights in North London. The Gunners have lost just once to Spurs in the last six meetings in the league and will be looking to keep that run going.

Prediction: Arsenal 2-2 Tottenham

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