PL | North London Derby (Home) | Saturday, Nov. 18 @ 12:30 GMT | Sky Sports

[Aevi]

Arsenal vs. Tottenham

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I can't say I'm particularly confident in a win, but with us, you just never know what's going to happen in matches. We might slaughter them, we might capitulate, we might be evenly matched... I haven't a clue. Let's hope for the best...

Expected Team
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Wenger changed things up big time against City, but I expect we'll see our "standard" team for this one. That means...

Cech
Koscielny - Per - Monreal
Bellerin - Ramsey - Xhaka - Kolasinac
Özil - Alexis
Lacazette
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I'd personally like to see Wilshere in the mix though, either replacing one of Özil/Alexis or a defender (changing the formation to a 4-2-3-1).

Past Few Results​

We haven't been doing so well against them recently, which sets a bad precedent. Let's hope we can turn that around...

30 Apr 2017 | L 2-0 | Premier League
06 Nov 2016 | D 1-1 | Premier League
05 Mar 2016 | D 2-2 | Premier League
08 Nov 2015 | D 1-1 | Premier League
23 Sep 2015 | W 1-2 | League Cup
07 Feb 2015 | L 2-1 | Premier League

Rant
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On a serious note, we really, really need to win this. We're being taken less and less seriously by rival fans and pundits; Tottenham fans are actually laughing and confident going into this game. It's embarrassing for us, a club that's supposed to be in the thick of the the title fight, and the worst part is they're kind of right. We've been so poor against the top 6 sides in the past few seasons that we're relieved by draws. We're the only top 6 side that hasn't been a serious contender for a major trophy in the past 5 years. The least we can do is show our historical rivals up at our home ground on Saturday to save face. We're heading into one of the most pivotal transfer windows in the club's history imo, and we need to show good players that we're a side still capable of achieving big things.

Let's win this, f*ck Sp**s.

 

[<<reed>>]

Will Mustafi be back for this one?

 

[DasBootist]

RE the match: The international break has been timely. The lads didn't disgrace themselves in the Man City game, but we need a different approach for the Spuds match.

Hopefully Lacazette can start.

 

[A_G]

They could be without Alderweireld and Vertonghen for this.

 

[rich 1990]

Couldn't bring myself to vote for a loss.

 

[IchirotoV2]

I hope we win

 

[say yes]

They could be without Alderweireld and Vertonghen for this.

Luckily for them we’ll be without Lacazette.

 

[say yes]

Has Wenger even beaten Pochettino in a league game?

 

[A_G]

Luckily for them we’ll be without Lacazette.

Has Wenger even beaten Pochettino in a league game?

Yeah, when he was at Southampton. We got help from Artur Boruc that day though.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Nketiah to score the winner!

 

[DasBootist]

Nketiah to score the winner!

Will the white Harry Kane score?

 

[kopzilla]

Home game...I am usually a pessimist but I am expecting a good performance from us..Pochettino is another bogey manager for Wenger.

Lets hope we break the Pochettino curse and win this game.

 

[HollandGooner]

I will be going to this game flight from 07:00 at AMS-LGW, then take some time on the train to go in the centre of London.

Just hope we give our all and win this game.

 

[tap-in]

Draw

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Can smell a 1-1 draw a mile away. The last three times we've faced them at home have all went the same way, they're better than us for large period but we come back into the game for a period and get a goal, try to push for a winner but fail to do so.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Remember the home game back in the 15/16 season was such a weird one, our "offensive" subs for that game were Flamini replacing Cazorla at half-time and partnering Coquelin, and Kieran Gibbs replacing Joel Campbell on the left wing.

Weirdly our performance on the whole improved with those two subs, Flamini dealt with their midfield better and Gibbs got the equaliser, such a weird time tho we were doing quite well.

 

[DasBootist]

I will be going to this game flight from 07:00 at AMS-LGW, then take some time on the train to go in the centre of London.

Just hope we give our all and win this game.

Have a great time.

I'm fairly positive about our chances. The lads won't let you down.

 

[DasBootist]

Can smell a 1-1 draw a mile away. The last three times we've faced them at home have all went the same way, they're better than us for large period but we come back into the game for a period and get a goal, try to push for a winner but fail to do so.

Put a fiver/tenner on correct score, if you're that positive.

 

[say yes]

Would be a nice change if we* didn’t gift Sp**s a goal.

Last year:
http://arsenalist.com/f/2016-17/ars...*s-for-foul-by-koscielny-kane-scores-1-1.html

Year before that:
http://arsenalist.com/f/2015-16/arsenal-vs-tottenham/harry-kane-goal-0-1.html

*Koscielny

 

[Gooner Zig]

Would be a nice change if we* didn’t gift Sp**s a goal.

Last year:
http://arsenalist.com/f/2016-17/ars...*s-for-foul-by-koscielny-kane-scores-1-1.html

Year before that:
http://arsenalist.com/f/2015-16/arsenal-vs-tottenham/harry-kane-goal-0-1.html

*Koscielny

We should have beaten them at home last year. The penalty we gave away was so ****. We had numerous opportunities to foul Dembele before he got close to our box.