Arsenal Vs Tottenham preview



  • Arsenal are winless in their last four Premier League north London derbies (D3 L1) - they've never gone five without a win against Tottenham in the league under Arsene Wenger.
  • Indeed, Mauricio Pochettino is undefeated as a manager in his four Premier League north London derbies. No Spurs manager has ever gone unbeaten in their first five league games against Arsenal in top flight history.
  • The only previous north London derby that kicked off at noon in the Premier League was in November 2004 - Arsenal won 5-4 at White Hart Lane.
  • The team scoring first has failed to win this fixture on 23 occasions, the highest number in Premier League history (15 draws, eight defeats).
  • The Gunners have scored at least once in 42 of their last 43 meetings with Tottenham in all competitions.
  • Indeed, Tottenham have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 league meetings with Arsenal - their longest current run against an opponent in the Premier League.
  • Arsenal have lost just one of their last 20 Premier League games (W12 D7 L1).
  • Tottenham are without defeat in their first 10 league games of a season for the first time since 1990/91. They eventually finished 10th that season.
  • Since his debut in 2013/14, Mesut Ozil has provided 12 Premier League assists for Olivier Giroud, more than any other player has managed for a single team-mate in the competition during this period.
  • Olivier Giroud has scored six goals in his last six Premier League appearances for Arsenal - three of these have been headers. In fact, since his PL debut, Giroud has scored the most headed goals in the competition (20).
  • Arsenal have averaged 1.59 points per game in November during Arsene Wenger's reign at the club; their worst performing month in the Premier League under the Frenchman.
  • Alexis Sanchez has been directly involved in nine goals in his last eight Premier League appearances (six goals, three assists).
  • The Chilean netted his 50th goal in all competitions for the Gunners last weekend at Sunderland, becoming the 10th player to do so under Arsene Wenger.
  • Since Mauricio Pochettino took over at Spurs, the Lilywhites have amassed 154 Premier League points (the 4th highest total), with Arsenal accruing the most (169).
  • Tottenham have shipped a league-low five goals this season, with only 10 sides in Premier League history conceding fewer goals at this stage of a campaign.

  • Source :talksport