Arsenal received an injury boost ahead of the North London Derby as Tottenham Hotspur plan to exploit their rival’s struggles. The Lilywhites have faced a tough start to their season as well after losing 2-1 to Newcastle United on Sunday.

The game at St James Park is always a tough one but Spurs dominated it enough to extract a better result. However, Ange Postecoglou’s men failed to capitalize despite having 20 shots with six on target, dominating 60% of the possession.

The North London Derby is a perfect game for them to bounce back and make a much-needed statement this season. The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium game should pile on the poor start from the media’s favourite Arsenal side hyped for the title chase.

The Gunners suffered a 1-1 draw at home against Brighton & Hove Albion, involving a red card for Declan Rice. They will visit the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium without Rice and new midfield signing Mikel Merino who suffered a shoulder fracture.

Standard UK states that Odegaard will play against the Lilywhites after he played for Norway against Kazakhstan on Friday. The report also claimed that Gabriel Jesus could return for the arch-rivals while Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney remain sidelined.

Richarlison and Dominic Solanke will miss the game against Arsenal for Spurs due to their respective injuries. The Lilywhites need their other attackers to make the most of their chances in the absence of their two forwards.

Spurs defender Micky van de Ven could return from his knee injury to bolster the defence ahead of the game. The Lilywhites need to pinpoint Arsenal’s midfield as the weakest area in the absence of Rice while their midfielders thrive.

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James Maddison and Yves Bissouma have the quality and form on their side to dominate the home game on Sunday. Rest assured, Postecoglou will demand more clinical use of the chances they make compared to what happened against the Magpies.