Premier League English Premier Match Preview Arsenal Vs Tottenham Hotspur: Hot Two-Rival Sekota Party

Arsenal will face Tottenham Hotspur. (Photo: Twitter/@Arsenal)

JAKARTA Week six of the English Premier League 2023/2024 will present a fierce duel between two city rivals. Arsenal will clash Tottenham Hotspur in the London derby.

The two teams will meet each other at Arsenal's home at the Emirates Stadium, Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 20.00 WIB. Both teams come with both good capital so far in the league.

The two giant teams have also secured 13 points from five matches. Spurs in second place in the standings, while Arsenal fill last place in the top four.

The four-goal draw at home against Fulham is the only stain on Gunners' record this season. Spurs are the same, the 2-2 draw against Brentford is the only game that makes them lose points.

The Gunners, chaired by Mikel Arteta, face this match with a win over PSV Eindhoven in the inaugural match of the European Champions League group phase in the middle of this week.

PSV who were unbeaten in 26 matches in all competitions were bombarded with four goals by Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Martin Odegaard, and Leandro Trossard. The results made the Gunners comfortable in the top position of Group B.

Despite successfully scoring four goals in Europe, Arsenal's performance in the league was not so fierce. The reason is, Arsenal is the only team in the top seven to have yet to score double-digit goals this season.

On the other hand, after a draw with Brentford in the first week, Ange Postecoglou's squad continued their journey with four wins, scoring 11 goals, and conceding just three goals.

The result that kept them stuck to Manchester City in the top position. So far The Citizen is the perfect team, getting maximum points from the five matches played.

Then the 2-1 win in the final week over Sheffield United set Spurs to keep a record of scoring at least two goals in all league games under Postecoglou.

This Sunday's match marked the 208th edition of the North London derby since Arsenal and Spurs first competed in 1896. This fierce duel is expected to bring many dramas.

On paper, Meriam London has won four wins from the last five meetings with their arch-enemy in the league. Spurs' only win in that period came in May 2022.

Prediction of the line-up

Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Vieira; Saka, Jesus, Trossard

Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bissouma; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Richarlison