<\/a><\/p>\n Arsenal<\/a> can restore their five point lead at the top of the Premier League<\/a> table with a win over Tottenham<\/a> at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this afternoon.<\/p>\n The Gunners have seen their title charge falter in recent weeks and come into the game off the back of a hugely disappointing 2-2 draw with Wolves. That result left them five points clear of Man City<\/a> having played a game more but the Cityzens cut that lead to just two points with a win over Newcastle United<\/a> on Saturday night.<\/p>\n Mikel Arteta<\/a> is now under pressure to get Arsenal back on track with a win today but that won\u2019t be easy away to their North London rivals \u2013 who are expected to be buoyed by the arrival of Igor Tudor as Thomas Frank\u2019s replacement.<\/p>\n Tudor has opted for Guglielmo Vicario between the sticks for Spurs while Micky van de Ven, Radu Dragusin, Archie Gray and Djed Spence also start.<\/p>\n Palhinha gets a start in midfield along with Pape Matar Sarr and Yves Bissouma while Conor Gallagher also keeps his place in the middle of the park for Tottenham.<\/p>\n Xaxi Simons will support Kolo Muani in attack while Dominic Solanke has to make do with a place on the bench.<\/p>\n For Arsenal, David Raya starts between the sticks once again while Jurrien Timber keeps his place at right-back with Ben White missing from the match-day squad.<\/p>\n Piero Hincapie gets the nod at left-back ahead of Riccardo Calafiori and Myles Lewis-Skelly while Gabriel Magalhaes marshals the Arsenal defence alongside William Saliba<\/a> once again.<\/p>\n Martin Zubimendi anchors the midfield along with Declan Rice<\/a>. Eberechi Eze is recalled to start in the attacking midfield role while Martin Odegaard is named on the bench after missing the Wolves game with a knock.<\/p>\n![\"Rememore](\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FootballTalk_New_Chapter-rememore.png\")
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