Spurs have some big games coming up in having to deal with Real Madrid again next week in the Champions League and then they'll face a North London
derby against Arsenal in mid-November as well.
Information for fans travelling to Wembley Stadium, connected by EE, for Saturday's north London
derby against Arsenal - including details of Greater Anglia rail services with engineering works across the network.
Plagued by fan violence at earlier home games, Hammers fans have not been put off supporting, especially for the local
derby against Arsenal.
Six straight Premier League victories came before Saturday's loss - as they won 1 - 0 in the north London
derby against Arsenal, as well as beating Chelsea 3 - 1 at Stamford Bridge.
And the fans will hoping the Argentine reaches that milestone in Spurs» next match after the international break, the North London
derby against Arsenal.
After winning the North London
derby against Arsenal 2 - 1, thanks to Harry Kane's two goals, Mauricio Pochettino's men on Tuesday night will try to end a bad run against...
Attention now turns to the big one at Wembley - Saturday's north London
derby against Arsenal in the Premier League (12.30 pm).
Christian Eriksen has labelled his Tottenham teammate Harry Kane «the perfect striker» ahead of Saturday's North London
derby against Arsenal.
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derby against Arsenal
Particularly with the north London
derby against Arsenal to come on November 18 when they return from international duty, the last thing Tottenham would have wanted was an injury to a pivotal figure in their backline.
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It's exciting to play
a derby against Arsenal, the most important thing now is for the team to try to be ready after the international break, all in the same condition and a good condition to try to be competitive.
«We didn't start the season very well so it was very important to win these two games — Champions League against Maccabi Tel Aviv and
the derby against Arsenal.
Particular highlights were the opening goal in the famous 3 - 1 win against Inter Milan at the Lane and his four goals in three north London
derbies against Arsenal.
Not exact matches
It was a frustrating north London
derby for
Arsenal in many ways, but it could have been much worse, especially after Tottenham took the lead
against the run of play.
From an early age, my Dad had subtlety told me in no uncertain terms that
Arsenal were to be my team, and that if we were to win only two matches in a season, then the
derby games
against our north London friends were the ones to win.
After losing the North London
derby this weekend,
Arsenal are very unlikely to finish the season in the Champions League places so it looks like the Gunners only hope of qualifying for the elite competition will be from winning the Europa League, which recommences this coming Thursday with
Arsenal playing
against the Swedish minnows Ostersund.
Arsenal come up
against rivals Spurs in the North London
derby this weekend and so Bellerin would be a massive miss for the Gunners, but I think
Arsenal can have faith in Jenkinson.
A London
derby with plenty at stake for both teams is on tap for Sunday at the Emirates in what will be Arsene Wenger's final game
against West Ham as
Arsenal's manager.
That is actually getting into the next round and with a massive north London
derby against Tottenham to play on the Saturday, I think that Arsene Wenger will have to do some judicious rotating of the
Arsenal squad.
If
Arsenal Fans can be united to fight
against Spurs fans during a
derby match, risking police arrests, injuries or possible jail terms, why didn't we get united and tell our manager who has been living in the past to quietly step down?
Rashford can now add a goal on
derby debut to a Europa League double and two on his Premier League bow
against Arsenal, and this strike may be worth more than local bragging rights come full time.
For me personally, my first victory I could actually say I watched live
against a great Tottenham side was one of the greatest
derby's of sixty years following
Arsenal
Arsenal's next encounter was on the 16th in a London
derby against Crystal Palace, the opening game for
Arsenal in the Premier League.
It does not help that
Arsenal face a full blooded north London
derby a few days after the trip to Bayern Munich either and Wenger will surely want to field his strongest possible team
against the spuds without having to worry about key players being tired or carrying little knocks or niggles.
Although
Arsenal will have a whole weeks rest after the Burnley game on Sunday, it is certain that Wenger will also be using a bit of rotation next weekend, especially with important London
derbies against Watford and Chelsea in the following 7 days, so Le Prof will be relieved that the Saints will not be fielding their strongest side.
In the following weekend
against Tottenham, Welbeck worked hard but didn't show for anything, as
Arsenal shared the spoils in the North London
derby and the Englishman didn't add to his
Arsenal goal tally.
Arsene Wenger and the
Arsenal players will already have been well aware that one of the biggest threats that we will have to cope with
against Tottenham in the latest north London
derby will be their England international striker Harry Kane.
It's an important win for
Arsenal as while they impressed everyone with the manner in which they saw off Tottenham in the north London
derby over a week ago, they were able to grind out a win
against Burnley and keep their good form going.
Just as the
Arsenal and Wales international star finds his scoring touch again with that incredible backheel finish
against Tottenham in the north London
derby, Aaron Ramsey lasts just 16 minutes of his next match and is back in the treatment room.
As a fixture,
Arsenal against Chelsea may not have the neighborly disdain of the North London
derby or the historical cachet of Manchester United
against Liverpool, but it's often a lot more fun.
The Frenchman received a straight red card
against Arsenal last weekend, resulting in a three - game suspension which will see him miss the highly - anticipated Manchester
derby this weekend.
There is a decent case to be argued for both of the different tactics that
Arsenal could employ
against the spuds in the north London
derby on Sunday, but which one is the best and which one will Arsene Wenger want his players to use?
Arsenal then face a home clash
against a depleted Southampton side in the third round of this season's capital one cup, which, depending on the ambitions of Wenger and
Arsenal, could be used as a game to rotate the squad and keep the indispensable players fresh for the first North London
derby of the season, to pull the curtains on the month of September.
Arsenal always want to win every game we play, of course, and just like any local
derby the games
against Tottenham take on extra significance.
The Frenchman will miss the highly - anticipated Manchester
derby this weekend after receiving a red card
against Arsenal, but it was comments he made earlier over the weekend that caused a stir.
However, it seems as though Paul Merson is zeroing in on the veteran tactician ahead of the north London
derby against Tottenham on Saturday, as he believes that a defeat should mean the end for Wenger at
Arsenal.
As for
Arsenal, defeat in the north London
derby against Tottenham last time out — their fifth in six league away games — means they are six points adrift of the Champions League places with a game in hand.
[It's good] to score
against Tottenham in a
derby in such an important game for
Arsenal and the fans.
The
Arsenal keeper Petr Cech knows all about the rivalries of big London
derbies from his many games
against Tottenham while he was at Chelsea, but this is his first NLD with
Arsenal and he is looking forward to maintaining the Gunners superiority over Spurs.
This will not be the first time or the last time that
Arsenal face two big games in quick succession of course, and the fact that our north London
derby clash with Tottenham has been scheduled for the early kick - off on Saturday will help, but Arsene Wenger must still consider the fatigue of his players, with a Premier League game
against Leicester City coming up on Tuesday night.
Nowadays the Chelsea v
Arsenal derby is just as important as the North London
derby against Spurs in most Gooners» eyes, and the fact is that our League record
against the Blues has not been very inspiring in recent years, especially at Stamford Bridge where we have lost on our last 5 visits and haven't won since 2011.
It was a lot better than a defeat of course, and so the
Arsenal fans, players and manager owe a big debt of thanks to Mesut Ozil for the assist and Kieran Gibbs for the finish in the latter stages of the north London
derby which rescued a point
against the spuds.
But the former Man United forward is harder on himself and was a bit disappointed with his latest showing,
against Tottenham in the north London
derby, as he explained to
Arsenal Player.
Indeed, you could argue that the only games
against decent opposition that
Arsenal have lost in 2015 are this season's game
against Chelsea, which was perhaps slightly distorted by Gabriel's early dismissal, and last February's North London
derby.
It could not have been easy for Arsene Wenger to face the press after seeing his
Arsenal side struggle and eventually lose
against our fierce local rivals Tottenham in the north London
derby yesterday.
This is probably one of the most even - matched
derbies for a while on current form, with
Arsenal only losing two games in the League so far, but Tottenham bettering that with just the one defeat in their opening game
against Man United.
I don't know about the rest of the
Arsenal fans out there, but I am not exactly brimming with confidence about our trip to Everton on Saturday and with Man City currently just a point behind us we could do without them winning the
derby against Man United on Sunday.
Arsenal «s miserable afternoon
against rivals Chelsea on Saturday has been compounded with the news that key midfielder Francis Coquelin is set to miss the North London
derby against Tottenham Hotspur in midweek, Mirror Sport reports.
Mesut Ozil has kept up his 100 % scoring record for
Arsenal in the North London
derby after netting the opener
against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.