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The fifth of Arsenal’s nine competitive matches to take place in January will surely be the most important of the lot. The 211th installment of the North London derby is another vital opportunity to remain within striking distance of league leaders Liverpool whilst also heaping more misery on fierce rivals Tottenham. The 16-point gap between the two sides is just as compelling as recent head-to-head history, which has seen Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta win six of his last eight clashes with Spurs (D1, L1).
Arsenal remain the only Premier League club yet to lose at home this season (W6, D3) following their 1-0 win over Ipswich to end 2024, although they did lose at home to Manchester United at the weekend as they were dumped out of the FA Cup on penalties, again highlighting some attacking limitations. Yet with four consecutive Premier League clean sheets on home soil (W3, D1), they’re well placed to continue an unbeaten run at home to Spurs in this competition that spans more than one decade (W8, D5), especially as they already have the psychological advantage of winning the reverse fixture 1-0.
Tottenham continue to at least attempt to pursue success in every competition, illustrated by their wins in both the EFL and FA Cups since losing 2-1 at home to Newcastle in their last Premier League outing. Things are beginning to look a little more positive for manager Ange Postecoglou, who is hopeful that Richarlison will make his long awaited return here despite the boss’ intent to “be really careful” with his recovery.
Needing 120 minutes to win away to non-league Tamworth in FA Cup action on Sunday on an artificial pitch certainly wouldn't have helped fatigue despite Postecoglou insisting otherwise. The 0-0 90-minute scoreline against such a lowly opponent certainly won’t instil confidence in a side that have won just two of their last eight competitive away games against top-flight opposition (D1, L5) in addition to the aforementioned drought at the Emirates.
Players to watch: On target against Manchester United at the weekend and in the reverse fixture against Spurs, Gabriel Magalhães is now one goal shy of registering his best ever goalscoring season after netting five times this campaign. Spurs captain Son Heung-min has played more games against Arsenal (21) than any other side, featuring on the scoresheet in four of his last seven.
Hot stat: Both teams scored in the last six Premier League H2Hs hosted by Arsenal.
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