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On Arsenal's side, centre-back Gabriel had to practice and leave the pitch with a thigh injury while playing for Brazil against Senegal last weekend, while Riccardo Calafiori missed both of Italy's matches due to a hip injury. Both are almost certain not to play.
Viktor Gyokeres and Gabriel Martinelli have missed matches before the international break due to hamstring and muscle injuries, while Gabriel Jesus has returned to training after 11 months out with a knee injury. In addition, Martin Odegaard, Noni Madueke and Kai Havertz are also having knee problems and have difficulty playing.
On Spurs' side, midfielder Pape Sarr was injured in the match against Brazil Senegal and was not called up for the next match against Kenya, but he is now able to play. Similar to Lucas Bergvall, Ben Davies is also eligible to play, after suffering various injuries.
Mohammed Kudus is expected to return after missing two games before the international break due to injury, similar to Radu Dragusin, who returned to training after a previous cruciate ligament injury. However, Dominic Solanke, who is struggling with an ankle injury, is not ready.
Dejan Kulusevski is also recovering well from a knee injury, but he will be sidelined along with Yves Bissouma (an ankle injury) and James Maddison (knee injury).
Notable figures
Arsenal have lost just one of their last 20 Premier League London derbies (losing 1-0 to West Ham in February), while Tottenham have won just four of their last 18 in the capital.
Arsenal have won five of their last six Premier League games against Tottenham, including three in a row. This is the Gunners' longest winning streak against Spurs since a five-match streak from January 1987 to January 1989.
Tottenham have dropped 48 points from the lead against Arsenal in the Premier League, the most points a team has lost to another team in the competition's history.
The Emirates side have conceded just one of their eight home games in all competitions, and have won their last five home games. The last time Arsenal won six consecutive games without conceding a goal was between April and September 2008.
Arsenal have scored more goals from set-pieces than any other Premier League side of the season (10) while no team has conceded fewer goals from set-pieces than Spurs (2).
Bukayo Saka has scored (2) or assisted (2) in each of his last four appearances in the North London derby. Only Robert Pires (7), Emmanuel Adebayor (6) and Harry Kane (5) have scored or assisted in more consecutive matches in this Premier League match.
Leandro Trossard is Arsenal's top-scoring player in all competitions in 2025 (10 goals, 10 assists), one of only three Premier League players to reach double figures in both goals and assists in all competitions this calendar year alongside Bruno Fernandes (15 goals, 11 assists) and Enzo Fernandez (10 goals, 10 assists).
Tottenham's Micky van de Ven has scored more goals in all competitions (6) than any other centre-back for a team in Europe's top five this season.
