Arsenal starting XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Rice, Odegaard, Vieira; Saka, Jesus, Nketiah.
Arsenal substitutes: Ramsdale, Cedric, Tomiyasu, Kiwior, Jorginho, Elneny, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Havertz.
Tottenham Hotspur starting XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bissouma, Sarr, Maddison; Kulusevski, Johnson, Son.
Tottenham Hotspur substitutes: Forster, Emerson, Dier, Davies, Skipp, Højbjerg, Solomon, Richarlison, Veliz.
Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur meet for the first North London derby of the season this afternoon.
The Gunners are searching for a Premier League title this season and will be desperate to claim bragging rights today.
Mikel Arteta goes with David Raya in goal once again this afternoon as he continues ahead of Aaron Ramsdale.
It’s a very familiar back four for Arsenal today as Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes and Oleksandr Zinchenko all start.
Declan Rice will protect the back four with Martin Odegaard and Fabio Vieira ahead of him this afternoon.
Gabriel Jesus starts on the left flank with Bukayo Saka on the right, flanking Eddie Nketiah up top.
Leandro Trossard was expected to play in place of Gabriel Martinelli but Arsenal state that he is out due to a ‘slight muscle issue’.
Kai Havertz makes the bench this afternoon, joining Ramsdale, Cedric Soares, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Jakub Kiwior, Jorginho, Mohamed Elneny, Emile Smith Rowe and Reiss Nelson.
Tottenham go with Guglielmo Vicario in goal behind centre backs Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven.
Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie are the full backs today with Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr in midfield.
James Maddison will have more freedom to go forward with a front three of Dejan Kulusevski, Son Heung-min and new signing Brennan Johnson.
Johnson gets the nod ahead of Manor Solomon, who joins Fraser Forster, Emerson Royal, Eric Dier, Ben Davies, Oliver Skipp, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Richarlison and Alejo Veliz.
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