A six-pointer in favour of Leicester City
Last updated: March 2, 2016 by Leon Marshal
Game details
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| Kick-off: | Saturday, 12:45pm |
| Venue: | White Hart Lane |
| Coverage: | Sky Sports 1, BBC 5 Live |
| Home form: | WWLDW |
| Away form: | LLDWW |
| Last season: | 2-1 |
| Competition: | The Premier League |
Tottenham and Arsenal are among the favourites for winning the title this season, but no matter what happens at White Hart Lane, Leicester City fans could be delighted. Maybe a draw will be a ‘suicidal’ result for both teams.
Spurs are in very good form. They have won 3 consecutive home Premier League matches. In addition, they have lost only 2 games at White Hart Lane this season in The Premiership. Moreover, Tottenham have shown consistency all season long and they went through to the 1/8-finals of The Europa League, smashing Fiorentina 3-0. Tottenham Hotspur turned things around against Swansea City in their previous home game in The Premier League. The left back Danny Rose scored the winning goal in the 77th minute of the game.
Arsenal struggled against Manchester United at Old Trafford in their previous away game of The Premier League. The Gunners couldn’t stop the talented youngster Marcus Rashford, who found the net twice. Now, Arsenal must concentrate, because they are risking losing their chance of winning the title. There is a real possibility Arsenal will be without a single trophy at the end of the season.
Team News
Despite Harry Kane having his nose broken, he is expected to be among the starting eleven for Tottenham Hotspur. The forward is Spurs top scorer with 16 goals.
Gabriel Paulista will surely miss the match against Tottenham. The Brazilian defender has a hamstring problem.
Oxlade-Chamberlain and Santi Cazorla are also sidelined. Both have problems with their knees and are expected to resume full training at the end of the month.
Tottenham’s midfielder Tom Carroll has received an ankle injury and won’t be selected by Mauricio Pochettino. Carroll has scored 1 goal in 15 matches this season.
Quotes of the week
Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham) :
“In the FA Cup and the Europa League we’ve managed to rotate a bit. Everyone has had a rest, everyone has got minutes under their belt.”
Arsene Wenger (Arsenal) :
“We are still in the title race, we still have time to close the gap.”
Expected line-ups:
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| Tottenham (4-2-3-1): | Lloris, Wimmer, Rose, Alderweireld, Walker, Dier, Dembele, Lamela, Eriksen, Chadli, Kane |
| Subs | Onomah, Son, Mason, Vorm, Alli, Trippier, Davies. |
| Injured: | Carroll, N’Jie. |
| Doubtful: | — |
| Not available: | — |
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| Arsenal (4-2-3-1): | Cech, Bellerin, Monreal, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Coquelin, Ramsey, Sanchez, Walcott, Ozil, Giroud. |
| Subs | Ospina, Welbeck, Flamini, Gibbs, Campbell, El Nenny, Iwobi. |
| Injured: | Rosicky, Cazorla, Gabriel, Oxlade-Chamberlain. |
| Doubtful: | — |
| Not available: | — |
Key Battle
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Kane this season | |||||||
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| Games | Minutes | Goals | Shots per game | Assists | MotM | Yellows | Reds | |
| 27 | 2381 | 16 | 3,9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
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Giroud this season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Minutes | Goals | Shots per game | Assists | MotM | Yellows | Reds | |
| 20 (7) | 1819 | 12 | 2,9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
So far this season
| . | . | . |
|---|---|---|
| Tottenham this season | Arsenal this season | |
| 2 | League Position | 3 |
| 8 (7) | (at home) Wins (away) | 8 (7) |
| 5-1 vs. Bournemouth | Biggest win | 5-2 vs. Leicester |
| 4 (5) | (at home) Draws (away) | 3 (3) |
| 2 (1) | (at home) Losses (away) | 2 (4) |
| 1-2 to Newcastle | Biggest Defeat | 0-4 to Southampton |
| Kane (16) | Top scorer | Giroud (12) |
| Eriksen (8) | Assist Leader | Ozil (18) |
| Y53, R0 | Discipline | Y31, R3 |
| 5 | Failures to score | 7 |
| 9 | Clean Sheets | 12 |
| 16 | Both Teams to Score Games | 11 |
| 14 | Over 2.5 Games | 13 |
| 13 | Under 2.5 Games | 14 |
- The Gunners have scored at least 2 goals in their last 3 Premier League games. But, they have won only 1 of their last 5 league visits.
- There has been the option of ‘over 2.5 goals’ in 5 of Spurs last 6 Premiership games. They have scored the highest number of goals in The Premier League.
- Tottenham Hotspur have won 33 of 82 matches against Arsenal at White Hart Lane. The Gunners have recorded 26 wins away from The Emirates Stadium.
- These two teams finished with a 1-1 draw earlier this season. Harry Kane opened for Spurs in the 32nd minute, but Kieran Gibbs equalized during the second half.
Head to Head
| Last 5 meetings between the two sides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Competition | Game Result | First Goal-scorer |
| 08/11/15 | The Premier League | Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham | H. Kane 32′ |
| 23/09/15 | The Capital One Cup | Tottenham 1-2 Arsenal | M. Flamini 26′ |
| 07/02/15 | The Premier League | Tottenham 2-1 Arsenal | M. Özil 11′ |
| 27/09/14 | The Premier League | Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham | N. Chadli 56′ |
| 16/03/14 | The Premier League | Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal | T. Rosický 2′ |