Tottenham vs Arsenal prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-04-27 13:00.
[p]Tottenham have had plenty of time to dwell on their 4-0 Premier League thrashing at the hands of Newcastle, but all is not lost as they have two games in hand on Aston Villa, who they are chasing in the battle for fourth place. Now they will seek to keep up the pressure in their 173rd league North London derby against table-toppers Arsenal with plenty at stake for both sides.[/p]
[p]Even though they were out of action, Spurs couldn’t avoid bad news this week as Destiny Udogie was sidelined for the rest of the season through injury. On a more positive note, manager Ange Postecoglou hinted that Richarlison could return off the bench after a two-game absence. Heading back home should also play into Tottenham’s favour as they’ve won their last three PL games here, even despite conceding first in two of them![/p]
[p]Arsenal might fancy their chances of scoring at least three times themselves as their 5-0 win over Chelsea on Tuesday was their third London derby victory by a 5+ scoreline this season! It guaranteed them top spot going into this matchday – even before Liverpool’s midweek loss to Everton – and ahead of a H2H they lost just once across the last six stagings (W4, D1).[/p]
[p]Last January’s 2-0 win here was their first at the home venue of their biggest rivals since September 2015 (D2, L5) so there ought to be no complacency from Mikel Arteta’s side as they try to avoid repeating last season’s poor finish to their campaign. Not conceding in any of their last six league away games (W5, D1) suggests the Gunners could well have the mettle to take the title race right down to the wire.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Brennan Johnson, last on the scoresheet for Spurs against West Ham (D 1-1), has netted three of his five PL goals this term after half-time, all of them contributing to victories. For Arsenal, Ben White’s brace helped the Gunners triumph during the week, but he might be more likely to go in the referee’s notebook in this heated derby clash, having picked up four bookings across his last six competitive appearances![/p]
[p]Hot streak: Each of Spurs’ last 12 home league games produced over 2.5 goals and saw both teams on the scoresheet (W8, L4).[/p]