Match Threads Tottenham vs Arsenal : Match Thread.

[TheChosenOne]

SPURS 1-1 ARSENAL
Kane Ramsey​

Spurs: Lloris (C), Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Rose, Wanyama, Sissoko, Eriksen, Son (Llorente), Kane

Arsenal: Leno, Mustafi, Papastathopoulos, Koscielny, Monreal, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ramsey, Iwobi, Lacazette.
Subs: Cech, Ozil, Torreira, Aubameyang, Maitland-Niles, Suarez, Kolasinac.


Official Site
Three changes from the midweek defeat at Chelsea - Vertonghen, Rose and Wanyama come in for Lamela, Davies and Winks.
Victor Wanyama comes into central midfield for his second league start of the season.


Match Info supplied by Bulletspur.... (Phew !)

We have won 5 of our last 7 home EPL games against Arsenal (D1 L1), including each of the last 2, only once in our top flight history have we won 3 consecutively at home against the Gunners ( Between Jan 1960 and August 1961).

Arsenal are looking to complete an EPL double over us for only the 4th time, also doing so in 2004-5, 2007-8 and 2013-14. The away team have won just one of the last 16 EPL fixtures between us and the Gunners, with them winning 1-0 at White Hart Lane in March 2017. The home team have won each of the last four since April 2017

This will be the 5th meeting between us and Arsenal at Wembley, with us winning 2 (D1 L1). We could become the first team to beat Arsenal on 3 separate occasion at Wembley.

We haven't lost 3 consecutive EPL games since 2012, the 3rd defeat which coincidently came against Arsenal. Hope there is not a repetition.

Arsenal have won 5 of their last 6 EPL games (L1), as many as they had in their previous 13 in the competition (W5 D5 L3).

Poch has never lost a home EPL game against Arsenal (P5 W3 D2 L0), the only manager to have managed more home games against the Gunners without losing is Jose Mourhino (9).

Kane has scored 8 of our last 11 EPL goals against Arsenal. Only Wayne Rooney (12) and Robbie Fowler (10) and Peter Crouch (9) have scored more EPL goals against the Gunners, than Kane's tally of 8. But in games between Spurs and Arsenal, a joint record of 8 goals are held between Kane (8 from 8 games) and Adebayor (8 from 13 games).

Arsenal's Aubaneyang has scored more London derby goals than any other player in the EPL this season (6)

 

[slartibartfast]

If we win just watch the media swing back in our favour.
At the minute its 'If Arsenal win they'll be just 1 point behind Spurs.'
Yeah, and if they fkin lose it'll be 7 so reel your neck in dipshit

 

[TheChosenOne]

Verts and Winks are out. Both hip injuries apparently.

 

[guy]

Verts and Winks are out. Both hip injuries apparently.

Late fitness tests, no?

 

[Gb160]

Hopefully a better result than your last match thread @TheChosenOne

 

[guy]

If Winks is out, it'll have to be Wanyama in mf.

Aurier Toby Sanchez rose
Wanyama Sissoko
Moura Eriksen son
Kane​

 

[worcestersauce]

Verts and Winks are out. Both hip injuries apparently.

I was hoping our injury problems would be coming to an end but it seems it is going to continue until the end. God hates us but fuck him let's put these goons to the sword. I've got an early start in the morning so breakfast at Liverpool street and then the metropolitan line to glory.

 

[TheChosenOne]

Hopefully a better result than your last match thread @TheChosenOne

I thought I was the only one who knew that when I was doing the thread start.
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@guy - yeah Guardian online said Wanyama. Big Eek.

 

[Davo99]

If Winks is out we are bang in trouble. He does an important job for us. Vertonghen is always a huge miss at the back, too. Not good.

 

[hughy]

Verts and Winks are out. Both hip injuries apparently.

Not out, being assessed apparently. Unless you've heard differently from elsewhere.

Only two confirmed out are Dele and Dier.

 

[Oscar22]

I’m being nit-picky but I think it’s on Bt Sport, not Sky sports PL. just in case anyone ends up recording the wrong channel!

 

[wrd]

The midfield is going to be extremely difficult, they have some bite in their midfield now, Guendozi especially but Torreria is the better player and typically he will pair one with Xhaka. He has started with 1 uptop and brought the 2nd striker on late, wouldn't be surprised if we play 3 at the back to combat this from the off though. our midfield options worry me, Eriksen has not been at it lately and Winks is our bite and is a doubt although I get the feeling he will play.

Kolasinac is their main outlet which is annoying because that's also our weak side which teams target regularly so I'm not sure who we will go with, he's very physical so arguably that has suited Aurier in the past especially with Sissoko working in tandem with him. Aurier has been given so many chances this season and only put in probably 2 reasonable performances so far this season.

Our main man is surely going to be Son vs whoever they put at RB, their defence has been giving up 1on1s vs Bournemouth and Southampton, it's still making errors so if our finishing is on point we can take advantage. Cliche as it is, we need to start strong. The way we started at the Emirates was a gift for their crowd, instead of silencing them, we fueled them with our panic passing at the back. We need composure and we need to have a strong pressing game from the start and put their defence on the ropes. I think if Vert and Winks both pass fit then we will have too much quality for them. Squeeky bum time if those two are not available.

 

[TheChosenOne]

Not out, being assessed apparently. Unless you've heard differently from elsewhere.

Only two confirmed out are Dele and Dier.

Sounds like you are right Toto, I certainly hope so..
https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2019/march/spurs-v-arsenal-team-news/
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Must have picked it up on one of those drama queen fake news outlets.

 

[TheChosenOne]

I’m being nit-picky but I think it’s on Bt Sport, not Sky sports PL. just in case anyone ends up recording the wrong channel!

You are right Osc, just checked listings. That's Guardian football info I put up - Eejits.

This thread ain't doing too good so far- LOL

 

[nedley]

Verts and Winks are out. Both hip injuries apparently.

Where you hear this? Last I heard they were doubts and fitness tests

 

[TheChosenOne]

Where you hear this? Last I heard they were doubts and fitness tests

As I said above I definitely heard it somewhere this afternoon.

 

[kaz Hirai]

Hope he doesn't play Skipp, that would be such a poch thing to do .
Great to play youth but pick their battles appropriately

 

[Jaddas]

I really hope we give them a spanking tomorrow and put the bloody Goons back in their place. All their fans and Goon pundits saying how the tide has changed and they're in the ascendency etc etc. How we've gone from challenging for the title one week to scrapping for top 4 a few days later.

Time for the players to turn up and put on a show. Harry's always up for a home match against Goons and has scored 5 with 1 assist in 4 home NLD derbies. Go on Harry lad, show them who's right and who's wrong. This is from an interview with him in 2018 (I think).

‘I remember the first time we played against Arsenal … and even back then, I had a chip on my shoulder. It might sound ridiculous — I was only eight when they let me go — but every time we played them, I thought, “Alright, we’ll see who’s right and who’s wrong.”

He continued: ‘For me, the rejection is the best thing that ever happened to me. When I was lacing my up boots for my first start in the North London derby back in 2015, I had a flashback to when I was 11, playing against Arsenal’s youth team. It was like deja vu. ‘Before every match, I always visualize scenarios in my head of exactly how I’ll score in the match. This time, I was picturing the defenders wearing the red Arsenal kit, and I got goosebumps.

‘We were in the tunnel, and I thought, “O.K. Took me 12 years. But we’ll see who was right and who was wrong.” ‘I scored two that day, and the winner in the 86th minute was something that I’d never even dream of visualizing before a match. It was a header — probably the best header I’ve ever scored — and that feeling when it hit the back of the net … I’ve never felt a rush like that in my whole career.'

COYS!!!

 

[Gb160]

TCOs match thread

 

[SpursD22]

It’s crazy that I’m not nervous for the North London Derby tomorrow, our last 2 games have been shit but I’m still extremely confident we will beat Arsenal
I just want us to beat them convincingly