Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton has predicted the result of Arsenal vs Tottenham this weekend.
The Gunners are hoping to get the better of their rivals on Sunday afternoon, and keep their record of not losing to Spurs at the Emirates for over 15 years. Mikel Arteta’s side could extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table to seven points if other results go their way, which would be a fantastic position to finish the weekend in.
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However, Arsenal will be without defender Gabriel, who suffered a groin injury whilst on international duty with Brazil. It is not yet confirmed who Arteta will choose to replace Gabriel with, but the likely candidates will be Cristhian Mosquera, Piero Hincapie, and Riccardo Calafiori.
Ahead of the game, Spurs will need to be at their best to win, and Thomas Frank will hope his side will turn up, as Arsenal are certainly the favourites for the latest edition of the North London derby.
Sutton predicts an Arsenal “walloping”
As he does every weekend, Chris Sutton has made his Premier League predictions for BBC Sport, and it is fair to say that he’s confident in Arsenal against their rivals this weekend.
Sutton predicts that the game will end in a 3-0 win for the Gunners at what will be a fairly comfortable afternoon at the Emirates. He wrote: “While Spurs have picked up some good results, I have still been disappointed with their front line, and their attacking players have not really connected.
“That’s going to be the issue for them at Emirates Stadium, and the big difference with Arsenal is that you always feel like they are going to score. They are going to give a few teams a walloping, and Spurs could be one of them.
“I started off thinking that this game was going to be reasonably close but, the more I think about it, the more I feel like Arsenal will win comfortably. The Gunners have some issues too, with Gabriel out injured. He has been such a colossal player for them but Cristhian Mosquera can come into their defence, and I don’t see it affecting them too much.”
Click here to see our predicted XI for Arsenal as they prepare for rivals Tottenham.