Tottenham vs Arsenal team news: Harry Kane starts as Spurs name strong side for derby

Olivier Giroud starts up front for Arsenal

Tom Sheen
Wednesday 23 September 2015 18:47 BST
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Harry's Kane goal scoring drought extended to five games
Harry's Kane goal scoring drought extended to five games (Reuters)

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Both Mauricio Pochettino and Arsene Wenger has named strong starting teams for the Capital One Cup derby.

For Tottenham misfiring striker Harry Kane again starts, with Christian Eriksen starting for the first time since the 2-2 draw with Stoke on 15 August.

Pochettino has decided to change his back four, however, with Kieran Trippier, Federico Fazio, Kevin Wimmer and Danny Rose all getting the chance to impress.

Tom Carroll starts in midfield with both Nabil Bentaleb and Ryan Mason missing.

For Arsenal, Wenger welcomes back Per Mertesacker, who has been missing since the win over Crystal Palace. Wenger has rotated his defence and midfield, although Aaron Ramsey keeps his place.

Olivier Giroud starts in place of Theo Walcott, with Joel Campbell also playing.

LINE-UP:

Tottenham team: Vorm, Trippier, Fazio, Wimmer, Rose; Carroll, Dier; Chadli, Eriksen, Townsend; Kane

Subs: Lloris, Walker, Vertonghen, Winks, Alli, Clinton, Son

Arsenal team: Ospina, Debuchy, Mertesacker, Chambers, Gibbs, Arteta, Flamini, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Campbell, Giroud

Subs: Macey, Bellerin, Monreal, Ozil, Iwobi, Sanchez, Walcott

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