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Your support makes all the difference.The north London derby sees Tottenham and Arsenal meet at Wembley. Arsenal won the reverse fixture 2-0 back in November with Alexis Sanchez scoring the second goal but today they face their fierce rivals with a new-look attack full of former Borussia Dortmund pace and guile in the shape of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Spurs come into this match fifth in the Premier League, four points clear of the sixth-placed Gunners and clearly the significance of this tie runs beyond an old rivalry. Both clubs are desperate to finish in the top four and the loser of this one will take a major blow in that quest.
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Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Spurs vs Arsenal from Wembley!
Spurs vs Arsenal - last five meetings
- Arsenal 2-0 Spurs, November 2017 (Premier League)
- Spurs 2-0 Arsenal, April 2017 (Premier League)
- Arsenal 1-1 Spurs, November 2016 (Premier League)
- Spurs 2-2 Arsenal, March 2016 (Premier League)
- Arsenal 1-1 Spurs, November 2015 (Premier League)
You won't be surprised to hear which club Martin Keown thinks is the biggest in North London:
"The transfer window was really encouraging for Arsenal with Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan coming in.
"Their revenue this year was £150million more than Spurs. Everything points to Arsenal being the bigger club but Tottenham are becoming the noisy neighbour."
Quotes from BT Sport
Pre-match quotes from Mauricio Pochettino
On naming Toby Alderweireld in the starting line-up: "I think we always try to decide the best player for every game. The team that we are going to play today played so well against United and Liverpool."
On naming Lucas Moura on the substitutes' bench: "We will see [if he can make an impact]. It's difficult for a player from a different league to adapt. He's not played for seven months and he needs to build his fitness step by step."
Quotes from BT Sport
Pre-match words from Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen
On the way Davinson Sanchez has adapted to life at Spurs: "He only spent one year in Ajax. He has done very well at Tottenham. He's got a great mentality, great shape, great guy and a great centre-back."
On facing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: "He's very quick and a very good finisher. We will be prepared for him and the other ten players."
On the power shift in north London: "In the first couple of seasons Arsenal were the favourites but we are the favourites for this one."
Quotes from BT Sport
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