Arsenal v Tottenham

Arsenal vs Tottenham Preview

Sunday afternoon brings us the first instalment of this season's north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham and with both teams sitting level on 13 points apiece ahead of this clash, this promises to be an absolute humdinger at the Emirates Stadium with little quarter given or received.

Arsenal have produced an impressive campaign to date in this season's Premier League as The Gunners still remain unbeaten after their opening five league matches and having picked up four wins along the way as well, Mikel Arteta's side will be in confident mood ahead of this encounter on Sunday afternoon.

Wins registered against Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace, Manchester United and Everton in the early stages of this new season has seen Arsenal put the proverbial flag in the ground and the hosts will be desperate to prove they can go all the way this time around after faltering in the final weeks of last season.

The bigger picture shows Arsenal have lost just three of their last 21 matches overall in the Premier League which gives The Gunners real hope of producing a positive result here on Sunday while goals also look set to feature as eight of Arsenal's last 10 home games have seen both teams score as well.

Tottenham may have been dreading the worst in anticipation of this upcoming north London derby in the first few weeks of this new season as the squad was unsettled, Harry Kane had moved to Bayern Munich and a new untried and untested manager in the guise of Ange Postecoglou had just taken over the Spurs hot-seat.

Fast-forward to mid-September and Tottenham proudly sit in second place (albeit on goal difference) and level on points with arch-rivals, Arsenal, ahead of this local derby at the Emirates Stadium having also collected four wins from their opening five games of this new term.

An opening day 2-2 draw away from home at Brentford gave Spurs and Postecoglou a solid start but his side have since clicked into gear by putting together a four-match winning streak which includes wins against Manchester United, Bournemouth, Burnley and Sheffield United, so the visitors will also have reason to be upbeat about their chances in Sunday's encounter.

Goals also look likely in this tussle as seven of Tottenham's last 10 matches overall in the Premier League have resulted in both teams hitting the back of the net, and both Arsenal and Tottenham are not shy in going forward.

Arsenal v Tottenham Verdict

Arsenal and Tottenham have matched each other's results and points-haul so far this season so this looks like being a tight affair with little to choose between the two teams but both sides look capable of at least scoring here in a game that could finish all square.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score Yes @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 4.20

Correct score: 1-1 @ 9.00