Tottenham v Arsenal

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The first north London derby of the season will unfold at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday afternoon as hosts Tottenham take on hold rivals Arsenal with both teams keen to return to winning ways; Tottenham slipped to a 2-1 defeat away from home at Newcastle United, while Arsenal were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw at home by Brighton just before the international break.

Tottenham have produced a bit of a mixed bag of results in their opening three league games of the new English top flight season as Spurs have won, drawn and lost in equal measure, resulting in a mid-table position of 10th place prior to Sunday's local derby.

An opening day 1-1 draw away from home at Leicester City was followed by a comprehensive 4-0 rout of Everton on home soil but the north London hosts were quickly brought back down to earth with the aforementioned 2-1 loss up in the north-east against Newcastle United.

Results overall in recent times in the domestic top flight have found Tottenham wanting as Spurs have managed to capture just three wins in their previous 10 games, which came in the form of victories against Burnley, Sheffield United and Everton, whilst also being dealt six defeats in the process, one of which was a 3-2 loss at home to Arsenal towards the end of April last season.

Arsenal had to make do with just a point before the international break as The Gunners were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Brighton but nevertheless, that result has now extended Arsenal's unbeaten run in the Premier League to an impressive nine games.

Even more impressive is the fact that Mikel Arteta's side have collected no fewer than eight wins within this period, four of which have been captured on their travels with wins at Wolves, Tottenham, Manchester United and Aston Villa respectively, so this short trip to face rivals Tottenham will not faze The Gunners in the slightest.

The wider picture paints an even brighter outlook for Arsenal as the visitors have been handed just the single defeat within their previous 21 league matches in the domestic top flight and this will certainly give Arteta's men plenty of confidence ahead of this local derby.

In addition, Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 10 away games in the English top flight, picking up nine wins along the way, so they will be a tough unit to beat this Sunday afternoon.

Tottenham v Arsenal Verdict

The north London derbies usually throw up a few goals and this has certainly been the case in recent exchanges as three out of the last four meetings between Spurs and The Gunners have resulted in both teams scoring - this trend looks set to continue here with perhaps a score-draw as the final outcome.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.50

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.50

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 7.50