Overview
- Premier League leaders Arsenal can widen their advantage after rivals slipped up, with a win set to extend the gap to Chelsea and Manchester City to six and seven points respectively.
- Mikel Arteta confirmed centre-back Gabriel Magalhães is out for weeks, forcing a defensive reshuffle that could involve Piero Hincapié or Cristhian Mosquera alongside William Saliba.
- Arsenal are assessing the availability of Martin Ødegaard, Viktor Gyökeres, Gabriel Martinelli, Noni Madueke and Kai Havertz, though Gyökeres and Madueke were shown reporting for training in club footage.
- Tottenham report multiple returns as Thomas Frank says his side have “won the injury battle,” with Pape Matar Sarr and Lucas Bergvall among those back and an unbeaten league away record bolstering their confidence.
- Kickoff is 4:30 p.m. GMT at the Emirates, Michael Oliver referees, the UK broadcast is on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League, and the U.S. stream is on Peacock.