Overview
- Arsenal remain four points clear atop the Premier League, but City can trim the gap to one by winning at Newcastle on Saturday.
- Gabriel Magalhaes sustained a thigh/adductor issue on Brazil duty and is expected to miss Sunday’s derby, with reports suggesting a potential weeks-long absence.
- Piero Hincapie or Cristhian Mosquera are in line to partner William Saliba as Arsenal protect an Emirates record that has never seen an Arteta-led side lose to Spurs.
- Captain Martin Odegaard has returned to full training and is expected to make the squad, though reports indicate he may be eased back from the bench.
- Tottenham arrive with the division’s best away record, adding jeopardy to a stretch that also includes a Champions League meeting with Bayern Munich and a trip to Chelsea.