Arsenal will take on their arch rivals in a North London derby on Sunday.
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Spurs comes in out of form, while Arsenal continues to ride a wave of excellent results that continued in midweek with a comeback UEFA Champions League win over Ludogorets in Bulgaria.
Arsenal Team News.
Five Arsenal players face fitness tests ahead of Sunday's Premier League north London derby at home to rivals Tottenham.
Theo Walcott (hamstring) is likely to be in contention but doubts remain over Santi Cazorla (Achilles), Nacho Monreal (muscular), Hector Bellerin (unspecified) and Kieran Gibbs, who suffered a shoulder injury in the Champions League win over Ludogorets on Tuesday.
Elsewhere, Granit Xhaka is available having served a three-game domestic ban after being sent off against Swansea, while Lucas Perez (ankle), Per Mertesacker and Danny Welbeck (both knee) are definite absentees.
Spurs Team News.
Mauricio Pochettino must decide whether to start Tottenham striker Harry Kane.
Kane has been out for almost seven weeks with an ankle ligament injury, but he has recovered and will be named in the squad.
A late decision will be made on Mousa Dembele, who is struggling with a foot problem, but Erik Lamela (hip) and Toby Alderweireld (leg) are out. Moussa Sissoko remains suspended.
Arsenal squad: Cech, Ospina, Debuchy, Jenkinson, Bellerin, Holding, Gabriel, Koscielny, Mustafi, Gibbs, Monreal, Elneny, Coquelin, Ramsey, Xhaka, Cazorla, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Walcott, Reine-Adelaide, Iwobi, Sanchez, Akpom, Giroud
Spurs squad: Lloris, Vorm, Lopez, Rose, Vertonghen, Dier, Wimmer, Walker, Trippier, Wanyama, Winks, Eriksen, Alli, Dembele, Onomah, Nkoudou, Son, Janssen, Kane.
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