Tottenham Hotspur will clash heads with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium as they look to secure a good result in the North London derby. Spurs managed to secure an emphatic 6-2 victory over Leicester City before the international break, so they will be full of confidence ahead of this weekend’s crucial clash versus the Gunners.
Antonio Conte will set his men up in a 3-4-3 formation and could be inclined to make a few changes to his first XI for this game. Emerson Royal, Cristian Romero and Heung-min Son will probably get the nod to play from the start as Conte looks to revert to his strongest XI for this derby.
3-4-3 Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Lineup To Face Arsenal
Defence
Hugo Lloris will function in between the sticks for the visitors if he can recover in time for this game. Conte will probably go with a back three of Cristian Romero, Eric Dier and Clement Lenglet as they try to keep the Arsenal attackers at bay throughout the 90 minutes. All three of them need to be at their best collectively if they want to keep a shutout this weekend.
Davinson Sanchez will provide cover for the centre-back positions on the bench.
Midfield
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and Rodrigo Bentancur will once again anchor the midfield for Spurs as they try to make life tough for the opposition and dictate the tempo of the game at the centre of the park.
Ivan Perisic will function as the left-sided wide player while Emerson Royal looks to give a good account of himself on the right flank. Conte will ask both his full-backs to contain the Arsenal wide players from causing too many problems, especially on the counter.
Ryan Sessegnon and Yves Bissouma will be available for selection on the bench as they wait for their opportunity to impress in the second 45 minutes if needed.
Attack
Heung-min Son will function as the left-sided winger following his hattrick against Leicester City as a substitute before the international break. Dejan Kulusevski will hope to catch the eye on the right flank.
Harry Kane will lead the line for Tottenham in the final third. The English striker will have to carry most of the goal-scoring burden for Spurs on his own up top.
Richarlison will have to be content with a place on the bench and might come on to impress in the latter stages of the derby if Arteta’s team are in need of a goal by then.
