After the first international break of the season, Arsenal face Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in perhaps the headline fixture of the weekend, with permission from Real Madrid’s trip to Real Sociedad and the Catalan derby between Girona and Barcelona. The London derby will have a distinctly Spanish feel though.
Ange Postecoglou is unlikely to select left-back Sergio Reguilon, who was heavily linked with a move back to La Liga this summer. Pedro Porro on the other side is likely to play a key role for Spurs though. Of course the biggest impact on the game in a Spanish sense is Mikel Arteta. Schooled under Pep Guardiola, the Basque coach is a title away from becoming an institution at the Emirates, and he’s aiming for that this season.
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In goal for Arteta will be David Raya, who started for Spain during their fixtures against Serbia and Switzerland, with Unai Simon out injured. Fitness issues are dogging Arteta though, with new signing Mikel Merino out with a shoulder problem that he sustained in his very first training session. That on its own would not be a problem, but is exacerbated by an injury to Martin Odegaard picked up on international duty, and a suspension for Declan Rice.
It means that Arsenal will likely be relying on Jorginho and perhaps Thomas Partey in the middle of the pitch. Postecoglou will no doubt look to overpower the Gunners in the middle of the pitch, roared on by a home crowd.
While it is still just the fourth game of the season, Arteta will not want to fuel doubts by giving Manchester City a chance to build a gap of more than a game from them this early on. Equally, Spurs have just one win from their opening three games, and anything less than a second will be a major setback in their bid for Champions League football.
How and Where to Buy tickets for Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal
If you’re keen to get to the big match at 14:00 local time on Sunday, then the main option that most people go for is through the club website. Yet Spurs’ website requires you to become a member in order to buy a ticket for the derby.
On the other hand, Arsenal have also been selling tickets for the away end, but their ticket allocation is sold out, leaving third-party sites as the main option for fans looking to grab a late ticket to the match.
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The likes of Stubhub will offer tickets to the match starting at €155, but only around 200 remain, while at the time of writing livefootballtickets.com are offering around five times that amount, which can be bought here. Their tickets are also starting off slightly cheaper than those of Stubhub, with livefootballtickets.com beginning their sales at €149.
In addition, they can boast a good customer service record, and a dedicated channel where clients can go for advice if they have any doubts or questions. Trustpilot have given them a rating of five stars for consumer confidence.
