Arsenal welcome bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur to the Emirates Stadium for the latest edition of the North London Derby and the Gunners are able to welcome a host of key stars back into the side

Arsenal fans on X are unhappy with manager Mikel Arteta’s decision to name Mikel Merino as a starter for their Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur.

The north London derby took centre stage in the Premier League today as title-chasing Arsenal took on bitter rivals Tottenham in an important fixture for both sides. The Gunners saw their lead at the top of the table cut yesterday, but opened up a six-point lead with victory at Emirates Stadium.

Eberechi Eze registered a hat-trick Arsenal won the north London derby with a 4-1 victory over their rivals Tottenham at the Emirates on Sunday. Leandro Trossard opened the scoring for the Gunners before Eze, who almost joined Spurs in the summer transfer window, netted the next two.

Twice in the summer 2025 transfer window, Tottenham Hotspur were stymied by Arsenal. They first lost out on a very easy transfer target to the Gunners in former

But Gabriel trained with the Arsenal squad ahead of the game and has been passed fit to start alongside William Saliba at centre-back. His fitness is a major for Arsenal as they bid to capitalise on Liverpool’s latest slip-up and strengthen their position at the top of the Premier League.

Arsenal is back in action looking to protect its first-place standing in the English Premier League with a Sunday matchup against Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium.