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Five Reasons Why Arsenal Will Win The North London Derby

By Roy Emanuel

SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: Alexis Sanchez celebrates scoring a goal for Arsenal during the Premier League match between Sunderland and Arsenal at Stadium of Light on October 29, 2016 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: Alexis Sanchez celebrates scoring a goal for Arsenal during the Premier League match between Sunderland and Arsenal at Stadium of Light on October 29, 2016 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) /
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BURNLEY, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 02: Laurent Koscielny of Arsenal scores his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Burnley and Arsenal at Turf Moor on October 2, 2016 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
BURNLEY, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 02: Laurent Koscielny of Arsenal scores his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Burnley and Arsenal at Turf Moor on October 2, 2016 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) /

Current form

Arsenal and manager Arsene Wenger come into Sunday in scintillating form in the Premier League and across all competitions. With victories in four out of their last five league matches and entry into the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds secured, few clubs are as confident as the Gunners at this point in time.

Arsenal have been piling up the goals recently as well. Their last five matches have yielded 15 goals while only conceding three. The backline and defensive midfield have been stellar.

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Kieran Gibbs, Laurent Koscielny and Shkodran Mustafi have all been particularly impressive in clearing out the opposition’s chances at goal and providing service to the attack moving forward.

Chilean international Alexis Sanchez was outstanding at the top of the formation last weekend at Sunderland, scoring two goals in a 4-1 victory.

Tottenham, on the other hand, have struggled recently after a hot start. Three draws in their last three Premier League matches is not completely terrible, but elimination in the EFL Cup at the hands of Liverpool and a Champions League loss to Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday night do not make for a confident squad.

Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino will need to have his side motivated and tactically prepared for the challenge that awaits on Sunday. While he has yet to taste defeat in this fixture since taking over the club in 2014, Arsenal are coming into the first North London derby of the season in too strong a fashion for Tottenham to be able to stop.

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