Still the only team with an unbeaten home record in the Premier League this season, Arsenal are on a mission to make amends for their recent mistakes in the knockout stages in Wednesday's mouth-watering north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates.
While the Gunners' FA Cup journey ended at the hands of reigning champions Manchester United at the weekend, Ange Postecoglou's men put three goals past Tamworth without reply, albeit only after an extra 30 minutes.
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Just as he was starting to find his feet in north London again, Jesus unfortunately suffered another knee injury in the defeat to Man United, although it is not yet known whether the Brazil international suffered a mild concussion or a more serious problem.
Either way, Jesus is guaranteed to miss the derby along with Ethan Nwaneri (muscle), Bukayo Saka (hamstring), Ben White (knee) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee), while Riccardo Calafiori is also a serious doubt after missing the FA Cup defeat with a muscle injury.
After 120 minutes of painstaking and unsuccessful efforts on Sunday, it would be no surprise to see Arteta change less than half his squad for Wednesday's crucial game, although he may have no choice but to continue using the increasingly wasteful Havertz up front.
For Postecoglou's side, the injury situation remains the same, with Destiny Udogie (hamstring), Ben Davies (hamstring), Richarlison (hamstring), Micky van de Ven (hamstring), Guglielmo Vicario (ankle), Wilson Odobert (hamstring), Cristian Romero (thigh) and Rodrigo Bentancur (head) again missing out.
Only Fraser Forster - who has struggled with illness - could return to the fold, but January signing Antonin Kinsky has quickly won over Postecoglou and will make his Premier League debut in the north London derby; a veritable baptism of fire.
Similar to their hosts, a few changes should be made for the Lilywhites, with Son Heung-min, Kulusevski, Dominic Solanke and EFL Cup-winning hero Lucas Bergvall returning to action.
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Arsenal:
Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Tierney; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Sterling, Havertz, Trossard
Tottenham Hotspur:
Kinsky; Porro, Gray, Dragusin, Spence; Bergvall, Sarr, Madison; Kulusevski, Solanke, Son
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The walls of the Emirates have come tumbling down if Arsenal's recent poor home performances are anything to go by, as Mikel Arteta's men have given up hope of FA Cup glory and will surely do the same in the EFL Cup after a pair of alarmingly uninspired attacking displays.
Five days after a disastrous home defeat to Newcastle United in the latter tournament - where they were taught a harsh lesson in attacking ruthlessness - Arsenal were left to lament another miserable display in front of goal against a 10-man United side who defied all odds to continue their defence of the FA Cup.
Altay Bayindir was the hero with two penalty saves, and Kai Havertz was the villain with a series of astonishing misses on a day when Gabriel Jesus was stretchered off with an all-too-familiar knee injury, further bolstering the Gooners' case for a bright new striker in January.
However, a defiant Arteta has publicly backed his current players to dig themselves out of their hole as they attempt to avoid losing three games in a row for the first time since January 2024; defeat in the derby could leave them nine points behind Liverpool having played a game more depending on how the Reds cope with Nottingham Forest.
The second-placed Gunners may now be without a clean sheet in their last four games in all competitions, but none of their last four Premier League games at the Emirates have seen Arsenal concede and they would probably do better than ask Tamworth for tips on keeping Spurs at bay for 90 minutes.
Tottenham fans may have enjoyed watching on Sunday night, but their side's disappointing performance against a National League opponent should have been an extremely painful evening to watch, at least until their Premier League qualities were finally shown in extra-time at the Lamb Ground.
Tiny Tamworth earned a brief reprieve from Postecoglou's side and had no shortage of chances to cause a major cup shock, but Nathan Tshikuna's own goal, Dejan Kulusevski's effort and Brennan Johnson's strike saved Tottenham from an extraordinary embarrassment.
Sticking to the Jekyll and Hyde theme, Spurs failed to break down Tamworth's defence in 90 minutes despite beating Premier League leaders Liverpool in the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final, and Postecoglou's side are now chasing three consecutive wins for the first time since early October.
However, the visitors to the Emirates have picked up just one point from their last 12 in the top flight and remain in the bottom half of the Premier League table, technically closer to the relegation zone than the top seven despite a commendable 42 goals.
However, the Lilywhites were held back in a 1-0 home defeat in September to their bitter rivals, and they will arrive at the Emirates having conceded in 25 consecutive Premier League away games to Arsenal, giving the home crowd hope of some derby excitement even if their team are in their current attacking form.
Arsenal vs Tottenham score prediction
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- Sportsmole: Arsenal 1-0 Tottenham
- WhoScore: Arsenal 2-0 Tottenham
- Our prediction: Arsenal 2-0 Tottenham
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