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Igor Tudor gets to manage Tottenham Hotspur for the first time this afternoon.

Arsenal are the visitors to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where the action gets underway at 16:30 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Mikel Arteta has made two changes to the Arsenal team that drew at Molineux on Wednesday.

Eberechi Eze and Leandro Trossard come in as Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli drop to the bench.

Bukayo Saka is consequently fit to start.

Martin Odegaard is named among the substitutes, but Kai Havertz misses out completely.

As for Spurs, Tudor has made two alterations to the starting XI they sent out in their last Premier League game.

Joao Palhinha comes into the team for the injured Wilson Odobert, while Randal Kolo Muani starts up front in place of the benched Dominic Solanke.

LINE-UPS

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario, Palhinha, Dragusin, van de Ven, Gray, Sarr, Bissouma, Spence, Gallagher, Simons, Kolo Muani

Subs: Austin, Richarlison, Tel, Solanke, Souza, Olusesi, Williams-Barnett, Rowswell, Wilson

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Eze, Trossard, Gyokeres

Subs: Kepa, Mosquera, Odegaard, Jesus, Martinelli, Norgaard, Madueke, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly

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Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

Spurs v Arsenal team news: Eze, Saka + Trossard start

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  1. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    I benched Timber. Happy Days!

  2. el polako
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Arsenal players after they scored talking to each other about staying focused and keeping cool heads… 🙂

  3. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Beautiful as raya. Timber & gabriel owner

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Same

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Getting timber gw26 genius

  4. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Double Arsenal defence in the mud again

  5. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Rice to blame for that. Thinks he is Ronaldinho 😆

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      It's that mental superiority arsenal have had since Wenger 2006

  6. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    11 red bottles sitting on a wall…

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      🙂

  7. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Rice assist!!

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Damn I ditched him this week

  8. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Arsenal should crumble now.

  9. Moon Dog
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Timber -> Virgil just needs to get done I think... Rising tonight...

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Do it last week.

      2. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        I did it before Arsenal game started

    • thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      The feck was Rice doing there. My word!

      1. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Rice thought he could dribble past 2 Spurs players lol. You aint Messi lil bro

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      6 clean sheets in 17 in the league

    • Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      C’mon Spurs, don’t even care for you, but a win would be hilarious…

    • Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Rice is in the PL all time 11 according to Arsenal fans. lol

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Gen z arsenal fans

        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          True. I doubt real Arsenal fans would put him over Vieira.

          1. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            1 month, 12 days ago

            Vieira was phenomenal. although...he did get sent off a lot and was a semi liability at times. but we had the alpha aggression from other plays to manage when he got sent off

            1. Brosstan
              • 11 Years
              1 month, 12 days ago

              Even he wouldnt get into the all time PL 11. And he was miles better than Rice.

            2. PartyTime
              • 4 Years
              1 month, 12 days ago

              There is no "but" here. What did you do when he sealed the FA cup title in 2005 against United? Vieira is the definition of a leader. Led the only English team to go 49 games unbeaten!!! That speaks volumes.

      2. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Arsenal fans say a lot of stuff for a club that have players who weren’t alive the last time they won the league and have never won a Champions League.

        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          75% of our fan base are deluded.

      3. Stoic
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Wouldn’t even put him above Fab

    • Ha.
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Benched Timber

      For VdV

    • Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Arse clean sheet flushed again. Tick.

    • Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Saka sitter saved…

    • Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      i swear almost all arsenal goals conceded are through this nonsense at the back. just clear the ball

    • Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Probably a good goal as a Gabriel + Rice owner?

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        If you only own 1 Arsenal defender, you probably better them not getting a clean sheet

        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          Yes but I lose Rice 1 CS point as well

          1. thegaffer82
            • 14 Years
            1 month, 12 days ago

            More people in the top ranks own him than don’t

          2. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            1 month, 12 days ago

            But didn't he just assist Spurs?

            1. thegaffer82
              • 14 Years
              1 month, 12 days ago

              Lol, he did, but …

    • thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      My transfer was gonna be Rice > Wirtz….
      Why was he a no show and not even on the bench today?!

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Warmup iniry

      2. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        warm up injury

    • el polako
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Is another yellow for Timber too much to ask for?

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Behave!

    • Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Who should I ditch for VVD?

      A. Timber
      B. Munoz

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        A

      2. boombaba
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        B
        Two nasty away games and a blank in next 4

    • KeanosMagic
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Move from Timber to VVD has worked out ok so far!

      Pretty much the only thing gone right this week

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Spread the jam around

    • bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      What happened with Mukiele?

      1. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Muscle injury it appears. Might miss 2 or 3 games

      2. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Injured. Tried to keep playing but had to be subbed. Didnt look great.

      3. bso
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Oh no! Thanks for your reply

    • Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Spurs will definitely have a penalty before half time

    • The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Inches away from Timber assist

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        He really is a tease isn’t he

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      raya conceded from the last 4 shots he's faced that were on target

    • Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Drossard almost from Timber A

    • Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Trossard thanks for the Timber assist miss

    • The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Spuds showing some fight, if not much guile.

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        they should win this.

    • Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Was that the thousandth nearly assist from Timber?

      Yes, yes it was.

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        You never know, FPL towers might start giving points for nearly assists from next season. Timber will be about 9mil…