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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
    27 days, 12 hours ago

    I benched Timber. Happy Days!

  2. el polako
    • 8 Years
    27 days, 12 hours ago

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

  3. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    27 days, 12 hours ago

    Beautiful as raya. Timber & gabriel owner

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

      Same

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        27 days, 12 hours ago

        Getting timber gw26 genius

  4. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    27 days, 12 hours ago

    Double Arsenal defence in the mud again

  5. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    27 days, 12 hours ago

    Rice to blame for that. Thinks he is Ronaldinho 😆

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      27 days, 12 hours ago

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

  6. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    27 days, 12 hours ago

    11 red bottles sitting on a wall…

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

      🙂

  7. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    27 days, 12 hours ago

    Rice assist!!

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      27 days, 12 hours ago

      Damn I ditched him this week

  8. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    27 days, 12 hours ago

    Arsenal should crumble now.

  9. Moon Dog
      27 days, 12 hours ago

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

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

        Do it last week.

      2. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        27 days, 12 hours ago

        I did it before Arsenal game started

    • thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      27 days, 12 hours ago

      The feck was Rice doing there. My word!

      1. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        27 days, 12 hours ago

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

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      27 days, 12 hours ago

      6 clean sheets in 17 in the league

    • Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      27 days, 12 hours ago

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

    • Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      27 days, 12 hours ago

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

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        27 days, 12 hours ago

        Gen z arsenal fans

        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          27 days, 11 hours ago

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

          1. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            27 days, 11 hours 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
              27 days, 11 hours ago

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

            2. PartyTime
              • 4 Years
              27 days, 6 hours 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
        27 days, 11 hours 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
          27 days, 11 hours ago

          75% of our fan base are deluded.

      3. Stoic
        • 9 Years
        27 days, 11 hours ago

        Wouldn’t even put him above Fab

    • Ha.
      • 10 Years
      27 days, 12 hours ago

      Benched Timber

      For VdV

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

      Arse clean sheet flushed again. Tick.

    • Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      27 days, 12 hours ago

      Saka sitter saved…

    • Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      27 days, 12 hours ago

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

    • Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      27 days, 12 hours ago

      Probably a good goal as a Gabriel + Rice owner?

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        27 days, 12 hours ago

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

        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          27 days, 12 hours ago

          Yes but I lose Rice 1 CS point as well

          1. thegaffer82
            • 14 Years
            27 days, 11 hours 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
            27 days, 11 hours ago

            But didn't he just assist Spurs?

            1. thegaffer82
              • 14 Years
              27 days, 11 hours ago

              Lol, he did, but …

    • thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      27 days, 12 hours 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
        27 days, 12 hours ago

        Warmup iniry

      2. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        27 days, 12 hours ago

        warm up injury

    • el polako
      • 8 Years
      27 days, 12 hours ago

      Is another yellow for Timber too much to ask for?

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        27 days, 12 hours ago

        Behave!

    • Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      27 days, 12 hours ago

      Who should I ditch for VVD?

      A. Timber
      B. Munoz

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        27 days, 12 hours ago

        A

      2. boombaba
        • 13 Years
        27 days, 11 hours ago

        B
        Two nasty away games and a blank in next 4

    • KeanosMagic
      • 4 Years
      27 days, 12 hours 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
        27 days, 11 hours ago

        Spread the jam around

    • bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      27 days, 12 hours ago

      What happened with Mukiele?

      1. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        27 days, 12 hours ago

        Muscle injury it appears. Might miss 2 or 3 games

      2. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        27 days, 12 hours ago

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

      3. bso
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        27 days, 11 hours ago

        Oh no! Thanks for your reply

    • Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      27 days, 12 hours ago

      Spurs will definitely have a penalty before half time

    • The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      27 days, 12 hours ago

      Inches away from Timber assist

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        27 days, 12 hours ago

        He really is a tease isn’t he

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      27 days, 12 hours ago

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

    • Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      27 days, 12 hours ago

      Drossard almost from Timber A

    • Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      27 days, 12 hours ago

      Trossard thanks for the Timber assist miss

    • The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      27 days, 11 hours ago

      Spuds showing some fight, if not much guile.

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        27 days, 11 hours ago

        they should win this.

    • Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      27 days, 11 hours ago

      Was that the thousandth nearly assist from Timber?

      Yes, yes it was.

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        27 days, 11 hours ago

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