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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

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

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

    or maybe not saka assist as it came off vdv..

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      Think Saka still gets the shot off. Hoping it’s an assist

  2. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    27 days, 8 hours ago

    Dragusin can solve a rubik's cube, but has no football intelligence whatsoever...

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

      yeah he is terrible. he had a good first half though

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

    Not game over...arsenal need at least a 3 goal buffer to win

  4. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    27 days, 8 hours ago

    Was that actually Saka A? It wasn't a blocked shot.

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

      saka shot, then save, then came off VDV, so no saka assist

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      Shouldn’t be

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      Took two deflections, so don't think so

    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      only if vdv didnt touch the ball

    5. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      Saka EO minimal though

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        Exactly why I need those points lol

  5. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    27 days, 8 hours ago

    Arsenal penalty will go to Eze now for his hattrick. Saka could have scored 2 goals so far easily, very frustrating

  6. F4L
    • 11 Years
    27 days, 8 hours ago

    did you have to concede arsenal

  7. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    27 days, 8 hours ago

    Rice on 8 defcon

  8. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    27 days, 8 hours ago

    Rice up to 8 defcons

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      2 more and goal needed

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        4...

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

    spurs still in this. if they score the next goal, they'll get to 3-3. arsenal need a fourth

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      If Spurs score more goals than Arsenal they will win

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

        lolz

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

    if hammers and forest won this weekend, spurs will be in some serious trouble. Tudor out?

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      i do wonder if they end up trying to play more attacking football they still struggle to pick up points. frank is a good manager. there must be a reason why they played so passively under him, maybe he just knew tottenham's limitations this season, especially with their injuries

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      Stuarts in…

  11. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    27 days, 8 hours ago

    Any news about mukiele's injury?

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      Muscle injury is the latest guess from twitter.

      1. Raoul Nogues
          27 days, 8 hours ago

          Touched his calf before...could need a long rest (weeks)

    2. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      I've missed most the second half so far. How's Saka been looking?

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        Pretty good.
        Still looking like he wants to be the bridesmaid and not the bride though

      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        good, coming in off the wing alot

        1. FPL Brains
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          27 days, 8 hours ago

          After watching Liverpool, don't think I'll do Palmer > Salah/Wirtz. Saka the alternative.

      3. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        Best he has played in a long time

    3. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      Rice 9 defcons

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        There’s hope.
        My midfield is becoming DefCon FC right now!

      2. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 9 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        Don't tease me

    4. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      We need to remember to put Eze in next season, prior to the Spurs game.

      That's if Spurs don't get relegated of course.

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

        lolz... I was just thinking that.

    5. F4L
      • 11 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      just checking understat, ekitike last season at frankfurt had 23 xG and ended up on 15 goals. initially at liverpool he's looked like a good finisher but was that abit flattering to deceive? understat are quite harsh with their metrics though, give higher xG for chances normally compared to others

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

        starting to think ekitike isn't right for Slott's tactics. Liverpool were fast in transition and counter at the start of the season. For some reason, they've been quite served and slow since December.

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          27 days, 8 hours ago

          yeah true

          i really hope wirtz was just a knock and hes fit for next gw. hurts ekitike even more when hes missing

    6. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      Rice 11 defcons. 1 more to go!

    7. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      Rice with 12 defcons!!

      1. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        Proper exciting that.

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        Luxury version of Anderson 😛

      3. tutankamun
        • 16 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        I sold him for Semenyo. The very definition of a sideways move.

      4. F4L
        • 11 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        hes been very good this second half

      5. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        Saka has more than Gabriel…

      6. Drizzle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        Limbs

      7. Jigger & Pony
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        Boom

    8. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      Spurs flare closest to getting in the Arsenal net this half….

      1. tutankamun
        • 16 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        Other than the disallowed goal.

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          27 days, 8 hours ago

          Oh yeah, forgot about that lol….which should have been allowed

    9. Evasivo
      • 15 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      Any sign of Gabriel assisting Rice yet?

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

        spurs have been pretty good defending corners

    10. BlzE_94
      • 11 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      Is it silly to start Senesi vs SUN(H) over Gabriel vs CHE(H)? Other defenders are VvD and O’Reilly

      1. Drizzle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        50/50 shout, depends how brave you are taking on EO

      2. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        I’m starting Hill over Guehi currently but think it’s a much harder call with O’Reilly after his goals

    11. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      Gabriel is a boring asset now, never thought I would say that.

      1. tutankamun
        • 16 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        Yeah. No longer a must have and very little gain per point.

    12. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      Rice hobbling

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        He’s ok

    13. Gazzpfc
      • 9 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      Is Timber injured please???

      1. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        I don't think so. Taken off because he was on a yellow.

      2. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        Probs because on YC…

      3. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        He’s dead to me

      4. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        He’s knot

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          27 days, 7 hours ago

          Tough crowd

    14. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      Rice defcons removed lol

      1. tutankamun
        • 16 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        Back on

    15. el polako
      • 8 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      Spurs fans leaving already in the derby game is….
      Can’t even word it.

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        Becoming the norm

    16. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      Could have taken the double defence cs now that Spurs cannot actually do anything else than the goal from Rice's mistake.

    17. AC Pilkington
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      I fired my fruit delivery driver today.

      I hate to let the mango - he was driving me bananas.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        27 days, 8 hours ago

        Sour grapes?

      2. The Night Trunker.
        • 2 Years
        27 days, 7 hours ago

        Pears Morgan.
        Never liked him either.

    18. Nightf0x
      • 10 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      3 fts, dont want to WC but have 8 players wants to ship them out
      Sanchez mukiele timber keane rice enzo king watkins

      What to do? Leaning towards a -4 or -8, take mukiele &/or timber rice enzo watkins

    19. F4L
      • 11 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      ok thats a big save from raya

    20. F4L
      • 11 Years
      27 days, 8 hours ago

      please get a save point raya