Arsenal 2, Tottenham 0 @ Half Time (FOOTBALL UPDATES)

Tottenham’s away record against the other ‘big’ sides is not good of late and this is looking like another blank

ARSENAL 2, TOTTENHAM 0,

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45’+1′ Offside, Arsenal. Petr Cech tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.

45′ Foul by Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur).

45′ Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

44′ Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Vertonghen.

41′ Goal! Arsenal 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.

41′ Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

41′ Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).

38′ Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

38′ Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).

38′ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

36′ Goal! Arsenal 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross following a set piece situation.

35′ Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur).

35′ Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

34′ Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a cross.

33′ Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Davies.

32′ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.

32′ Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.

32′ Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).

29′ Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dele Alli.

29′ Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

29′ Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Eric Dier.

28′ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

28′ Foul by Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur).

27′ Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).

27′ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

27′ Petr Cech (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

25′ Offside, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka tries a through ball, but Sead Kolasinac is caught offside.

24′ Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.

23′ Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

23′ Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).

22′ Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Eric Dier.

21′ Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur).

21′ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.

18′ Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

18′ Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).

17′ Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Hugo Lloris tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.

16′ Attempt missed. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.

14′ Offside, Arsenal. Petr Cech tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.

13′ Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

13′ Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).

10′ Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).

10′ Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

8′ Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

8′ Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).

7′ Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

7′ Foul by Mesut Özil (Arsenal).

6′ Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

5′ Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.

5′ Offside, Arsenal. Petr Cech tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.

3′ Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

3′ Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur).

2′ Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).

2′ Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

1′ Offside, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.

Offside, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.

The English Premier League has resumed this weekend after the break for international matches. This Saturday, there are eight matches. The first match is the match at Emirate between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.

According to reports, Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette has been named in the starting lineup for the north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur, who selected Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Hugo Lloris for the match at the Emirates Stadium.

Centre-back Shkodran Mustafi also returned for Arsenal, meaning Arsene Wenger could field his entire first-choice XI against Spurs.

Mustafi missed the last month with a muscle tear in his thigh but came straight back into the starting line-up at the expense of Per Mertesacker.

Lacazette started up front after being benched against Manchester City, with Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez behind him.

Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino had fitness doubts over striker Kane, midfielder Alli, and goalkeeper Lloris. Kane had been substituted late on in the 1-0 win over Crystal Palace just before the international break, a game which Lloris missed entirely, while Alli withdrew from the England squad. However, all three were deemed fit to return for the derby.

Pochettino opted for Kieran Trippier and Ben Davies at wing-back, with Serge Aurier on the bench and Danny Rose not in the squad.

Lineups:

Arsenal: Petr Cech; Laurent Koscielny, Shkodran Mustafi, Per Mertesacker; Hector Bellerin, Granit Xhaka, Aaron Ramsey, Sead Kolasinac; Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil, Alexandre Lacazette.

Tottenham: Hugo Lloris; Jan Vertonghen, Davinson Sanchez, Eric Dier; Kieran Trippier, Mousa Dembele, Moussa Sissoko, Ben Davies; Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli, Harry Kane.