As if the charge that the battles for North London normally have weren’t enough, this week’s situation in the Premier League table has prepared other intrigues – Arsenal need to win to prevent Manchester City from getting closer to winning the title of English champion, while Tottenham is chasing after Aston Villa in the fight for a place in the Champions League.Spurs are the team that will enter the match in a worse mood. It has been 15 days since the last match of coach Angelos Postecoglu’s team, and during those a little over two weeks, the players had to endure criticism for the harsh defeat. At St. James’s Park, Tottenham suffered a 4-0 debacle against Newcastle, and Alexander Isak especially excelled with two goals for the home team.The game with Manchester City originally scheduled for last weekend has been postponed due to the FA Cup schedule, so Postecoglou’s men will go straight from a long break to a tough schedule. Until the end of the season, including this one, they will play six more matches, and in addition to the tandem of teams that are fighting for salvation, they will face tough rivals in the form of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City.Who will hit the target today? 👀🎯Watch the North London derby live on Super Sunday ⚽ pic.twitter.com/5OxfV7RsQR— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 28, 2024 The Gunners have played as many as four matches since the mentioned last opponent’s match. They first had to absorb a 2-0 home defeat to Aston Villa and an elimination from Bayern in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, from which they managed to recover. A week ago Mikel Arteta’s players won three valuable points at Wolverhampton, and then on Tuesday they smashed Chelsea 5-0. Kai Havertz and unconventional scorer Ben White scored two goals each, while Leandro Trossard started the show.The aforementioned German-Belgian pair is among the team’s most productive players. Trossard scored 10 times, and Havertz has 11 goals and five assists. Only the top scorer of the team, Bukayo Saka, is in step with them with 14 goals and nine passes resulting in a goal, and captain Martin Odegaard shines with eight in both columns. Tottenham have only two such aces in the form of Heung Min Son, whose productivity is even higher than Saka’s with 15 goals and nine assists, while Richarlison is at ten goals scored.The Brazilian striker has returned to training after a knee injury and should be available for the team. The same applies to Porro, on the other hand, another defender, Udogie, will certainly not play in the match. Mikel Arteta, on the other hand, has no new injury concerns, although it is still too early for Timber to return to the squad.Chelsea come back late to ruin Villa’s Champions League hopesIn recent seasons, the northern part of the English capital has mainly belonged to the Gunners. In the previous six matches, the red and whites were victorious four times and lost only once. The opening match of this season ended in a 2-2 draw, while at the beginning of last year, Arsenal won 2-0 at the new White Hart Lane. Before that clash, the rivals played a series of high-scoring matches.All in all, behind Arsenal, is the – on-paper difficult – London derby and a 5-0 victory against Chelsea. Tottenham do seem more serious than the Blues this season, but neither the Spurs nor their aforementioned neighbors justify the money spent on transfers. On the other hand, Mikel Arteta’s men had problems in the first half of April, when they were knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern, but they are still in contention for the national title and will obviously fight Manchester City until the end.PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAYSaturday West Ham – Liverpool 1-2 (1-0)/Bowen 43 – Robertson 48, Soucek 65(og)/Man Utd – Burnley 1-1 (0-0)/Antony 79 – Amdouni 89 pen/Wolverhampton – Luton 2-1 (1-0)/Hwang 39, Gomes 50 – Morris 80/Fulham – Crystal Palace 1-1 (0-0)/Muniz 52 – Schlupp 87/Newcastle – Sheffield Utd 5-1 (1-1)/Isak 26, 61 pen, Guimaraes 54, Osborn 65 og, Wilson 72 – Ahmedhodzic 5/Everton – Brentford 1-0 (0-0)/Gueye 60/Aston Villa – Chelsea 2-2 (2-0)/Cucurella 4 og, Rogers 42 – Madueke 62, Gallagher 81/Sunday16:00: (4.50) Tottenham (3.80) Arsenal (1.85)16:00: (2.30) Bournemouth (3.60) Brighton (2.95)18:30: (9.00) Nott.Forest (5.80) Man.City (1.30)***odds are subject to change***
