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Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Arsenal could line up for Saturday's Premier League clash with Aston Villa.
Moisés Caicedo’s red card presented the Gunners with a great opportunity to snatch three points on Sunday afternoon, but they could only muster a point after Mikel Merino cancelled out Trevoh Chalobah’s early second-half opener.
It is one of the biggest fixtures in the Premier League calendar on Sunday as Arsenal play host to Tottenham Hotspur in the first North London Derby of the season. The North London Derby is always one of the most highly anticipated matches in the campaign, with Gary Neville describing it as "one of his favourite games" in the calendar.
Farley's Prediction: Tottenham will struggle to score against Arsenal's defense. Sunday serves us up the first installment of the North London Derby this season, with Arsenal and Tottenham meeting at the Emirates. Just eight points separate the two in the Premier League, with Arsenal the favorites for the title.
Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy says Arsenal's squad depth is "remarkable" after Brentford struggled to contain the right side of their attack in the 2-0 win on Wednesday: "It's becoming remarkable now how good their squad is because [Jurrien} Timber and [Bukayo] Saka play on the right hand side normally,
Arsenal have beaten Brentford 2-0 in the Premier League, extending their lead atop the table to five points over Manchester City. Mikel Merino headed the hosts into the lead in the 11th minute, scoring for the second time in four days. The lead remained 1-0 until second-half stoppage time, when Bukayo Saka scored to put the game to bed.
Enzo Maresca is expected to rest a few key Chelsea players after a very demanding week, with Reece James and Wesley Fofana likely out of the starting line-up for Wednesday's clash with Leeds United.
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