The North London derby is always packed with goals and excitement. This instance should be no different. A win would put the Gunners 3 points behind 4th place Chelsea, whilst a loss would leave them 6 points off that elusive Champions League spot. This appears to be an area to watch as either one of Arsenal, Chelsea or Villa will miss the top 4 come the end of the season. A win for Spurs could see them go 13th and 4 points above the dreaded drop zone. Arsenal are without Abou Diaby but welcome new boy Andrei Arshavin to the squad. Tottenham miss suspendee David Bentley and the injured Alan Hutton - though new/old boy Robbie Keane is back to lead his new/old side.
Arsenal may give Andrei Arshavin a run out but certainly will not start the Russian. He severely lacks match fitness and cannot risk injury. There may be a warm feeling in the heart of every football fan as Eduardo looks set to return. He probably wont get a kick in this game, but looks like being included in the squad. We all wish him the best and it will be great to see the Croat taking his applause - even from the ol' North London rivals if he is named in the squad.
Nobody can forget the recent 4-4 draw between these two sides in their last League meeting (during Spurs' mini-revival in Redknapp's honeymoon period) and neutrals will be hoping for similar fireworks today. Villa and Chelsea fans alike will be hoping for Spurs to pull of an upset, whilst all teams involved in the relegation scrap will be praying for a comprehensive Arsenal victory.
It will be interesting to see if Tottenham play anything like the, erm..., old Tottenham after re-signing the likes of Chimbonda, Defoe and Keane. Perhaps Redknapp wants to inject some of the Carling Cup winning spirit back into the underachievers.
Home advantage/fairytale potential leads me to believe there may just be an upset in the air here.
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