We’ve got a mouth-watering Premier League north London derby pencilled in for Wednesday night.

In the space of eight days, Arsenal have managed to bring the curtain down on their season, dropping yet more points in the Premier League title race, crashing out of the FA Cup and as good as going out of the EFL Cup.

At least they can still win the bragging rights of north London eh? Fortunately for Mikel Arteta, Spurs are a whole different laughing stock with Angeball providing comedy moments galore, not least when they nearly got dumped out of the FA Cup themselves by Tamworth.

Luckily, this game always provides the goods where entertainment is concerned and so let’s get stuck in with Oli Nixon‘s Bet Builder and his Arsenal v Spurs betting tips.

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Arsenal v Spurs Bet Builder tips

Arsenal to commit 14 or more fouls
Archie Gray to attempt 50 or more passes
Gabriel Magalhaes to be fouled 1 or more times
Dejan Kulusevski to have 2 or more shots

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WHEN: Wednesday, 15th of January, 8pm
WHERE: The Emirates Stadium, London
TV: TNT Sports

Arsenal to commit 14 or more fouls

This game is always feisty and with neither side in great form, the atmosphere should have an air of desperation and hopefully that spills onto the pitch. The Gunners have been much more pragmatic under Arteta this season and with that has come plenty of fouls. They’ve committed 11.45 fouls per game with big totals of 18 against Newcastle, 17 vs Wolves and 16 at Villa.

Spurs are the Premier League’s most fouled side drawing 13.1 fouls per game. With foul magnets like James Maddison in the side, it’s easy to see why 12 of their 20 league games this season have seen their opponents make at least 14 fouls and Arsenal can add to that list.

Archie Gray to attempt 50 or more passes

Amongst Tottenham’s never-ending injury list, two of the most significant absentees are at centre back where Romero and Van de Ven are once again crocked. Despite being just 18 years old and a centre midfielder by trade, Archie Gray has filled that void excellently. He’s averaged 73 passes per game since moving into the back four, going over 50 in every game and that includes 78 passes against Liverpool. His lowest total in those games was 54 against Newcastle.

Arsenal have a reputation for possession but are actually allowing opposition centre backs plenty of passes. In three games against Ange’s set-up, Spurs centre backs have seen pass totals of 67, 73, 82, 66, 52 and 74 with the aforementioned Romero and Van de Ven averaging 62 and 67 passes each. Gray can replace those numbers and will be the more ball dominant centre back and should hit 50 passes with ease.

Gabriel Magalhaes to be fouled 1 or more times

One of the key battles on the pitch is Gabriel vs Solanke as the Brazilian centre back will need to keep quiet a striker with five goals since December. Gabriel is no stranger to a physical clash and has drawn 0.81 fouls per 90 this season having been fouled seven times in his last four starts. He’s also drawn 10 fouls in the last six meetings between these sides.

Marking Solanke will be a tough challenge as he likes to get stuck in. Big Dom made four fouls in the reverse fixture and his season average of 1.71 fouls per 90 suggest that this wasn’t a one-off. He’ll want to leave one on Gabriel early and make his mark on the derby.

Dejan Kulusevski to have 2 or more shots

Tottenham’s ginger Swede has been a revelation this season in a more central role. He’s contributed eight goals and eight assists in all competitions and has averaged 1.75 shots per 90 in the Premier League. He seems to relish the big games and managed three shots in the reverse fixture.

Arsenal aren’t conceding many shots at just 10.6 per game but with Spurs averaging nearly 15 themselves, we can expect them to attack. Their three games against Arsenal under Postecoglou have produced shot counts of 15, 14 and 13 and Kulusevski will be desperate to further cement his reputation amongst the Tottenham faithful which makes him a great pick for two shots.

Arsenal v Spurs betting tips

Arsenal to commit 14 or more fouls
Archie Gray to attempt 50 or more passes
Gabriel Magalhaes to be fouled 1 or more times
Dejan Kulusevski to have 2 or more shots

• A Bet Builder with these bets pays at approximately 6/1 with Paddy Power. CLICK HERE TO ADD IT TO YOUR BETSLIP.

*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.

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