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Arsenal take on Tottenham tonight in what is a huge north London derby for both sides. The Gunners are is desperate need of a positive result to lift the mood having lost to Newcastle and Manchester United in the last week, while Spurs sit 13th in the Premier League table and a long way off the European spots.

The pressure is building on Mikel Arteta, with Arsenal’s trophy hopes taking a big hit in recent days. Goals remain a problem and a long-term injury to Gabriel Jesus has left the Gunners even shorter in attack, meaning Raheem Sterling is handed a rare start. With Liverpool drawing to Nottingham Forest last night, a win here would move Arsenal within four points of the league leaders.

Spurs needed extra-time to get past non-league Tamworth in the FA Cup on Sunday, but there were far more positive signs a few days earlier when they beat Liverpool in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. Ange Postecoglou’s side are on a four match winless run in the league, though, and are closer to the relegation zone than the top-six. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog, featuring expert analysis from Simon Collings and Dan Kilpatrick at the ground!

Arsenal vs Tottenham latest news

• Kick-off: 8pm GMT | Emirates Stadium

• How to watch: TNT Sports

• Arsenal team news: Sterling and Timber start

• Tottenham team news: Maddison on bench

• Standard Sport prediction

Arteta: We need Sterling

19:30 , Matt Verri

Mikel Arteta has backed Raheem Sterling to step up for Arsenal and make an impact in the absence of Bukayo Saka.

Arsenal are set to be without Saka until at least March after the winger tore his hamstring last month and underwent surgery.

Manager Arteta has started four different players on the right wing since losing the England star and Sterling makes that five tonight.

Sterling came on for the injured Gabriel Jesus during Sunday’s FA Cup defeat by Manchester United and Arteta was impressed.

“I was really happy with the way he (Sterling) came in [against Manchester United],” said Arteta on the eve of the derby. “Since he had the injury and he came back, you could sense he was going to give us something important.

“Great, because we need him. You could see what he can bring. He is used to playing in this kind of context and the demands that we have, every three days. Great to have him.”

Simon Collings and Dan Kilpatrick at the Emirates Stadium

19:23 , Matt Verri

Interesting decisions made by both managers...

Postecoglou: Spurs must embrace special occasion

19:17 , Matt Verri

Ange Postecoglou does not want to play down the significance of tonight’s clash.

He’s urged his Tottenham players to “embrace” the occasion as they look for a rare win on enemy territory.

Spurs have won only once away at Arsenal in the Premier League since 1993, with that sole victory coming 15 years ago.

"It is a special game and we should all embrace part of that,” Postecoglou says.

“It is not just a normal game, it is a little more."

Huge night for Arteta with mood shifting

19:10 , Matt Verri

Just days before he was appointed Arsenal head coach, Mikel Arteta sat in the visiting dugout at Emirates Stadium as part of Manchester City’s backroom staff.

The Spaniard left feeling down and with a sense Arsenal had lost their way, such was the mood at the club.

It’s why changing the atmosphere at the Emirates was one of Arteta’s first aims when he was hired and remains one of his key objectives.

Arteta has given his blessing and been involved in pre-match hype videos on social media, while he was also a big driver behind the club’s decision to play the song ‘The Angel (North London Forever)’ by Louis Dunford before games.

The atmosphere at the Emirates has dramatically improved under Arteta, but it was telling this week that he felt the need to call for more.

Two defeats last week has dampened the mood around Arsenal and there are the first few grumblings of discontent.

It is nothing like the toxic final days of Arsene Wenger, or the apathetic ending to Unai Emery’s reign, but there is not the same wave of enthusiasm that felt present during Arsenal’s title charges over the past two seasons.

It is hard to escape the feeling that Arteta needs to come out of this north London derby with a positive result.

In the building!

19:05 , Matt Verri

The Spurs players have arrived at the Emirates...

Arteta eyeing Arsenal trophy...

18:57 , Matt Verri

Out of the FA Cup, a mountain to climb in the Carabao Cup, but Mikel Arteta still believes.

Arsenal boss is adamant club can still win a trophy this season and there is still plenty to play for.

Victory tonight and they will be only four points off Liverpool, though Arne Slot’s side would have a game in hand.

Simon Collings at the Emirates Stadium

18:50 , Matt Verri

Raheem Sterling now the 5th different player to start on the right wing for Arsenal since Bukayo Saka got injured last month.

Tottenham team news

18:48 , Matt Verri

Starting XI: Kinsky, Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence, Bissouma, Sarr, Bergvall, Kulusevski, Solanke, Son

Subs: Austin, Hardy, Reguilon, Olusesi, Maddison, Moore, Johnson, Richarlison, Lankshear

Arsenal team news

18:45 , Matt Verri

Starting XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Partey, Rice, Odegaard, Trossard, Sterling, Havertz

Subs: Neto, Tierney, Zinchenko, Kiwior, Jorginho, Merino, Butler-Oyedeji, Kabia, Martinelli

Odegaard: Felt like I let the team down

18:37 , Matt Verri

Martin Odegaard has spoken about the responsibility he feels for Arsenal’s FA Cup exit to Manchester United.

Odegaard missed a penalty in normal time as the match went to a shootout, where he then scored from the spot but it was not enough.

Writing in his programme notes, the Arsenal captain says: “It was really tough to take on Sunday – it was very frustrating for everyone.

“On the pitch I had the feeling that we dominated the game from the first half until the end. We could have been sharper in front of goal and also in the last pass and the final shot.

“But to lose that game at home when we dominated everything, it’s a tough one to take.

“And of course I have to take responsibility for the penalty. I should have scored – that’s not good enough from me.

“It was a crucial moment of the game as well because I think if I scored that, we probably go on to win the game. I felt like I’d let the team down, so it was important for me to step up again in the shoot-out, and I wanted to go first like usual.

“It was good that one went in, but in the end it wasn’t enough, so I still feel that responsibility to the team.”

Last time they met...

18:28 , Matt Verri

Arsenal came out on top earlier this season.

They’re now on a five-match unbeaten run against Tottenham, winning four of those.

There was very little in it, but a corner again proved to be the difference for the Gunners.

Postecoglou lays out Spurs blueprint

18:19 , Matt Verri

Ange Postecoglou believes this north London derby is "as big as they ever come".

The Gunners go into the match 14 points clear of their rivals but on the back of cup defeats to Newcastle and Manchester United, which have dramatically reduced their chances of silverware this season and threatened the harmony at the Emirates.

Postecoglou, though, is not convinced by the change in narrative around Arsenal's season and believes they remain one of the league's best sides.

"A week, 10 days and all of sudden a team people were saying were flying are struggling," said the Spurs head coach on Tuesday. "I don't buy into that. I still think they're one of the top teams in the country ... it's going to take a massive effort from us to knock them over."

Nonetheless, now might be a good time for depleted Spurs to face their rivals, with the feeling of a corner turned in the past 10 days or so.

The recent Carabao Cup win over Spurs was a canny display in the circumstances and a blueprint Postecoglou wants his side to follow at the Emirates.

"I still felt what got us the outcome in the end [against Liverpool] was that we started with a really high intensity...and then we finished really strong," he said.

"I think we've finished stronger in that game because we maintained a really high tempo in that first half. I think that will be important [against Arsenal] as well - that we start the game really well, try to play as high tempo as possible and then hopefully the physical conditioning we have allows us to get on top of them late."

Arteta 'very clear' on striker search

18:09 , Matt Verri

Mikel Arteta says he has “very clear ideas” about the type of striker he wants to sign for Arsenal.

The Gunners have been on the hunt for attacking reinforcements already, but those efforts have stepped up following Gabriel Jesus’ knee injury.

The Brazilian has suffered an ACL injury in his left knee, and will undergo surgery in the coming days, after being carried off on a stretcher during Arsenal’s defeat to Manchester United in the FA Cup on Sunday.

And asked if he has an idea about what kind of forward he would like to bring in, Arteta said: “We have very clear ideas of the players that we want, yes.

“It was before Gabi and it was with Gabi injured right now and we have to wait and see how things develop.”

Pressed what kind of profile of player he would be looking for, Arteta said: “You can speak to [interim sporting director] Jason [Ayto]. You know I’m not going to speak about that.”

Postecoglou talks up Kinsky impact

18:01 , Matt Verri

Tottenham's new goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky will "embrace the challenge" of dealing with Arsenal's set-pieces, according to Ange Postecoglou, who says the 21-year-old's confidence is rubbing off on the whole team.

Kinsky has kept clean sheets against Liverpool and Tamworth in a whirlwind start to his Spurs career since joining from Slavia Prague 10 days ago.

The Czech is set for his Premier League debut at the Emirates on Wednesday against Mikel Arteta's set-piece specialists, who beat Spurs 1-0 in September thanks to Gabriel's goal from a corner.

Asked how his newest signing would deal with Arsenal's threat, particularly from corners, Postecoglou said: "It’s more to do with mindset in that he’s prepared to embrace that challenge, and the challenge we found in the last game [against Tamworth] when we found out just how strong they are on offensive set pieces and the players they’ve got in terms of both delivery and execution.

"You need to be well organised but you also need your goalkeeper to play a pivotal role. So far what I’ve seen of him he’s embraced those challenges.

"It’s not easy going to a place like Tamworth and they’re throwing balls literally under the crossbar and you’ve got about 20 bodies around you.

"And as much as it’s about technical ability it’s more about mindset and tackling that and he didn’t shy away from it. That really helped us because it gives confidence to the players around him because they know if it’s in his area he’s going to come for it and they can focus on their job.

"It does give some comfort to the players around him if they see he’s handling it well.”

More on that here!

Arsenal set to sign Zubimendi

17:53 , Matt Verri

Arsenal are pursuing a summer deal for Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi.

The Gunners are long-term admirers of Zubimendi, who came close to joining Liverpool last summer.

The midfielder has a release-clause in his current contract worth €60million (£51m), which Arsenal are believed to be ready to meet.

Arsenal need to invest in their midfield this summer as both Jorginho and Thomas Partey will be out of contract.

The pair, who are both over 30 years old, are yet to hold contract talks with Arsenal and Mikel Arteta confirmed last month he would prefer any negotiations to take place nearer the summer.

Zubimendi will turn 26 next month and is regarded as one of the best holding midfielders in Europe.

Stage is set!

17:47 , Matt Verri

The classic ‘big night under the lights’ in north London...

Spurs to wear away kit

17:40 , Matt Verri

This season’s north London derbies have taken on a new look after a Premier League and referees’ decision.

No matter home or away, both Arsenal and Tottenham would line up in their traditional red and white kits. But not this season.

For the first time in Premier League history, the Gunners were forced to wear their away kit in the derby at Spurs earlier this season, and Spurs were being made to do the same for tonight’s game at Arsenal.

Earlier this season, Arsenal were banned from wearing their traditional red home kit in the north London derby away at Tottenham.

The Premier League and referee body PGMOL have decided that the kit included too much white, both on the back of the top and on the shorts, which would create a clash with Spurs’ white home kit and thus make the referees’ job harder.

Arsenal were reportedly made aware of this possibility when designing their kit for the season. The offer of wearing red kits was turned down and they duly played in their black away kit in a 1-0 win.

As part of the decision, Tottenham agreed to not wear their white kit when they visited the Emirates Stadium in tonight’s reverse fixture.

Standard Sport prediction

17:29 , Matt Verri

Arsenal have been so poor in front of goal recently, but this could be the kind of match they need to get the attack firing again.

Spurs will not sit back in a low block and there will be space on offer for the Gunners - the question is whether the hosts can take those chances.

Confidence is fairly low in both camps and it promises to be a nervy affair, but Arsenal’s more reliable defence could prove to be the difference.

Arsenal to win, 2-1.

Tottenham team news

17:23 , Matt Verri

Lucas Bergvall has given Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou something to think about ahead of tonight’s Premier League clash.

With Dejan Kulusevski likely to start in the front three, Bergvall is competing for three spots in the middle with Pape Matar Sarr, Yves Bissouma and James Maddison.

The Swede was the only one of the four not to start the 3-0 FA Cup third-round win at Tamworth on Sunday, meaning he should be fresh to return to the XI against out-of-form Arsenal.

Postecoglou's back five effectively picks itself, with January signing Antonin Kinsky set to start a third game in a week in goal. Ben Davies has recovered from a hamstring injury to return to training but not expected to be part of the squad, but forwards Richarlison and Mikey Moore will be on the bench.

Brennan Johnson is expected to drop out of the Spurs side after struggling to make an impact against part-timers Tamworth over the weekend, while Timo Werner - who also disappointed - has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.

Predicted Tottenham XI (4-3-3): Kinsky; Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence; Bissouma, Sarr, Bergvall; Kulusevski, Son, Solanke

Arsenal team news

17:15 , Matt Verri

Arsenal are expected to have both Jorginho and Jurrien Timber fit tonight.

The duo both came off during Sunday’s defeat to Manchester United in the FA Cup, but Mikel Arteta has confirmed that was due to cramp.

“He (Jorginho) was cramping when we played extra time,” said Arteta. “Jurrien was exactly the same. He’s fine.”

Arsenal could welcome Riccardo Calafiori to the squad, who missed Sunday’s loss to United due to injury.

“His thing is not too much but we need another day or two,” said Arteta.

Raheem Sterling could start his first game since December 18 as Arsenal continue to look for solutions after Bukayo Saka injured his hamstring last month.

Gabriel Jesus started there against Manchester United, but he was forced off with a serious knee injury.

Sterling did well when he came off the bench and could get a run of games now he is back from his own knee injury picked up last month.

Predicted Arsenal XI (4-3-3): Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Sterling, Havertz, Martinelli

How to watch Arsenal vs Tottenham

17:08 , Matt Verri

TV channel: The game will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 1 HD and TNT Sports Ultimate. Coverage starts at 6.30pm GMT ahead of an 8pm kick-off.

Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Discovery+ app and website.

LIVE coverage: Follow the action right here, with expert analysis from Simon Collings and Dan Kilpatrick at the ground.

Good evening!

17:02 , Matt Verri

Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Arsenal vs Tottenham!

An absolutely huge north London derby in store, as the Gunners look to turn around their stumbling form and Spurs attempt to finally kick their league season into gear.

We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off, which comes at 8pm GMT from the Emirates Stadium.