Tottenham vs Arsenal – North London Derby Combined XI
Tottenham and Arsenal meet in a North London Derby for the ages this weekend, with this considered a must-win for both teams.
Spurs have seen the gap to the Champions League places grow to six points, though have two games in hand on Aston Villa, while Arsenal are in the midst of a tense title race.
There’s no room for error in a derby that has regularly delivered in the Premier League era. Ahead of their latest clash, we’ve selected our Tottenham and Arsenal Combined XI.
Goalkeeper: Guglielmo Vicario – Tottenham
Guglielmo Vicario has been a brilliant signing for Tottenham this season with the shot-stopper a relative unknown to the casual fan before the campaign. Since arriving from Empoli, he has impressed with his sweeper-keeper style and agile reflexes. The 27-year-old made his Italy debut in March, keeping a clean sheet against Ecuador, and ranks third in the Premier League for Post-shot expected goals, the fancy metric designed to discover how likely a goalkeeper is to save the shot.
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David Raya deserves a mention for his improvement and leads the Golden Glove race, though Vicario has arguably been the better individual performer behind a much more vulnerable defence.
Right-back: Ben White – Arsenal
Ben White continues to go under the radar as a crucial cog in the Arsenal team. He has be...
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