Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur Predictions

• Arsenal have failed to win their last three matches
• Arsenal have conceded first in three of their last four matches
• Tottenham have scored at least twice in four of their last six league games

Arsenal’s season could go from bad to worse

It has been a tough start to 2025 for Arsenal and the Gunners may see their Premier League title challenge fade away following another blow at home to North London rivals Tottenham.

Mikel Arteta’s side started this set of midweek fixtures six points behind Liverpool having played a fixture more and a setback against Spurs could be potentially fatal to their season.

That’s because last week Arsenal suffered a 2-0 defeat at home to Newcastle in the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final and then they were dumped out of the FA Cup at the third-round stage by visiting Manchester United.

Despite playing against United’s ten men for half an hour of normal time and the whole of extra-time, the Gunners were unable to seize the initiative at the Emirates and they were again wasteful in that penalty shootout defeat.

Attacking injuries have blunted Gunners

Arteta’s men are still creating chances but there is a distinct lack of confidence in the final third without the influential Bukayo Saka, who has five league goals and ten assists to his name this season.

Gabriel Jesus had found some scoring form but he limped off against United and looks set for a spell on the sidelines, which leaves the out-of-sorts Kai Havertz to carry the goalscoring burden.

So Arsenal have failed to win in five of their last ten matches in all competitions and they are too short to secure some derby delight against Spurs, who are capable of beating anybody on a going day.

Evidently, those performances are becoming increasingly few and far between but Tottenham’s 1-0 win at home Premier League leaders Liverpool in the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final last Wednesday should have fuelled the fire.

Spurs may be able to raise their game

Ange Postecoglou needs to get Spurs climbing up the Premier League table, with them languishing in 12th with only one win in eight, but this could provide the platform.

Arsenal have clearly taken a backwards step from last season and both Newcastle and Manchester United were able to exploit them on the counter-attack, something which should also be a strength of pacy Spurs.

Defensive injuries persist for the visitors but they have an array of attacking talent and they have scored on their last seven trips to the Emirates Stadium.

Goals look likely and, while Tottenham’s defensive disruption are far from ideal, they may still be overpriced to extend an ailing Arsenal’s winless run to four.

Correct-score punters may also want to consider having small stakes on a 2-2 draw, which was the outcome at the Emirates when they locked horns in September of last season.