There is never a good time to lose a north London derby but for both Mikel Arteta and Ange Postecoglou a defeat on Wednesday would only serve to further rile fanbases whose murmurs of discontent have grown more audible.

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That’s because of Arsenal’s recent defeats, but Postecoglou says he disagrees with the assessment that the Gunners are struggling right now. He said, as relayed on HatersTV: “Their form until the last couple of games was pretty compelling. if anything, I was reading how they turned things around pretty significantly and I think they had.

Arsenal have added Gabriel Jesus to lengthening injury list which includes Bukayo Saka; Tottenham have had own injury crisis this season; follow latest updates from the North London derby in live blog on the Sky Sports app,

Wednesday’s game in the Premier League is as big as it gets for Tottenham Hotspur as they prepare to take on fiercest rivals Arsenal in the North London derby at the Emirates Stadium.

Ange Postecoglou has provided the latest Tottenham injury news ahead of Wednesday's North London Derby encounter against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium