Tottenham claimed just one point from their two meetings with North London rivals Arsenal last season, but driven on by Ange Postegcolou’s commitment to attacking football, they went toe-to-toe with the Gunners on both occasions.

Nine goals rattled the net (2-2, 2-3) across Tottenham’s tussles with Arsenal in 2023/24, maintaining this fixture’s high-octane and high-scoring traditions. Indeed, 80% of the last ten league meetings between these feuding neighbours have returned over 2.5 goals and with Spurs unlikely to abandon their cavalier approach, another glut of goalmouth action is anticipated in the capital.

Bukayo Saka has rocketed out of the traps this term and the red-hot winger had a hand in four of Arsenal’s first five Premier League goals of the campaign (1G, 3A).

The 23-year-old leads the way in goal contributions for the Gunners (four) while Saka is also the club’s metric leader for shots on target mustered per 90 minutes (2.46), and in this kind of form, his impact will be difficult for Spurs to limit.

Saka got at least one shot on target in each of his two North London Derby appearances in 2023/24 and he offers excellent value in the same bracket ahead of Sunday’s skirmish.

Heung-min Son has been a consistent thorn in Arsenal’s side in recent years and backing Tottenham’s talisman to have at least one shot on target against the Gunners should be a safe bet builder inclusion.

The 32-year-old has already scored twice this season, despite averaging a relatively modest 1.00 shots on target per 90 minutes. Clinical finisher Son has been accurate with an impressive 60% of efforts at goal this term and bettors can expect the South Korean to find the target with any opportunities that fall his way on Sunday.

Son clocked four shots, two of which were on target, in his North London Derby runouts last season and he is taken to make a similar impact here.

Cristian Romero is a dependable defender for Tottenham; however, he remains prone to hot-headed moments of madness and overly aggressive tackles are the norm for the Argentinean international.

The North London Derby seems to bring out the worst in Romero, who walked a disciplinary tightrope in each of his appearances against Arsenal last season, committing two and four fouls in the games respectively.

Romero, who committed one or more fouls in 17 Premier League fixtures in 2023/24, will play with his heart on his sleeve again on Sunday, so look for him to stick the boot in at least once again.

Thomas Partey has been an ever-present for Arsenal so far this season and the Ghanaian’s presence as a deep-lying ball-winner has been taking some of the pressure to break up play off Declan Rice.

However, with Rice suspended for Sunday’s North London Derby, Partey’s defensive workload should increase and the 31-year-old, who has already been committing 2.67 fouls per 90 this term, is likely to feature near the top of the fouls-committed list at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Partey gave away two free kicks when Arsenal won at that venue in April and the anchorman is backed to match that haul on his return to the same ground this weekend.

James Maddison has been a reliable creative force for Tottenham this season and has claimed more assists (two) than any of his teammates so far, however, while the 27-year-old has yet to open his own account for the campaign, he hasn’t been short on goal-scoring threat.

Maddison has been averaging a healthy 1.14 shots on target per 90 minutes for Spurs this term and the attacking midfielder finished Tottenham’s loss at Newcastle before the international break with two accurate attempts.

With Declan Rice missing from Arsenal’s midfield, Maddison might have more space to enjoy between the Gunners’ defensive lines on Sunday and the ex-Leicester star is tipped to deliver another shot on target for Tottenham.

Pedro Porro’s rampaging runs down the right flank have become a familiar sight for Tottenham fans since the defender’s arrival from Sporting CP last January (2023), and given licence to push forward at every opportunity by Ange Postecoglou, the 24-year-old has been averaging a lofty 2.68 shots per 90 this season.

The right-back had an incredible six shots at goal in Tottenham’s last Premier League fixture against Newcastle before the international break, which is the highest number of attempts registered by any Spurs player in a single sitting this season.

Porro also racked up three shots when Arsenal last visited Tottenham back in April and the Spaniard needs to let fly with just one effort on Sunday for this leg to land.

Destiny Udogie is taken to commit at least two fouls on Sunday at an attractive price in the final leg of our Level 2 bet builder. The 21-year-old is a reliable performer in this niche and has been committing 2.14 fouls per 90 minutes for Spurs in the Premier League this season.

On Sunday, Udogie will be deployed directly against one of the division’s most-fouled wingers in Bukayo Saka (2.86 per 90), so expect the Italian to be on the referee’s radar again.

Udogie missed Tottenham’s loss to Arsenal in April, though he was involved when Spurs drew 2-2 with the Gunners at The Emirates Stadium the previous September. Udogie committed four fouls and was booked on that occasion and he could find the going just as tough on Sunday.