Beating Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday would be huge for Arsenal. Already level on points with leaders Manchester City, the meeting at the Emirates is not only an opportunity for the Gunners to end Tottenham’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season, but also to give their own title credentials a shot in the arm. Arsene Wenger’s side look good for it, too. They have not lost since the opening weekend against Liverpool and have since won games — such as at Sunderland and Ludogorets — they would probably have drawn or lost previously.
Their most impressive weapon at the moment is their attacking unpredictability. It is not the quantity of goals Arsenal are scoring, but the variety. Couple that with the fifth-best defensive record in the division and it’s clear Wenger has his most balanced and competitive squad in years.
The stars also seem to be aligning for the Gunners going into this weekend. Spurs have not won in six matches in all competitions and head into this clash off the back of a performance against Bayer Leverkusen not befitting a Mauricio Pochettino side. Against the Germans at Wembley, Tottenham’s passing was not crisp and their attacking moves lacked synergy. Such a display was not without its valid excuses: They were without their main striker, Harry Kane, and their best centre-back,Toby Alderweireld, and midfield fulcrum Mousa Dembele went off early through injury. Significant vertebrae of Spurs’ spine were missing. But write Tottenham off at your peril, for this is a team who vanquished Manchester City so impressively just a month ago. Since that 2-0 win on Oct. 2, however, they have stuttered. It is clear what the issue is: goals. Just three have been scored in their last six outings. Cue a scoring return for Kane?
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