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Spurs have lost their last three Premier League home games against Arsenal, as many as in their previous 23 (W10 D10). They lost to them four times in a row between 1952 and 1955.
Arsenal have won six of their last seven Premier League matches against Spurs (D1), including each of the last four. They last won five consecutive league matches against them between January 1987 and January 1989.
Tottenham are winless in their last eight Premier League matches (D4 L4). Their last campaign was longer during the same campaign between August and November 2007 (9).
Tottenham are the only team without a win in the Premier League so far in 2026, with four draws and four defeats from their eight games. This is their longest winless streak since the start of a calendar year since 1994 (top 10).
Since their last league defeat against Spurs in May 2022, Arsenal have lost just one of their 21 away London derby matches in the Premier League (W14 D6), losing 2-1 at Fulham in December 2023.
Tottenham Hotspur have scored more Premier League goals through defenders, both overall (10) and as a percentage of their total goals (28%) than any other team this season.
This will be Igor Tudor’s first match as Spurs coach. The only manager whose first match in charge of Tottenham came against Arsenal is Glenn Hoddle, who lost 2-1 in the FA Cup semi-final at Old Trafford in April 2001.
New Spurs manager Igor Tudor has won his first game in charge in each of his last five spells at a club, starting with his second spell at Hajduk Split in February 2020 (and with Verona, Marseille, Lazio and Juventus since).
Eberechi Eze has scored six goals in his last four Premier League matches against Spurs (including three in two at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium), scoring a hat-trick in his first appearance against them for Arsenal in the reverse fixture in November.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has won 41 of his 68 London Premier League derbies as manager, the best win rate (60.3%) of anyone who has taken charge of at least 20. In total, only Arsène Wenger (106 in 194 games) and José Mourinho (42/70) have won more London derbies than the Spaniard.