Tottenham v Arsenal 3-5-2: Confirmed lineups – Tottenham missing key name, Wenger mades unexpected decision
Tottenham host bitter rivals Arsenal in the North London derby today.
The clash takes place at White Hart Lane and kick-off is scheduled for 16:30 (GMT).
Arsenal cannot afford to drop any more points as they look to secure a top-four finish. The Gunners are five points behind fourth placed Man City with a game in hand.
Tottenham meanwhile need a win in order to keep the pressure on league leaders Chelsea. Spurs are four points behind the Blues going into the final weeks of the Premier League.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has recently switched to a 3-5-2 formation and the change has been positive. The Gunners are unbeaten since the switch and look to be far stronger in defence.
Laurent Koscielny starts for Arsenal today despite being an injury doubt coming into the game.
The big surprise as far as the Arsenal team is concerned is that Wenger opted to field Monreal as part of a back-three rather than as a left wing-back.
The decision has been met with surprise from Arsenal fans seeing that the Spaniard has starred at the left wing-back role in recent weeks.
Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez have also been included in the Gunners starting lineup.
Tottenham playmaker Moussa Dembele starts today’s clash on the bench after failing to recover from an ankle injury.
Tottenham v Arsenal Confirmed lineups
Tottenham: Lloris (C), Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies, Dier, Wanyama, Son, Eriksen, Dele, Kane.
Subs: Vorm, Walker, Wimmer, Dembele, Sissoko, Nkoudou, Janssen
Arsenal: Cech, Koscielny, Gabriel, Monreal, Gibbs, Oxlade Chamberlain, Ramsey, Xhaka, Giroud, Ozil, Sanchez
Subs: Ospina, Holding, Bellerin, Coquelin, Iwobi, Walcott, Welbeck