Posted by Intuition at 1:38pm November 18th, 2010
North London Derby – Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur (9/2) travel to the Emirates stadium on Saturday and I suspect Arsenal fans will constantly remind them that they haven’t won a league title in 50 years. To be precise, Tottenham Hotspur has only won two league trophies in their entire 118-year history (1950/51 &1960/1961). Pretty abysmal huh!
You have to also go way back to 1993 to find the last time that Spurs beat Arsenal (4/6) at the ‘Home of Football’ and with the their defence looking out-of-place in recent weeks, an ultra-attacking Arsenal line-up could reap more misery on virulent Tottenham fans. There is some hope for them though - Arsenal have already lost two home games to poor sides this season so a third could be on the cards.
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will be without midfielder Tom Huddlestone, who suffered an injury blow last weekend and he is expected to be on the sidelines for at least two months. Jermaine Jenas is a possible replacement for Huddlestone but Redknapp’s woes lie at the heart of his defence. Former Arsenal player William Gallas has look out-of-sorts since joining Tottenham and I’ll actually be surprised if he takes to field this coming Saturday.
Despite the intensity, this match-up is quite simply summarised as follows; Last season at White Hart Lane, Tottenham gained their first win in 21 games over Arsenal and as previously mentioned, Spurs have yet to beat The Arsenal away from home in 17 years!
Betting Tips
To Win Both Halves: Arsenal (7/5)
Correct Score: Arsenal 4 Tottenham 0 (22/1)
To Score 2 or More Goals: Cesc Fabregas (8/1)
Half-Time Correct Score: Arsenal 2 Tottenham 0 (7/1)
Half-Time/Full-Time Correct Score: Arsenal 2-0/Arsenal 4-0 (45/1)
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