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Arsenal vs. Tottenham: Combined XI ahead of North London derby

By Craig Pearson

SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: Alexis Sanchez celebrates scoring a goal for Arsenal during the Premier League match between Sunderland and Arsenal at Stadium of Light on October 29, 2016 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: Alexis Sanchez celebrates scoring a goal for Arsenal during the Premier League match between Sunderland and Arsenal at Stadium of Light on October 29, 2016 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) /
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coach Mauricio Pochettino of Tottenham Hotspur FC during the Champions League group E match between Bayer Leverkusen and Tottenham Hotspur on October 18, 2016 at the Bay Arena in Leverkusen, Germany(Photo by VI Images via Getty Images)
coach Mauricio Pochettino of Tottenham Hotspur FC during the Champions League group E match between Bayer Leverkusen and Tottenham Hotspur on October 18, 2016 at the Bay Arena in Leverkusen, Germany(Photo by VI Images via Getty Images) /

Arsenal play Tottenham on Sunday in the North London derby. But ahead of the game, here’s a combined XI from the currently available players for both teams.

Arsenal will host local rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday in the Premier League. Both teams are currently in the top five in the standings, but the current form of both teams is trending in completely the opposite directions.

Arsenal are the most in-form team in the division. The Gunners lost their opening game and drew their second outing, but have since won seven and just drew one. Conversely, Tottenham are stuttering after an impressive start to the campaign.

Spurs outclassed title favorites Manchester City a month ago, but have since drawn three games straight and scored just two goals in the process. On Wednesday, Tottenham lost to Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League.

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The great thing about a derby, though, is the fact that form does go completely out of the window. On any given day, no matter what has happened previously, anybody can beat anybody in a derby. On paper, Arsenal should be rampant against Spurs given current form.

But on the field, that may or may not be the case. The same is true for this combined XI. The lineup has been comprised based on current form and fitness. So, given that, Arsenal should outnumber their rivals considerably.

But will they? Or will Spurs perform better than expected? Let’s take a look and see just who has made it into the Arsenal-Tottenham combined XI.

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