The Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal English Premier League match is set for Sunday, March 16, 4:00 p.m. GMT (12:00 p.m. ET), at White Hart Lane.
The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports 1/HD in the United Kingdom.
The game will also air on NBCSN and Mun2 in the United States.
Live stream is available on Arsenal Player (subscription only) and NBC Sports Live Extra.
Tottenham are without Etienne Capoue (ankle), Vlad Chiriches (back) and Michael Dawson (hamstring). Right back Kyle Walker, and midfielders Mousa Dembele Sandro are injury doubts.
Arsenal will miss the services of Mesut Ozil (hamstring), Jack Wilshere (foot), and Aaron Ramsey (thigh). Kieran Gibbs (calf), Nacho Monreal (foot), and Kim Kallstrom (back) are all injury doubts.
Arsenal won the last fixture 1-0 on September 1, 2013.
Spurs have won 2 and loss 3 of their last five fixtures (LLWWL).
The Gunners have won 2, drawn 1, and loss 2 of their last five fixtures (DWLWL).
Below is an AP article on the match.
Spurs Looking for Redemption
Another fierce local rivalry is taking center stage as Tottenham hosts third-place Arsenal in North London. The derby at White Hart Lane is crucial for both teams as they can’t afford to lose more points in the pursuit of their respective goals this season: the title for Arsenal and a Champions League berth for fifth-place Tottenham.
But pride will also be at stake. Spurs’ hopes of finishing in the top four have been damaged by their 4-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge last weekend, when coach Tim Sherwood criticized his players for their lack of character. Sherwood has told his players they need to show a better face if they want to commit their future to the club.
“We spent more than two hours in a meeting amongst the players and we said what we had to say,” midfielder Sandro said. “Every player had their fair share to say, put it that way. I think that is positive from ourselves and we have to show in the next match that we can do much better. And we will prove that. I am sure we will show much more character in the next matches.”
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Bendtner Incident
Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner is facing disciplinary actions for another off-field issue, in a season that has seen highly limited playing time for the Dane. Inconsistent performances have marred the 26-year-old striker’s career in recent years and he has not played for the Gunners since early February.
Bendtner is now also facing a club fine for an alleged drunken incident in Copenhagen earlier this week.
British news agency Press Association reported that Bendtner threatened a taxi driver in Copenhagen on the night his teammates exited the Champions League to Bayern Munich in Germany. The forward is claimed to have unbuttoned his trousers and rubbed against the taxi.
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