Arsenal fixtures

LONDON — Starting lineups, live television and streaming, as well as kickoff time and livescores for today’s Premier League game between Tottenham and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium.

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Arsenal have one win in the last 10 away meetings at Tottenham.

With Liverpool and Manchester City the highlighted front runners to win the title this season, Spurs and the Gunners are seeking to lockdown a Champions League spot.

For Arsenal, manager Unai Emery makes five alterations from the side that beat Bournemouth in midweek.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Mesut Ozil and Lucas Torreira are all named to the bench, while Sead Kolasinac and Carl Jenkinson were dropped from the matchday squad.

Earning starting places today are Alexandre Lacazettte, who leads the attack with Aaron Ramsey and Alex Iwobi in support.

Midfielder Granit Xhaka and center-back Shkodran Mustafi have also been recalled.

Captain and leading center-back Laurent Koscielny, who was a doubt after picking up a knock late on in Wednesday’s win, is fit to start.

Meanwhile, Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has named Victor Wanyama in his starting team for the first time since November 10.

Pochettino has decided to make three changes from Wednesday’s loss at Chelsea, with Jan Vertonghen fit enough to start.

Danny Rose also return, but Harry Winks has not recovered from a hip injury and is not fit to make the squad.

Leading striker Harry Kane is available to lead the attack after escaping retrospective action from the FA following his clash with Cesar Azpilicueta in midweek.

Dele Alli (hamstring) and Eric Dier (tonsillitis) remain out.

Tottenham: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Rose, Wanyama, Sissoko, Eriksen, Son, Kane. Subs: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Davies, Skipp, Lamela, Lucas, Llorente.

Arsenal: Leno, Mustafi, Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Ramsey, Mkhitaryan, Iwobi, Lacazette. Subs: Cech, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Torreira, Suarez, Ozil, Aubameyang.

LONDON, Sporting Alert – Early team news and manager quotes ahead of the English Premier League clash between Arsenal and Newcastle United at Emirates Stadium on Saturday (16).

Arsenal could have Shkodran Mustafi available again after the center-back returned to training this week.

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Mustafi suffered a thigh injury during the 3-1 defeat to Manchester United, but is back in training and will offer another option for Arsene Wenger and the Gunners in the back.

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Forward Theo Walcott is unlikely to feature because of a groin injury, while central midfielder Aaron Ramsey has suffered a hamstring injury and has been ruled out.

Meanwhile, playmaker Mesut Ozil, despite being linked with a move away from Arsenal, is prepared to work hard to help the Gunners close the gap on the leaders.

He wrote on @MesutOzil1088: “On my way home from the last training session before the Newcastle game. Tomorrow, we will work as hard as we can in order to start a new unbeaten run at the Emirates! Let’s do this together, Gooners!👊🏼💥 #AFCvNUFC #Arsenal

For Newcastle United, the club is reporting that forward Aleksandar Mitrovic had not recovered from a back problem and will miss the match.

Hot-tempered midfielder Jonjo Shelvey is suspended after his late sending off in the 1-0 defeat to Everton in midweek, but full-back Paul Dummett is available for the first time since the opening day of the season when he picked up a hamstring injury.

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Arsenal, who played to a 0-0 draw with West Ham United in the last outing, have won each of their last nine Premier League games against Newcastle United and are the favorites to pick up all three points this weekend.

The Gunners have also scored 22 goals and conceded just six in the last nine.

Arsene Wenger: “We want to continue what we do well and improve the finishing, be a bit sharper in our finishing.”

Rafael Benitez: “What is the way to move forward? Obviously, start winning. It’s just to stay calm, keep going in the way that we are going in the games we are doing well, and try to avoid the mistakes we are making.”

Referee: Stuart Attwell
Assistants: Simon Long, Matthew Wilkes
Fourth official: Mike Dean

Sporting Alert — Olivier Giroud climb off the bench to score a late equaliser and Arsenal shared the points with hosts Southampton in a 1-1 draw on Sunday.

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The Gunners were beaten 3-1 by Manchester United at the Emirates last weekend and are hoping to return to winning ways in the league, but things started the wrong way for the visitors.

Southampton scored early to take a 1-0 lead at halftime in the English Premier League clash at St. Mary’s Stadium.

The home side jumped out in front in the third minute when Dusan Tadic picked up a loose ball and found Charlie Austin to finish.

Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker, who was recalled to the side, gave the ball away and then Tadic beats him easily before sliding in Austin, who stayed onside to tuck home past Petr Cech for 1-0.

The Saints continued to press the Gunners, but they were unsuccessful at grabbing another goal before halftime.

Arsene Wenger replaced Alexandre Lacazette with fellow Frenchman Giroud and the latter popped up to glance home a header into the far corner off a cross from Alexis Sanchez in the 88th minute.

TEAM NEWS

Arsenal made just one change to the side that fell 3-1 at home to Manchester United last weekend for today’s clash at Southampton.

Center-back and captain Per Mertesacker comes in to replace the injured Shkodran Mustafi.

Mertesacker will partner Laurent Koscielny in the heart of the backline.

Manager Arsene Wenger has once again started with Alexandre Lacazette at the tip of his attack with Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez in support.

Jack Wilshere, Olivier Giroud, Alex Iwobi, Danny Welbeck and Francis Coquelin are among the substitutes.

Meanwhile, Southampton made four changes from the team that drew 1-1 at Bournemouth last time out.

Coming into the starting lineup are captain Maya Yoshida, Jack Stephens, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Nathan Redmond, with Jeremy Pied, Wesley Hoedt, Steven Davis and Sofiane Boufal all dropping to the bench.

The Saints have decided to play with a three-man backline with Yoshida and Stephens joining Virgil van Dijk in defense.

Redmond will link up with Dusan Tadic in support of Charlie Austin, while Hojbjerg starts next to Oriol Romeu in midfield.

ARSENAL TEAM

Starting XI: Cech, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Bellerin, Ramsey, Xhaka, Kolasinac, Ozil, Sanchez, Lacazette. Subs: Ospina, Wilshere, Giroud, Iwobi, Welbeck, Maitland-Niles, Coquelin

SOUTHAMPTON TEAM

Starting XI: Forster, Stephens, Van Dijk, Yoshida, Redmond, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg, Redmond, Tadic, Austin. Subs: McCarty, Hoedt, Davis, Lemina, Boufal, Gabbiadini, Pied