How Tottenham could lineup against Arsenal in North London derby amid Dominic Solanke injury concerns

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Spurs welcome arch-rivals Arsenal to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium this weekend.

Having failed to win a North London derby since becoming Tottenham manager, Ange Postecoglou will be desperate to get one over his managerial counterpart Mikel Arteta this Sunday.

Spurs did not manage to beat the Gunners last season drawing 2-2 at the Emirates whilst also falling to a disappointing 3-2 defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in April.

So, with just four points on the board so far this campaign, Tottenham will see the NLD as the perfect opportunity to kick-start their season against their fiercest rivals.

The Lilywhites however could potentially be without a number of key players with the likes of Dominic Solanke and Micky van de Ven facing a race against time to be fit for the NLD.

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Will Dominic Solanke be fit for the North London derby?

Having just played three games of the season so far, Postecoglou has already had to juggle his playing squad due to a number of injuries.

New Spurs hitman Solanke, picked up an ankle injury in Tottenham’s opening weekend clash with Leicester City and has since missed the last two fixtures – with his goalscoring presence being particularly missed at St James’ Park.

Van de Ven was also absent for the Newcastle clash with his electric pace being a huge miss in the Spurs backline – despite Radu Dragusin impressing against the Magpies.

Thankfully for Tottenham fans though both Solanke and Van de Ven are expected to be fit for the North London derby, with Spurs journalist Alasdair Gold believing the pair would have had enough time to recover over the international break.

Tottenham Predicted XI vs Arsenal

Solanke and Van de Ven’s availability will be a huge boost for Postecoglou’s side and they will both likely slot straight back into the starting line-up against the Gunners.

Brennan Johnson could also warrant a starting birth having impressed off the bench against Newcastle last time out.

Dejan Kulusevski has arguably been one of Tottenham’s brightest performers so far this season but could be used as an impact sub potentially replacing James Maddison as the game wears on.