Spurs vs Arsenal - Combined XI

With much coveted Champions League places up for grabs, this Sundays North London derby is set to be one of the most fiercely contested of modern times.  But who out of these two rivals would make it into a ‘North London XI’

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Brittle Arsenal can't rely on Jack the Lad (Video)

Tony Adams. Patrick Vieira. Thierry Henry. Robin Van Persie - All experienced, driven Arsenal leaders during Arsene Wenger’s reign who took command when the Gunners needed to be dug out of a hole.

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Wenger missing the point

After another sparkling performance as the focal point of Arsenal's front three, Olivier Giroud's £12m price tag is beginning to look like a rather good bargain.

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Leaky Leaky Arsenal (Video)

You can’t call them boring! In the standout game of the weekend Arsenal played host to London neighbours Fulham.

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Could Marouane Chamakh be set for a re-birth?

Stop sniggering in the back in the back, but could it be time for Arsenal’s misfit Moroccan striker to make his return from the shadows and help save the Gunners’ flagging season?

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Will Arsenal adapt for Walcott?

Fresh from his match-winning performance at the Madejski Stadium on Tuseday, Theo Walcott has said he is happy for Arsenal’s sixth goal of the night to be awarded to defender Carl Jenkinson.  The goal would have been Walcott’s third of the game, allowing him to exercise the traditional right of claiming the match-ball after scoring a hat-trick.  After initially being given to the England forward, confusion now surrounds who actually put the ball in the Reading net.  However, Arsene Wenger and his team have much more pressing matters to deal with when it comes to Theo Walcott.

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Modern day footballers, what clever boys (Video)

“They say footballers aren’t the brightest lot” said former Arsenal striker Niall Quinn after seeing these two numpties.

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Late Giroud equaliser bodes well for Arsenal (Video)

It may seem like stating the obvious but Olivier Giroud’s dramatic late equaliser to give France a deserved point against an all-conquering Spain side may just be looked upon as one of Arsenal’s most important moments of the season.

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Should Arsenal have gambled on Fletcher?

Arsenal have made a good start to the Premier League season, however missed chances have prevented it from being a brilliant one.

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Theo Walcott - Winger or striker?

Theo Walcott has longed for the chance to have a regular spot as a striker since his arrival at the Emirates in 2006, but Arsene Wenger has continued to frustrate the 23-year old by extending his vexatious time as a wide man.

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Giroud review. (Video)

And so, the wait is over! Oli Giroud has finally found the net in a Premier League game for the Arsenal. Hooray! 

Boy it was worth it wasn't it? No? OK just me. Eitehr way I feel that we should take a moment to reflect and revel in the greatness that is Olivier Giroud. We knew he had it in him and now, he is finally not a tabloid target of humility and giggle-arity. 

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Arsenal fans: Give Giroud time, he will come good (Video)

Ah Olivier Giroud. It isn’t quite the dream move you were initially hoping for.

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Theo Walcott is a central striker (Video)

Theo Walcott made the headlines this week by telling the BBC what he sees as common knowledge, that his unwillingness to sign a new deal was not down to money or at least not solely, but due to a desire to play in his preferred position of central striker

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Oli G needs some Va-Va-Voom

4 appearances - 0 goals. That is all the papers are focussing on. 

Not the fact that Arsenal as a team are streets ahead of where they were last season. This time last year, the Gunners had shipped 10 goals (8 of which occured at Old Trafford - a debut to forget for The Ox), seen their new signing red carded on his debut and barely squeeked past Swansea 1-0. Not to mention that they were heading for defeat at eventually relegated Blackburn the following weekend... 

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Will Arsene Wenger sign a new contract at Arsenal?

Despite Arsene Wenger’s protestations that there have been no contract extension talks as of yet, Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis’ comments this week suggest that an offer to the 62 year old Frenchman to extend his spell in charge at the Emirates beyond 2014 is imminent.

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