| By Deepak Vikraman
Nov 17, 2012 06:54 AM EST
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The last time Arsenal and Tottenham played in a North London Derby, the Gunners came back from two goals down to win 5-2 in an enthralling game. If Saturday's English Premier League game will prove to be anything like that match in February, fans will be in for a real treat.
Both Arsenal and Spurs like to attack, meaning there will be no holding back. The added edge -- not that a North London Derby ever needs one - will be the need for both teams to pick up points after a disappointing run of results.
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Arsenal, after giving hope in the early part of the season that they might be able to compete for the Premier League title, have tailed off while Spurs have been inconsistent right from the beginning. Only one point separates the two teams, with Tottenham in seventh and Arsenal in eighth.
"Both teams like to express themselves, both teams have good players and both want to jump back from negative results," said Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas, who will experience his first ever North London Derby. "There is no better way to do it than against your rival. It can have that impact.
"In the end, you never know, but when we beat Reading we felt more confident when the game had finished and we'd come out with a first win. That helped us get on a good run of wins.
"This kind of game can put you back on track."
Arsene Wenger said he will be concentrating on his side, and trying to find the attacking verve which has been sorely lacking in the past couple of weeks. "(Our attacking fluidity) has been there because in some games we had that very well at the start of the season," Wenger said. "We lost it a little bit at Norwich, against Schalke at home where we were a bit flat and against Manchester United.
"Of course, then you wonder is it down to our potential. Is that down to the fact that we are just flat at the moment, physically? That's what we want to show now -- that maybe we have come through a difficult patch, physically."
Spurs have no major injury worries with Aaron Lennon, Kyle Walker and Jermain Defoe likely to be fit, after initially being doubtful for the game, but Moussa Dembele is ruled out.
For Arsenal, Olivier Giroud, Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Bacary Sagna are to undergo fitness tests, with all of them expected to feature, while goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny is expected to be named in the squad.
Jack Wilshere will return after serving a one-match suspension, but Gervinho, Abou Diaby, Kieran Gibbs and Tomas Rosicky remain ruled out.
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Expected lineups: Arsenal: Szczesny; Vermaelen, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Sagna; Arteta, Wilshere, Cazorla; Walcott, Podolski, Giroud.
Tottenham: Friedel; Vertonghen, Caulker, Gallas, Walker; Sandro, Huddlestone; Bale, Dempsey, Adebayor, Defoe.
Prediction: 2-2
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