Tottenham Hotspur have home advantage for the first North London Derby of the 2024/25 Premier League season. Can they make it count?

One of the most hotly-contested games of the season comes very early this year, with both sides in need of points, even at this early stage of the campaign.

Injury concerns have dominated the new agenda in the build-up to the clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with question marks over the likes of Micky van de Ven, Yves Bissouma and Dominic Solanke for the hosts, with Martin Odegaard, Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel Jesus either out or doubts for the visitors - and Declan Rice suspended.

The injury situations were cleared up by Ange Postecoglou and Mikel Arteta in their pre-match press conferences on Friday and all that remains is for the two teams now to go head-to-head for the three points in N17.

How will the game pan out though? Many people in the game have had their say and now we've had a supercomputer predicting the result of the big North London Derby too.

Here's what happened as Lucky Block gives us its short match report of the contest...

"In a thrilling North London Derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Spurs and Arsenal played out an entertaining 2-2 draw on Super Sunday. The match was a back-and-forth affair, showcasing attacking flair from both sides.

"Spurs took the lead early on through James Maddison, who found space at the edge of the box and fired a low shot past David Raya. However, the Gunners responded before half-time with a well-placed finish from Leandro Trossard, levelling the score at 1-1.

"In the second half, Spurs regained the lead when a sharp cross from Maddison was met by Dominic Solanke, who neatly finished to put the hosts ahead again. Arsenal, relentless in their pursuit of an equaliser, found it through William Saliba, who headed home from a corner to make it 2-2.

"Both teams pushed for a winner, but solid defending and missed chances kept the scoreline level. The result leaves both sides sharing the spoils in what was an intense and entertaining North London Derby."

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