Arsenal Vs. Tottenham: Arsenal Pregame

Pre game:

Arsenal travel to White Hart Lane on Wednesday looking to maintain their title bid. The first installment of the North London derby was won 3-0 at the Emirates by Arsenal, with two goals from Robin van Persie, and one from Cesc Fabregas. Arsenal look to be boosted with the possible return of forward Robin van Persie, who will be making his first appearance since November. The Dutch international has been out since the Netherlands friendly against Italy.

Arsenal Vs. Tottenham: Tottenham Pregame

Pregame Analysis:

Tottenham Hotspur look to avenge its 3-0 loss at the Emirates earlier in the campaign, and aim to level the score in the North London Derby on Wednesday. Harry Redknapp and his squad look to rebound from their 2-0 shock defeat at the hands of Championship bound Portsmouth in the FA Cup Semi-Finals.

Injury update

Arsenal physio Colin Lewin has spoken today regarding the current injuries in the Arsenal squad.

Lewin confirmed that Fabregas should be fit in time for Spain's world cup bid this summer, and he also dispelled rumors concerning media reports that had suggested Fabregas had sustained his injury prior to the Barcelona clash during the weekend fixture with Birmingham:

"The injury was certainly as a result of the tackle by Carlos Puyol at the end of the Barcelona game. There were some ill-informed media reports that the fracture was sustained before the Barcelona game and those reports, put simply, were untrue. He suffered heavy bruising in the Birmingham City game but to suggest that someone can run around for 85 minutes against Barcelona with a fractured fibula is just farcical" - Colin Lewin.

Marouane Chamakh Transfer News

Arsenal transfer target Marouane Chamakh has said, "It's practically sure," regarding his free agency this summer. The possibility of a new contract with Bordeaux seems to be non existent, as they don't appear to have the capability to resign him.
Arsenal have expressed profound interest in the French born Moroccan, and Arsene Wenger established his interest as early as August having said, "He is a player we were close to signing".

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