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[선발 라인업] Son Heung-min starts as a starter! Tottenham vs Arsenal, North London derby starting lineup announced!

▲ ⓒTottenham ▲ ⓒArsenal

[스포티비뉴스=장하준 기자] A fierce battle awaits.

Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal will play the 35th round of the 2023-24 English Premier League at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 10 pm (Korean time) on the 28th. Prior to that, both teams announced the starting lineup for this game.

Tottenham coach Anger Postecoglou has Son Heung-min, James Maddison, Timo Werner, Dejan Kulusevski, Pierre-Emil-Hojbjerg, Rodrigo Bentancur, Ben Davis, Mickey van der Ven, Christian Romero, Pedro Foro and Guglielmo Vicario. It was sent to competition.

Tottenham are currently ranked 5th in the Premier League, having played 3 games less than 4th placed Aston Villa. The point gap with Villa is 7 points, and they can catch up if they win both of the two postponed games, including the game against Arsenal. As such, they are aiming for a ticket to the UEFA Champions League (UCL), which is awarded up to 4th place, but it is not easy at the moment. Therefore, Tottenham must win this game.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will field Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard, Declan Rice, Thomas Partey, Martin Odegaard, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel Magalhaangas, William Saliba, Ben White and David Raya. I ordered it.

Like Tottenham, this match is very important for Arsenal. Arsenal currently leads the league with 77 points. They are attempting to win the Premier League for the first time in 20 years, but the chase is not easy. Manchester City, who has played one less game, is closely behind by one point. From Arsenal’s perspective, they must win this game to avoid Manchester City’s pursuit.