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Sloppy play by Arsenal gifts possession to the home side once again. Tottenham quickly try to take advantage of the error, but they're unable to as Son's 25-yard strike is comfortably saved by Cech at the near post.

Son goes down out wide, but Alli is there to pick up the ball and keep a dangerous Tottenham attack on track. He then brings the South Korean back into the move and sets him up to take on Bellerin, but once again it's the South Korean who comes out on top with a well-timed tackle near to the byline.

Son twists and turns over on the left-hand side of the visitors' box, but he can't quite get past Bellerin and has to settle for a corner. This time Eriksen decides to swing a cross into the heart of the penalty area, where Dier does well to meet it but can't hit the target with his downward header.

Almost a great chance for Aubameyang! Wilshere picks up the ball in the middle of the pitch and immediately sends a wonderful pass through the middle of the Tottenham back line. It perfectly finds Aubameyang in front of goal, but the striker's run into the penalty area was slightly mistimed and he's quickly flagged offside.

Monreal sprints down the left wing and curls a cross into the middle of the Tottenham box, where Aubameyang rises high but can't quite latch onto the ball. Ozil keeps the danger alive before trying to find the Gabonese forward once again, but this time Vertonghen is there to deal with the danger at the near post.

Vital touch by Mustafi! A lovely flick from Kane sets up Alli to dart into the left-hand side of the visitors' box. The attacking midfielder heads towards goal before poking a pass over to Kane, who looks set to shoot but loses out to Mustafi at the last possible moment.

Son beats Bellerin out wide and this time it's Tottenham who are presented with an early corner. It's sent short and worked over to Eriksen, who crosses but can only find the head of Xhaka in the heart of the Arsenal penalty area.

Son breaks away down the left once again before taking on Mustafi inside the penalty area. The defender does well to keep the South Korean at bay before the ball is worked over to Trippier, who tries to curl a cross into the box but is quickly closed down by Mkhitaryan.

Aubameyang charges down the right wing and manages to latch onto a 50-yard lofted pass before winning an early corner for Arsenal. It's swung in by Xhaka and heads towards the edge of the six-yard box, but Alli is there to head the ball away from danger.

It's the home side who start the brightest of the two teams as they immediately put pressure on their rivals. Davies and Son link up nicely over on the left flank before the latter breaks into the box, but he can't quite pick out a team-mate before being dispossessed by Mustafi.

We're off! Arsenal get us underway, attacking from right to left.

The two sides are making their way out onto the pitch, with just a few minutes to go until kick-off.

Meanwhile, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has made two alterations to the team that featured in their last outing, with Iwobi and injured hat-trick hero Ramsey making way for Elneny and Wilshere, respectively.

Mauricio Pochettino has decided to name an unchanged Tottenham side to the one that drew with Liverpool last weekend, with Eriksen, Alli and Son once again starting in a three behind Kane, who is searching for his fifth league goal in as many games. There’s also a place on the substitutes’ bench for new signing Lucas, who could make his Premier League debut today.

Arsenal substitutes: David Ospina, Calum Chambers, Sead Kolasinac, Ashley Maitland-Niles, Danny Welbeck, Alex Iwobi, Alexandre Lacazette.

Arsenal XI (4-2-3-1): Petr Cech; Hector Bellerin, Shkodran Mustafi, Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal; Mohamed Elneny, Granit Xhaka; Mesut Ozil, Jack Wilshere, Henrikh Mkhitaryan; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Tottenham Hotspur substitutes: Michel Vorm, Serge Aurier, Danny Rose, Victor Wanyama, Moussa Sissoko, Lucas Moura, Erik Lamela.

Tottenham Hotspur XI (4-2-3-1): Hugo Lloris; Kieran Trippier, Davinson Sanchez, Jan Vertonghen, Ben Davies; Eric Dier, Mousa Dembele; Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli, Son Heung-Min; Hary Kane.

There’s just under 15 minutes left to go until kick-off, so let’s have a look at how the two teams will be lining up this afternoon…

January has been heralded as the start of a new era for Arsenal, who are once again set to do battle with new acquisitions Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The duo hit the ground running in last weekend’s 5-1 thrashing of Everton but face a much tougher task today. Tottenham have conceded just three goals in their last five home league games, while their opponents have won only one of their previous six clashes on the road.

It hasn’t been entirely plain-sailing for Arsenal for much of this season, and that’s certainly been the case over the last few weeks. Arsene Wenger’s men have won just two of their last six league games, although they did enjoy a morale-boosting win against Chelsea in the EFL Cup. They followed that with a defeat away to struggling Swansea, however, indicating just how much they’ve been struggling for consistency this campaign.

It was Arsenal who came out on top the last time these two sides met, and they’ll be aiming to do the double over their rivals for the first time since 2014 as they try to avoid falling too far behind the top four. A defeat coupled with wins for Chelsea and Liverpool would leave the Gunners eight points away from the Champions League qualifying spots, and with runaway leaders Manchester City their next Premier League opponents, too.

A win, on the other hand, would temporarily move them above both Chelsea and Liverpool and into third place, giving their Champions League hopes a huge boost while severely denting Arsenal’s chances. Tottenham find themselves on an eight-game unbeaten run thanks to a string of positive performances, with a 2-0 victory against Manchester United and last-gasp draw away to Liverpool filling them with plenty of confidence.

The first ever north London derby to be staged at the new Wembley Stadium is set to be a belter, with both sides battling hard for a place in the top four as they desperately try to qualify for next season’s Champions League. As it stands, Tottenham have an advantage over their fierce rivals, but their lead could be cut to just one point if they slip up and suffer their first league defeat of 2018.

Good afternoon and welcome to our live text commentary of today’s north London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at Wembley.

Ramsey misses out

Aaron Ramsey is a shock absentee for the Gunners.

The Welshman had been expected to start at Wembley.

However, he is struggling with a groin problem.