{"id":772243,"date":"2026-02-18T08:49:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T08:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/772243\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T08:49:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T08:49:19","slug":"tottenham-hotspur-vs-arsenal-injury-boost-for-igor-tudor-ahead-of-north-london-derby-as-key-star-spotted-in-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/772243\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur vs. Arsenal: Injury boost for Igor Tudor ahead of North London derby as key star spotted in training"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richarlison<\/a> was spotted in training in one of Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>‘s social media posts ahead of the North London derby.<\/p>\n

Sitting 16th in the Premier League<\/a><\/strong> table, interim boss Igor Tudor<\/a>‘s immediate priority is to help Spurs escape the relegation battle that they are at risk of being drawn into.<\/p>\n

The Croatian’s first game as boss could hardly be more difficult given he must try to get the better of first-placed Arsenal<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Tottenham have a number of injuries to contend with, including to attackers such as James Maddison<\/a>,\u00a0Wilson Odobert<\/a> and Dejan Kulusevski<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, Tudor’s first session in charge of the club was on Monday, and footage appeared to show striker Richarlison in training, though it is not known whether he took part in a significant section of the session.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Imago \/ IMAGO \/ News Images<\/p>\n

How should Tottenham line up against Arsenal?<\/p>\n

Arsenal have at times struggled to break down stubborn defences, but while Spurs could experience some success if they defend deep, the must ensure they have an outlet up front.<\/p>\n

Dominic Solanke<\/a> is a likely candidate to lead the line, while either Randal Kolo Muani or Richarlison could support the English striker.<\/p>\n

Xavi Simons<\/a> has at times proven he can carry the ball past opponents when pressed, but he has not shown his ability in possession on a consistent basis.<\/p>\n

It would not be surprising if the attacker was left out in favour of a more robust athlete such as Conor Gallagher<\/a>, who could disrupt the likes of Martin Zubimendi<\/a> and Declan Rice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Imago \/ Martin Dalton<\/p>\n

Can Spurs beat Arsenal in the Premier League?<\/p>\n

Spurs could look to take advantage of the pressure that Arsenal have faced after recent results have seen the gap to second-placed Manchester City reduced to four points.<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta<\/a> will know that even a draw could open the door for Pep Guardiola<\/a>‘s side as they will have to travel to the Etihad in April for a crunch showdown.<\/p>\n

If Spurs can keep the score level for a prolonged period in the North London derby, then the Gunners may grow increasingly desperate, increasing the risk of exploitable errors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Richarlison was spotted in training in one of Tottenham Hotspur‘s social media posts ahead of the North London…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":772244,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[4230,68644,94,707,2826,22138,7126,101,4151,93,79,68303,10938,1068,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-772243","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-epl","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-formula-1","12":"tag-golf","13":"tag-nfl","14":"tag-olympics","15":"tag-premier-league","16":"tag-rugby","17":"tag-sport","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-sports-mole","20":"tag-teams","21":"tag-tennis","22":"tag-uk","23":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116090776246740573","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=772243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/772244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=772243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=772243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=772243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}