But regardless of position and form, the north London derby tends to be one of the hardest games to predict.
Not for Lawrenson though, who believes the two will cancel each other out in a dull affair.
“The Gunners come in to this game on the back of a couple of convincing home wins over Southampton and Bournemouth but they are always pretty strong at Emirates Stadium anyway,” Lawrenson wrote for BBC Sport.
“On the road, it is a different story and, taking that and and Spurs' form into consideration, I think a draw is the most likely outcome - especially because this is a lunchtime game and they are usually pretty rubbish.”
BBC pundit gives bizarre reason why Tottenham vs Arsenal will be ‘pretty rubbish’ (Image: GETTY)
BBC pundit gives bizarre reason why Tottenham vs Arsenal will be ‘pretty rubbish’ (Image: GETTY)
Arsenal hold this historic upper-hand over Tottenham, winning 82 of the 197 derbies with Spurs earning 64 victories.
But the Gunners haven’t beaten Spurs away in the Premier League since 2014, with Tottenham winning seven of the last ten league meetings on their own ground between the pair.
Arsenal were 4-2 winners earlier this season in an entertaining encounter at the Emirates.
And Gunners goalkeeper Bernd Leno has fired a warning to Mauricio Pochettino’s men.
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