Tottenham vs Arsenal prediction 22.02.2026 | Premier League

Tottenham have another terrible season. They are only five points ahead of the relegation zone and could have a very stressful next few months. The Spurs had a good run of four games without defeat, but they returned to a sad reality with two losses in their last two matches. In the most recent outing, Tottenham lost 2-1 at home against Newcastle. Although the hosts played solidly, the guests' much better efficiency was enough to leave Tottenham empty-handed again.

Tottenham had high expectations when they appointed Thomas Frank, but the board decided to part ways with him last week. He was replaced by Igor Tudor, who began the current season in charge of Juventus but was dismissed shortly afterward. Tudor's only trophy in his coaching career was more than ten years ago, when he won the Croatian cup with Hajduk Split.

After the appointment, Igor Tudor talked about the upcoming match against Arsenal. He said, "A big week is ahead of us. A derby is a special match, and we want to play it in a way that will please our fans. We have to be brave, give our maximum, but also stay smart and disciplined in order to achieve our goal – victory."

Tottenham have big problems with injuries. They will be without Wilson Odobert, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Rodrigo Bentancur, Mohammed Kudus, Ben Davies, Lucas Bergvall, Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie, Kevin Danso, Richarlison, and Pedro Porro.

Arsenal are excellent this season. They are five points ahead of the next team in the standings, Manchester City (with one game more played). Arsenal are undefeated in the last seven matches across all competitions. However, their worst game was the most recent, when Mikel Arteta's team played 2-2 on the road against Wolverhampton. Although the visitors ended with significantly higher xG, the hosts fought bravely and took two points from Arsenal.

Arsenal's head coach, Mikel Arteta, was very disappointed after a draw against Wolves. He said, "Extremely disappointed, obviously, with the result, with the way the game ended, but we have to blame ourselves. I think the performance in the second half didn't show anything close to the standards that are required in this league to win, and with the margins that I think should have existed today, especially in the manner that we played the first half. Any hit, any bullet, take it, because we didn't perform at the level that is required."

Arsenal will be without Mikel Merino and Max Dowman on Sunday afternoon, while Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard are questionable.