Mikel Arteta is set to face the press ahead of Arsenal's Premier League clash with Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this weekend.
The Gunners have got their season back on track with back-to-back wins over Wolves and Chelsea over the past week. Tuesday's victory over the Blues was particularly emphatic and helped open up a three point gap at the top of the Premier League.
Although Liverpool lost to Everton on Wednesday, Manchester City's 4-0 victory over Brighton on Thursday ensured that gap dropped to just one point.
With City having a game in hand, Arsenal know they can't afford to drop a single point right now, which is why Sunday's North London Derby promises to be even trickier than usual.
Things could be made slightly more manageable by the return of Jurrien Timber. The Dutch international made his return for the under-21s on Monday and is progressing well in his recovery from an ACL injury.
You can hear what Arteta has to say about all that and more with football.london 's chief Arsenal correspondent Kaya Kaynak in our live blog below.
Arteta on Ange
Really impressive with what he’s done. I knew him when he was in the Australian national team and in Japan. I followed him.
Arteta on memories from the 3-0 defeat two years ago
My memory is failing. I’m more focused on last year which is more positive.
It was a very particular match for different reasons. We learned from there. We tried to get a squad that is better equipped and on Sunday you can do that again.
Arteta on if he'd prefer to have two weeks off like Spurs or play more
I don’t know. What I can tell you is that the boys are going to be fully ready to go to play against a great opponent.
Arteta on Timber
We’re going to have to make that decision tomorrow after a training session. It’s very close, I don’t know if this is going to come to soon for him, but he’s very close.
Arteta on City's form
It’s another game that they managed to win in a convincing way. We cannot control it.
Arteta on if it's a two horse race
I don’t think so. This league is tremendously demanding and we know what we have to do to win this league.
Arteta on the title race
That we are there. We have to look at ourselves and perform the best possible way and win our matches. It sounds a bit repetitive but that’s what we have to do.
Arteta on the selection headache
It’s a good headache! You feel for the players because you see how much they want it. It’s always difficult but as well they’re fully ready to come on the pitch however we need them. There spirit is very good.
Arteta on team news
Availability we mentioned before that it was something key. Apart from Jurrien it’s going to be very close that we have everybody available. It elevates the training sessions and it’s going to be something very important.
Timber is back
Jurrien Timber scored within eight minutes of his return to action with a stunning goal for Arsenal's Under-21s against Blackburn Rovers on Monday. The 22-year-old was included in a squad for the first time in eight months and his Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury on the opening day of the season against Nottingham Forest.
It has been a long road back for the defender after he arrived at the club from Holland last summer, but it didn't take him long to get to speed. Popping up on the left side, Timber cut onto his favoured right foot towards the edge of the box and fired in a wonderful curling shot to hand his side the lead.
Timber started the game alongside fellow first-team hopefuls Ethan Nwanersi and Myles Lewis-Skelly. Operating in a left-back role, the Dutchman had been drifting infield as Mikel Arteta's full-backs tend to, mirroring the position that Oleksandr Zinchenko has been playing for the past two years.
Watch the goal here.
St. Totteringham's Day to be confirmed
Arsenal have the chance to do something really special this Sunday.
A 5-0 win over Chelsea on Tuesday night courtesy of an early goal from Leandro Trossard and second half braces from Ben White and Kai Havertz has helped them open up a three-point gap at the top of the Premier League. It's also helped them open up a massive gap over their fierce rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
As the Gunners head into this Sunday's North London Derby they have a 17-point lead over Ange Postecoglu's side. Spurs have admittedly played two games fewer, but it's already a lead that is almost unassailable.
Read more about what it could mean here.
Last time out
It was a lovely night for Arsenal last time they played.
The Gunners secured their largest ever victory over Chelsea on Tuesday courtesy of an early strike from Leandro Trossard and second half braces from Ben White and Kai Havertz.
Read how we rated each individual performance in the game here.
Welcome
Hello and welcome to football.london's coverage of Mikel Arteta's press conference ahead of Arsenal's North London Derby clash with Tottenham