Arsenal faces another test to winning the EPL when the team confront Tottenham on Nov 8.
rsenal are hopeful Laurent Koscielny will recover from a hip problem in time to play, but right-back Hector Bellerin is still sidelined by a groin injury.
Mikel Arteta faces a late fitness test on an ankle injury, while David Ospina could return from a shoulder problem.
Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Aaron Ramsey, Jack Wilshere, Danny Welbeck and Tomas Rosicky remain out.
Tottenham left-back Danny Rose is expected to be available despite suffering a knock against Aston Villa.
Clinton Njie is close to recovering from a hamstring injury and could also feature, while fellow forward Son Heung-min made a substitute appearance against Anderlecht on Thursday after six weeks out.
Head-to-head
Tottenham have only won once at Arsenal in 25 matches in all competitions since May 1993 (D9, L15).
That was their 3-2 win in November 2010, when they fought back from 2-0 down at half-time.
Arsenal last failed to score at home to Spurs in the Premier League in November 1998. Since then the Gunners have scored 39 times in 16 home league games against their rivals.
Arsenal
They have won their last five Premier League games, scoring 16 goals and conceding just three.
It is their best run of form since an eight-match winning streak between February and April.
Their tally of eight goals conceded is the joint lowest in the Premier League.
Petr Cech needs is one short of equalling David James' record of 169 Premier League clean sheets (awarded only in games where goalkeepers played the full 90 minutes).
Four of Olivier Giroud's six Premier League goals this term have been assisted by Mesut Ozil, including the last three.
Tottenham Hotspur
Victory would give Tottenham back-to-back Premier League away wins for the first time since December 2014.
Pochettino could become only the second Spurs manager to win more than one Premier League match against Arsene Wenger (Harry Redknapp recorded three victories).
Spurs have lost two of their last 10 Premier League away games (W4, D4).
They are the only Premier League team unbeaten since the opening weekend (W5, D5).
Harry Kane has scored 21 goals in the Premier League in 2015 - three more than any other player prior to the latest round of matches.
Kane has five goals in his last five league appearances after two in the previous 14.
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