Arsenal edge Tottenham in North London Derby Combined XI
Ahead of today's huge North London Derby, we run through the combined XI as Tottenham and Arsenal gear up to lock horns at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham) - 6.82
Guglielmo Vicario pips David Raya to the goalkeeper spot in this XI with the Italian having made more saves per 90 (2.9) and with a better save success rate (65.5%).
Pedro Porro (Tottenham) - 7.10
Fortunately for Spurs, Pedro Porro is fit for today's North London Derby. Porro has seven assists to his name this season to return a WhoScored rating of 7.10.
Cristian Romero (Tottenham) - 7.02
Featuring in place of William Saliba, Cristian Romero is enjoying his best Premier League campaign to date. The Argentine has scored four goals this season, which has helped his rating.
Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal) - 7.02
Partnering Romero at the back, Gabriel Magalhaes, like Romero, has also scored four times in the Premier League this season to help return a WhoScored rating of 7.02.
Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) - 6.83
While he's unlikely to start today having dropped behind Jakub Kiwior and Takehiro Tomiyasu in the pecking order, Oleksandr Zinchenko rounds off the defence in this XI.
Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) - 7.40
One of the stars of this side, Martin Odegaard has returned a WhoScored rating of 7.40. The Norwegian has scored eight and laid on eight assists in 2023/24, and has made more key passes from open play (78) than any other player in England's top tier this term.
If Arsenal are to win the title this season, then Declan Rice's impact will have been key as evidenced by his WhoScored rating of 7.36.
James Maddison (Tottenham) - 7.28
James Maddison has gone off the boil following his return from injury, but the 27-year-old still has four goals and seven assists to his name to help round off the midfield.
The best rated player in both this XI and the Premier League this season, Bukayo Saka of course features on the right having earned a WhoScored rating of 7.63.
Leading the charge is Arsenal star Kai Havertz, who in midweek scored his 10th and 11th goals of the campaign. The German started the campaign slowly but has since established himself as a key man for Mikel Arteta's side.
Son Heung-Min (Tottenham) - 7.34
Completing the XI is the fifth Tottenham player in the side. Son Heung-Min has scored 15 goals and provided an additional nine assists in the 2023/24 Premier League campaign and that has helped the South Korean to a WhoScored rating of 7.34.
