New Arsenal signings, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, will get an early taste of the north London derby atmosphere when they face Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley on Saturday.
The pair enjoyed comfortable home debuts in last weekend’s 5-1 rout of Everton.
But their local rivals are sure to provide tougher opposition as the two teams continue their bids for UEFA Champions League qualification.
Spurs are fifth in the table, four points ahead of sixth-placed Arsenal, one behind fourth-placed Chelsea and two adrift of third-placed Liverpool with 12 games left.
Arsenal outplayed Tottenham in a 2-0 victory in the reverse fixture.
But Spurs have reasons to be confident, having beaten second-placed Manchester United and drawn 2-2 at Liverpool in their last two games.
Liverpool travel to St Mary’s on Sunday to face a Southampton side who ended a 12-match winless run in the league.
The Saints climbed two points clear of the relegation zone with a 3-2 victory over West Bromwich Albion in their last match.
Chelsea, meanwhile, will welcome bottom club West Brom to Stamford Bridge on Monday on the back of losing 3-0 at home to Bournemouth and 4-1 away to Watford.
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