Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of Sunday’s north London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Plenty of intrigue as these two huge rivals meet again, with injury and suspension problems for the Gunners and mixed recent form for Spurs to contend with.

We’ll bring you all the build-up, updates and reaction ahead of what promises to be a fiery encounter in the capital.

Spurs come back from the international break having had a mixed start to the season, with one win, one draw and a loss to Newcastle United in their most recent match.

And Arsenal enter the weekend having suffered a frustrating result of their own, with a 1-1 draw to Brighton following two dominant wins to open the season.

The away side will be keen to remind rivals of their title credentials after dropping two points last time out, while Spurs will look to get back on track with a potentially decisive win.

Ange Postecoglou says all his international players returned with no major issues though Yves Bissouma has a knock that he received treatment for on Friday.

Bissouma’s potential absence could mean a start in midfield for Rodrigo Bentancur who was recently charged with misconduct over a joke made about Son Heung-min. Micky van de Ven and Dominic Solanke are available but Richarlison and Will Lankshear are still recovering from injury.

For Arsenal, Declan Rice is suspended after his red card against Brighton, so Mikel Arteta may decide to go with Jorginho in midfield alongside Thomas Partey.

The Gunners boss refused to rule Martin Odegaard out of contention despite the Arsenal captain getting injured on international duty for Norway, and Gabriel Jesus could return after a recent groin injury.

Summer loan signing Raheem Sterling is in contention to make his Arsenal debut.

When is Tottenham vs Arsenal?

Tottenham vs Arsenal kicks off at 2pm BST today, Sunday 15 September, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage starting at 1pm on the latter. Subscribers will also be able to watch on NOW TV online and on the app.

Tottenham XI: Vicario; Porro, Dragusin, Romero, Udogie; Sarr, Bissouma; Odobert, Maddison, Kulusevski; Son.

Arsenal XI: Raya; White, Gabriel, Saliba, Timber; Partey, Jorginho; Saka, Trossard, Sterling; Havertz

Arteta said at the press conference ahead of the north London derby: “We need some more tests so let’s see what happens in the next day or so, this afternoon probably, and see what happens with the extent of the injury and how quickly we can get him back.

Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou has warned his squad not to expect to face a weakened Arsenal team on Sunday.

The Gunners will definitely be without midfielder Declan Rice due to suspension, while summer recruit Mikel Merino is sidelined with a shoulder injury and captain Martin Odegaard is expected to miss out after he sustained an ankle issue on international duty with Norway.

However, Postecoglou bristled at the notion it could be a good opportunity for Spurs to face their north London rivals, who have finished second in each of the last two Premier League seasons.

“God, that’s a hell of a trap to fall into if you think they’re reliant on two players,” Postecoglou said. “Two important players, but we were missing key players last year as well and we still managed to give significant performances”.