Nevertheless it gave us a tense and memorable ending.

“It’s nice. It’s exactly like last season and this is maybe the most exciting time to be a footballer,” Haaland said.

“This is why I play football. This feeling before a game, you’re nervous, it’s fantastic. I love football exactly for these feelings.”

The north London derby never disappoints, and yet this match was a little different to anything we’ve seen before.

Historically it’s a fixture in constant flux, pulled one way and then the other in a relentless power struggle. It’s breathless, wild and always seems to end 2-2.

But on Sunday, Arsenal were cruising with an hour on the clock only to find themselves desperately holding on in the final minutes.

Arsenal didn’t exactly do anything spectacular to go 3-0 up, going into half-time with a lower Expected Goals (xG) tally than their hosts, with 0.7 to 0.85.

Spurs didn’t do very much to get back to 3-2, creating little and benefiting from two unforced Arsenal errors.

Nevertheless it gave us a tense and memorable ending.

More importantly, it gave Arsenal a victory that felt resilient and hard-earned, even if it ought to have been a lot less stressful for Mikel Arteta.

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City need to win

Haaland and Foden look like good options against Wolverhampton Wanderers at home. I particularly like Cole Palmer’s (£6.2m) fixture at home to West Ham United, but having watched the Chelsea midfielder’s performance against Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday, I’m leaning slightly more in favour of backing a Man City player.

With Haaland back in the squad and scoring from the bench last week against Nottingham Forest, I cannot look past him at home to Wolves. Palmer at home to West Ham could be an interesting differential, but a short turnaround from Thursday to Sunday could cause some fatigue.

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Haaland is an option this week now that he has returned from injury, although after missing Gameweek 35 through illness, there is a chance that Foden is the better pick. Despite starting only three of the last six Gameweeks, Foden is the third-highest goalscoring midfielder over that period, with five goals. I also like the idea of Palmer at home to West Ham, who have conceded 15 goals since Gameweek 30 and have failed to keep a clean sheet in that spell.

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City need to win all of their remaining four matches if they are to be 2023/24 Premier League champions.

Man City moved back to a point behind leaders Arsenal on Sunday with a 2-0 victory at Nottingham Forest, leaving them in control of the title race because of their match in hand over the Gunners.

Man City’s title hopes have been boosted by Erling Haaland, the leader in the race for this season’s Castrol Golden Boot, returning from injury on Sunday.

Haaland came off the bench to score his 21st goal of the campaign, and says he lives for pressure moments like these.

Manchester City at home are a force

Cole Palmer (Chelsea) £6.2m
A home encounter with West Ham United gives Chelsea’s Castrol Golden Boot contender the opportunity to get more goals. Palmer faces a Hammers side who have conceded at least four goals in two of their last three away trips.

Having marked his return from injury with a goal off the bench against Nottingham Forest last weekend, the Norwegian looks set to start against Wolves. In home matches this season, Haaland’s 19 big chances and 55 shots in the box are both more than twice the total of any team-mate.

Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) £9.0m
Aston Villa’s forward has a league-high 17 attacking returns in away matches this season, scoring 10 goals and assisting a further seven. Watkins produced his best ever Fantasy haul of 23 points against his hosts Brighton & Hove Albion back in Gameweek 7, thanks to three goals and two assists.

Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) £5.1m
The Crystal Palace striker has been a huge success under new head coach Oliver Glasner, scoring in all five of his home appearances under the Austrian. Mateta hosts Manchester United on the back of seven goals, an assist and 48 points across those encounters.

Manchester City at home are a force to be reckoned with and all three of Phil Foden (£8.4m), Kevin De Bruyne (£10.5m) and Erling Haaland (£14.1m) are excellent options. If I was chasing rank, Alexander Isak (£8.3m) away to Burnley could be fun – he’s in red hot form and Newcastle United are scoring goals galore. It should be noted however that Newcastle have struggled on the road of late.

Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) £8.4m


Liverpool’s right-back offers multiple routes to returns against Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield. Alexander-Arnold has blanked just twice in 10 home starts this season, averaging 6.3 points per match in those encounters thanks to a goal, four assists and five clean sheets.

The Arsenal centre-back boasts huge potential at both ends of the pitch at home to AFC Bournemouth. Gabriel has helped the Gunners keep a league-high 16 clean sheets in 2023/24, while his 26 shots in the box rank second among all defenders in Fantasy.

Josko Gvardiol (Man City) £5.0m
Man City’s Croatian is the most-bought defender in the Gameweek, transferred in by 130,000+ managers ahead of Friday’s 18:30 BST deadline. Gvardiol has combined two goals and an assist with three clean sheets in his last six matches to collect 44 points.

His goal and assist against Spurs last weekend took the Arsenal winger to 214 points, making 2023/24 his best ever season in Fantasy. Saka scored and earned nine points in a 4-0 win over Bournemouth back in Gameweek 7.

Phil Foden (Man City) £8.4m
Foden has scored five goals in his last three home outings in the league, amassing 38 points.

Kai Havertz (Arsenal) £7.5m
The German entertains Bournemouth on the back of successive double-figure hauls over the last two Gameweeks. Havertz has eight goals, six assists and a team-high 100 points from Gameweek 25 onwards, 30 points more than both Saka and Martin Odegaard (£8.6m) for the Gunners.