Mauricio Pochettino insists the fixture pile-up for his team is not an excuse for poor performances. In form, in the team and indispensable, they enter the North London derby among its likeliest match-winners. Harry Kane secured victory for Tottenham at White Hart Lane last season, Olivier Giroud for Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium the year before. They will lead the line for their respective sides Sunday. The Frenchman could power Arsenal to the top of the table; the Englishman could fire Tottenham into the top four. Yet circumstances, as much as talent, have made them essential. Theo Walcott's calf injury, coupled with manager Arsene Wenger's reluctance to sign a striker in the summer,...
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